Hewlett-Packard TouchPad Instruction Manual

USER GUIDE

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removable drive named for your device. To locate the drive, do the following for your operating system:

•Windows Vista/Windows 7: Open Computer.

• Windows XP: Open My Computer.

•Mac: Open Finder.

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• Other Linux distribution: The location of the drive may vary by system.

Chapter 1 Welcome

7 Your HP TouchPad 8 What’s in the box? 9 Where can I learn more?

Chapter 2 Basics

11 Get to know your device 13 Charge the battery 14 Set up your device 16 Turn your device on/off 17 Use gestures: Tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch 20 Update the HP webOS operating system

Chapter 3 Just Type

23 Just Type overview 23 Look up a contact 24 Find information in an application on your device 25 Search the web 25 Create a new item such as a message, calendar

event, or memo 26 Open an application 27 Repeat a recent search 27 Customize Just Type

Chapter 4 Work with applications

31 Use the menus 33 Enter and save information 37 Close an application or application screen 38 Delete an application 38 Manage applications in Card view 39 Customize the app display in the Launcher and

Quick Launch 41 Manage online accounts 43 View and work with notifications 44 Create and work with favorites

Chapter 5 Copy files and sync your personal data

47 Copy files between your device and your

computer 48 Overview: Get your personal data onto your

device 50 Transfer data from an existing HP webOS Account 50 Get data from an online account in the cloud 51 Sync your desktop organizer and your device 52 Export data from a desktop organizer on your

computer

Chapter 6 Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging

53 Email 64 Messaging: All messages in one application 67 Messaging: Instant messaging 71 Messaging: Text messaging

29 Open applications 30 Resize panels/display or hide levels in an app

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Chapter 7 Photos, videos, and music

73 Photos & Videos 77 HP Movie Store 78 YouTube 78 Music

Chapter 8 Web

85 Web 89 Maps

Chapter 9 Contacts, Calendar, and other personal

information

93 Contacts 101 Calendar 107 Memos 108 Facebook Tablet

Chapter 10 Documents and eBooks

111 Quickoffice 114 Adobe Reader 116 Amazon Kindle

Chapter 12 HP webOS App Catalog and Software

Manager

135 Browse applications in HP webOS App Catalog 136 Download a free application 137 Buy an application 138 Reinstall a deleted application 138 Set up a billing account 139 Set billing account preferences 139 Update or delete a billing account 139 Manage applications with Software Manager 140 Update a downloaded application from a

notification 140 Manually check for application updates

Chapter 13 Preferences

143 Backup 148 Date & Time 148 Device Info 151 Exhibition 153 Regional Settings 154 Screen & Lock 155 Sounds & Ringtones

Chapter 14 Wireless connections

Chapter 11 Phone & Video Calls

119 How can I make and receive calls with my HP

TouchPad? 119 Use Skype voice and video calling 124 Use your HP TouchPad with a connected HP

webOS smartphone 129 Listen to voicemail messages 129 View your call history 130 Work with favorites 131 Save a phone number to Contacts 131 Use a phone headset 133 Customize Phone & Video Calls settings

4Contents

159 Wi-Fi 162 Print Manager 163 VPN 165 Location Services 166 Bluetooth 168 Touch to Share

wireless technology

Chapter 15 Troubleshooting

171 5Ts: Ways to get your HP TouchPad working

again 173 HP webOS Account 176 Battery 177 Screen and performance

178 Synchronization 179 Email 181 Messaging 181 Wi-Fi 182 Web 183 Calendar and Contacts 186 Photos & Videos, and Music 187 Print Manager 187 HP webOS App Catalog 190 Using your HP TouchPad with an HP webOS

smartphone

191 Transferring information to and from your

computer 191 Backing up and restoring data 192 System Updates 193 Hands-free devices 194 Making room on your device

ATerms

B Online accounts available for webOS devices

C Specifications

D Important safety and legal information

E Use Adobe search

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6Contents

1 Welcome

7Your HP TouchPad 8What’s in the box? 9 Where can I learn more?

Your HP TouchPad

NOTE When referring to the company that makes your HP TouchPad, this

document uses both the terms HP and Palm. HP and Palm are the same company; the use of both terms reflects company terminology.

In one compact and indispensable device, you now have all of the following:

• An advanced wireless device running the HP webOS platform

• A large 9.7 inch (246.3mm) screen for easy, full-color viewing of photos

and videos, web pages, email messages, and more

• A full suite of organizer applications, including Contacts, Calendar,

and Memos

• Wi-Fi capability

• A front-facing camera for video calling

• GPS functionality

• Applications to view and manage Microsoft Office and Adobe PDF files

• HP webOS App Catalog, from which you can download applications

designed for your device; select from an ever-expanding list of applications

• Seamless interoperability with many HP webOS smartphones, including

call management directly from your HP TouchPad.

Your HP TouchPad puts HP webOS—a multitasking, gesture-based operating system—inside a thin, beautiful device with a virtual keyboard that you can bring up whenever you need it. Here are a few highlights of your new device.

Gestures: On your HP TouchPad, you move around and manage your

applications and info by making simple gestures on the touchscreen. For more information, see Use gestures: Tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch. Carry the Navigation Guide (included in the box with your HP TouchPad) around with you and you’ll soon know the most important gestures by heart.

Multitasking: You can have many applications open at once and easily

move among them. Go to the Launcher to open apps. See the lineup of your open apps in Card view. Tap an app to bring it into the foreground and work with it. For more information, see Open applications.

Just Type: Need to look up Ed’s work number? Just go to Card view, tap

Just type, and type ed. If he’s listed in your Contacts, you can get his

numbers from the search results. Just Type works just as fast when you need to search the web, find info in an application on your device, start an action such as creating an email message or memo, or update your status on social networking sites such as Facebook or Twitter. For more information, see Just Type.

The HP Synergy feature: The HP Synergy feature works in the background

to gather your information from the various online sources where you keep it and then display that information in a single view on your device. You can access your info quickly without having to remember where you stored it.

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For example, suppose you have a Google account for personal email, contacts, and calendar events, and an Exchange account for your corporate email, contacts, and events. The Email, Contacts, and Calendar applications on your HP TouchPad all provide a view in which you can see information from both of those accounts in one place—but even though the information is brought into one view, the sources of that information are kept separate. For more information, read about linked contacts, layered calendars, and the single inbox for your email in

Contacts, Calendar, and Email.

NOTE See Online accounts available for webOS devices for the current list of

online accounts that you can set up on your device and for information about the behavior of these accounts.

Sync: Your HP TouchPad gives you synchronization without a cable. You

can sync with online services so that you can store and sync your info in online accounts. For more information, see Get data from an online

account in the cloud.

Your HP webOS Account: When you set up your device, you create an HP

webOS Account by entering a valid email address. Use this account to create and store contacts and calendar events. Your HP webOS Account also gives you access to services like automatic updates and automatic, frequent backups of any of your info that is stored only on your device and isn’t synchronized with an online account (see What information is

backed up?).

Touch to Share: If you have a web page open on your HP TouchPad or on

a webOS smartphone, simply touch the devices to transfer the page from one device to the other. If your smartphone and your HP TouchPad use the same HP webOS Account, you can also touch the two to create a Bluetooth pairing between them. After the devices are paired, not only can you touch to share web pages, but you can also make and receive calls, and send and receive text messages, right on your HP TouchPad (see Touch to Share).

What’s in the box?

All of the following items are included in the device box.

Hardware

• HP TouchPad

• USB cable (charging and data transfer cable)

• AC charger

• Screen cleaning cloth

• Standard lithium-ion battery (installed and nonremovable)

DID YOU KNOW? The USB cable included with your device is used both to

charge your device battery (see Charge the battery) and to connect your device to your computer as a removable USB drive (see Copy files between your device

and your computer). To simplify charging, you can purchase an HP Touchstone

(sold separately).

WARNING Please refer to Important safety and legal information for

information that helps you safely use your device. Failure to read and follow the important safety information in this guide may result in property damage, serious bodily injury, or death.

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Print material

• Getting Started guide

• Navigation Guide

• Limited Warranty

• General User Guide: Important Safety and Legal Information

Where can I learn more?

• On-device Help: Read short how-tos and watch animations on your new

device.

• To view all Help: Open Help .

• To view Help topics for a single application: Open the

application, open the application menu, and tap Help. Here is an example from the Web app:

• Tools available from online support: Visit hpwebos.com/support to

access the 200+ page User Guide (this guide) detailing every facet of your device. On the support site you can also edit your HP webOS Account settings and watch how-to animations.

TIP If you’re at a computer, we recommend using the User Guide to get

information about your device. If you’re working on your HP TouchPad, use the on-device Help.

• Peer-to-peer support: Visit forums.hpwebos.com to share your

experiences and get help and advice from fellow customers.

• Self-paced learning guides: Visit learning.hpwebos.com to take a free

online tutorial about your new device. Available in English only.

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2 Basics

11 Get to know your device 13 Charge the battery 14 Set up your device 16 Turn your device on/off 17 Use gestures: Tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch 20 Update the HP webOS operating system

Get to know your device

Front view

1 Stereo speakers 2 Front-facing camera 3 Volume 4 Touchscreen: Tap and make other gestures directly on the screen. See Touchscreen. 5 Center: Press to display Card view. see Manage applications in Card view. 6 Charger/microUSB connector: Connect the small end of the USB cable to charge your

device battery (see Charge the battery) or copy files (see Copy files between your device

and your computer).

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NOTE The volume you set for each individual audio component is saved

automatically, whether the audio component is a wired headset, a wireless headset that uses Bluetooth

wireless technology, the built-in stereo speakers, and so on. When you return to using an audio component, the audio plays at the volume you left it the last time you used that component.

Touchscreen

TIP Be careful not to scratch, crush, or apply too much pressure on the

touchscreen. Do not store your device in a place where other items might damage it. Do not use harsh chemicals, cleaning solvents, or aerosols to clean the device or its accessories. Do not expose your device to extreme heat or cold (see Specifications for temperature info).

Card view

3 Quick Launch: Bar containing up to five icons for the apps you use most, plus an icon to

open the Launcher. You can customize the apps that appear in Quick Launch. See Open

an application in Quick Launch and Line up your favorite applications in Quick Launch.

The Launcher

1 Application name: Displays the name of the currently open application. Drag down over

or tap the app name to open the application menu.

2 Page name: Tap a name to jump to a different page. 3 Launcher: See Open an application in the Launcher. 4 Quick Launch: Bar containing up to five icons for the apps you use most, plus an icon to

open the Launcher. You can customize the apps that appear in Quick Launch. See Open

an application in Quick Launch and Line up your favorite applications in Quick Launch.

5 System icons: Show the status of wireless service connections, battery strength, and other

system functions (see Icons in the title bar). Drag down over or tap the icons to open the

system menu.

6 Notification icons: Show new email messages, alarms, and more. Drag down over or tap

the icons to view notification details. See View and work with notifications.

1 Just Type field: Tap here and then type some text to look for, create, or use information on

your device, without needing to go to a specific app. See Just Type.

2 Wallpaper: The background image in Card view. You can customize your wallpaper. See

Change your wallpaper.

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Icons in the title bar Top view

Table 1. Title bar icons and descriptions

Item Description

The battery is being charged.

1 3.5mm headset jack

The battery is fully charged.

The battery is low. See Charge the battery.

2 Power: Press to wake up or turn off the screen. Press and hold to turn wireless services on

and off or turn your device completely on and off.

3 Microphone

Airplane mode is turned on. This means that the Wi-Fi, VPN, and Bluetooth

wireless technology features are off.

See Turn wireless services off (airplane mode). Wi-Fi is turned on. The number of filled-in bars denotes

signal strength. See Wi-Fi. The device is searching for a Wi-Fi network.

Bluetooth

wireless technology is turned on. See

Bluetooth® wireless technology.

A Bluetooth connection is in progress. A Bluetooth connection has been made. Your device is performing a search on the characters you

entered. If you accessed Just Type from Card view, your device conducts a global search on your device (see Just

Type). If you are in an application such as Contacts or

Memos, your device searches for items within the app that match the search term you entered.

Rotation lock is turned on (see Use the system menu).

System sounds are turned off (see Use the system menu).

Charge the battery

When the battery is very low, the battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen changes to red. When the battery is fully charged, the icon appears full and changes to green .

Before you begin the setup process, we recommend that you charge your device until the battery icon in the upper-right corner of the screen is full to ensure that the battery is fully charged.

WARNING Use only chargers that are approved by HP with your device.

Failure to use a charger approved by HP may increase the risk that your device will overheat, catch fire, or explode, resulting in property damage, serious bodily injury, or death. Use of unapproved third-party power supply accessories may damage the device and void the Limited Warranty for the product.

WARNING Never remove the back cover of your HP TouchPad. The battery is

built in to your device and is not removable.

See Maximizing battery life for tips on making your battery’s power last longer.

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1 Attach the small end of the USB cable to the charger/microUSB

connector. The silver circle on the cable faces the front of the device.

• Shut down the device completely when you won’t be using it for an

extended period of time (see Shut down your device).

TIP If you think that the battery needs to be replaced, see I need to replace the

battery for instructions.

Set up your device

2 Connect the other end of the USB cable to the AC charger.

3Plug the AC charger into a working outlet.

Maximizing battery life

The battery in your device cannot be removed.

Battery life depends on how you use your device. You can maximize the life of your battery by following a few easy guidelines:

• Charge your device whenever you can. Charge it overnight.

• Set your screen to turn off automatically after a shorter period of

inactivity (see Set the interval for turning the screen off automatically).

• Keep your battery away from direct sunlight and other sources of heat.

Temperatures over 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 degrees Celsius) can permanently reduce the capacity and life span of any lithium-ion battery.

• If you set up an email account in the Email application, set the interval

to automatically download email to every two hours or less frequently (see Enter advanced account settings).

• Lower the screen brightness (see Turn auto dim on/off).

• Keep in mind that frequent use of instant messaging (IM) can reduce

battery life. Sign out of your IM account when you are not using it (see

Sign out of an IM account).

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure the battery is fully charged (see Charge the

battery).

1 Press and hold the power button on the upper-right corner of your

device until you see a logo on the screen (approximately five seconds).

2 Follow the onscreen instructions to complete setup. If you need to

start setup over, tap Start Over in the lower-left corner of any screen.

NOTE At the beginning of setup, you select a language for your device. This

language sets the default formats for currency, date and time, and so on. If your country is not displayed, or you want to use a different format, complete setup and then do the following: Open Regional Settings. Tap Formats and select your region. For more information, see Change the display formats.

3 When the list of available Wi-Fi networks appears, tap the network

you want. If prompted, enter the network username and/or password and tap Sign In. If the network name doesn’t appear, see

Connect to a new secure network for instructions on connecting to a

hidden network.

4 When the HP webOS Account screen appears, do one of the

following:

• If you are a new user: Tap Create New Account. To create an HP

webOS Account, enter a working email address, create a password for your account, and select and answer a security question.

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IMPORTANT You must enter a valid email address to access all the features

available on your device. Note that entering an email address here does not set up your device to send and receive messages from that email account; you must do that separately (see Email).

If you create a new HP webOS Account, write down the email address and password that you enter; you will need them later. Later, look for an email at the address you used to create your HP webOS Account. Click the link in the email to verify your HP webOS Account.

What is an HP webOS Account?

• If you have an HP webOS Account that you use with another HP

webOS device, and you want to use it on your HP TouchPad: Enter the email address and password for your existing account, and tap Sign In.

5 If you chose to sign in to an existing HP webOS Account: If

prompted, select whether to do a one-time transfer of the data stored in the existing HP webOS Account to your new HP TouchPad. If you have more than one device already associated with this account, select the device you want to use as the source for the transfer.

NOTE If you use the same HP webOS Account with two devices, after the

one-time data transfer, info you enter into the HP webOS Account on one device is not synchronized between the devices. You need to enter the info in both places.

6 If you see a notification that an update is available, tap Install Now

to install it. HP periodically sends updates to the applications and features on your device. The installation process may take up to 20 minutes.

Your device is ready to use.

Your HP webOS Account gives you the following benefits:

• Automatic system and software updates are sent to your device.

• An HP webOS Account is automatically created for you on your device.

In this account you can store Contacts and Calendar info that you don’t store in online accounts like Google or Exchange.

NOTE You cannot access HP webOS Account data on the account website.

You can access the data on your device only.

• Info stored in your HP webOS Account, as well as info you have in

applications on your device (like Memos), is automatically backed up to the webOS servers.

• If your device is lost or stolen, open the web browser on your computer,

NOTE If you want to erase data on your device while you are still in possession

of the device—for example, before you give it to someone else—don’t do a remote erase. Instead, do a partial or full erase of the device itself (see Erase

data and reset your device).

For detailed information about your HP webOS Account, see Backup.

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Although you create an HP webOS Account by entering a valid email address, setting up an HP webOS Account is different from setting up email on your device. To set up email, see Set up email. To change your HP webOS Account information after you set it up, see Update your HP

webOS Account settings.

Turn your device on/off

Turn the screen on/off

To turn the screen on, do one of the following:

• Press the power button. Drag up to unlock the screen.

Your device’s screen can be turned on and off separately from its wireless

services (which are the Wi-Fi app, Bluetooth

app, and VPN app). This means you can wake up the screen to use just the organizer features of your device (Calendar, Contacts, Memos, and so on) without turning on the wireless features. Also, when the screen is turned off, wireless services can be on.

Why the screen goes dark

When the device is on and idle, the screen first dims and then turns off. This is normal behavior, caused by the auto shut-off interval. You can adjust this auto shut-off interval to be as long as 10 minutes (see Set the

interval for turning the screen off automatically). At first, the screen dims

as a power-saving measure. Just tap the screen to brighten it. Then, if your device remains inactive for the full interval you set, the screen turns itself off. Press the power button to turn the screen back on.

NOTE If you can’t turn the screen back on, see The screen appears blank for

instructions.

* Power

• Press Center . Drag up to unlock the screen.

To turn the screen off, press the power button.

NOTE Pressing the power button to turn the screen off also works when your

device is placed on a Touchstone (sold separately).

Turn wireless services off (airplane mode)

Airplane mode turns off your device’s wireless services (which are the Wi-Fi app, VPN app, and Bluetooth mode when you are on a plane or anywhere else you need to turn off all wireless services. You can’t browse the web, but you can still use apps like Calendar, Contacts, Photos & Videos, Music, Quickoffice software, and Adobe Reader.

app). Use airplane

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Do one of the following:

• Tap the upper-right corner of any screen to open the system menu. Tap

Turn on Airplane Mode.

• Press and hold the power button and tap Airplane Mode.

When your device is in airplane mode, the airplane mode icon appears at the top of every screen, and Airplane Mode appears in the upper-left corner of the screen in the Card view.

* These indicate that wireless services are off (airplane mode).

Turn wireless services on

When you turn off airplane mode, any wireless services that were on previously are turned back on automatically.

• To turn off airplane mode, tap the upper-right corner of any screen to

open the system menu, and tap Turn off Airplane Mode.

• Press and hold the power button and tap Turn off Airplane Mode.

Shut down your device

Usually, turning your device off and/or putting it in airplane mode is sufficient for normal periods when you have the device with you but you’re not using it. On rare occasions, however, you may want to put your device into deep sleep because you are not going to use it for an extended period. At those times, shut down the screen and wireless services completely by doing one of the following:

• Open Device Info and tap Reset Options. Tap Shut Down, and tap

Shut Down again.

