HTC T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide User Guide

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myTouch 4G Slide

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Contents

Getting started

Inside the box 8 myTouch 4G Slide 8 Back cover 10 SIM card 12 Storage card 13 Battery 14 Switching the power on or off 17 Setting up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time 17 Finger gestures 17 Ways of getting contacts into myTouch 4G Slide 18 Home screen 19

Basics

Adjusting the volume 21 Sleep mode 22 Status and notifications 23 Notifications panel 26 Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to a computer 28 Copying files to or from the storage card 28 Copying text, looking up information, and sharing 29 Printing 30

Personalizing

Making myTouch 4G Slide truly yours 32 Changing your wallpaper 32 Personalizing your Home screen with widgets 32 Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen 34 Adding items to the application dock 34 Adding folders on your Home screen 34 Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen 35 Changing your ringtone and notification sounds 36

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls 37 Making a call on the Phone dialer screen 37 Using Speed dial 38 Calling a phone number in a text message 38 Calling a phone number in an email 39 Making an emergency call 39 Receiving calls 39 What can I do during a call? 41

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Setting up a conference call 42 Wi-Fi Calling 43 Internet calls 44 Using Call log 45 Using Home dialing 46 Call services 46 Turning Airplane mode on or off 47

Messages

Opening Messages 48 Sending a text message (SMS) 48 Sending a picture message (MMS) 49 Resuming a draft message 50 Viewing and replying to a message 51 Forwarding a message 52 Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message 53 Managing message conversations 53 Setting message options 55

Search and Web browser

Searching myTouch 4G Slide and the Web 56 Using the web browser 57 Downloading from the Web 59 Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages 60 Setting browser options 61

Camera

Camera basics 63 Taking a photo 65 Recording video 65 After capturing 66 Using camera scenes 66 Changing camera settings 69

Photos, videos, and music

Gallery 71 Music 80 Screen Share 84

Accounts and sync

About online accounts 86 Synchronizing with a Google Account 86 Adding a social network account 87 Managing your online accounts 87

People

About the Contacts app 89 Your contacts list 90 Setting up your contact card 91 Importing contacts from your SIM card 91

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Adding a new contact 91 Searching for contacts 92 Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 92 Merging contact information 93 Backing up your contacts to the storage card 94 Contact information and conversations 94 Sending contact information as a vCard 95 Contact groups 96

Social

Facebook for HTC Sense 98 Using Friend Stream 99 Chatting in Google Talk 102

Gmail 104 Mail 105

Calendar

About calendar 113 Creating an event 113 Changing Calendar views 114 Managing Calendar events 115 Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 116 Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 116 Showing or hiding calendars 117 Changing Calendar settings 117 About the Calendar widget 118

Maps and location

Turning on location services 119 About Google Maps 119 Getting around maps 120 Searching for a location 121 Searching for a place of interest near you 121 Getting directions 122 Getting help 123 Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) 123 Using Car Dock 123

Android Market and other apps

Finding and installing apps from Android Market 125 Using the Clock 127 Checking Weather 130 Working on documents 131 Watching videos on YouTube 132 Listening to FM Radio 133 Using Flashlight 135 Sharing games and apps 135

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T-Mobile apps

T-Mobile My Account 136 T-Mobile My Device 136 T-Mobile TV 137 Using KidZone 138 Starting a video chat 138

Keyboard

Using the QWERTY keyboard 139 Using Swype 141 Using the onscreen keyboard 142 Entering words with predictive text 144 Entering text by speaking 146 Entering text by tracing 147 Editing text 147 Adjusting input settings 148

Internet connections

Data connection 150 Wi-Fi 151 Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 152 Using myTouch 4G Slide as a modem (USB tethering) 154 Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 154 Using myTouch 4G Slide as a wireless router 155

Bluetooth

Bluetooth basics 156 Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 156 Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 157 Sending information using Bluetooth 158 Receiving information using Bluetooth 160

Security

Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 161 Protecting myTouch 4G Slide with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 161

Settings

Settings on myTouch 4G Slide 163 Changing display settings 164 Changing sound settings 166 Changing the language 167 Optimizing battery life 167 Managing memory 168 Checking information about myTouch 4G Slide 169

Update and reset

Software updates 170 Restarting myTouch 4G Slide 171 Resetting myTouch 4G Slide 171

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Trademarks and copyrights

Index

7 Conventions used in this guide

Conventions used in this guide

In this user guide, we use the following symbols to indicate useful and important information:

This is a note. A note often gives additional information, such as what happens when you choose to do or not to do a certain action. A note also provides information that may only be applicable to some situations.

