Motorola Milestone 3 User Manual

9
Home screen
SearchTouch Search  on the front of the phone, or press 
Search  on your phone’s slide-out keypad. Then use 
the search window that appears.
To search by  voice, touch , then speak your 
keyword(s) when prompted.
To   type  your search, touch the search window, then 
enter your keyword(s) and touch 
Go.
status & notificationsThe status bar at the top of the screen has icons that 
tell you about messages and smartphone status. To 
Google
Touch here to enter text,
then touch Go to search....

10CallsCallsit’s good to talkQuick start: CallsDialing optionsFrom the home screen, touch .
Abe BaudoMobile 1-555-555-5555         May 25GHI ABC DEF
MNO
TUV
PQRS WXYZ4 12
3
6
8
7
9
0
5
JKL
*
+
#
12:451:53
PM12:452:02
Recent Contacts Favorites
Dialer
Return call.
Recent 
Calls List
Touch to open, 
then touch an 
entry to call.
Enter a phone 
number & 
touch here to 
call it. Add number to 
contacts.Voice dial.Delete
Most recent
Call voicemail.
In-call optionsDuring a call:
 To use a Bluetooth device,...

11
Calls
 To mute a call, touch 
Mute
.
 To use the speakerphone, touch 
Speaker
.
Note: Using a mobile device or accessor y while 
driving may cause distraction and may be illegal. 
Always obey the laws and drive safely.
Tip:  You can touch Home  or Back  to leave the 
active call display. To reopen it, touch Home  > .
Make & answer callsTo make a call, touch , enter a number, then touch  .
To answer a call when the screen is locked, drag   to 
the right.
To answer a call when the display is active:...

12Callscalls (outside the U.S.)Your phone has an assisted dialing feature that makes 
dialing easy. For local calls, just dial the local number. 
For international calls, dial the country code, the area 
code (if applicable), then the phone number.Recent callsFind it:   >
Recent
To call an entry, touch beside it.
 To remove the entry from the list, send a text 
message to the entry, or for other options, touch 
and hold an entry.
To clear the list, touch Menu  >
Clear list
.
Frequent callsFind it:   >...

13
Calls
 To add a contact to 
Favorites
, select the contact and 
touch 
Favorites
 until the star is green.
Conference callsTo start a conference call, dial the first number. After 
the call connects, touch
Add Call
. Dial the next 
number, or select it from contacts or favorites. When 
the next number answers, touch Merge calls
.
Your phone numberFind it:  Menu  >
Settings
 >About phone
 >Status
 
>
My telephone numbersEmergency callsNote: Your service provider programs one or more 
emergency phone...

14ContactsContactscontacts like you’ve never had beforeQuick start: ContactsFind it:   >
Contacts
Tip: You can also touch  >
Contacts
.
Abe Baudo
Dialer Recent
Favorites
Contacts
Allie Smyth
Anna Medina
Astrid Fanning
#
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O12:451:5312:452:02
Grou p
Create & view
groups of contacts.Create ContactsContacts  List
Touch to view contact 
information. Touch & hold 
to call, send a text 
message, & more.Touch a letter to jump to 
contact names that start 
with that letter.
Call...

15
Contacts
Transfer contactsGet all your contacts, all in one place. Here’s a few 
helpful hints:
 Use Gmail
All your Gmail contacts will automatically get 
synced to your phone. Various computer 
applications for mobile phones and email accounts 
allow you to export your contacts as a “ .CSV” file. 
You can then use Gmail to import the file. For more 
details, go to www.motorola.com/transfercontacts
 
or log in to your Gmail account on your computer 
and select ”Help” .
 Use a SIM
You can transfer...

16Text entryWhere are contacts saved ? Your phone saves new 
contacts in its memory and to your Google™ account. 
It also updates your social networking account.Synchronize contactsWhen you change one of your contacts, your phone 
automatically updates your other social networking 
accounts. Whenever you change a friend in your social 
networking accounts, your phone updates your 
contacts and social networking account.GroupsFind it:   >
Contacts
 > 
You can put your contacts into groups that you create...

17
Text entry
Input methodsTo select an input method for a touchscreen keypad, 
touch and hold a text entry area on the screen to open 
the 
Edit text
 menu. Touch 
Input method
, then touch 
the method you want: Enter 
one capital  letter Press Shift .
Enter  only capital  letters Press Shift  
twice. Press again to 
revert to lowercase.
Select  text Hold Shift  and 
press a navigation 
key.
Cut , Copy , or Paste  
selected text Touch and hold the 
text box to open the 
editing menu.
Delete  a character...

18Text entryTips:
To enter apostrophes in common words (like “I’ll”), 
drag through the 
n as though it was an apostrophe.
 To enter several symbols, touch 
SYM
.
 To correct a word, double-tap it. Swype shows a 
small menu of other word options. Swype might 
also show a menu if it can’t guess your word.
 If Swype doesn’t know a word, you can still touch 
the letter keys to enter it. Swype remembers, so 
next time you can just drag over the letters.
Multi-touch keyboardEnter text on a touchscreen keypad...