• Press and hold the power button and tap Shut Down.

NOTE When you turn everything off, the device’s alarms and notifications are

also turned off.

When your device is in airplane mode, you can turn the Wi-Fi, VPN, and Bluetooth features on individually (see Turn Wi-Fi on/off, VPN, and Turn

the Bluetooth feature on/off). Note that to make a VPN connection while

your device is in airplane mode, you must first connect to a Wi-Fi network.

When wireless services are turned on, HP webOS appears in the upper-left of the screen in Card view. If Wi-Fi is turned on, the Wi-Fi icon also appears.

* These indicate that data services are on.

To turn both the screen and wireless services back on, press and hold the

power button until a logo appears onscreen.

Use gestures: Tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch

Gestures are an important, basic part of your device. They’re easy to learn, and they make working with the device fast. You make most gestures with one finger. For a few, you need two. Make gestures with the tip of your finger. Do not use your fingernail. Don’t bear down.

You make gestures on the touchscreen.

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Tap

Tap with the tip of the finger, not the fingernail. Tap fast and firmly, and then immediately lift your fingertip off the screen. Don’t bear down on what you’re tapping. Don’t wait for a response; the response comes after you lift your finger. Don’t linger on the gesture; a tap takes a split second to do.

Swipe

becomes transparent; an icon in the Launcher is ready to be dragged when a border appears around it.

Flick

This is a quick gesture, great for scrolling long lists, documents, or pages. Do it fast, do it lightly; as with a swipe, your fingertip just skims the surface. The faster you flick, the faster and farther you scroll up or down a list.

A swipe is a horizontal gesture, from right to left or left to right. Do it fast, do it lightly. In a swipe, your fingertip just skims the surface of the touchscreen.

Drag

Drag is the gesture you make for a slow scroll up and down, such as in a list, in a document, or on a web page. Slide your fingertip slowly along the surface—no need to bear down.

Drag and drop: Tap and hold the item. Wait until you get a visual cue that

the item is ready to be dragged, and then drag it. Lift your finger to drop it. For example, a card in Card view is ready to be dragged when it

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Close an application screen: To close an application screen in Card view,

flick the card up toward the top of the touchscreen. This is called throwing the card off the top of the screen.

Delete a list item: In some applications, such as Email, Messaging, Music,

and Bluetooth, you can throw a list item off the side of the screen to delete the item.

Throw the item off the side of the screen. If prompted, tap Delete to confirm the deletion.

If you can’t delete a list item by throwing it, open the item and look in the

application menu for a Delete menu item.

TIP To delete multiple list items, throw each one off the screen. If you get the

Delete confirmation prompt after throwing the first item, you don’t need to tap

it—just throw the second item, and the first deletion is confirmed automatically.

TIP In some apps, such as Email, you can set a preference whether to show a

confirmation screen when you delete a list item.

Zoom out/pinch in to decrease the size of items on the screen (for

example, in Email, Web, Photos & Videos, Quickoffice

mobile office software, Adobe Reader, and Maps): Place two fingers on the screen and bring them together.

Zoom in or out a fixed amount (for example, in Web, Photos & Videos,

and Adobe Reader): Double-tap the screen.

Pinch (zoom gestures)

Zoom in/pinch out to increase the size of items on the screen (for

example, in Email, Web, Photos & Videos, Quickoffice software, Adobe Reader, and Maps): Place two fingers on the screen and spread them slowly apart.

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Scroll gestures

Text selection gestures

Scroll slow: Drag the screen in the desired direction.

Scroll fast: Flick the screen in the desired direction.

Stop scrolling: Tap or drag the screen while scrolling.

For information on working with text after you select it, see Cut, copy, and

paste information.

Insert the cursor in a text field: Tap the location.

Select text: Tap and hold the text. Tap Select or Select All. See Cut, copy,

and paste information for more information.

Update the HP webOS operating system

HP provides updates to your device’s operating system. Update notifications are sent to your device automatically when a system update is available (see Respond to a system software notification). When you update your device’s operating system, your personal information and files are not affected. In addition to receiving update notifications, you can manually check for operating system updates at any time (see

Manually check for system updates).

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What’s more, both HP and many application developers make updates available for applications you installed on your device. You can check in Software Manager at any time for application updates (see Update a

downloaded application from a notification and Manually check for application updates).

Respond to a system software notification

When you get a notification that a system update is available, do one of the following:

• Tap Install Now twice. When installation is complete and the device

resets, tap Done. Installation times vary, depending on the size of the update. You cannot use your device while an update is being installed.

• Tap Install Later. The next time you charge your device, you receive

another update notification. You can again choose whether to install the update now or later. If you do not tap Install Later within 10 minutes of receiving the notification, installation begins automatically.

Here is some additional information about system updates:

• If you have Wi-Fi turned on and the battery has enough charge, your

device automatically downloads a system update if one is available— you don’t have to do anything. If Wi-Fi is not turned on when the update becomes available, the webOS servers continue to check your device for Wi-Fi availability.

• If the battery does not have enough charge, you must charge the

battery before you can download or install an update.

• If you do not install an update immediately after downloading it, you

are prompted to install the update the next time you charge your device. You can choose whether to install the update now or later. You have ten minutes to decide; otherwise, the update installs automatically.

2 If a message appears stating that a system update is available, do

the following:

• If prompted, tap Download now.

• When prompted, tap Install Now.

• After installation has finished and the device resets, tap Done.

TIP If you don’t want to install the update at this time, close System Updates by

throwing its app card off the top of the screen (see Close an application or

application screen).

Manually check for system updates

1 Open System Updates .

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3 Just Type

23 Just Type overview 23 Look up a contact 24 Find information in an application on your device 25 Search the web 25 Create a new item such as a message, calendar event, or memo 26 Open an application 27 Repeat a recent search 27 Customize Just Type

Just Type overview

The Just Type feature lets you do almost anything you want on your device, without having to go to a specific app. When it crosses your mind to look up, do, or make note of something, just type to put your thought into action.

You access Just Type from Card view by tapping the Just type field. Then, by just typing, you can begin doing any of the following:

• Look up a contact (see Look up a contact)

• Search the web (see Search the web)

• Search for email messages, web bookmarks, videos, and more (see

Find information in an application on your device)

• Map a location (see Find information in an application on your device)

• Create a new message, memo, or other item (see Create a new item

such as a message, calendar event, or memo)

• Update your Facebook or Twitter status (see Create a new item such as

a message, calendar event, or memo)

• Open an app (see Open an application)

You can also start a search by copying text in another application, opening Just Type, and pasting the text in the Just type field (see Cut,

copy, and paste information).

Look up a contact

1Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

2 Begin typing the contact’s first and last initials (no space), first or last

name, phone number, or email address.

3 (Optional) To filter the search results to show just matching contacts,

tap the Contacts tab.

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4 When the contact name appears, do one of the following. If only the

contact name is displayed, tap the name to display ways to get in touch.

• Tap the name to open the person’s contact information.

• Tap an email address to send a message.

• If you have set up a Skype account on your device and the contact

is a Skype contact, tap to call the contact.

TIP If you are using Exchange with a corporate server, you can search your

company’s Global Address List (GAL) for a contact by tapping Address Lookup in the Just Type search results. You can set a preference to have a GAL search take place automatically, or to manually choose whether to search your GAL (see Customize Just Type).

TIP If you pair your HP TouchPad with an HP webOS smartphone, you can also

make a call or send a text message to a contact from Just Type search results (see Use your HP TouchPad with a connected HP webOS smartphone).

Find information in an application on your device

You can search for email messages, music, web bookmarks, and websites you’ve visited (browsing history) on your device. You can also search for apps in HP webOS App Catalog.

If your search term does not show results for a certain app, you may need to turn on a preference to include that app in a Just Type search (see

Customize Just Type).

1Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

2 Begin typing the information you want to find. Depending on which

app you want to search, this could be the subject of an email message, a music artist, a bookmark name, or some other term.

3 (Optional) To filter the search results to show just information on your

device, tap the Content tab.

4 Depending on the app you want to search in, tap one of the

following:

Artists: Your device displays the number of songs whose artist name

contains your search term, Tap Artists to view the list of songs. Tap a song to play it.

Calendar Events: Your device displays the number of calendar events

whose name contains your search term, Tap Calendar Events to view the list of events. Tap an event to open it.

Bookmarks & History: Your device displays the number of websites

in your bookmarks list and browsing history list whose name contains your search term. Tap Bookmarks & History to view a list of the websites. Tap an entry to go to the website.

Email: Your device displays the number of email messages whose

sender name or subject contains your search term. Tap Email to display the list of matching messages. Tap a message to view it.

NOTE In addition to Just Type, applications such as Contacts, Email, Memos,

and Adobe Reader also offer the ability to search within the app for entries or files. When you’re in one of those apps, from the list view, type the file name; a few words from a memo; or a contact name, initials, address, or number. See the individual application sections for details. You can also enter a search term in the Help application to search for help content related to the term.

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Search the web

You have several options for using Just Type to search the web.

1Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

2 Begin typing the search term.

• To search the web using a different search engine: Under Search

Using, tap a search engine name. If the search engine is for a

specific website, such as Wikipedia, your device searches that site only.

• To view your search term on a map: Under Search Using, tap

Maps.

• To search HP webOS App Catalog for apps that match your

search term, tap HP App Catalog.

Create a new item such as a message, calendar event, or memo

You can use Just Type to create a new item such as an email message or memo by entering all or part of the item’s text. These items are grouped in the Quick Actions section of the search results.

3 (Optional) To filter the search results to show just matching actions

(web search options and Quick Actions), tap the Actions tab.

4 Do one of the following:

• To search the web using your default search engine: Tap Search

[search engine name].

• To go directly to a website: Type the website address, such as

hp.com. When the address appears at the top of the search results, tap Go to website.

TIP You can also search the web using the default search engine by typing the

search term and tapping Enter on the onscreen keyboard. Or go directly to a website by typing the website address and tapping Enter.

• To view suggested search terms from your default search engine

based on the characters you entered: Tap Suggest to the right of your default search engine name. Tap a suggestion to search on that term. If the characters you entered return no contacts, applications, or other items on your device, suggestions are displayed automatically. Tap one to search on it.

For some Quick Actions, you need to turn on a preference to create that type of item from your search results (see Customize Just Type).

1Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

2 Type all or part of the item text, such as email message text or memo text.

3 (Optional) To filter the search results to show just matching actions

(web search options and Quick Actions), tap the Actions tab.

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4Under Quick Actions, tap New [item type]. The relevant application

opens, displaying your text as part of a new item. Here are some examples:

• To create a new email message: Tap New Email. A new message

opens with the text you entered as the message text.

• To create a calendar event: Tap Create New Event. A new event

opens containing the text you entered.

Use application keywords

If you don’t know the name of the app you are searching for, you can enter a keyword associated with the app. This table shows the keywords you can use to find an app on your device.

Table 1. Application keywords

Application Name Keywords Backup Settings, Preferences

Open an application

1Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

2 Begin typing the app name or a related keyword. See Use

application keywords for a list.

3 When the app appears, tap it.

Bluetooth Settings, Preferences, Wireless Calendar Datebook, Meetings, Events Date & Time Clock, Settings, Preferences, Time Device Info Settings, Preferences, Reset Exhibition Preferences HP App Catalog Store Location Services Settings, Preferences Memos Notes, Stickies, Notepad Messaging Text, SMS, MMS, IM, Instant, Chat Phone & Video Calls Dial Photos & Videos Pictures Print Manager Preferences Regional Settings Settings, Preferences Screen & Lock Wallpaper, Security, Desktop, Brightness,

Unlock, Gestures, Settings, Preferences

Sounds & Ringtones Audio, Music, Volume, Vibrate, Silent,

Settings, Preferences

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System Updates Preferences VPN Settings, Preferences, Wireless Web Browser, Blazer, Internet Wi-Fi Settings, Preferences, Wireless

Repeat a recent search

To search on a term you recently entered, you don’t need to enter the term again.

1Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

2 Your recent searches are displayed. Tap a search term to repeat the

search.

TIP To clear your recent search history, tap Clear.

Customize Just Type

You can select the types of information that are included in a search. For contacts, you can also turn Global Address Lookup on or off. You can choose which web search options to display in the search results, and add new search engines to the list. You can select the applications that you can launch directly from search results.

1 Open Just Type .

TIP Alternatively, in Card view, tap the Just type field, open the application

menu, and tap Preferences.

2 Select any of the following options:

Applications: By default, Just Type returns any applications on your

device that match the search term you enter. If you do not want to include applications in Just Type searches, tap On to switch this setting from On to Off.

Contacts: By default, Just Type returns any contacts on your device

whose name, phone number, or email address match the search

term you enter. If you do not want to include contacts in Just Type searches, tap On to switch this setting from On to Off. If you have an Exchange account set up on your device, check the Start Global

Address Lookup automatically box to have contact searches always

include your corporate Global Address List (GAL). If you uncheck the box, your Just Type search results include an option to perform a Global Address Lookup.

Default Search Engine: This is the search engine your device uses to

search the web when you enter a search term. If you do not want Just Type to display a default search engine, tap On to switch this setting from On to Off. To change the search engine, tap the currently displayed engine, and then tap the one you want. The list contains two types of search engines: Engines that search the entire web, such as Google, and engines that search within a specific website only, such as Wikipedia.

Content: By default, Just Type returns entries from certain

applications on your device that match the search term you enter. If you do not want to include application entries in Just Type searches, tap On to switch this setting from On to Off. To customize which application entries are included in searches, check or uncheck the box to the left of each app name.

Search Using: By default, Just Type lets you search the web using

other search engines, or search using other applications on your device. If you do not want these alternate search engines and applications displayed in Just Type searches, tap On to switch this setting from On to Off. To customize the other web search engines and applications available for Just Type searches, check or uncheck the box to the left of each entry. Search engines are designated by Web—you can make any listed search engine the default search engine. Applications included in your searches are designated by App.

Actions: By default, Just Type lets you create an item or start an

action based on your search term. If you do not want to include these Quick Actions in Just Type searches, tap On to switch this setting from On to Off. To customize the Quick Actions included in Just Type searches, check or uncheck the box to the left of each entry.

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Find More: This option lets you search App Catalog for third-party

applications and services that you can use to perform any of the following Just Type functions: web search, app search, or creation of a new item (Quick Action). For example, you can use Find More to download a new web search engine. To use this feature, tap Find

More, and then download an app from the list displayed in App

Catalog (see Download a free application or Buy an application).

TIP There’s another way to add a search engine to Just Type. If you open a web

page and an additional search engine is available, a notification appears alerting you that you can add the search engine. If you add the search engine, it appears as an option in Just Type.

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4 Work with applications

29 Open applications 30 Resize panels/display or hide levels in an app 31 Use th e m e n u s 33 Enter and save information 37 Close an application or application screen 38 Delete an application 38 Manage applications in Card view 39 Customize the app display in the Launcher and Quick Launch 41 Manage online accounts 43 View and work with notifications 44 Create and work with favorites

Open applications

You can have as many applications open at one time as you like, limited only by the amount of memory available on your device at the time.

Open an application using Just Type

2 Begin typing the name of the application or one of its keywords (see

Use application keywords).

3 When the application icon appears in the search results, tap it.

Open an application in the Launcher

The Launcher contains pages that display icons for all your applications. You can organize the Launcher icons to group apps the way you want (see Reorder Launcher icons).

1 If you’re in an app, press Center to display Card view.

2 In Card view, press Center or tap .

For detailed information on the Just Type feature, see Just Type.

1 Open Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) and tap

Just type.

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3 To find the app you want, flick up or down to see all the icons on a

page. To see other pages, swipe right or left on the screen, or tap a page name at the top of the screen.

* Launcher page names. Tap to go to a different page.

4 Tap the application icon.

To close the Launcher, press Center or tap .

TIP If advanced gestures are turned on, you can make the up gesture to open

and close the Launcher. If you’re in an app, flick up once from below the screen onto the screen to display Card view, and then flick again to open the Launcher. If Card view is displayed, just flick up once. When the Launcher is open, make the up gesture to close it (see Turn advanced gestures on/off).

* Quick Launch

Quick Launch can display no more than six icons. By default it displays, from left to right, Web, Email, Calendar, Messaging, Photos & Videos, and the Launcher. You can change the order of icons (except the Launcher icon) in Quick Launch (see Reorder Quick Launch icons), or swap in whatever applications you like (see Line up your favorite applications in

Quick Launch).

Open an application in Quick Launch

Quick Launch is the bar of six icons that always appears at the bottom of Card view and the Launcher.

You can customize Quick Launch to contain the icons for apps you use most often. To open an application from Quick Launch, just tap the icon.

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Resize panels/display or hide levels in an app

Most applications let you display different levels of the application as panels. For example, in the Email application you can display panels for three levels of the app: the list of accounts, the inbox of a specific account, and a message from that inbox. You can resize panels to get a larger view of any level, or to display more levels.

In all applications, you can resize panels by swiping on the screen. Some applications, such as Email and Photos & Videos, also let you resize panels using the drag handles icon.

To display a panel full screen: Do one of the following:

• Swipe left on the screen.

• If the drag handles icon is displayed, drag the icon to the left.

To resize a full-screen panel so you can see more levels in an app: Do one

of the following:

• Swipe right on the screen.

• If the drag handles icon is displayed, drag the icon to the right.

Use the menus

Most applications have an application menu hidden in the upper-left corner, which provides access to additional features. There is also a system menu hidden in the upper-right corner, which provides access to systemwide features such as wireless services.

To get the most out of your device, it’s a good idea to familiarize yourself with the additional features available through the menus in various applications.

Use the application menu

The application menu contains items for the application you are working in, such as Preferences, Help, and other application-specific menu items. Within an app, application menu items may be different for different screens—for example, the application menu items for an Inbox in Email are different from the items available for an open email message. Help is available on the application menu of every application.

In applications containing material you can print (such as messages, web pages, photos, or documents), the application menu contains the Print command.

For example, if an email message is displayed full screen, you can resize the message so you can see the inbox containing the message.

TIP In some apps displaying the drag handles icon, you can tap or swipe the

icon to resize a panel.

1 In an app, do one of the following:

• Drag down from the upper-left corner of the device (above the

screen) onto the screen.

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• Tap the application name in the upper-left corner of the screen.

2 Tap a menu item to open it. If a menu item displays a right-pointing

arrow , tap the item to display the submenu for that item. If you see a downward-pointing arrow at the bottom of the menu, scroll down to see additional menu items.

3 To close the menu without selecting an item, repeat one of the

options in step 1.

Use the system menu

The system menu lets you control systemwide functions such as screen brightness and system sounds. It also lets you manage wireless services: Wi-Fi, VPN, and Bluetooth

wireless technology.

1 Do one of the following:

• Drag down from the upper-right corner of the device (above the

screen) onto the screen.

• Tap the upper-right corner of the screen.

2 Do one of the following:

DID YOU KNOW? The system menu also displays the current day and date and

the battery charge level.

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• To adjust the screen brightness: Drag the slider.

• To use a wireless feature (Wi-Fi, VPN, Bluetooth): Tap a menu item

to display a list of menu items for that feature (see Turn wireless

services off (airplane mode)). If you see a downward-pointing

arrow at the bottom of the menu, scroll down to see additional menu items.

• To turn all wireless services on or off: Tap Turn on Airplane Mode

or Turn off Airplane Mode (see Turn wireless services off (airplane

mode)).

• To lock or unlock the screen rotation: Tap Turn on Rotation Lock or

Turn off Rotation Lock. When rotation lock is turned on, your

screen orientation (portrait or landscape) does not change even if you turn the device.