This is a tip. A tip gives you an alternative way to do a particular step or procedure, or lets you know of an option that you may find helpful.

This indicates important information that you need in order to accomplish a certain task or to get a feature to work properly.

This provides safety precaution information, that is, information that you need to be careful about to prevent potential problems.

8 Getting started

Getting started

Inside the box

You will find the following inside the box:

§ myTouch 4G Slide

§ Battery (preinstalled)

§ microSD™ card (preinstalled)

§ SIM card (preinstalled)

§ USB cable

§ Power adapter

§ Quick start guide

§ Safety and regulatory guide

myTouch 4G Slide

Front panel

1. QWERTY keyboard

2. MENU

3. HOME

4. Microphone

5. Trackpad

6. GENIUS

7. BACK

8. Touch screen

9. Front camera

10. Notification LED

11. Earpiece

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Top panel

Left and right panels

1. 3.5mm headset jack

2. POWER/LOCK

1. VOLUME UP

2. VOLUME DOWN

3. USB connector

4. CAMERA

Back panel

1. Speaker

2. Back cover

3. Noise-cancelling microphone

4. LED flash

5. 8.0 megapixel camera

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Back cover

Removing the back cover

Remove the back cover to access the battery compartment, SIM card slot, and storage card slot.

Make sure to switch off myTouch 4G Slide before removing the back cover.

Turn off myTouch 4G Slide and hold it securely with the front facing down.

2. Lift the back cover from the notch at the bottom of the back panel to remove it.

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Replacing the back cover

1. Press the top part of the back cover against the exposed back panel.

2. Press the sides of the back cover against the phone and make sure that there

are no gaps.

You’ll hear several clicks as you press the back cover to indicate that it is being secured in place.

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SIM card

The SIM card contains your phone number, service details, and phonebook/message memory. Both 1.8V and 3V SIM cards can be used.

Inserting the SIM card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. With the SIM card’s gold contacts facing down and its cut-off corner facing out,

insert the SIM card all the way into the SIM card slot.

Removing the SIM card

Make sure to switch off myTouch 4G Slide before removing the SIM card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Remove the battery.

3. With your thumb, slide the SIM card out from the SIM card slot.

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Storage card

Use the storage card to store your photos, videos, and music. You’ll find the storage card already inserted in myTouch 4G Slide.

Inserting the storage card

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the microSD card into the storage card slot with its gold contacts facing

down and push it until it clicks into place.

Removing the storage card

If myTouch 4G Slide is on, you must first "unmount" the storage card before removing it to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Push the storage card in to eject it from its slot.

3. Slide the storage card out from its slot.

Unmounting the storage card

When you need to remove the storage card while myTouch 4G Slide is on, unmount the storage card first to prevent corrupting or damaging the files in the storage card.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap SD & phone storage > Unmount SD card.

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Battery

myTouch 4G Slide uses a rechargeable battery. How long the battery can last before it needs recharging depends on how you use myTouch 4G Slide. Among these are the features and accessories you use (for example, leaving your Bluetooth® connection always on uses more power). Long phone calls and frequent web browsing uses up a lot of battery power. Also, consider your location: poor signal strength from your mobile network and extreme temperature make the battery work harder.

Removing the battery thin film

Before using myTouch 4G Slide for the first time, you need to remove the thin film that's underneath the battery.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Pull the flap of the thin film out, and then remove it from the battery

compartment.

Removing the battery

1. Take the back cover off.

2. With your thumb or finger, lift the battery from the battery compartment.

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Inserting the battery

Please use only the original battery that came with your myTouch 4G Slide or a replacement that T-Mobile recommends.

1. Take the back cover off.

2. Insert the battery (with its exposed copper contacts first) into the battery

compartment.

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Charging the battery

The battery is partially charged when shipped. Before you turn on and start using myTouch 4G Slide, it is recommended that you charge the battery. Some batteries perform best after several full charge/discharge cycles.

§ The battery is already installed in myTouch 4G Slide when shipped. A thin film is inserted between the battery and the compartment. You need to remove this film before you can charge the battery.

§ Only the power adapter and USB sync cable provided in the box must be used to charge the battery.

§ Do not remove the battery from myTouch 4G Slide while you are charging it using the power or car adapter.

1. Plug the power adapter into the USB connector.

2. Plug in the power adapter to an electrical outlet to start charging the battery.

As the battery is being charged, the notification LED shows a solid orange light. The light turns to solid green when the battery is fully charged.

