Hewlett-Packard TouchPad Instruction Manual
USER GUIDE
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Contents
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
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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
Contents 5
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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10 Chapter 1 : Welcome
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
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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
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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
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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,
sign in to your HP webOS Account on hpwebos.com/account, and do
a remote erase of the info on the device.
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
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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.
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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
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example, in Email, Web, Photos & Videos, Quickoffice
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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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22 Chapter 2 : Basics
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.
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