• To turn system sounds on or off: Tap Mute Sound or Unmute

Sound.

TIP You can also turn system sounds on and off using the Sounds & Ringtones

preference (see Set sound options).

TIP You can set up and use multiple languages and layouts for the onscreen

keyboard (see Set up and switch among multiple onscreen keyboard layouts and

languages).

3 To close the menu without selecting an item, repeat one of the

options in step 1.

Enter and save information

Use the onscreen keyboard

1 Next/Prev/Tab: Tap to move among fields. The name of the key changes depending on

the app you are using (see Enter information in a field).

2 Layout: Tap to change between the alphanumeric keyboard and the symbol keyboard

(see Enter symbols and alternate characters).

3 Enter: Tap to enter a line return (for example, in a memo or in an email message you are

composing) or to accept information you entered in a field (see Enter information in a

field).

4 Dismiss/resize keyboard: Tap to dismiss the keyboard. To resize the keys, tap and hold,

and then tap XS (extra small), S (small), M (medium), or L (large).

5 Space

Enter uppercase letters

By default, the first letter of each sentence or field is capitalized and the remaining text you enter is lowercase. To enter other uppercase letters, do one of the following:

• Tap Shift and tap the letter key. The Shift key changes to . You

don’t need to hold Shift while you tap the letter key.

• Turn on Caps Lock: Tap Shift twice quickly. The Shift key changes to

• Turn off Caps Lock: Tap Shift .

Enter symbols and alternate characters

There are several ways to enter punctuation marks and other symbols. Do one of the following:

• To enter a symbol that appears on a number key: Tap Shift and tap

the key. You don’t need to hold Shift while tapping the number key.

• To enter a symbol from the symbol keyboard: Tap to display the

symbol keyboard, and then tap a symbol key. Tap to return to the alphanumeric keyboard.

• To enter other symbols or alternate keyboard characters: Tap and hold

a letter or number key to see the symbols or characters associated with that key (not all keys have symbols associated with them). Tap a symbol. See Symbols and accented characters for a list of the available symbols and accented characters using the tap-and-hold method.

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TIP The symbols and accented characters are grouped according to their

similarity to the corresponding key. For example, to enter an é, tap and hold e. For the number keys, the symbols are related to either the number or the symbol shown on the key. For example, to type a € or other currency symbol, tap and hold the 4 key. Why? Because the symbol on the 4 key is $.

TIP Not all keys contain alternate characters or symbols. When you tap and

hold a key, you see ... at the bottom of most keys. The ... means that alternate characters/symbols are available for those keys. If a key does not display ..., it does not have any alternate characters or symbols. Likewise, the keys on the symbol keyboard do not contain alternate characters or symbols.

Enter passwords

Table 1. Symbols and accented characters

Tap and hold ... to select… i ì í î ï İ ı I Ì Í Î Ï İ ı l ł L Ł m μ M Μ nñ ń NÑ Ń

You can see each character of a password only as you enter it, so be careful. Be sure Caps Lock is off unless you need it. For information on how to enter characters, see Enter uppercase letters and Enter symbols

and alternate characters.

Symbols and accented characters

Table 1. Symbols and accented characters

Tap and hold ... to select… a à á â ã ä å æ ª A À Á Â Ã Å Ä Æ ª cç ć © ¢ CÇ Ć d δ † ‡ DÐ † ‡ e è é ê ë ę ē E È É Ê Ë Ę Ē g ğ G Ğ

o ò ó ô õ ö ø ő œ º ω O Ò Ó Ô Õ Ö Ø Ő Œ º Ω p§ π P§ Π r or R ® sš ş ß σ SŠ Ş ß Σ t™ þ T™ Þ u ù ú û ü ű U Ù Ú Û Ü Ű yý ÿ YÝ Ÿ zž ź ż ZŽ Ź Ż , or / \ . or ? • … ¿ ‘ or “ `

‘ ’ “ ”« »

- or _ ± ¬

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Table 1. Symbols and accented characters

Tap and hold ... to select… 1 or ! ¹ ¼ ½ ¡ 2 or @ ² 3 or # ³ ¾ 4 or $ € £ ¥ ¢ ¤ 5 or % ‰ 9 or ( [ { 0 or ) ] }

Enter information in a field

You can enter information in a field by typing or by pasting previously copied information (see Cut, copy, and paste information). The Text Assist feature works with all text fields (see Work with the Text Assist feature).

To accept the information you entered, do one of the following:

NOTE If a Text Assist feature does not seem to be working, make sure that

feature is turned on (see Customize Text Assist settings).

• If Text Assist recognizes a common misspelling, it auto-corrects the

word. The word appears with a gray underline to indicate it has been corrected. If system sounds are turned on, a sound is played as well.

• If auto-correction doesn’t recognize a spelling, it highlights the word

with an orange underline. Tap the word to display a list of close matches, and then tap the correct word. If the word is spelled correctly as you typed it, tap the word, and then tap + to add the word to the auto-correction dictionary.

• Auto-correction inserts punctuation such as apostrophes in contractions.

So you can quickly type dont, and it appears correctly as don’t.

• The auto-capitalization feature automatically capitalizes the first word of

a sentence and other letters that would commonly be capitalized, such as the letter i by itself.

• The shortcut feature recognizes and expands common shorthand

expressions, such as replacing u with you or r with are.

• To cancel an auto-correction, auto-capitalization, or shortcut expansion,

tap Backspace . To cancel auto-correction of a misspelled word, you can also tap the word and tap the original spelling.

• Tap outside the field.

• Tap Enter.

• Tap Next, Prev, or Tab in the lower-left corner of the onscreen

keyboard. This accepts the information in the current field and moves the cursor to the next or previous field. The key name changes depending on the app you are using.

Work with the Text Assist feature

Text Assist, the assisted text entry feature, works on any screen in which you can enter text, including email and instant messages; memos; contact and calendar entry screens; and more. Text Assist includes auto-correction, auto-capitalization, and shortcuts.

TIP Suppose the language on your device is English and you need to write an

email in French. To prevent Text Assist from trying to correct everything you enter, temporarily turn off auto-correction (see Customize Text Assist settings).

Customize Text Assist settings

You can customize individual Text Assist features: auto-correction, auto-capitalization, and shortcuts. To customize the user dictionary, see

Add your own words and shortcuts.

1 Open Text Assist .

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2 Do any of the following:

• To turn Auto-Capitalization, Shortcuts, or Auto-Correction on or off:

Tap Off or On for that entry.

• To change whether a tone plays, the device vibrates, or neither

happens when an auto-correction takes place: In Alert, tap the currently displayed option, and then tap System Sound, Vibrate, or Mute. The Alert option is available only if auto-correction is turned on.

Add your own words and shortcuts

1 Open Text Assist .

4 To edit the shortcuts list, tap Shortcuts and do any of the following:

• To add a shortcut: Tap , enter the new shortcut and

replacement text, and then tap Add.

• To change a shortcut and/or its replacement text: Tap the shortcut

you want to change. Tap the Shortcut field or the Replace With field, and then enter the new shortcut or replacement text. Tap

Done.

• To delete a shortcut: Throw the shortcut off the side of the screen.

Tap Delete to confirm.

TIP You can also delete a shortcut by tapping the shortcut and then tapping

Delete.

Cut, copy, and paste information

You can copy any selectable text, and you can cut any selectable text that you entered, for example, in a memo or an email you composed.

1 Tap and hold the text you want to cut or copy.

2 If the text appears with a yellow highlight, it means the selection is

ready to be copied. To expand the selection, drag the arrows at the beginning and end of the selected text.

2 Tap Edit User Dictionary.

3 To edit the auto-correction dictionary, tap Learned Words and do

any of the following:

• To add a word: Tap , enter the new word, and then tap Add.

• To change the spelling of a word: Tap the word, and then type the

correction to the word. Tap Done.

• To delete a word: Throw the word off the side of the screen. Tap

Delete to confirm.

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If the Select and Select All options appear, do one of the following:

• To select all text—for example, an entire memo or message: Tap

Select All.

• To select a portion of the text: Tap Select. To expand the selection,

drag the arrows at the beginning and end of the selected text.

3 If the Cut and Copy options are not displayed, tap the highlighted

text to display the options.

4 Tap Cut or Copy. If the text appeared with a yellow highlight

immediately after you tapped and held it, only the Copy option is available.

5 Open the app where you want to paste the text.

6 Tap and hold the insertion point where you want to paste the text.

7 Tap Paste.

TIP On screens where you cannot tap and hold to select, cut, copy, or paste, the

application menu may have items for these tasks. To check, open the application

menu and look for an Edit item. If Edit is displayed, tap it to open a submenu of

options: Select All, Cut, Copy, and/or Paste. Tap an item to perform that action.

Select items in a list

Lists enable you to select from a range of options. Lists are different from menus (see Use the menus), which give you access to additional features.

Lists are hidden until you tap the currently displayed option for that list.

1 Tap the currently displayed option to open the list. For example,

when creating a new event in Calendar, tap 15 minutes before to display the list of reminder options.

2 Tap the list item you want.

Save information

You information is saved automatically as you enter it. When you close an app or a screen, any new or changed info is retained.

Close an application or application screen

• If you are working on a screen with a Back or a Done button, to exit the

screen but stay in the application, tap Back or Done.

• To close an application or a screen, in Card view (see Manage

applications in Card view), throw the card off the top of the screen. If

cards are in a stack (see Work with stacked cards), you can only throw one card at a time.

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If you have more than one card open for an app, throwing one of the cards off the top of the screen may close the entire app, or it may close only that screen. For example, say you have a card open for the main Email app screen—the one showing the list of accounts—and another card open for a single email message. If you throw the message card off the top of the screen, it does not close the Email app. But if you throw the main Email card off the top of the screen, it closes the app, including the message you had open.

1 Just Type field 2 Wallpaper 3 Quick Launch

Delete an application

Use Software Manager to delete applications that you installed on your device. See Manage applications with Software Manager.

Manage applications in Card view

Card view displays open applications as small cards so that you can easily scroll through them and drag them to change their order.

When you have no open applications, your device displays Card view automatically. You don’t have to do anything to open Card view. When no cards are open, Card view shows only the Just Type field (see Just

Type), your wallpaper (see Change your wallpaper), and Quick Launch

(see Open an application in Quick Launch).

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When an application fills the screen and you want to go to Card view, press Center .

TIP If advanced gestures are turned on, you can make the up gesture to display

Card view. If you’re in an app, flick up once from below the screen onto the screen to display Card view (see Turn advanced gestures on/off).

Work with stacked cards

Change card order or unstack cards

If you are working in an application and perform an action that opens a new screen or launches a second application—for example, composing a new email from your Inbox—your device treats the app screens as a group. If you minimize one of the screens, that screen and all screens associated with it appear as a set of stacked cards in Card view.

You can also manually stack and unstack cards.

Move among cards and stacks

1 In Card view (see Manage applications in Card view), swipe left or

right on the screen to see other open apps.

1 In Card view (see Manage applications in Card view), tap and hold

the card you want to move. This can be a single card or a card within a stack.

2 After the card becomes transparent, drag it to another position. You

can drag a stacked card to another position within the stack, or drag it out of the stack to unstack it.

2 Tap a card to maximize the application.

Stack cards

1 In Card view (see Manage applications in Card view), tap and hold

a card.

2 After the card becomes transparent, drag the card on top of another

card. Release when the cards are positioned to be stacked.

Customize the app display in the Launcher and Quick Launch

Reorder Launcher icons

1 In the Launcher (see Open an application in the Launcher), tap and

hold an icon, and wait for the visual cue that the icon is ready to be dragged.

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2 Drag the icon to a new location on any page. To drag the icon to a

different page, drag it to the edge of the current page, and wait for the next page to appear.

3 Tap Done.

3 If Quick Launch contains six icons, tap and hold a Quick Launch

icon, wait for the visual cue that the icon is ready to be dragged, and drag the icon off the Quick Launch bar. The icon is still available in the Launcher.

4 Tap and hold the icon you want to add to Quick Launch, wait for the

visual cue that the icon is ready to be dragged, and drag the icon onto any position in the Quick Launch bar.

NOTE If Quick Launch contains fewer than six icons, you can drag the app icon

from the Launcher between two Quick Launch icons to drop it into the blank space. If you simply want to remove an icon from Quick Launch without replacing it, tap and hold a Quick Launch icon, and drag it off the bar. The only one you can’t remove is the Launcher icon.

TIP You can also add your favorite websites to the Launcher (see Add a web

page to the Launcher).

Line up your favorite applications in Quick Launch

Quick Launch is a convenient lineup of your favorite apps. It contains a maximum of five apps, plus the Launcher. You can replace any Quick Launch icon (except the Launcher) with another one so that you always have quick access to the apps you use most.

If Quick Launch contains the maximum six icons, you need to remove an icon before you drag in a new one. When you drag an app icon into Quick Launch, you don’t remove it from the Launcher; you have access to the icon in two places.

1 Open the Launcher (see Open an application in the Launcher).

2 Scroll to the page containing the app icon you want to move into

Quick Launch.

Reorder Quick Launch icons

You can change the position of any Quick Launch icon except the Launcher icon.

1 In Card view (see Manage applications in Card view) or the

Launcher (see Open an application in the Launcher), tap and hold a Quick Launch icon.

2 Wait for a visual cue, and then drag the icon to another location on

the Quick Launch bar.

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Manage online accounts

You can set up online accounts in the Accounts application, or in individual applications on your device. For most account types, the online account must already be set up on the web or server before you can add it to your device.

The exception is Skype accounts. You can sign in to a Skype account you already have set up on the web, or you can create a new Skype account directly on your device.

KEY TERM Online account An online account is a web-based or server-based

location, such as Google, Yahoo!, or Exchange, where you keep contacts and/ or calendar information. These accounts often have an email component as well. Such web-based or server-based accounts are sometimes talked about as being “in the cloud.”

The HP Synergy feature works in the background to get data from an online account onto your device. After you set up one of these accounts on your device, you can access the data from that online account. For some kinds of accounts, you can also add and change data on your device, which is then synchronized to the online account in the cloud.

Whether you decide to set up your online accounts in the Accounts app or from within an individual app, the process is the same. You can specify which apps should get data from the online account. For example, you can choose to set up your Google account so that your device displays your Google contacts, Google Talk instant messages, and Gmail messages, but not your Google calendar events.

• To create a new Skype account, see Create a Skype account in

Accounts, Create a Skype account in Messaging, or Create a Skype account in Phone & Video Calls.

• To sign in to an existing Skype account, see Sign in to a Skype account

in Accounts, Set up an instant messaging (IM) account, or Sign in to a Skype account in Phone & Video Calls.

You can add more accounts at any time using the Accounts app or the preferences in any of the applications mentioned above. See Set email

preferences, Customize Contacts, Customize Calendar, or Set up an instant messaging (IM) account.

You can also set up your device to post photos to online accounts such as Facebook or Snapfish. See Set up an online pictures or videos account on

your device.

See Online accounts available for webOS devices for the current list of default online accounts that synchronize your info and those that do a one-way transfer of info either from the web to your device, or from your device to the web.

NOTE If you are setting up your device for the first time and downloading a

large number of contacts or calendar events from an online account to your device, you may not see all your data on your device right away. Some online account providers such as Google set limits on the amount of data that a user can import in a given time frame. Also, if you have many years’ worth of data or thousands of entries in an online account, you may want to review the data and reduce the number of entries before setting up the account on your device. Filling your device memory with a large number of account entries can affect performance.

• To set up an online account in the Accounts app: See Use the Accounts

application to set up an online account for details.

• To set up within an individual app: The first time you open Email,

Contacts, Calendar, or Messaging, you are given the option to enter settings for one or more online accounts. See Set up email, Use

Contacts for the first time, Use Calendar for the first time, or Set up an instant messaging (IM) account.

Use the Accounts application to set up an online account

1 Open Accounts .

2 Tap Add an Account.

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3 Do one of the following:

• To add one of the listed accounts: Tap the account name.

• To search for other accounts: Tap Find More. This displays a list of

available online accounts. Tap the account you want to download and install it.

4 Enter your username or email address and password, and tap Sign

in.

5 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create Account.

Use the Accounts application to edit or delete an online account

If you change the username, email address, or password you use with an online account, you need to enter the new information in the account settings on your device. You can do that from within one of the applications associated with that account, or from the Accounts app.

2 Tap the account name.

3 Do one of the following:

• To change the account display name: Under Account Name, tap

the current name to highlight it, and enter the new name.

• To change which applications are associated with the account: For

each app listed, tap On or Off.

• To edit the account information: Tap Change Login Settings, enter

the new username or email address and password, and tap Sign

In.

• To delete the account: Tap Remove Account. Tap Remove Account

again to confirm.

IMPORTANT If you delete an account from your device using the Accounts app,

all data is removed from all apps on your device associated with the account. The account itself still exists online. For example, if you delete an Exchange account using the Accounts app, all your Exchange data is removed from Email, Contacts, and Calendar. If you want to delete data only from one app served by the account—for example, you want to delete the calendar events but keep the contacts—simply turn that app off for that account.

1 Open Accounts .

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Create a Skype account in Accounts

Sign in to a Skype account in Accounts

If you do not have a Skype account, you can create one right on your device in the Phone & Videos application. You can also create a Skype account in Accounts (see Use the Accounts application to set up an online

account), Contacts (see Create a Skype account in Contacts), and

Messaging (see Create a Skype account in Messaging).

After you create a Skype account, you remain signed in to that account and can use it at any time. To sign out of a Skype account, remove it from your device (see Edit or delete a Skype account).

1 Open Accounts .

2 Tap Add an Account.

3 Tap Skype.

4 Tap Create Account.

5 If prompted, tap Accept to agree to the account terms and

conditions.

6 Enter the following details:

• Full Name: Enter your full name.

• Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to

other Skype users.

• Password: Enter a password and then enter it again.

• Email Address: Enter your email address and then enter it again.

7 Tap Create Account. On the next screen tap Create Account again.

8 Tap Done.

If you have a Skype account but have not yet set it up on your device, you do not need to create the account again on your device. Simply sign in to the account to start using Skype on your device.

You can also sign in to a Skype account in Accounts (see Use the

Accounts application to set up an online account), Contacts (see Create a Skype account in Contacts), and Messaging (see Create a Skype account in Messaging).

After you sign in to a Skype account, you remain signed in and can use it at any time. To sign out of a Skype account, remove it from your device (see Edit or delete a Skype account).

1 Open Accounts .

2 Tap Add an Account.

3 Tap Skype.

4 Enter your Skype name and password, and tap Sign In.

5 Tap Create Account.

View and work with notifications

Notifications show up at the top of the screen to notify you of new messages, upcoming appointments, application updates, and more. Some notifications also display app controls, such as music playback controls, when you are not in the app itself.

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There are several kinds of notifications:

Banner alert: This is a notification that appears in a small strip at the top

of the screen. Some banner alerts appear as confirmation of an action— for example, that the battery is charging. Others notify you of an item you can act on—for example, an incoming email message. For these alerts, if you do not tap the alert after a few seconds, it becomes an icon in the upper-right portion of the screen. Tap the top of the screen or drag down over the icons to display the alerts as dashboard items.

Dashboard item: The dashboard provides an expanded view of all

notifications you can act on. For example, you can tap an app update notification to open Software Manager.

If the dashboard item has a number next to it, the number indicates how many items are included in the notification—how many email messages you have, and so on.