When you charge the battery and myTouch 4G Slide is on, the charging battery icon

is displayed in the status bar. After the battery has been fully charged, the

charging battery icon turns to a full battery icon .

As a safety precaution, the battery stops charging when it overheats.

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Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Press the POWER/LOCK button. Easy.

When you turn on myTouch 4G Slide for the first time, you’ll need to set it up.

Switching the power off

1. If the display is off, press the POWER/LOCK button to turn it back on, then

unlock the screen.

2. Press and hold the POWER/LOCK button for a few seconds.

3. When the Power options menu appears, tap Power off.

Setting up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time

When you switch on myTouch 4G Slide for the first time, you’ll be asked to set it up. Just follow the onscreen instructions and you’ll be up and running in no time.

Be sure to sign in to your Google® Account so you can use Google apps like Gmail and Android Market™. You can also set up your other email accounts, favorite social network accounts, and more.

Some features that need to connect to the Internet such as location-based services and auto-sync of your online accounts may incur extra data fees. Don’t worry. You can enable or disable them in settings later on.

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Finger gestures

Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items onscreen such

as application and settings icons, or press onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.

Press and hold

To open the available options for an item (for example, a contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item.

Swipe or slide

Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to drag.

To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen.

While dragging, do not release your finger until you have reached the target position.

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Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you need to swipe

your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking the contacts or message list.

Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen orientation

from portrait to landscape by turning myTouch 4G Slide sideways. When entering text, you can turn myTouch 4G Slide sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.

Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch” the screen

using two fingers (for example, thumb and index finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a web page.

Ways of getting contacts into myTouch 4G Slide

There are several ways you can add contacts to myTouch 4G Slide. You can sync myTouch 4G Slide with contacts from your Google Account, computer, Facebook®, and more.

T-Mobile Contacts Backup

Gmail Google contacts are imported to myTouch 4G Slide after you

Facebook Log in to your Facebook account through Facebook for HTC

Phone contacts You can choose to create and store contacts directly in

SIM card Copy all your SIM contacts to myTouch 4G Slide. Microsoft

Exchange ActiveSync

If you previously used T-Mobile Contacts Backup, you can import your contacts from the T-Mobile server.

Sense to import your Facebook friends' contact information.

myTouch 4G Slide or transfer existing ones from your old phone.

myTouch 4G Slide syncs your work contacts from the Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync Server in your workplace.

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Home screen

Your Home screen is where you make myTouch 4G Slide your own. You can customize the Home screen by adding widgets, favorite applications, shortcuts, and folders so they’re always just a tap away. To find out how, see Personalizing on page

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Extended Home screen

As you start to do more things with myTouch 4G Slide, you might find that one Home screen is not enough. No problem. You can use up to four extra screens. It should be plenty.

Slide your finger horizontally to the left or right and you’ll discover more space for adding icons, widgets, and more.

Press to return to the main Home screen (that is, the center home screen).

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Using Leap view

To jump straight to the screen that you want, press or pinch the screen to show the Leap view. It reveals all five Home screens as thumbnails.

Just tap the one you want and you’ll leap right there.

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Basics

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume changes the volume level of the ringtone, while adjusting the media volume changes the volume level of sound notifications and music or video playback.

Adjusting the ringer volume

§ Press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the ringer volume to your desired level. The Ringer volume window appears on the screen to display the volume levels.

§ While in the lowest ringer volume level (Silent mode), press VOLUME DOWN once to switch to Vibrate mode. The vibrate mode icon appears in the status bar.

§ While in Vibrate mode, press VOLUME UP once to switch to silent mode. The speaker mute icon displays in the status bar.

Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

During a call, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button.

Adjusting the media volume

When playing music or watching video, press the VOLUME UP or VOLUME DOWN button to adjust the volume. The Media volume window appears on the screen to display the volume level.

Adjusting the volume via settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Sound > Volume.

2. Drag the volume sliders to the left or right to adjust the volume levels of the

ringtone, media playback, alarms, and notifications. A sample tone is briefly played with the volume being adjusted as you drag a slider.

3. If you want the same volume for your ringtone and notifications, select Use incoming call volume for notifications.

4. When you’re done, tap OK.

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Sleep mode

Sleep mode saves battery power by putting myTouch 4G Slide into a low power state while the display is off. It also stops accidental button presses when myTouch 4G Slide is in your bag. You’ll still receive messages and calls though.