Some dashboard items enable you to perform multiple actions. For example:

• On a calendar dashboard item, tap the calendar icon to open

Calendar in Day view with the event displayed, or tap the event name to open the event details screen.

• If an item’s icon displays a number, tap the icon to open the associated

app to the list view (such as an Email inbox), or tap the item itself to open that individual item (such as an email message).

Pop-up notification: This is a larger notification that you can act on right

away. Examples of pop-up notifications are calendar appointment notifications, incoming phone calls, and alarms.

NOTE By default, if a banner alert or pop-up notification arrives when the

screen is off, the Center button blinks. You can turn this feature off (see Get

notifications when the screen is locked).

App controls: If you are listening to songs in Music and leave the app, the

music playback controls remain displayed at the top of the screen. This lets you continue to manage music playback without having to go back into the app.

Create and work with favorites

You can quickly view and reach your closest contacts by designating them as favorites. Creating a favorite from a contact lets you view and touch base with that contact in just a few taps.

You can create and manage favorites in Contacts (see Create a favorite) and in Phone & Video Calls (see Create a favorite in Phone & Video

Calls).

To delete a dashboard item, swipe from left to right to throw it off the right side of the screen. If the notifications are stacked, swipe from the leftmost (“bottom”) notification to dismiss all the notifications, or swipe on a single notification to dismiss just that one and display the next one in the stack.

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You can view favorites in the following apps:

Phone & Video Calls: To see all your favorites, tap Favorites at the top of

the screen. In your call history list, calls to and from favorites are noted by

a star. If you enter a contact name to call a contact, matching favorites appear at the top of the search results list and are noted by a star.

Contacts: See all your favorites by tapping Favorites on the contacts list

screen. On your complete contacts list, favorites are noted by a star.

Just Type: When you enter a search term, matching favorites appear at

the top of the contacts search results and are noted by a star.

Email and Messaging: When you begin typing a contact name to address

a message, matching favorites appear grouped at the top of the search results list and are noted by a star.

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5 Copy files and sync your personal data

47 Copy files between your device and your computer 48 Overview: Get your personal data onto your device 50 Transfer data from an existing HP webOS Account 50 Get data from an online account in the cloud 51 Sync your desktop organizer and your device 52 Export data from a desktop organizer on your computer

Copy files between your device and your computer

Copy files and folders using USB Drive mode

You can copy any type of file from a computer to your device, and from your device to your computer, by putting your device in USB Drive mode. In this mode, your device appears as a removable hard drive to your desktop computer. For computer system requirements for using USB Drive mode, go to hpwebos.com/webos-usbmode-en.

After you copy a file to your device, you can open the file if your device has an application that supports the file type. You can open many file formats for photos, videos, and music; Microsoft Office files; and PDF files. You can also copy ringtones that you download from your computer’s web browser.

IMPORTANT All files that you store on the USB drive of your device are not

backed up to your HP webOS Account, and they cannot sync to any of your online accounts. So be sure to keep a copy of all such files somewhere besides your device just in case you lose your device or you must do a full erase of the info on your device.

YOU BEGIN Before you copy files from your computer, make sure

BEFORE

you have enough storage space on your device to fit the files. Open

Device Info and look at the Available field under Device.

You can't use any applications on your device while you are in USB Drive mode.

1 Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable.

2 On your device, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your device

appears as a removable drive.

3 On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard

opens, click Cancel to close the wizard.

4Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/

Windows 7), or the Finder (Mac); double click the drive representing your device; and drag and drop files to your device. The drive displays folders that you can use to organize the files you copy. You can also create your own folders.

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5 End the connection safely. If you do not eject safely, your device

resets, and may experience data loss, when you disconnect the USB cable:

• On a Windows computer, right click the drive representing your

device and click Eject.

• On a Mac computer, from your desktop, drag the drive

representing your device to the Trash. Trash changes to Eject.

Sync your device with HP Play on your computer

If you have HP Play installed on your computer, you can sync your device with your computer to copy music files from the HP Play library on your computer to the Music app on your device. See Use HP Play to sync music

from your computer to your device.

6 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when the USB drive

screen is no longer displayed on your device.

Delete files and folders using USB Drive mode

You can't use any applications on your device while you are in USB Drive mode.

1 Connect your device to your computer using the USB cable.

2 On your device, tap USB Drive. On your computer, your device

appears as a removable drive.

3 On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard

opens, click Cancel to close the wizard.

4Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/

Windows 7), or Finder (Mac); double click the drive representing your device; and delete the files or folders.

5 End the connection safely. If you do not eject safely, your device

resets, and may experience data loss, when you disconnect the USB cable:

• On a Windows computer, right click the drive representing your

device and click Eject.

• On a Mac computer, from your desktop, drag the drive

representing your device to the Trash. Trash changes to Eject.

6 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer and the device when

the USB drive screen is no longer displayed on your device.

Copy music, photos, and videos using third-party software

Besides using USB Drive mode to copy your photos, videos, and DRM-free music between your computer and your device, you may also be able to use solutions available from third-party software developers (sold separately) that facilitate the transfer of media files to your device. For more information, open the browser on your computer and go to

hpwebos.com/sync-solutions to see if there are third-party applications

that enable you to sync your device with your computer.

KEY TERM DRM-free: Describes a file that is not protected by Digital Rights

Management. DRM-free files can be copied as many times as you like and can be played on your HP TouchPad.

Overview: Get your personal data onto your device

Your personal data consists of the following:

• Your contact list (names, phone numbers, street and email addresses)

• Your calendar events

• Your memos/notes

On your computer, you typically store such personal data in organizer software like Microsoft Outlook, Palm Desktop by ACCESS, or the Mac’s iCal and Address Book software.

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It’s also likely that you store some personal data in accounts that you created on the web. These are called online accounts. Sometimes you’ll hear that data stored in online accounts is stored “in the cloud.” That’s just another way to say that your data is stored on a server that you access through the Internet. For example, if you have a Google/Gmail or a Yahoo! account, you have a contact list stored in the cloud. You may even use the calendars in these accounts to keep track of your schedule, so you may also have calendar events stored in the cloud.

NOTE Data that you store in your HP webOS Account cannot be accessed

anywhere but on your device. HP webOS Account data is backed up daily. No one, not even you, can see that data.

For further information about getting personal data onto your device, see

hpwebos.com/migrate-webOS.

Finally, you may have data stored in an HP webOS Account that you use with a webOS smartphone.

You want to be able to access all this data on your device. This section explains how you can do that. The actual how-to part of getting your personal data on your device is pretty simple. But before you take that step, we recommend that you spend some time thinking about where you want your personal data to be stored and how you want to access it.

On your device and in the cloud: You can set up a sync relationship

between your device and an online account in the cloud. This enables you to create and change data in one place—on your device or in the online account—and have it show up in both places.

On your device and on your computer: You may be able to set up a sync

relationship between your device and selected desktop organizers. Different kinds of sync relationships may be possible using third-party solutions (if available). These would enable you to create and change data in one place—on your device or in the desktop organizer—and have it show up in both places.

On your device only: Store and create contact and calendar data in your

HP webOS Account. It’s backed up to your HP webOS Account in the cloud. You cannot create, change, or look at your HP webOS Account data except on your device.

What do we recommend? We recommend that you set up a Google

account and move your contacts and calendar data to the cloud. That way, you can access, create, and change your data on your device; in your Google online account; and, if you have one, on a webOS smartphone. The remaining personal data that you create on your device—memos—are automatically backed up as part of your HP webOS Account.

Use the following table to review your options. Then click the link to learn how to complete the solution you choose for your personal data.

These solutions are not mutually exclusive. Do what works best for you. You could potentially use all these solutions. You could, for example, sync several online accounts, including an Exchange account; sync data with a desktop organizer using a third-party solution; and store and create new data in your HP webOS Account.

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Table 1. Data transfer and synchronization solutions for HP webOS devices

My personal data is here I want to access data here Do this Learn how here Online account (Google,

Yahoo!, Facebook, and so on) Corporate Exchange account My device and Outlook/other

Desktop organizer software— and I want to keep using it

Desktop organizer software and I want to stop using it

An existing HP webOS Account that I am using on a webOS smartphone

Nowhere—I just want personal data on my device

My device and my online account

corporate email app on my computer

My device and my desktop organizer

My device and maybe elsewhere

My device and my webOS smartphone

My device Create new contacts and new calendar events in your HP

Transfer data from an existing HP webOS Account

Set up the online account on your device. See Manage online

accounts

Set up an online account for Exchange on your device. See Manage online

accounts

Set up a sync relationship between the device and your desktop organizer using a third-party solution (if available).

Export your personal data to files on your computer and import the data from there to either a Yahoo! or Google account. Then set up the online account on your device.

When setting up your device, instead of creating a new HP webOS Account, sign in to your existing one.

webOS Account.

See Sync your desktop

organizer and your device

See Export data from a

desktop organizer on your computer

See Transfer data from an

existing HP webOS Account

See Backup

Get data from an online account in the cloud

When setting up your device, you can choose to sign in to an existing HP webOS Account that you may already be using with a webOS smartphone (see What is an HP webOS Account?). If you decide to sign in to an existing account, you can choose to do a one-time transfer of the data stored in the existing HP webOS Account to your device.

NOTE If you use the same HP webOS Account with two devices, after the

one-time data transfer, info you enter into the HP webOS Account on one device is not synchronized between the devices. You need to enter the info in both places.

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If you are already using Google, Facebook, Yahoo!, LinkedIn, and/or Exchange to manage your calendar and contacts, then all you need to do to sync data to your device is set up one or more of these accounts on your device. The data syncs automatically. See Manage online accounts for information on how to create an online account on your device.

Table 2. Online account sync table

Both choices require you to use a third-party solution (sold separately). Go to hpwebos.com/sync-solutions to see if third--party solutions are available for your device. If there are no solutions available for your device, check with the developers of existing sync software for other webOS devices to see if they are developing a solution for your device.

Set up your HP TouchPad to

To sync this data...

sync with... Google Contacts and calendar events Exchange Contacts and calendar events Yahoo! Contacts and calendar events Facebook Contacts and calendar events LinkedIn Contacts

NOTE Changes you make in your Yahoo!, Facebook, or LinkedIn account on

the web show up on your device. There's nothing you have to do. You can change Yahoo! or Facebook contacts and calendar events, and LinkedIn contacts, on your device, but the changes you make, or any new data you add, are not synced to the account on the web.

Sync your desktop organizer and your device

If you want to continue using a desktop organizer to store your contacts and calendar events—iCal and Address Book on the Mac, or desktop Outlook third-party solutions available for your device—you may have two choices:

or Palm Desktop by ACCESS on Windows, and if there are

Sync directly with your desktop organizer

If you prefer to sync your HP TouchPad directly to your computer without going through the web, using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth technology, or your device’s USB cable, you may be able to download a third-party application (sold separately) that enables synchronization of your device directly to your desktop.

1Go to hpwebos.com/sync-solutions to see if there are third-party

applications that enable you to sync your device with your computer.

2 Follow the instructions given by the third-party vendor to install the

app on your computer.

NOTE You may also have to install another part of the application on your

device. Follow the instructions of the third-party vendor.

• Sync directly with your desktop organizer, avoiding the web completely.

• Sync your desktop organizer with Google on the web, and then sync

Google with your device.

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Sync your desktop organizer to Google, and Google to your device

Export data from a desktop organizer on your computer

You can use the Data Export Wizard (DEW) to do a one-time, one-way export of data from Palm Desktop or Microsoft Outlook to files on your computer. You can then import these files to a Yahoo! or Google account online using the import options available in these accounts on the web. When the online account is added to your device, your personal data is available there.

Table 3. DEW data export table

You may be able to download and install a third-party application (sold separately) that can sync your desktop app to Google. Your desktop app syncs with your Google account, and your device also syncs with Google.

1 On your computer, set up an account on the Google website if you

don't already have one (go to gmail.com).

2 Set up your Google account on your device. See Manage online

accounts.

3 Install a third-party application on your computer that enables you to

sync with Google. Go to hpwebos.com/sync-solutions to see if there are third-party sync solutions available for your device.

4 Follow the instructions given by the third-party vendor to sync the

data in your desktop app with Google. The next time Google syncs with your device, your data appears on your device.

Export this data from a desktop organizer...

Contacts and/or calendar events

To download the DEW, and for more information, go to hpwebos.com/

dew.

To import to this account...

Google

Yahoo!

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6 Email, text, multimedia, and instant messaging

53 Email 64 Messaging: All messages in one application 67 Messaging: Instant messaging 71 Messaging: Text messaging

Email

How do I send and receive email on my device?

Use the Email application on your device to access the many email accounts you have: company (like Exchange), ISP (like Earthlink or Comcast), and web-based (like Gmail). You must create the account online before you can set it up on your device.

You can set up your email accounts in either of these locations. The procedure is the same in both locations.

• The Accounts app (see Use the Accounts application to set up an online

account)

• The Email app

The HP Synergy feature (see Your HP TouchPad) provides another advantage: During the same process you go through to set up an email account, you also set up the same account for all other applications that can display data from that account. For details on how Synergy works for the current list of online accounts, see Online accounts available for

webOS devices.

For example, suppose you want to set up your Gmail account on your device. The last step in the setup is to select all the other apps that you want to receive data from your Google account (besides Email, you can include Contacts, Messaging, Calendar, and Documents). After setup is complete, your device begins to download your email and all data for all other apps you selected for synchronization.

If you want, you can also use your device’s web browser to view your web-based email—just go to the email provider’s website.

Merged inboxes in Email

You can set up multiple email accounts on your device. When you open Email, you see all your accounts in a single view on the Account List panel. From there, you can open the inbox of an individual account, or you can open the All Inboxes smart folder and see all messages from all your inboxes displayed in a merged view.

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1 Number to the right of All Inboxes indicates the total number of unread email messages

in all your email accounts.

2 Number to the right of an individual folder name indicates the number of unread

messages in that folder.

If you reply to a message when you’re working in All inboxes, the message is sent from the same account in which it was received. To reply from a different account, tap the From field and tap a different account to send the email from.

Email Account and go to step 3, or tap Find more to find an app

for an account type that is not listed and follow the instructions onscreen.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and want to set up another one, tap Add account, and tap an account type or tap Email Account.

• Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap

Preferences & Accounts, tap Add Account, and tap an account

type or tap Email Account.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and you want to use that account, tap Go. You are done!

3 Enter your email address and password, and tap Sign In.

4 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create account.

5Tap Go.

If you create a new message when you’re working in All Inboxes, the message goes out using the account you set as the default account (see

Set email preferences).

Set up email

Follow this procedure if you have a common email provider, for example, AOL, EarthLink, or Yahoo!. If you are setting up the Email application to work with your corporate email account that uses Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or Lotus Notes, see Set up email: Microsoft Exchange and

Lotus Notes.

1 Open Email .

2 Do one of the following:

• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes

advantage of the Synergy feature, tap an account type or tap

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NOTE If automatic setup fails for your email account, an error message

appears. Tap Manual Setup or Find a Synergy Service, gather the settings info you need, and enter the account settings (see Set up email when automatic

setup fails).

Set up email: Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes

Follow this procedure to get email for Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes accounts.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get this info from your email provider or system

administrator:

• Mail server name or IP address for receiving mail

• Server domain name

• Your username and password

NOTE If your corporate Exchange system utilizes policies such as remote wipe

and password enforcement (including minimum password length, allowed number of failed password attempts, and other parameters), those policies are supported in your Exchange account on your device. Check with your system administrator for details.

1 Open Email .

2 Do one of the following:

• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes

advantage of the Synergy feature, tap Microsoft Exchange.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and want to set up another one, tap Add account, and tap Microsoft Exchange.

• Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap

Preferences & Accounts, tap Add Account, and then tap Microsoft Exchange.

3 Enter your email address and password, and tap Manual Setup.

4 Enter info for the incoming mail server as needed, based on the

server information you got from your email provider or system administrator. You can enter either the server name or IP address in the Incoming Mail Server Domain field.

5Tap Sign In.

To keep your Exchange account secure, you may be asked to set a password or PIN that is required to unlock the device. Tap Set Pin or

Set Password. Enter a PIN or password and tap Done.

6 You may be presented with options for which apps should download

data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap

Create account.

7Tap Go.

Set up email when automatic setup fails

Follow these steps if automatic setup (see Set up email) does not work for your email account.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Get this info from your email provider or system

administrator:

• Account type (POP or IMAP)

• Incoming and outgoing mail server names

• Incoming mail server username and password

• Incoming and outgoing server port numbers

• Any SSL requirements for incoming and/or outgoing mail

• Any authentication (ESMTP) requirements for outgoing mail

• Root folder (IMAP accounts only)

1 If you have already started account setup and an “Unable To Sign

In” message appears, tap Manual Setup, and skip to step 6. Otherwise, start at step 2.

2 Open Email .

3 Do one of the following:

• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes

advantage of the Synergy feature, tap Email Account.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and want to set up another one, tap Add account, and then tap Email Account.

• Any other time you open Email, open the application menu, tap

Preferences & Accounts, tap Add Account, and then tap Email Account.

4 Enter your email address and password, and tap Manual Setup.

5Tap the Account Type field and tap your account type.

6 Enter info for the incoming and outgoing mail server as needed,

based on the server information you got from your system administrator.

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7Tap Sign In.

8 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create account.

9Tap Go.

Enter advanced account settings

Sync deleted emails (POP accounts only): Set whether messages

should be deleted on the server when you delete them on your device.

Sync server to device (POP accounts only): Set whether messages

should be deleted on your device when they are deleted on the server.

Default Folders (IMAP accounts only): Specify the folder where

messages you send, save as drafts, or delete are stored.

These settings apply only to the account you select in step 3.

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account name.

4Set any of the following:

Account Name: Enter the name that appears in the account list.

Full Name: Enter the name you want to appear in the From field for

messages you send.

Show Icon: Set whether a notification icon appears onscreen when a

new message arrives.

Alert: When Show Icon is on, set whether a sound plays when a

new message arrives (see Turn new email notifications on/off).

Signature: Tap to create a signature that’s added to outgoing

messages (see Add a signature to outgoing messages).

Change login settings: See Change account login settings.

Remove from App: See Delete an email account.

5Tap Done, and tap Done again to exit Preferences & Accounts.

Turn new email notifications on/off

The settings you select here apply to individual email accounts. You can apply different settings to each email account.

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap an account in Accounts.

4In Show Icon, tap On or Off.

5Tap Alert, and tap any of the following:

Vibrate: The device vibrates with no other sound.

Reply-to Address: Enter the address you want recipients to see and

reply to on your outgoing messages, if this is different from the email address you send the message from.

Show Email: Set how many days’ worth of messages to retrieve from

the server.

Get Email: Set how frequently to synchronize email for this account.

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System Sound: The system sound plays.

Ringtone: Tap Select Ringtone, and tap a ringtone name. To hear the

ringtone, tap to the right of its name. To add a song as a ringtone, tap , tap the song, and tap the song again.

Mute: No sound plays and the device does not vibrate.

Change account login settings

3 Tap the account name.

When you change your password for an online email account, remember to make the change in the account settings on your device.

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account name.

4Tap Change login settings and tap the relevant fields to change the

account information.

Rename an account

You can change the name that appears in the account list.

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account name.

4Tap Account Name and enter a new name.

5Tap Done, and tap Done again to exit Preferences & Accounts.

Delete an email account

When you delete an email account from your device, it removes the account information from your device only. It does not affect your account with the email provider.

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

4Tap Remove Account and tap Remove Account again to confirm.

Work with panels in Email

When the Email app opens, there are three panels visible on the screen. For information about hiding and resizing these panels, see Resize

panels/display or hide levels in an app.

Create and send an email message

1 Open Email .

2 Tap at the bottom of the message list panel.

TIP If you have set up an email account, you can also start writing an email from

Card view. Tap Just type and start typing a message. Scroll down the list of search options, and tap New Email. The Email application opens at a new email message, with the text you entered in the body of the message.

3 (Optional) Tap the From field to change the email account you are

using to send the message. This option appears only if you have more than one email account set up on your device.

4Tap the To field, and do one of the following to address the

message:

• Enter a contact name, initials, or email address. Tap the email

address when it appears. When you enter a contact name, favorites appear at the top of the search results (see Create a

favorite).

• Tap to open the full contact list. Tap the contact you want, or

enter a name or address to narrow the list.

• Enter the full email address for a recipient who is not a contact.

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TIP To address an email directly from Card view, tap Just type and begin typing

the email address. If the email address is already associated with a contact, the contact is displayed. Tap the email address. A new email is opened, with the address in the To field.

Save a message as a draft

While composing a message, tap , and tap Save As Draft.

5(Optional) Tap To to open the Cc and Bcc fields. Tap any of these

fields and enter an address.

6 (Optional) Repeat steps 4 and 5 to enter additional addresses.

7Tap the Subject field, enter the subject, and tap Enter. Enter the body

text.

8 (Optional) To set the priority for the message, tap , tap Mark as

High Priority/Mark as Normal Priority.

9 (Optional) To discard a message: Tap and tap Discard

Message.

10 Ta p Send.

Add attachments to a message

1 While composing a message, tap .

2Tap Photos, Music, or Documents.

3 If required, tap to browse to a file.

4 Tap the file name or thumbnail and tap OK.

Receive and read email messages

The Email application synchronizes messages anytime you open a mail folder. It also synchronizes messages on an automatic schedule—the default interval depends on the type of account you have (see Enter

advanced account settings for information on changing the interval).

Follow these steps to manually retrieve messages.

1 Open Email .

2 If the folders for the account you want are hidden, tap the account

name in the left-hand panel to display the folders.

3 Tap the folder you want to check messages for. If synchronization

doesn’t start, tap .

How can you tell if sync is happening? Look for the animated circular movement around the number of messages in the upper-right corner of the middle panel.

4 Tap a message in the middle panel to open it (see Work with panels

in Email).

5 (Optional) If the email contains links, phone numbers, or other email

addresses you can do the following:

5 Repeat steps 1–4 to attach other files.

TIP To remove an attachment you added to an email: Throw the attachment off

the side of the screen and tap Delete to confirm.

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• To call a number: Tap the number, and tap to call it. This

feature is available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on your device (see How can I make and receive

calls with my HP TouchPad?).

• To send an email: Tap the email address, enter your message, and

tap Send.

• To go to a web address: Tap it.

• To copy a link to a web site: Tap and hold the web address, and

tap Copy URL.

• To copy text in the body of an email so you can paste it into a

memo or other document: Tap and hold the message text. To expand the selection, drag the arrows at the beginning and end of the selected text. Tap Copy.

4 (Optional) Depending on the printer you are using, you can set the

following printer attributes:

Number of Copies: Tap 1 and tap the number of copies you want to

print.

Color Printing: Tap On to switch color printing from On to Off.

Print an email

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Your device supports printing on all network-capable

HP printers that support PCL page description language in the local LAN. These printers include new HP ePrint-capable printers–Photosmart, Officejet, and LaserJet–as well as legacy printers approximately five years old or newer. Make sure your printer is turned on and that both your device and the printer are connected to your local or corporate wireless network. For personal printers, see the instructions that came with your printer for information about setting up a printer on a wireless network.

1 Open the email that you want to print.

2 Tap at the top of the right-hand panel, or open the application

menu and tap Print.

Printers that are available on your current wireless network are displayed.

3 Do one of the following:

• If this is your first time using a printer on this network: If a list of

printers is displayed, tap one.

• If you have already used a printer on this network: The last printer

you used is remembered and is selected. If you want to select another printer, scroll down and tap Select Another Printer.

• To set up a printer manually or on a corporate network: Scroll

down in the list of printers and tap Add a Printer. Tap Enter an IP

address and enter the IP address of the printer. (Optional) Tap Name this printer and enter a name to identify the printer. Tap Done.

5Tap Print.

To cancel a print job, tap Cancel while the file is preparing to print, or while printing is in progress, tap at the top of the screen, tap the notification, and then tap to the right of the print job in the Print Queue.

Open email attachments

You can receive any kind of file sent to you in email, but you can open an attachment only if your device has an application that can open the file type.

• To open a single attachment: Tap the attachment name to download the

attachment. If the attachment is a supported file type (PDF, DOC, DOCX, XLS, XLSX, PPT, PPTX, TXT, GIF, PNG, BMP, or JPG), it opens automatically.

• To open multiple attachments: Tap the list of attachment names to view

the attachments, and tap an attachment name to open the file.

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• To play an MP3 file attachment: Tap the attachment name to download

the attachment. When the attachment has finished downloading, tap the attachment name to play. Tap the progress indicator to pause, and tap it again to resume playing. MP3 files you download from Email are not saved to USB storage, and they are not listed in Music.

Add a contact from an email message

You can add a contact name or email address to your Contacts list directly from the header or from the To or Cc field of an incoming email message. You can either create a new contact or add the information to an existing contact.

Save attachments

You can save any attachment to your device. If an attachment is supported by an application on your device, you can view it at any time from that application.

1 Open the email containing the attachment.

2 Do one of the following:

• If only one file is attached: Tap and hold the attachment file name

and tap Save Attachment.

• If there is more than one attachment and you want to save one of

them: Tap the attachments, tap and hold the attachment you want to save, and tap Save Attachment.

• If there is more than one attachment and you want to save all of

them: Tap the attachments, tap and hold one of them, and tap

Save All Attachments.

3 To open a saved attachment on your device, open the application

that can display the attachment. The attachment appears in the list of available files. Tap the file to open it.

1 Do one of the following in a message you’ve received:

• To add a contact from the message header: Tap the name or

email address in the header.

• To add a contact from the To or Cc field: Tap To and tap an email

address in the list of recipients.

2 Tap one of the following:

Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the name or address.

Add to Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the name or

address to.

View and edit a contact from an email message

• In a message you’ve received from someone listed in the Contacts app,

tap the name in the message header to open the contact entry. Tap Edit

Contact to edit the contact in Contacts. Tap Done to save your changes.

Search for an email message

Save an inline image

If a message contains an inline image—an image inserted right into the body text—in JPG, BMP, or PNG format, you can save it to and view it in the Photos & Videos app.

• Tap and hold the image file name, and then tap Copy To Photos (if

available).

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You can search for messages in any email folder. Incoming messages must be fully downloaded to your device to show up in search results.

Do one of the following:

• In Card view, tap Just type, and type a few characters of a name, email

address, or subject of an email. Tap Email, scroll to find the email you want, and tap to open it.

• Open Email , and open the folder containing the message. Tap

Search; type a name, email address, or subject line of a message

you're looking for; and tap .

Reply to a message

1 Open a message.

Copy messages

You can copy the body text of a message.

1 Open a message, and tap and hold the message text.

2 To expand the selection, drag the arrows at the beginning and end

of the selected text.

2Tap one of the following:

: Reply to just the sender.

: Reply to the sender and all other addressees.

3 Enter the reply message text and tap Send.

Forward a message

1 Open a message and tap .

2 Address the forwarded message (see Create and send an email

message).

3 Enter the forwarded message text and tap Send.

Show or hide message recipients

You can show all recipients in the To or Cc fields of an email you received.

3Tap Copy.

Move a message to another folder

Do one of the following:

• To move a single message: Open a message, tap , and tap the

folder you want.

• To move more than one message: Tap at the bottom of the message

list panel, tap the messages you want to move or tap Select All. Tap and tap the folder you want.

Mark a message as read or unread

1 Open a message.

2Tap Mark as Read/Unread.

Mark all messages in a folder as read

1 Open a message.

2Tap the To field to show all recipients.

1 Open a folder.

2Open the application menu, tap Mark All As Read.

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Flag or unflag a message

When you flag a message, a is placed beside the message in the messages list. You might flag a message to highlight it at the top of Account List view as something that you need to return to.

TIP If you change the folder where you store deleted messages for an IMAP

account (see Enter advanced account settings), deleting messages from the folder removes them from your device.

Do one of the following:

• To flag a single message: Open a message and tap .

• To flag more than one message: Tap at the bottom of the message

list panel, tap the messages you want to flag or tap Select All, and tap

To remove a flag, open a message, and tap .

TIP You can set a preference to show all flagged emails in a single folder,

called All Flagged, at the top of the Account List panel (see Set email

preferences).

Delete a message

Deleting a message moves it to your deleted items folder, so it’s still on your device. Depending on your email account, this folder is called Deleted Items, Deleted, Trash, or something else.

Do one of the following:

• In the message list: Throw the message off the side of the screen and

tap Delete.

• In an open message: Tap and tap Delete.

To avoid deleting a message accidentally, you can turn the Delete Confirmation preference on (see Set email preferences). If you do accidentally delete a message, you can move it back to the original folder (see Move a message to another folder). To remove a message from your device permanently, delete it from the deleted items folder. To delete all messages from the deleted items folder, open the application menu while in the folder, tap Empty Trash, and then tap Empty Trash again.

Add a signature to outgoing messages

A signature includes information you want to add to the closing of all your outgoing messages—for example, your name, address, and phone numbers; your website; or a personal motto. You can use a different signature for each email account.

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account you want.

4Tap the Signature field and enter the signature text.

5Tap Done, and then tap Done again.

Show or hide folders in the Accounts List panel

The Accounts List panel contains expandable folders for Favorites and each of your email accounts. The Favorites folder gives you quick access to the inbox for each of your accounts. By default, it also contains a folder called All Inboxes, which contains a merged view of all your inboxes. You can also set a preference to add a folder called All Flagged under Favorites to display all your flagged messages in a single folder. To add or remove the All Inboxes or All Flagged folders from Favorites, see Set

email preferences. To add any other email folder to Favorites, see Add an email folder as a favorite.

1 Open Email .

2 Tap to the right of Favorites or an account name.

3 Tap the folder name you want to open.

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4 (Optional) Open the application menu and tap About This Folder to

view information such as last sync and number of messages.

5 Tap to hide the folders under Favorites or an account name.

Add an email folder as a favorite

Accounts: Tap an account name to enter advanced settings or to

change synchronization settings for email, contacts, or calendar events (see Enter advanced account settings and Rename an

account).

Add Account: See Set up email.

Default Account: Tap the account shown and then tap the account

you want to set as the new default. The default account is used to send a message when you create a new message in the Account List panel or in a merged folder such as All Inboxes or All Flagged.

4Tap Done.

Favorites appear at the top of Account List panel.

1 Open Email .

2 If the folder you want is not displayed, tap to the right of the

email account name to display the folder.

3 Tap to the right of the folder name.

To remove a folder as a favorite, repeat steps 1 and 2 and tap to the right of the folder name.

Set email preferences

1 Open Email .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3Set any of the following:

Smart Folders: Set whether to include All Inboxes and/or All

Flagged messages as favorites at the top of the Account List panel.

Reply to meeting invitations

You receive meeting invitations on your device in the same way that you receive email messages. You cannot create meeting invitations on your device.

Tap to accept, tentatively accept, or decline an invitation.

Here are the key features of meeting invitations:

• Meeting invitations appear on your device in the Email application, not

in the Calendar application.

• From within the Email application, you can accept, decline, or

tentatively accept a meeting invitation.

• If you accept or tentatively accept an invitation, it appears as an event

in Calendar.

• You can reply to and forward meeting invitations in the same way as

email messages.

TIP If you receive an updated meeting invitation, you can again choose to

accept, decline, or tentatively accept. If you receive a meeting cancellation, open the message and tap Remove From Calendar to delete the meeting from your calendar.

Delete Confirmation: Tap to turn this setting On/Off. When Delete

Confirmation is on, you are asked to confirm deletion of email messages.

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Send email messages from within another application

Work with conversations

Use the share feature in any application that supports this to send an item as an attachment to an email message. This feature is available in the Adobe Reader and Memos applications, among others. Depending on the app, this feature may be accessed from a menu that might be named

Share, Send, or Email, or it might be accessed from an icon. For details,

see the section in this guide on the specific application.

Messaging: All messages in one application

What kinds of messages can I send and receive?

You can use the Messaging application to send and receive the following types of messages:

• Instant messages for an IM account you already have set up online (see

Set up an instant messaging (IM) account). Instant messaging is

available only when your device is connected to a Wi-Fi network (see

Connect to a new open network or Connect to a new secure network).

• Text messages (see Create and send a text message). This feature is

available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone (see Connect your device to a webOS smartphone).

When you exchange more than one message with a person, the messages are grouped into a conversation. When you start or continue a conversation, the upper part of Conversations view displays all messages you’ve exchanged with this person, and the bottom part provides the area where you type your next message.

You can carry on multiple conversations at the same time.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following:

• Start a new conversation: Create a message (see Send and

receive IM messages or Create and send a text message), or tap a

message and reply to it.

• Continue an existing conversation: Tap the conversation.

3 Enter your message.

4Tap Enter.

TIP You can copy the contents of a conversation as plain text, which you can

paste in a memo, email message, and so on (see Copy messages).

The Synergy feature enables the Messaging app to gather all your messages to and from the same contact into a single conversation (sometimes called a “thread”). So you can see your entire message history with someone regardless of the different methods you happened to use to communicate with that person (see Work with conversations). You can even switch from account to account (and, if your device is connected to a compatible webOS smartphone, from IM to text messaging) without losing the thread of your conversation (see Switch between messaging

accounts in a conversation)—just pick the messaging account that’s most

likely to keep you in unbroken contact with the person you’re talking to.

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TIP If your device is connected to a compatible webOS smartphone, a single

conversation can contain text and IM messages (see Connect your device to a

webOS smartphone).

Switch between Conversations, Buddies, and Favorites lists

The conversations list shows all of your Messaging conversations, the buddies list shows all of your IM buddies, and the favorites list shows all contacts that you have added to Favorites.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following:

• To see your conversations list: Tap .

• To see your buddies list: Tap .

• To see your favorites list: Tap .

Search for conversations or buddies

TIP You can set a preference to show all your buddies, whether they are online

or offline, or to hide offline buddies. Open the application menu and tap Show/

Hide Offline Buddies.

Switch between messaging accounts in a conversation

In a single conversation, you can switch between text messaging and an IM account. So if you are having an IM chat with someone and he or she goes offline, you can send the person a text message to wrap up the conversation. Text messaging is available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone (see Connect your device to a

webOS smartphone).

1 In Messaging, start a new conversation or open one that’s listed in

Conversations view.

2 Tap the button in the upper-right corner of the screen. This button

could be labeled Text, Mobile, or an IM account name. If available, the other ways to communicate with this contact appear in a list. Tap the account or phone number you want to use.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following:

• To search for conversations: Tap , tap Search, and begin

entering the contact name, IM address, or phone number of the person the conversation was with.

• To search for buddies: Tap , tap Search, and begin entering

the buddy name.

Add a favorite

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap and tap Add Favorite.

3 Tap a contact, or tap Search, begin entering a contact name, and

tap the contact name.

4 Tap a contact.

5 (Optional) Tap the contact name to edit the contact details in

Contacts.

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Use emoticons in a message

Table 1. Supported emoticons

To include an emoticon in a message, tap to display the symbol keyboard, and then tap an emoticon key. Tap to return to the alphanumeric keyboard. If the emoticon you want is not available on the keyboard, use the table below to add keyboard character combinations for other emoticons. To learn about entering symbols and alternate characters, see Enter symbols and alternate characters. Most emoticons can be created by more than one combination. After you send the message, the emoticon image appears in the conversation on your device and on the recipient’s device, as long as the receiving IM application supports the image.

This table shows the emoticons that are supported on your device.

NOTE Emoticon combinations that use words, such as :cool or :cry, are not

supported in most messaging applications. Emoticons created using these combinations may not appear correctly on the recipient’s device.

Table 1. Supported emoticons

To display this

Enter any of these keyboard character combinations...

emoticon...

>:o >:-o >:O >:-O >:( >:-( :angry :mad

o_O :confused

To display this emoticon...

Enter any of these keyboard character combinations...

^^ ^_^ ^-^ :grin :biggrin

<3 :heart

O:) O:-) o:) o:-) :innocent :angel

:-*:*=*=-*:kiss

:-D:D=D=-D:laugh:lol

>:-) >:) >:-> >:> :evil :twisted

:| :-| :neutral :meh

:-&:&=&=-&:-@:@=@=-@:sick

:) :-) =) =-) :smile

:/ :-/ :\ :-\ =/ =-/ =\ =-\ :doh

;) ;-) :wink

:P :-P :p :-p :b :-b =p =P =b =-b =-p =-P :yuck :razz

8) 8-) B) B-) :cool

:’( =’( :cry

:[ :-[ =[ =-[ :redface

:S :-S :s :-s %-( %( X-( X( :eww :gross

:! :-! :eek

:(:-(=(=-(:sad

:O :-O :o :-o =O =-O =o =-o :surprised :shock :omg

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Forward a message

1 Open Messaging .

2 In a conversation, tap a message.

3 Do one of the following:

• To forward the message through Messaging: Tap Forward, tap the

To field, and enter the recipient’s IM address or number in the To

field, or tap to search for a contact.

• To forward the message in an email: Tap Forward Via Email, and

enter the recipient’s name or email address in the To field, or tap

to search for a contact.

4 (Optional) Tap the message text, and edit the text.

5Tap Enter to send a message, or tap Send to send an email.

Resend a failed message

A message might fail to be sent if your device is not connected to a Wi-Fi network (for IM), or to a webOS smartphone (for text messages), or if it is experiencing technical problems. When a message fails to be sent, a is displayed beside it.

1 Tap the message and tap View Error.

Copy messages

You can copy an individual message as plain text.

1 Open Messaging .

2Tap a conversation.

3 Tap the message and tap Copy Text.

Customize messaging notifications

You can set your device to show a notification and/or play a sound when a new message arrives. These settings apply to all your Messaging accounts.

1 Open Messaging .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3In Show Notifications, tap On or Off.

4 When Show Notifications is on, tap Alert, and tap any of the

following:

2Tap Send again. Tap Cancel to close the error message.

Delete a message

1 Tap to open Conversations view and tap a conversation.

2 Tap a message and tap Delete.

Delete a conversation

1 Tap to open Conversations view and tap a conversation.

2 If the Delete Conversation button is not visible in the right-hand

panel, flick down on that panel to scroll to the beginning of the conversation.

3Tap Delete Conversation.

Messaging: Instant messaging

Vibrate: The device vibrates with no other sound.

System Sound: The system sound plays.

Mute: No sound plays and the device does not vibrate.

Set up an instant messaging (IM) account

Your device supports instant messaging through popular online IM services, such as Google Talk and AIM. If you already have an IM account, you can sign in through the Messaging app or through the Accounts app (see Use the Accounts application to set up an online

account).

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The HP Synergy feature (see Your HP TouchPad) provides another advantage: During the same process you go through to set up a messaging account, you also set up the same account for all other applications that can display data from that account. For details on how Synergy works for the current list of online accounts, see Online accounts

available for webOS devices.