Switching to Sleep mode

Briefly press the POWER/LOCK button to turn off the display and switch to Sleep mode. myTouch 4G Slide also automatically goes into Sleep mode when it’s idle for a while.

Waking up from Sleep mode

To wake myTouch 4G Slide up manually, press the POWER/LOCK button. You’ll need to unlock the screen.

myTouch 4G Slide automatically wakes up when you have an incoming call.

Unlocking the screen

Pull the ring up to unlock the screen.

If you have set up a screen unlock pattern, pin, or password, you will be asked to draw the pattern on the screen or enter the PIN or password before it unlocks.

If you've set an event reminder or an alarm, you can drag or to the ring to snooze or dismiss the event or alarm.

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Adjusting the time before the screen turns off

After a period of inactivity, the screen turns off to conserve battery power. You can set the idle time before the screen turns off.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Display > Screen timeout.

3. Tap the time before the screen turns off.

Status and notifications

Status icons

Here’s what each icon means:

Signal strength Battery is full

4G connected Battery is charging

4G in use Battery is low (20% remaining)

3G connected

3G in use Silent mode

GPRS connected Vibrate mode

GPRS in use Microphone is mute

2G connected Speakerphone is on

Battery is very low (10% remaining)

2G in use

Roaming Wired headset connected

Wired microphone headset connected

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No signal Bluetooth is on

No SIM card installed Connected to a Bluetooth device

Connected to a Wi-Fi network Airplane mode

Data synchronizing GPS is on

Network sharing is on Alarm is set

Notification icons

Notification icons on the status bar make it easy for you to keep on top of your messages, calendar events, and alarms.

Here’s what each one means:

New Gmail message

New Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync or POP3/IMAP email

Problem with email delivery Call forwarding on

New SMS/MMS Message forwarding on

Problem with SMS/MMS delivery

New Google Talk™ instant message

New voicemail Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot is on

Missed call

Call on hold

myTouch 4G Slide is connected to a computer via USB cable

Wi-Fi is on and wireless networks are available

Upcoming event Uploading data (animated)

New updates from your social networks

Downloading data (animated)

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Matched contacts suggestion Waiting to upload

myTouch 4G Slide software update available

Song is playing

FM Radio app in use

More (not displayed) notifications No storage card installed

General notification Storage card is low on free space

Call in progress Wi-Fi Calling ready

Notification LED

Downloaded Android Market app installed successfully

Update available for an app downloaded from Android Market

Storage card is safe to remove or storage card is being prepared

The notification LED shows a:

§ Solid green light when myTouch 4G Slide is connected to the power adapter or a computer and the battery is fully charged.

§ Flashing green light when you have a pending notification.

§ Solid orange light when the battery is being charged.

§ Flashing red light when the battery level reaches very low.

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Notifications panel

When you get a new notification, you can open the Notifications panel to see what event notification or new information you've received. The Notifications panel lets you quickly switch between recently-opened apps, and also lets you easily turn on settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

To open the Notifications panel, press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward.

If you have several notifications, you can scroll down the screen to see them all.

You can also open the Notifications panel on the Home screen by pressing and then tapping Notifications.

Switching between recently opened apps

On the Notifications panel, you can easily access up to eight apps you just recently opened.

1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. In the Recent apps section, slide your finger left or right to see recently-opened

apps.

3. Tap an app to open it.

Press and hold

to view recently used apps.

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Using Quick Settings

The Quick Settings tab lets you easily turn on Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS, and more, and also provides a quick shortcut to all myTouch 4G Slide settings.

1. Press and hold the status bar, then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. Tap the Quick Settings tab.

3. Tap the check box next to an item to turn it off or on.

Closing the Notifications panel

Press and hold the bottom bar of the Notifications panel, then slide your finger up the screen. Or just press .

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Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to a computer

You can set the type of USB connection myTouch 4G Slide will use whenever you connect it to a computer using the USB cable.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Connect to PC.

2. Tap Default connection type, and then select one of the following choices:

Charge only Select this option if you only want to charge the battery while

connected to your computer.

Disk drive This mode is available only when there’s a storage card installed

on myTouch 4G Slide. Select this mode when you want to copy files between the storage card and your computer.

When Disk drive mode is enabled while myTouch 4G Slide is connected to the computer, you will not be able to use apps that need access to the storage card.

USB tethering

3. Tap Done.

When you do not have an Internet connection on your computer, you can select this mode to share the mobile data connection of myTouch 4G Slide with your computer.