For example, suppose you want to set up your Google Talk account on your device. The last step in setup is to select all the other apps that you want to receive data from your Google account (besides Messaging, you can include Contacts, Calendar, Email, and Documents). After setup is complete, your device begins to download your messages and all data for all other apps you selected for synchronization.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following:

• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes

advantage of the Synergy feature: Tap an account type and go to step 3, or tap Find more to find an app for an account type that is not listed and follow the instructions onscreen.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add an

Account.

• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &

Accounts. Tap Add an Account.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and you want to use that account: Tap Go. You are done!

3 If you are setting up a Skype account, tap Sign In.

Create a Skype account in Messaging

You do not need to have a Skype account set up before using Skype in Messaging—you can set one up directly from Messaging. You can also create a Skype account in Accounts (see Use the Accounts application to

set up an online account), Contacts (see Create a Skype account in Contacts), and Phone & Video Calls.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following:

• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes

advantage of the Synergy feature: Tap Skype.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add an

Account and tap Skype.

• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &

Accounts. Tap Add an Account and tap Skype.

3Tap Create Account.

4Tap Accept to agree to Skype’s terms and conditions.

5 Enter the following details:

• Full Name: Enter your full name.

• Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to

other Skype users.

• Password: Enter a password and then enter it again.

• Email Address: Enter your email address and then enter it again.

4 Enter your username and password.

5Tap Sign In.

6 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create.

7Tap Done.

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6Tap Create Account, and then tap Create Account.

7Tap Done.

Sign in to an IM account

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap to the left of the text Offline and tap Available.

Sign out of an IM account

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap the status icon to the left of your online status (Available or Busy)

and tap Offline.

Send and receive IM messages

TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a

message).

4 When the message recipient replies, the reply appears below your

message in the conversation. Repeat step 3 to reply to that person.

5 (Optional) If the message contains links, phone numbers, or other

email addresses you can do the following:

• To call a number: Tap the number, and tap . This feature is

available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on your device (see How can I make and receive calls with my HP

TouchPad?).

• To add a number to Contacts: Tap the number, and tap Add to

Contacts.

• To send an email: Tap the email address.

• To go to a web address: Tap it.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Make sure that the device is connected to a Wi-Fi

network (see Connect to a new open network or Connect to a new secure

network).

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following to start or continue a conversation:

• Tap to see your buddies and tap a buddy name. If there’s

more than one account for that buddy, the most recently used IM account is opened. To switch to another IM account, tap the IM account name in the upper-right, and tap an IM address.

• Tap to see your favorites and tap a favorite.

• Tap to see your conversations and tap a conversation.

• Tap and tap New Conversation. Tap To, enter an IM address,

and tap Enter, or tap to search for a contact.

3Tap Enter message here, enter the message text, and tap Enter.

Add a buddy

To add a buddy to an IM account, you must send a buddy request and be accepted as a buddy by the invitee.

To send a buddy request:

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap and tap Add Buddy.

3Tap the IM Service field and tap the account in which you want to

add the buddy.

4 Do one of the following:

• To add a Skype buddy: Tap the Buddy Name field, tap Search All

Skype, enter the name or screen name of the buddy you want to

add, and tap . Tap the buddy name.

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• To add a buddy in any other IM account: Tap the Buddy Name

field and enter the buddy details required by the account, for example, an email address or IM address.

Delete a buddy

1 Open Messaging .

5 (Optional, if available) Tap the Invitation Message field and enter a

message for your buddy invitee.

6Tap Add Buddy.

Receive a buddy request

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap the conversation containing the invitation.

3 Do one of the following:

• To accept a buddy request: Tap .

• To decline a buddy request: Tap , and tap Delete.

Block a message sender

You can block a person from contacting you by text or IM if you don’t want to receive any further messages from them.

You cannot, however, block a person if they are on your IM buddy list. To block an IM buddy you first need to delete them from your buddy list (see

Delete a buddy).

2 Tap and throw the buddy’s name off the side of the screen.

3Tap Delete.

Change your online status

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap the status icon to the left of the status description (Available,

Busy, or Offline), and tap your new status.

Change your custom message

Your custom message is seen by your IM buddies. It appears next to your IM screen name and status. It can contain any text you want.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Do one of the following:

• If you already have a custom message, tap the current message

and enter the new message text.

• If you’re creating a custom message for the first time, tap the status

text (Available or Busy) and enter the custom message text.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap a conversation with the person you want to block and tap Block

Sender.

3Tap Block Sender.

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3Tap .

Change your IM account username and password

If you change the username or password for your IM account online, you need to enter the updated information for the account on your device.

1 Open Messaging .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account name.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN The webOS smartphone you are connecting with must

be discoverable. Check the documentation that came with your smartphone for information on making it discoverable.

4 Tap a field to enter new information and tap Sign In.

Delete an IM account

1 Open Messaging .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account name.

4Tap Remove Account and tap Remove Account again to confirm.

Messaging: Text messaging

IMPORTANT You can view, reply to, and send text messages on your HP

TouchPad only if the device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone. See Connect your device to a webOS smartphone for information.

Connect your device to a webOS smartphone

To send and receive text messages on your device, you must use Bluetooth to pair and connect your device and a webOS smartphone. You can do this manually from the Bluetooth app (see Make a pairing request to

another device and Connect with a paired device) or, if your device and

smartphone share the same HP webOS Account, you can use Touch to Share to create a Bluetooth connection (see Pair with an HP webOS

smartphone using Touch to Share).

1 Open Messaging .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3Tap Connect Phone and do one of the following:

• If the smartphone you want to connect to is listed in the Devices

list, tap it.

• If the smartphone you want to connect to is not listed in the

Devices list, tap Add Device, tap the Type field, and then tap

webOS Phone. When the smartphone you want to connect to is

found, tap it.

Create and send a text message

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Connect your device to a webOS smartphone (see Connect your

device to a webOS smartphone).

• Before you use your device to send or receive text messages, refer to

your smartphone’s service plan for pricing and availability of text messaging.

• Make sure that the smartphone your device is connected to is on and

that you’re inside a coverage area. See the documentation that came with your smartphone for information about turning wireless services on.

TIP You can also use Just Type to write a text message from Card view. Tap Just

type and start typing a message. Under Quick Actions, tap New Message. The

Messaging application opens at a new message, with the text you entered in the body of the message.

1 Open Messaging .

You can also make the pairing request or connection from the Messaging app.

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2Tap New Conversation. Tap the To field and do one of the following

to address the message:

• Enter a contact’s first or last name or initials, screen name, phone

number, or email address. When you enter a contact name, favorites appear at the top of the search results (see Create a

favorite). Tap the phone number, IM account name, or email

address you want to use to send the message when it appears.

• Tap to open your full contact list. Tap the contact you want.

• Enter a phone number for a recipient who is not a contact.

• Do you need to enter a short code that contains letters—for

example, to text a vote to a TV poll or to make a donation to a charity? Use the keyboard to enter it; just tap the letter keys and tap the code that appears under Short Code. This is not the same as dialing a number that is expressed as letters—for example, (555) 256 TALK. To dial a number like this, you must use the Phone app’s dial pad and tap the numbers that correspond to the letters T,A,L,K— which would be 8255.

3 (Optional) Tap the To field and repeat step 2 to enter additional

recipients.

4Tap Enter message here, enter the message text, and tap Enter.

3 (Optional) Do any of the following from the body of the message:

• To call a number: Tap the number, and tap . This feature is

available only if your device is connected to a compatible HP webOS smartphone or you have a video calling account set up on your device (see How can I make and receive calls with my HP

TouchPad?).

• To add a number to Contacts: Tap the number, and tap Add to

Contacts.

• To send an email: Tap the email address.

• To go to a web address: Tap it.

Add a contact from a text message

To add a message sender as a contact:

1 In Conversations view, tap a conversation with someone who is not a

contact.

2 Tap the header at the top of the screen.

3Tap Add to contacts.

TIP You can include emoticons in your message (see Use emoticons in a

message).

Receive and view text messages

NOTE If your device is connected to compatible webOS smartphone and you

receive a message that contains multimedia attachments, such as pictures, videos, animated GIFs, music files, or vCards, a notification is displayed, saying “New MMS on your phone”. You must open the message on your smartphone to view the attachment.

1 Open Messaging .

2 Tap a conversation to view messages.

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4 Tap one of the following:

Add New Contact: Create a new contact for the number.

Add To Existing: Tap the contact you want to add the number to.

View a contact’s information from a message

• In a conversation, tap the header of a message received from a contact

to open the contact entry.

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73 Photos & Videos 77 HP Movie Store 78 YouTube 78 Music

Photos & Videos

Use Photos & Videos for the first time

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Do one of the following:

• To set up an online account to sync: To set up an account that is

listed, tap the account type, and go to step 3. To set up an account type that is not listed, tap Find more to find an app and follow the instructions onscreen.

• To use Photos & Videos without creating an online account: Tap

Done.

3 Enter the account information, and then tap Sign in.

Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create Account.

4Tap Go.

Work with panels in Photos & Videos

When the Photos & Videos app opens, there are two panels visible on the screen. For information about hiding and resizing these panels, see Resize

panels/display or hide levels in an app.

Look at pictures

To get pictures on the device, you can do any of the following:

• Copy pictures from your computer (see Copy files between your device

and your computer).

• Receive pictures as email attachments (see Open email attachments).

• View pictures downloaded from an online account (see Set up an online

pictures or videos account on your device).

• Copy a picture from a web page (see Work with images on a web

page).

The following table shows you the picture formats that you can see on your device and the apps you can see them in.

Table 1. Picture formats viewable on your device

Picture format View in Photos &

Videos BMP √√ GIF √ (see Note) JPG √√

Download from Email

PNG √√

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NOTE You can download and look at GIFs in Email, and they are saved to USB

storage, but you can't look at GIFs in Photos & Videos or use one as wallpaper.

2 Tap an album.

3 Tap the thumbnail of the video you want to watch. Video thumbnails

are identified with a icon.

You can also look at pictures on the web directly in the web browser (see

Web).

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Tap the album containing the picture, and tap the thumbnail of the

picture.

3 Swipe left or right on the screen to look at other pictures in the

album.

4 To return to the album, tap [album name]. Tap the screen if the

album name button is not visible.

Watch a video

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Before you put videos on your device, make sure you

have enough storage space on your device to fit the file. Open Device

Info and look at the Available field under Device.

To get videos on your device, you can do any of the following:

• Copy videos from your computer (see Copy files between your device

and your computer).

• Receive videos as email attachments (see Open email attachments).

Use YouTube to view YouTube videos (see YouTube).

Use video playback controls

• Tap the video to manually display or dismiss the playback controls.

Table 2. Video playback controls

Control Function

Play.

Pause.

Move forward or backward (tap and hold the slider, and then drag it right to move forward or left to move backward).

Switch between full-screen view and the original size.

Use the volume button on the side of your device to control the sound level.

Organize your pictures and videos into albums

You can view DRM-free videos that you receive as email attachments or that you copy from your computer in the MPEG-4, H.263, and H.264 formats. Videos play on your device in landscape orientation.

KEY TERM DRM-free: A file that is not protected by Digital Rights Management.

DRM-free video files can be copied as many times as you like and can be played on your HP TouchPad.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

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The Photos & Videos app organizes the pictures and videos you add to your device into predefined libraries and albums. There are two libraries, All Photos & Videos and My TouchPad, each containing several albums. The All Photos & Videos library contains all albums on your device, including those downloaded from online accounts. Pictures downloaded from online accounts are not stored on your device. The My TouchPad library contains only albums containing pictures and videos that are stored on your device. The following table tells you where to find your pictures and videos both in the Photos & Videos app and in your device’s USB Drive storage.

Table 3. Picture and video locations

Copy pictures or videos to an album

Origin of pictures or videos

Email Downloads downloads Copied from computer Miscellaneous Root level of USB

Device Screen captures screencaptures Preinstalled on your

device Online account Folder downloaded

Copied from another album in Photos & Videos

Copied from elsewhere

You can use any picture that is stored on your device as wallpaper (see

Change your wallpaper). The picture does not have to be in the

Wallpapers album.

Album in Photos & videos

Wallpapers wallpapers

from the online account

Album created by you in Photos & Videos

[Folder created by you in USB storage]

Folder in USB storage

storage

Not available in USB storage

Album created by you in Photos & Videos

[Folder created by you containing at least one BMP, JPG, PNG, or MP4]

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Tap the album containing the pictures or videos.

3 Do one of the following:

• To copy more than one picture or video: Tap and tap Select All

to select all pictures or videos in an album. To remove a file from the selection, tap it.

• To copy a single picture or video: Tap the thumbnail of the picture

or video.

4 Tap . Tap the screen if is not visible.

5 Do either of the following:

• To create a new album: Tap Create New Album, enter the album

name, and tap Create Album.

• To select an existing album: Tap an album.

Look at pictures in a slideshow

You can view the pictures in any album as a slideshow.

You can assign any pictures or videos on your device to one of these albums or to an album you create.

Create an album

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2Tap New Album.

3 Enter the album name and tap Create Album.

New albums that you create are added to the All Photos & Videos and My TouchPad libraries.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Tap the album you want to view as a slideshow.

3 Do one of the following:

• To start with the first picture in the album: Tap .

• To select a different starting point: Tap the picture you want the

slideshow to start at and tap .

4 To exit the slideshow, tap a picture.

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Print pictures

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Your device supports printing on all network-capable

6 (Optional) Depending on the printer you are using, you can set the

following printer attributes:

Number of Copies: Tap 1 and tap the number of copies you want to

print.

Size: Tap the current size and tap to select another size. The sizes

displayed are those that are available on your printer.

Color Printing: Tap On to switch color printing from On to Off.

For more information about working with printers, see Print Manager.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Tap the album containing the pictures.

3 Do either of the following:

• To print a single picture: Tap the thumbnail of the picture.

• To print more than one picture: Tap and tap Select All to select

all pictures in an album. To remove a file from the selection, tap it.

4 Tap . Tap the screen if is not visible.

Printers that are available on your current wireless network are displayed.

5 Do one of the following:

• If this is your first time using a printer on this network: If a list of

printers is displayed, tap one.

• If you have already used a printer on this network: The last printer

you used is remembered and is selected. If you want to select another printer, scroll down and tap Select Another Printer.

• To set up a printer manually or on a corporate network: Scroll

down in the list of printers and tap Add a Printer. Tap Enter an IP

address and enter the IP address of the printer. (Optional) Tap Name this printer and enter a name to identify the printer. Tap Done.

7Tap Print.

Add a comment to a picture or video in an online account

You can add comments to pictures that were downloaded from an online account, and you can view comments that have been made by others about those pictures.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Tap the album containing the picture or video, and tap a picture or

video thumbnail.

3 Tap . Tap the screen if is not visible.

4 Tap the comment box and enter a comment.

5 Tap to upload your comment. Tap to close the comment box.

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Set up an online pictures or videos account on your device

Delete pictures or videos

To view pictures in an account you have with a web service such as Facebook or Snapfish, you must set up the account on your device.

DID YOU KNOW? If you set up a Facebook account in the Photos & Videos

application and you leave “Use account with” Calendar and Contacts turned on when setting up the account, your Facebook contacts and calendar events appear in the Contacts and Calendar applications on your device also. Likewise, if you set up a Facebook account in Contacts, and you accept the default options while setting up that account, the account is already set up in Photos & Videos. See Online accounts available for webOS devices for information about the behavior of Facebook, Snapfish, and other online accounts on your device.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3Tap Add an Account, and tap the type of account you want to add.

To set up an account type that is not listed, tap Find more to find an app and follow the instructions onscreen.

4 Enter your account username and password and tap Sign In.

5 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create Account.

Delete an online pictures or videos account

You can delete pictures and videos that are stored on your device. These are displayed in the My TouchPad library. Pictures and videos that were downloaded from an online account cannot be deleted from your device. To delete these, you must log in to the online account and delete them from there.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2 Tap the album containing the pictures or videos.

3 Tap and do one of the following:

• To delete more than one file: Tap Select All to select all pictures or

videos in an album. To remove files that you do not want to delete from the selection, tap the file thumbnails.

• To delete a single file: Tap a thumbnail.

4Tap .

5Tap Delete to confirm.

HP Movie Store

HP Movie Store allows you to buy and rent the latest movies and television shows in high definition. Shows are downloaded directly to your device, and, once downloaded, can be enjoyed without an Internet connection.

1 Open Photos & Videos .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Tap the account name.

4Tap Remove Account and tap Remove Account again to confirm.

Install HP Movie Store

1 Open HP App Catalog .

2Tap Search, and type HP Movie Store in the search field.

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3Tap Free beside the HP Movie Store app.

Get music onto your device

HP Movie Store is added to the Downloads page on the Launcher.

4(Optional) Tap Launch.

YouTube

Watch a YouTube video

The YouTube icon on your device takes you to the YouTube website, where you can watch videos available online.

1 Open YouTube .

2 Enter a search term for a video and tap Enter, or browse to a video.

3 Tap the video thumbnail to play the video.

4 Use the YouTube playback controls to interact with the video.

Music

You can add and listen to DRM-free music files on your device. You can listen to music through the stereo speakers on your device (see Front view) or through headphones (sold separately). If you have speakers or a stereo headset (both sold separately) that are equipped with Bluetooth technology, you can also use them to listen to music. You can also listen to streaming music from the web directly in the web browser (see Web).

KEY TERM DRM-free: A file that is not protected by Digital Rights Management.

DRM-free music files can be copied as many times as you like and can be played on your HP TouchPad.

wireless

To get music onto your device, you can do any of the following:

• Copy music files from your computer (see Copy files between your

device and your computer). You can copy music files to any folder on

your device’s USB drive. However, to make it easy to find and manage files, consider creating a “Music” folder to store your files.

• Use solutions that may be available from third-party software

developers (sold separately) that facilitate the transfer of music files to your device. For more information about the availability of third-party solutions, open the browser on your computer and go to

hpwebos.com/sync-solutions.

• Listen to music files received as email attachments (see Open email

attachments).

• Sync with HP Play on your computer (see Use HP Play to sync music

from your computer to your device).

Table 4. Music formats playable on webOS devices

File format Play in Music/Copy to USB

Download from Email

storage AAC √√ (see Note) AAC+ √√ (see Note) eAAC+ √√ (see Note) AMR √ (see Note)

MP3

√√ (see Note) QCELP √ (see Note) WAV √√ (see Note)

NOTE Depending on how the sender’s email server has configured the

attached music file, you may be able to download and listen to any of the listed file types in Email, but files you play Email are not saved to USB storage. To save an attachment to USB storage, tap and hold the attachment name, and tap

Save Attachment. QCELP and AMR files are not listed in Music.

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Show/hide the Library or Playlist lists

The Music app organizes the audio content you add to your device under two main headings: Library and Playlists. The Library heading organizes your audio content into four predefined categories: Songs, Artists, Albums, and Genres. Tap a category to see content organized in that category. The Playlists list contains playlists that you create on the device and playlists you import from other sources, for example from HP Play.

• To show the Library or Playlists lists: Tap . To hide them, tap .

By default, items in a Library category or playlist are displayed in a list in the right-hand panel. To see Album Art instead of the list, tap . To return to the list, tap .

Listen to music

• To listen to an album: Tap Albums and tap the album name. Tap

the first song.

• To listen to all songs in a genre: Tap Genres and tap the genre

name. Tap the first song.

4 (Optional) Songs play in the order they are displayed onscreen. To

listen to them in random order: Tap .

5 To end play, close the Music app.

Use music playback controls

Use the volume button (see Get to know your device) to control the sound level.

Table 5. Music playback controls

After you begin to play music, music continues to play if you switch to another application or turn off the screen. If you are connected to a webOS smartphone using a Bluetooth connection and a call comes in, music pauses automatically and resumes when you hang up or ignore the call.

If you put the Music app in the background while you work in another app, a music notification icon appears at the top of the screen. Tap the icon to display the music playback controls. You can use the controls even if the screen is locked.

1 Add music files to your device. See Get music onto your device.

2 Open Music .

3 Do one of the following:

• To listen to all songs on your device: Tap Songs. Tap the first song.

• To listen to a specific song: Tap Songs, Artists, Albums, Genres, or

a playlist you created, to search that category. Continue making selections until the song you want appears. Tap the song name.

• To listen to all songs from an artist: Tap Artists and tap the artist

name. Tap the first song.

Control Function

Play.

Pause.

Rewind. Fast forward. Shuffle current playlist. Play in list order.

Move forward or backward in a song. Tap and hold the slider, and then drag it right to move forward or left to move backward.

Create a playlist

1 Open Music .

2Tap Add Playlist.

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3Enter a name for the playlist.

Delete songs from a playlist

4Tap Create.

Add music to a playlist

1 Open Music .

2 Tap and hold a song or album, wait for the visual cue, and then

drag the song or album to the playlist.

Sort all songs or a playlist

1 Open Music .

2 Tap Songs or a playlist you created and do one of the following:

• To sort by song: Tap Song.

• To sort by artist: Tap Artist.

• To sort by Album: Tap Album.

Edit a playlist name

1 Open Music .

You can delete songs from playlists you created on your device. Songs you delete from a playlist are not deleted from the Music app. You can still access them in the Library and any other playlist they are in.

Songs in playlists you synchronized from HP Play cannot be deleted on your device. To delete a song from a HP Play playlist, you must delete it from the playlist in HP Play on your computer and then synchronize HP Play with your device (see Manually sync music from HP Play to your

device).

1 Open Music .

2 Tap the playlist name and tap .

3 Tap beside the songs you want to delete.

4Tap Done.

Search Songs, Artists, Albums, Genres, or playlists

Table 6. Search for music

To do this... Do the following... Search for a song Tap Songs, tap , and begin entering the song

name.

2 Tap the playlist name and tap .

3 Tap the playlist name field and enter a new name for the playlist.

4Tap Done.

NOTE If you sync with HP Play, playlist names for playlists you created in HP

Play on your computer cannot be changed on the device.

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Search for an artist Tap Artists, tap , and begin entering the artist

name.

Search for an album

Search for a genre Tap Genres, tap , and begin entering the genre

To close the search field, tap .

Tap Albums, tap , and begin entering the album name.

name.

Delete a playlist

You can delete playlists you created on your device.

Playlists you synchronized from HP Play cannot be deleted on your device. To delete a HP Play playlist, you must delete it from HP Play on your computer and then synchronize HP Play with your device (see Manually

sync music from HP Play to your device).

On a Windows computer, right click the drive representing your device and click Eject.

On a Mac computer, drag the drive representing your device to the

Trash. The Trash icon changes to Eject.

7 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when the USB Drive

screen no longer appears on your device.

1 Open Music .

2 Tap the playlist name and tap .

3Tap Delete Playlist.

Delete a song from your device

To delete a song file from your device, you must put your device in USB Drive mode and delete the song using your computer.

1 Connect your device and your computer using the USB cable.

2 On your device, tap USB Drive. If prompted, tap OK. On your

computer, your device appears as a removable drive.

For computer system requirements for using USB Drive mode, go to

hpwebos.com/webos-usbmode-en.

3 On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard

opens, click Cancel to close the wizard.

4Open My Computer (Windows XP), Computer (Windows Vista/

Windows 7), or the Finder (Mac), and double click the drive representing your device.

5 Delete the song using your computer’s controls.

Use HP Play to sync music from your computer to your device

If you have music in your HP Play library on your computer, you can sync the songs in your HP Play library to the Music app on your device. If you have music in an iTunes library, the contents of that library are copied to HP Play when you install it on your computer (see Install HP Play), and you can then sync all your iTunes music to your device from HP Play. Music you add to iTunes after you install HP Play is copied to HP Play automatically.

You can set up HP Play to sync automatically with your device each time you connect it to your computer (see Set up HP Play to sync with your

device), or, if you choose not to sync automatically, you can manually

sync HP Play with your device at any time (see Manually sync music from

HP Play to your device). Playlists sync one way, from HP Play on your

computer to your device, and playlists synchronized from HP Play cannot be changed on your device.

Install HP Play

On a Windows computer:

1 Open your computer’s browser and go to hpplay.com.

2Click Download the installer and double-click to install, and then

click Run.

6 End the connection safely. If you do not eject your device safely, your

device resets, and may experience data loss, when you disconnect the USB cable:

3 If an “Unknown publisher” message appears, click Run to continue.

4Click Install, (optional) uncheck Launch HP Play to stop HP Play from

opening immediately, and click Finish.

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If you chose to open HP Play immediately, see Set up HP Play to sync

with your device.

On a Mac:

1 Open your computer’s browser and go to hpplay.com.

2Click Download the MAC installer.

6 (Optional) To automatically sync music to your smartphone when it is

connected to the computer, check Automatically sync music to this

device.

7Click OK.

8 Your device appears under Devices in the left-hand panel of HP Play.

Click the device name and do either of the following:

3If required, click OK.

4 When HP Play has finished downloading, drag the HP Play icon to

the Applications folder.

Set up HP Play to sync with your device

BEFORE YOU BEGIN We recommend that you copy all of your music files

from your device to your computer as a backup before beginning to sync with HP Play (see Copy files and folders using USB Drive mode). Optionally, you can then add these files to HP Play on your computer and sync them from there back to your device.

1 If HP Play did not open automatically after installing it, do one of the

following on your computer to open it:

• On a Windows computer: Open HP Play from the start menu or

double-click .

• On a Mac: Open the Applications folder and double-click .

2 Connect your device and your computer using the USB cable.

For computer system requirements for using USB Drive mode, go to

hpwebos.com/webos-usbmode-en.

3 On your device, tap USB Drive. If prompted, tap OK.

4 On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard

opens, click Cancel to close the wizard.

5 In the Device Setup dialog box, click the Name field and enter a

name for your device.

• To set up manual sync: Click Manual, and then click Apply. You

are done! See Manually sync music from HP Play to your device.

• To set up automatic sync: Click Auto and continue to step 9.

9 Select any of the following sync settings:

Auto Sync Music: If you selected the auto sync option in step 6, this

is already selected. Uncheck this box to turn off auto sync.

Sync all music and playlists: Available only when Auto Sync Music is

turned on. Sync all HP Play music and playlists to your device.

Sync selected playlists: Available only when Auto Sync Music is

turned on. Allows you to choose which of the listed playlists you want to sync.

10 If you made changes to the default sync settings, click Apply, and

then click Sync. If you did not make changes, click Sync.

11 A warning may appear to tell you that the contents of the Music app

on your device will be erased and replaced with the files you are syncing from HP Play. Click Continue if you want to proceed.

12 When HP Play finishes synchronizing, end the connection between

your device and the computer safely. If you do not eject your device safely, your device resets, and may experience data loss, when you disconnect the USB cable:

On a Windows computer, in Windows Explorer, right-click the drive representing your smartphone and click Eject.

On a Mac computer, drag the drive representing your smartphone to the Trash. The Trash icon changes to Eject.

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13 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when the USB Drive

screen no longer appears on your smartphone.

Manually sync music from HP Play to your device

1 Open HP Play on your computer.

2 Connect your device and your computer using the USB cable.

3 On your device, tap USB Drive. If prompted, tap OK.

For computer system requirements for using USB Drive mode, go to

hpwebos.com/webos-usbmode-en.

4 On a Windows computer, if the Found New Hardware wizard

opens, click Cancel to close the wizard.

Your device appears under Devices in the left-hand panel of HP Play.

5 Do one of the following:

• To add a song or playlist: Click a song or playlist and drag it on

top of your device’s name. Repeat for any other songs or playlists.

• To delete a playlist: Right-click the playlist and click Delete.

• To delete a song from a playlist: Click the playlist name, right-click

the song, and click Remove. Click Remove to confirm.

6 When HP Play finishes syncing, end the connection between your

device and the computer safely. If you do not eject your device safely, your device resets, and may experience data loss, when you disconnect the USB cable:

On a Windows computer, in Windows Explorer, right click the drive representing your device and click Eject.

On a Mac computer, drag the drive representing your device to the

Trash. The Trash icon changes to Eject.

7 Disconnect the USB cable from the computer when the USB Drive

screen no longer appears on your device.

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Web

Go to a website

The web browser on your device is capable of displaying most web content. The browser supports HTML5 and Adobe Flash.

1 Do one of the following:

• In Card view, tap Just type, type the site address (for example,

hp.com), and tap Go to website.

• Open Web and enter the site address. If the page appears in

the history list, tap it to go there again. If not, tap Enter.

When entering a website address (URL), you don’t need to enter “http://www.”

DID YOU KNOW? If you browse to a secure web page, the lock icon in the

address line appears closed.

Search the web

Do one of the following:

• In Card view, tap Just type, type the search term, and then tap a search

engine (for example, Google).

• Open Web , enter the search term, and tap Enter.

Navigate a web page

Table 1. Web page navigation

To do this... Do the following... Move back

through previously viewed pages

Move forward through previously viewed pages

Tap .

2 To cancel a page while it is loading, tap .

Refresh Tap . Scroll Drag or flick up/down on the screen. View in landscape Turn the device on its side.

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Table 1. Web page navigation

To do this... Do the following... Zoom in/out of a

page

Zoom in on a column

Pan Tap, hold, and drag the page. Enter information

in a form Share a web

address as a link in an email message

Pinch out to enlarge items onscreen. Pinch in to decrease the size of items onscreen. Double-tap the screen to zoom in or out a specified amount.

Double tap the column to center it and enlarge it. Double tap again to zoom out to see the whole page again.

Tap the form field. Enter or select information and tap Enter.

Tap and then tap Share Link. Create the email message.

Open another browser

If you are looking at one web page and need to check something on a different one, simply open another browser.

1Tap .

2 Enter the address or search term for the second instance of the

browser.

3 To move between the two pages, press Center to display Card

view. The web pages are displayed in a stack. Tap the one you want.

old or newer. Make sure your printer is turned on and that both your device and the printer are connected to your local or corporate wireless network. For personal printers, see the instructions that came with your printer for information about setting up a printer on a wireless network.

1 Open the web page that you want to print and wait until the blue

progress bar runs the full way from left to right across the top of the screen and disappears.

2Open the application menu and tap Print.

Printers that are available on your current wireless network are displayed.

3 Do one of the following:

• If this is your first time using a printer on this network: If a list of

printers is displayed, tap one.

• If you have already used a printer on this network: The last printer

you used is remembered and is selected. If you want to select another printer, scroll down and tap Select Another Printer.

• To set up a printer manually or on a corporate network: Scroll

down in the list of printers and tap Add a Printer. Tap Enter an IP

address and enter the IP address of the printer. (Optional) Tap Name this printer and enter a name to identify the printer. Tap Done.

4 Depending on the printer you are using, you can set the following

printer attributes:

Number of Copies: Tap 1 and tap the number of copies you want to

print.

Color Printing: Tap On to switch color printing from On to Off.

Print a web page

BEFORE YOU BEGIN Your device supports printing on all network-capable

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5Tap Print.

Use Flash content

Flash content plays as soon as you open a website.

Do any of the following:

• To use playback controls with Flash content and interact with other

active areas: Tap the Flash content.

• To zoom in on Flash content: Pinch out to enlarge items onscreen.

• To zoom out on Flash content: Pinch in to decrease the size of items

onscreen.

• To exit full-screen mode while using Flash content: Press Center .

The ability to use Flash content is turned on by default. To turn it off: Open the application menu and tap Preferences. In Enable Flash, tap On to switch it from On to Off. You can turn Flash auto-load off also. If auto-load is turned off, when you open a web page, Flash content on the page appears with a play button. Tap to play the Flash content. To turn auto-load off: Open the application menu and tap Preferences. In

Autoload Flash, tap On to switch it from On to Off.

Flash on your device does not support the following:

3 Do any of the following:

To edit the title: Tap the title. See Text selection gestures for useful gestures if you want to edit the page title.

To edit the URL: Tap the URL and enter or edit the URL for the page. For example, change the URL to the home page of a site instead of a drill-down page within the site.

4Tap Add to launcher.

The page now appears as an icon on the Favorites page of the Launcher. Tap the icon to open the page. To delete the page from the Launcher, see

Delete an application.

• Games that require arrow keys as controls. The device keyboard has no

arrow keys, so unless a game enables the remapping of keys, you cannot play that game on your device.

• Hover states on Flash content.

• Some video streaming methods.

Add a web page to the Launcher

Add any web pages you visit frequently to the Launcher so you can access them in a few taps.

1 Open the page you want to add to the Launcher.

2 Tap , and tap Add to Launcher.

Create a bookmark

1 Open the page you want to bookmark.

2 Tap , and tap on the bookmarks tab.

If the bookmarks tab is not open, tap .

3 Tap to close the Bookmarks panel.

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NOTE Web bookmarks are part of the data backed up to your HP webOS

Account.

• Open Web and enter a term or address in the address bar that

matches the page name or address.

• To clear your browsing history: Open Web , open the application

menu, tap Preferences, and then tap Clear History.

Open a bookmarked page

Do one of the following:

• In Card view, tap Just type, type a few characters of the bookmark title,

and then tap Bookmarks & History. Scroll to find the bookmark you want, and tap to open it.

• To open a bookmark if it’s not on the start page, or after you navigate

away from the start page: Tap , and tap the bookmark on the Bookmarks tab. If the Bookmarks tab is not open, tap .

Edit or delete a bookmark

1 Open Web .

2Tap .

3 Do either of the following:

• To edit: Tap to the right of the bookmark name. Change the

title or URL and tap Save Bookmark.

• To delete: Throw the bookmark off the side of the screen and tap

Delete.

Use links on a web page

Table 2. Use links on a web page

To do this... Do the following... Go to another

page Open a link in

another browser Share via email Tap , and tap Share Link. Copy the URL Tap and hold the link. Tap Copy URL.

Tap the link.

Tap and hold the link. Tap Open In New Card.

Work with images on a web page

Table 3. Work with images on a web page

To do this... Do the following... Copy an image to

Photos & Videos

Share an image via email

Tap and hold the image. Tap Copy to Photos. Pictures you copy from the web are stored in the Miscellaneous album in Photos & Videos.

Tap and hold the image. Tap Share Image.

Return to previously viewed web pages

Do one of the following:

• In Card view, tap Just type, type a few characters of a keyword relating

to the page you are looking for, and then tap Bookmarks & History. Scroll to find the page you want, and tap to open it.

• Open Web , tap , and then tap . Scroll to the page name and

tap the page.

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Use an image as wallpaper

Tap and hold the image, tap Set Wallpaper, and then tap OK.

Download files from the web

1 Open Web .

2 Go to the web page with the file you want to download.

3Tap the file name.

3 Set any of the following:

4 If an app on your device supports the file type, the file name is

displayed in the Downloads panel. Tap Open.

All files are downloaded to the device’s USB storage. If an app on your device supports the file type, you can also find the file in that app. For example, if it’s a PDF file, find it in Adobe Reader, and if it’s an MP3 file, find it in Music.

Add a web search engine

When you browse to some websites that use search functionality, such as dictionary.com, you may see the notification Web Search Engine Available. This means that you can add this website to the list of search engines your device uses when you use Just Type to enter a search term while in Card view.

1 Tap at the top of the screen and then tap the Tap to add as

Search Engine notification.

2 Check the box to the left of the website name in the Search Using

section of the Just Type preferences to add this website as a search option in Just Type.

Default Web Search Engine: Select your default search engine.

Block Popups: Prevents websites from opening up new browser

windows. Tap On to switch Block Popups from On to Off.

Accept Cookies: Allows cookies from any website you view, even if

you are redirected to a site from another site. Tap On to switch Accept Cookies from On to Off.

Enable JavaScript: Tap On to switch JavaScript from On to Off.

Turning off JavaScript may prevent some websites from functioning properly.

Enable Flash: Tap On to switch it from On to Off. Turning off Flash

content prevents Flash content from displaying.

Autoload Flash: Enables Flash content to begin playing as soon as

you open a website. Tap Off to switch it from Off to On.

Clear Bookmarks: Tap to delete your bookmarks.

Clear History: Tap to delete your browsing history.

Clear Cookies: Tap to delete cookies used by some websites to

remember visiting history and user settings.

Clear Cache: Tap to delete any web page content that has been

stored in the local cache. This ensures that you are viewing the most current content when you visit a web page.

4Tap Done.

Customize web browser settings

1 Open Web .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences.

Maps

Search for a location

1 Open Maps .

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2 If prompted, tap Allow Once to turn on Location Services for this

session.

3 Do one of the following:

• To search for a new address: Tap the Search or Address field,

enter an address, and tap Enter.

• To find an address you saved: Tap , tap Saved, and tap a

location.

• To find an address you searched for recently: Tap , tap

Recents, and tap a location.

4 (Optional) To save the location, tap , tap , and tap Save.

5 (Optional) To get directions to the location, tap , tap .

NOTE The Maps app cannot determine your location and therefore cannot

work properly unless a location service is turned on (see Turn Google Services

on/off).

TIP You can search for a location in Maps directly from Card view. Tap Just

type, start typing the address or location name and, under Search Maps, tap Maps. If prompted, tap Allow Once to turn on Location Services for this session.

The Maps application opens with the closest match to your search term displayed in the map header.

5 If you want to start at a location other than your current location, tap

Current Location, and enter a new starting location or tap a location

you viewed recently.

6 Tap the address field to the right of Current Location and enter a new

starting location and tap Enter, or tap a location you viewed recently. To get directions to an address you saved, tap , and tap

Saved. Tap a location and tap Directions To Here.

7 Do any of the following:

• For driving directions: Tap .

• For public transport directions: Tap .

• For walking directions: Tap .

8 To see the route in writing, tap . Tap the transit mode icons at the

top of the panel to see driving, public transport, or walking routes. Tap to close the directions panel.

9Tap Start to see step-by-step directions on the map. Tap to move

to the next step, and to go to the previous step.

NOTE The Maps app cannot determine your location and therefore cannot

work properly unless a location service is turned on (see Turn Google Services

on/off).

Get directions

1 Open Maps .

2 If prompted, tap Allow Once to turn on Location Services for this

session.

3Tap .

4If required, tap OK to turn on your location.

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Work with saved locations

1 Open Maps .

2 If prompted, tap Allow Once to turn on Location Services for this

session.

3 Do any of the following:

• To view a saved location: Tap , tap , tap Saved, and then

tap a location.

• To get directions to a saved location from your current location:

Tap , tap , and tap Saved. Tap a location and tap

Directions To Here.

• To get directions from a saved location to your current location:

Tap , tap , and tap Saved. Tap a location and tap

Directions From Here.

• To get directions from one saved location to another saved

location: Tap , tap , and tap Saved. Tap a location and tap

Directions From Here. Tap , tap Saved, tap a location, and

then tap Directions To Here.

• To delete a saved location: Tap , tap Saved, throw the location

off the side of the screen and tap Delete to confirm.

Work with locations you viewed recently

1 Open Maps .

2 If prompted, tap Allow Once to turn on Location Services for this

session.

3 Do any of the following:

View your current location

If you are viewing a map of a location far from where you are currently, you can reposition the map to show your current location.

Do one of the following:

• If you have Location Services turned on: Tap .

• If you do not have Location Services turned on: Tap and tap

Launch. Open the Location Services application menu, tap Locate Me Using, and tap Google Services. Press Center and tap the Maps

app in Card view. Tap Allow Once to allow the Maps app to use your location for this session.

Move around and zoom in/out on a map

Do any of the following:

• To pan a map: Tap, hold, and drag the map.

• To zoom in/out on a map: Pinch out to enlarge items onscreen. Pinch in

to decrease the size of items onscreen.

• To view a recently viewed location: Tap , tap , tap Recents,

and then tap a location.

• To get directions to a recently viewed location from your current

location: Tap , tap , and tap Recents. Tap a location and tap Directions To Here.

• To get directions from a recently viewed location to your current

location: Tap , tap , and tap Recents. Tap a location and tap Directions From Here.

• To save a recently viewed location: Tap , tap , tap Recents,

and then tap a location. Tap , tap , and then tap Save.

• To get directions from one recently viewed location to another

recently viewed location: Tap , tap , and tap Recents. Tap a location and tap Directions From Here. Tap , tap Recents, tap a location, and then tap Directions To Here.

• To delete a location: Tap , tap Recents, throw the location off

the side of the screen, and tap Delete .

• To delete all recently viewed locations: Tap , tap Recents, and

tap Clear.

Customize the map view

1 Open Maps .

2 If prompted, tap Allow Once to turn on Location Services for this

session.

3 Tap and tap any of the following:

Road: Displays a two dimensional view showing roads and

landmarks.

Satellite: Shows a satellite image.

Bird’s Eye: Shows a map made up of images taken from the air.

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Show Traffic: Shows major roads and commute paths colored to

indicate their current traffic status. The color scale runs from green (meaning free-flowing traffic), through yellow, red, and finally gray (meaning slow traffic).

Drop a pin: Allows you to drag a pin to a map location and get

directions to that location or add the location to your saved locations. Tap Drop a pin to drop a pin on the map. Tap, hold, and drag the pin to an address. Remove your finger from the pin and tap to get directions or tap and tap Save to save the location. To remove a pin from a map, tap , and then tap Drop a

pin.

Clear Map: Clear the current map view.

4 Tap to close the map preferences panel.

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9 Contacts, Calendar, and other personal information

93 Contacts 101 C al end ar 107 M emo s 108 Fa ceboo k Tab let

Contacts

How do I add names and other info into Contacts?

You have a few options for getting info into Contacts.

Connect to an online address book: If you have an address book in an

online account that works with the HP Synergy feature (see Your HP

TouchPad), for example, Google or Microsoft Exchange, you can set up

Contacts on your device to synchronize and display contacts that you store in the online address book. After you set up the connection to the online address book, contacts you enter online show up automatically in Contacts, and contacts you enter on your device sync to the online account, provided the account allows writing from the device to the online account.

You can set up your contacts accounts in either of these locations.

The Synergy feature provides another advantage: During the same process you go through to set up a contacts account, you also set up the same account for all other applications that can display data from that account. For details on how Synergy works for the current list of online accounts, see Online accounts available for webOS devices.

For example, suppose you want to set up your Google contacts account on your device. The last step in setup is to select all the other apps that you want to receive data from your Google account (besides Contacts, you can include Messaging, Calendar, Email, and Documents). After setup is complete, your device begins to download your contacts and all data for all other apps you selected for synchronization.

NOTE In the Launcher, tap Accounts and then tap Add Account to see the

current list of online accounts you can set up on your device and from which you can access contact info. See Online accounts available for webOS devices to see how major online accounts synchronize data between the web-based account and your device.

Enter a contact directly in Contacts: See Create a contact for instructions.

You can assign the contact to one of your online address books—if you do, it synchronizes with the online address book. Or you can create the contact in your HP webOS Account, which means it shows up on your device only. HP webOS Account contacts are included in the daily backup of your HP webOS Account information, so you can restore them if they are accidentally erased.

• The Accounts app (see Use the Accounts application to set up an online

account)

• The Contacts app (see Use Contacts for the first time, Set up an online

account in Contacts, and Customize Contacts)

NOTE With some online accounts, such as Facebook or Yahoo!, data you enter

on your device does not sync to the online account.

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Use a third-party sync solution (if available): If you want to use a desktop

app to store your contacts, you may be able to use a third-party solution (sold separately) to sync your contacts directly with your computer (see

Sync your desktop organizer and your device or to go hpwebos.com/ sync-solutions to see if third--party solutions are available for your device.

If there are no solutions available for your device, check with the developers of existing sync software for other webOS devices to see if they are developing a solution for your device).

Transfer contacts from an existing HP webOS Account: When setting up

your device, you can choose to sign in to an existing HP webOS Account that you may be using already with a webOS smartphone. If you decide to sign in to an existing account, you can choose to do a one-time transfer of the data, including contacts, stored in the existing HP webOS Account to your device.

Download vCard info to Contacts: A vCard is a file type made especially

for contact info. A vCard may contain one or many contact entries. A vCard can be attached to an email, and you can download the info in a vCard to your Contacts app. See Receive vCards.

Linked contacts

The Synergy feature automatically links contacts from different accounts if it finds data in common between them. For example, if you have a contact in Exchange and in Google for Steven Grayson, your device links the contacts so that all of Steven’s info shows up on a single contact screen. You need to open just one view to see all of Steven’s info. The actual data remains separate in the various accounts where you originally created the data; it’s just assembled in one view on your device for your convenience.

How can you tell if a contact is linked? Look in the upper-right corner of the contact panel. If you see [number of] linked profiles beside the photo icon, that means that you’re looking at a linked contact, with combined info from contacts you’re storing in separate accounts.

1 Tap [number of] linked profiles to see the contacts that are linked. 2 Steven is a contact in your HP webOS Account and your Google online account. 3 Steven’s combined contact info is listed.

You can unlink linked contacts, and you can manually link contacts (see

Unlink a contact or Link a contact).

Use Contacts for the first time

1 Open Contacts .

2 Do one of the following:

• To set up an online account to sync: To set up an account that is

listed, tap the account type, and go to step 3. To set up an account type that is not listed, tap Find more to find an app and follow the instructions onscreen.

• To use accounts you have set up already in another app: Tap Go.

This opens your HP webOS Account and any online accounts, and you can start creating contacts in these accounts.

• To use Contacts without creating an online account: Tap your HP

webOS Account name. You can now start creating contacts in your HP webOS Account.

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Set up an online account in Contacts

1 Open Contacts .

2 Do one of the following:

• To set up an online account the first time you use Contacts: See

Use Contacts for the first time.

• To set up an online account any other time: Open the application

menu, tap Preferences & Accounts, tap Add an account, tap an

account type, and go to step 3. To set up an account type that is not listed, tap Find More to find an app and follow the instructions onscreen.

3 If you are setting up a Skype account, tap Sign In.

4 Enter the account information, and then tap Sign in.

5 If you are setting up an Exchange account, you may see a message

telling you that you must set a PIN or password for the device the next time you wake up the screen. Tap OK to continue with account creation. The next time you wake up the screen, tap Set PIN or Set

Password. Enter a PIN or Password and tap Done. If you encounter

problems while setting up an Exchange account, see Set up email:

Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes to learn about setting up an

account manually.

6 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create account.

NOTE If you add your Facebook or LinkedIn account to Contacts, your friends’

Facebook and LinkedIn email addresses show up in Contacts. You cannot change Facebook or LinkedIn info from Contacts on your device. You also cannot add friends to your Facebook or LinkedIn account from Contacts. To work directly with Facebook or LinkedIn, download the free Facebook or LinkedIn application from App Catalog (see Download a free application and

Facebook Tablet), or go to facebook.com or linkedin.com in the Web

application (see Web).

3 If you are setting up a Skype account, tap Sign In.

4 Enter the account information, and then tap Sign in.

5 If you are setting up an Exchange account, you may see a message

telling you that you must set a PIN or password for the device the next time you wake up the screen. Tap OK to continue with account creation. The next time you wake up the screen, tap Set PIN or Set

Password. Enter a PIN or Password and tap Done. If you encounter

problems while setting up an Exchange account, see Set up email:

Microsoft Exchange and Lotus Notes to learn about setting up an

account manually.

6 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for

which apps should download data from that account. For each app, tap On or Off, and then tap Create account.

Create a Skype account in Contacts

You do not need to have a Skype account set up before using Skype in Contacts—you can set one up directly from Contacts. You can also create a Skype account in Accounts (see Use the Accounts application to set up

an online account), Messaging (see Create a Skype account in Messaging), and Phone (see Create a Skype account in Phone & Video Calls).

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1 Open Contacts .

2Tap Add Contact.

2 Do one of the following:

• If you have not set up an account in another app that takes

advantage of the Synergy feature: Tap Skype.

• If you have already set up an account that takes advantage of the

Synergy feature and want to set up another one: Tap Add an

Account and tap Skype.

• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &

Accounts. Tap Add an account and tap Skype.

3Tap Create Account.

4Tap Accept to agree to Skype’s terms and conditions.

5 Enter the following details:

• Full Name: Enter your full name.

• Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to

other Skype users.

• Password: Enter a password and then enter it again.

• Email Address: Enter your email address and then enter it again.

6Tap Create Account, and tap Create Account again.

7Tap Done.

3 (Optional) Tap the account icon in the upper-right corner of the

screen to change the account to which the new contact will be added.

* Account icon, showing HP webOS Account

NOTE If an account doesn’t appear in the list, you can’t add data to that

account from your device.

4Tap Name to enter the contact name.

5 To add detailed name information, such as prefix, suffix, or middle

name, to a name, tap beside the Name field.

6 Tap fields to enter contact details.

Create a contact

You can add a contact to an account. If you don’t specify the account, the new contact is added to your default account.

If you are using Contacts for the first time, you go through a few different steps to add or access the contacts on your device (see Use Contacts for

the first time). Follow this procedure to add contacts directly on your

device after the first time you use Contacts.

1 Open Contacts .

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In some fields, such as Phone Number, a label button is displayed on the right. Tap the button to change the label for your entry—for example, to identify a number as a mobile or work phone.

7 (Optional) To assign the contact as a favorite, tap (see Create a

favorite).

8 (Optional) To add a photo to the contact, see Add or change a

contact photo.

9Tap Done.

Find a contact

4 Do any of the following:

To find a contact within the Contacts app, use these steps.

1 Open Contacts .

2 Do one of the following:

• Scroll through the list of contacts in the contacts list (left-hand

panel).

• Tap Search and begin typing first, middle, or last name, first and

last initial (with no space between), company, or nickname.

• For more search options, tap Global Address Search. (This option

is available if you are using Microsoft Exchange with a Global Address List.)

3Tap the contact.

For quick access to the contacts you use regularly, you can create a favorite in Contacts (see Create a favorite) or in Phone (see Create a

favorite in Phone & Video Calls).

NOTE You can make calls from your device only when it is connected to a

compatible HP webOS smartphone (see Make a pairing request to another

device and Pair with an HP webOS smartphone using Touch to Share).

• To add information: Tap the field and enter the info. For a linked

contact, you can also tap the account icon on the left side of the field, and then tap the account you want to add the info to (see

Enter information in a field).

• To change information: Tap a field and enter the info (see Enter

information in a field).

NOTE Info that originates from some accounts (like Facebook) can’t be edited

on your device. If you tap a field and nothing happens, this is a field that can't be edited on the device. To make changes, go to the online account.

• To change a contact picture: Tap beside the current picture. If

required, tap Change Photo. Tap the album containing the picture and tap the picture thumbnail, or tap Search, enter a file name, and tap a picture thumbnail. Tap OK.

• To delete a piece of contact information: Throw the item off the

side of the screen and tap Delete.

• To delete a contact picture: Tap beside the current picture and

tap Delete Photo.

• To delete a contact: Tap Delete at the bottom of the screen.

In a linked contact, information from the various accounts is displayed in a single view. Tap any field to edit information specific to an account.

View, edit, or delete contact information

1 Open Contacts .

2 Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.

3 To the contact info, tap .

NOTE The fields that make up the contact header (name, photo, nickname, job

title, company) are unique to each account. You must open a specific account to edit these fields.

5Tap Done.

Add or change a contact photo

1 While creating (see Create a contact) or editing (see View, edit, or

delete contact information) a contact, tap beside the current

photo.

2 If you are replacing an existing photo, tap Change Photo.

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3 Do one of the following:

1 Open Contacts .

• To browse to a photo: Tap the album containing the picture and

tap the picture thumbnail.

• To search for a photo: Tap Search, enter a photo name, tap the

photo name, and then tap the photo thumbnail.

4Tap OK.

Create a favorite

You can make a contact a favorite, so that it appears at the top of the search results list when you search using Just Type.

1 Open Contacts .

2 Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.

3 Tap in the contact details panel.

In the All contacts list, favorites are identified with a .

Remove a contact from favorites

1 Open Contacts .

2 Tap a contact and then tap the contact name again.

3 Tap one of the following:

• To start an IM chat with a buddy: Tap Chat, enter your message,

and tap Enter.

• To make a voice call to a buddy: Tap Voice Call.

• To make a video call to a buddy: Tap Video Call.

Link a contact

When your device recognizes matching information in two or more contacts—for example, the same name and phone number—it automatically gathers the info from the two records into a single view that displays all the contact information. You can also manually link contacts. The info for your linked contacts appears combined only on your device; the actual info is kept separate and distinct in the accounts it came from.

IMPORTANT To maintain the integrity of your contact data, it’s important that

you link only one person’s contact info in different accounts. For example, if you have contact info for Steven Grayson in Google, Facebook, Microsoft Exchange, and your HP webOS Account, go ahead and link all four contacts into a linked contact. But don’t link Steven’s contact info with his brother John’s.

2Tap Favorites.

3 Tap a contact and tap .

Call or chat with a Skype contact

When you add or create a Skype account on your device, your Skype buddies are added to Contacts. From here, you can chat with a buddy, or make a voice or video call to a buddy.

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1 Open Contacts .

2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.

3 In the contact details panel, tap 1 profile or [number of] linked

profiles, and tap Link more profiles.

Get in touch with a contact

1 Open Contacts .

2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.

3 Do any of the following:

• To send an email or instant message: Tap the appropriate field.

For example, tap an email address to send an email to the contact.

• To locate an address on a map: Tap an address field.

• To send a text message: Tap .

• To call that contact: Tap a phone number.

4 Search for the contact (see Find a contact) and tap it to link the two

contacts.

5 (Optional) After you create the link, you can ensure that the linked

contact appears in your Contacts list under the name you’re most likely to recognize (and not, say, under a person’s IM screen name, which can be unrelated to their real name). To do this, tap [number

of] linked profiles, tap the contact name you want to appear, and

tap Set as primary profile.

Unlink a contact

1 Open Contacts .

2 Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.

3Tap [number of] linked profiles, and tap the contact you want to

unlink.

4Tap Unlink this profile.

NOTE You can only make calls and send text messages from your device when

it is connected to a webOS smartphone (see Make a pairing request to another

device and Pair with an HP webOS smartphone using Touch to Share).

Delete a contact

1 Open Contacts .

2Search for a contact (see Find a contact), and tap the contact name.

NOTE Entries that you cannot change on your device, like those from Facebook

and LinkedIn, you also cannot delete from the device. You must delete them from your account on the web to remove them from your device.

3 Do one of the following:

• To delete only one entry in a linked contact: Tap [number of]

linked profiles. Tap the entry you want and tap Delete this profile.

• To delete an unlinked contact or an entire linked contact: Tap

and then tap Delete. Tap Delete All Profiles to confirm.

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NOTE If you see Delete Other Profiles rather than Delete All Profiles, you have

linked contacts that come from accounts whose info you can't change on your device (like Facebook and LinkedIn). Tap it. To delete any remaining profiles, go to the account online using your computer and delete them there.

If you delete a contact that is assigned to an online account, the contact is deleted in the online account also.

Customize Contacts

1 Open Contacts .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3 Set the following options:

You can also choose to sort by Company & first name or Company & last name. In these cases, the company name is alphabetized, and within the company, whichever you choose, the names are still listed as first name followed by last name.

Default account: Tap the current default account to change the

default to another account. New contacts you create are assigned to this account unless you specify otherwise.

Accounts: Tap an account to change login settings and sign in using

the new settings.

Add an account: Tap, and then tap an account type. Enter the

account information. Before you can set up an account on your device, you must already have an account online with the provider.

Sync Now: Tap to manually synchronize your online accounts (see

Manually synchronize Contacts with your online accounts).

List Order: Tap to select the criteria by which the contact list is

sorted. If you select Last name to sort on, the names are alphabetized by last name, but they still appear in the Contacts list as first name followed by last name. If you select First name to sort on, names are alphabetized by first name.

1 Contact list sorted by first name 2 Contact list sorted by last name

4Tap Done.

Manually synchronize Contacts with your online accounts

If you want to get contacts from an online account on your device immediately, or upload contacts from your device to the online account, you can do a manual sync. This synchronizes Contacts with all the accounts you have set up on your device, and it syncs all other apps associated with all online accounts that you selected for synchronization.

1 Open Contacts .

2Open the application menu and tap Preferences & Accounts.

3Tap Sync Now.

Delete an online account from Contacts

If you synchronize contacts with an online account, deleting the account from Contacts stops synchronization of contacts only—if you also sync email or calendar events with that online account, those continue to

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Hewlett-Packard TouchPad Instruction Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Contents

1 Welcome

Your HP TouchPad

What’s in the box?

Hardware

Print material

Where can I learn more?

2 Basics

Get to know your device

Front view

Touchscreen

Icons in the title bar Top view

Charge the battery

Set up your device

Maximizing battery life

What is an HP webOS Account?

Turn your device on/off

Turn the screen on/off

Why the screen goes dark

Turn wireless services off (airplane mode)

Turn wireless services on

Shut down your device

Use gestures: Tap, swipe, drag, flick, pinch

Swipe

Flick

Drag

Pinch (zoom gestures)

Scroll gestures

Text selection gestures

Update the HP webOS operating system

Respond to a system software notification

Manually check for system updates

3 Just Type

Just Type overview

Look up a contact

Find information in an application on your device

Search the web

Create a new item such as a message, calendar event, or memo

Use application keywords

Open an application

Repeat a recent search

Customize Just Type

4 Work with applications

Open applications

Open an application using Just Type

Open an application in the Launcher

Open an application in Quick Launch

Resize panels/display or hide levels in an app

Use the menus

Use the application menu

Use the system menu

Enter and save information

Use the onscreen keyboard

Enter uppercase letters

Enter symbols and alternate characters

Enter passwords

Symbols and accented characters

Enter information in a field

Work with the Text Assist feature

Customize Text Assist settings

Add your own words and shortcuts

Cut, copy, and paste information

Select items in a list

Save information

Close an application or application screen

Delete an application

Manage applications in Card view

Work with stacked cards

Change card order or unstack cards

Move among cards and stacks

Stack cards

Customize the app display in the Launcher and Quick Launch

Reorder Launcher icons

Line up your favorite applications in Quick Launch

Reorder Quick Launch icons

Manage online accounts