Copying files to or from the storage card

You can copy your music, photos, and other files to the storage card.

1. Connect myTouch 4G Slide to your computer using the supplied USB cable.

2. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Connect to PC > Default connection type.

3. Tap Disk drive, and then tap Done. On your computer, the storage card is

recognized as a removable disk.

4. Navigate to the removable disk and open it.

5. Do one of the following:

§ Copy the files from the computer to the storage card’s root folder.

§ Copy the files from the storage card to a folder in your computer.

6. After copying the files, unmount the removable disk (that is, the connected

myTouch 4G Slide) as required by your computer’s operating system to safely remove myTouch 4G Slide.

7. Do one of the following:

§ Disconnect myTouch 4G Slide from the computer.

§ If you want to keep myTouch 4G Slide connected to the computer but

want it to be able to access the storage card, open the Notifications panel, tap Disk drive, select an option except Disk drive, and then tap Done.

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Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

In apps such as the web browser and Mail, you can select text and choose what you want to do with it.

Selecting text

1. Press and hold on a word.

2. Drag the start and end markers to highlight the surrounding text you want to

select.

To copy the address of a linked web page, press and hold the link, and then tap

Copy link URL.

Copying and pasting text

1. After you have selected the text you want to copy, tap Copy.

The selected text is then copied to the clipboard.

2. In a text entry field (for example while composing an email), press and hold at the point where you want to paste the text.

3. Tap Paste.

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Searching or translating text

1. After you have selected the text you want to search for or translate, tap .

2. Tap one of the following tabs:

Google Search

Look for related information using Google Search, based on the text that you selected.

Wikipedia

Look for related information on Wikipedia®, based on the text that you selected.

YouTube

Look for videos on YouTube®, based on the text that you selected.

Google Translate

Translate the text to another language.

Google Dictionary

Look up the selected text in the dictionary.

Sharing text

1. After you have selected the text you want to share, tap .

2. Choose where to paste and share the selected text, such as in an email message

or Facebook status update.

Printing

Connect myTouch 4G Slide to a supported printer and print out documents, email messages, photos, and more.

§ Both printer and myTouch 4G Slide must be turned on and connected to the same local network. Connect myTouch 4G Slide to the local network using Wi-Fi®. To learn how to connect the printer to a local network, refer to your printer user guide.

§ The local network must not be behind a firewall.

1. While in an app such as Mail or Gallery, open the item you want to print.

2. Press , and then tap Print (or More > Print).

3. On the Print screen, tap the printer you want to use.

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4. If there's more than one page to print, set the page range that you want.

Tap Advanced to set the page size, print layout, and page orientation, and choose if you want to print in color or black and white.

5. Tap Print.

You can check the printing details by opening the Notifications panel, and then tapping the item you're printing.

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Personalizing

Making myTouch 4G Slide truly yours

Make myTouch 4G Slide look and sound just the way you want it. Personalize it with a different wallpaper, ringtone, and notification sound for events such as incoming text, email, and calendar reminders.

From the Home screen, press

and tap Personalize to get started.

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your wallpaper with your favorite photo is a quick and easy way to give myTouch 4G Slide a fresh look. Browse the collection of wallpapers included in myTouch 4G Slide or choose from photos that you have taken with the camera. You can also change your Home screen to use an animated wallpaper.

1. From the Home screen, press

2. Tap one of the following:

Wallpapers Choose a preset wallpaper, and then tap Set wallpaper. Live wallpapers Choose from preset animated wallpapers. Tap Preview to

view the animation, and then tap Apply.

Gallery Choose an existing photo. Crop the photo and then tap Save.

and tap Personalize > Wallpaper.

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Widgets put at-a-glance important information and media content up front on your Home screen. Some widgets are already added to your Home screen for your convenience. You can add more from the available selections of widgets.

Adding a widget to your Home screen

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new widget.

2. Press and tap Personalize > Widget.

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3. Select a widget that you want.

4. Most HTC widgets are available in a variety of designs and sizes to suit your

needs. Slide your finger on the screen from right to left to view the different styles, and then tap Select to choose one.

You can also add widgets that allow you to quickly switch on or off certain settings such as Wi-Fi and Bluetooth. Scroll down the widgets list, tap Settings, and then tap the widget that you want.

Changing the settings of a widget

You can modify basic settings of some widgets (for example, the Clock and Mail widgets) from the Home screen.

1. Press and hold a widget on the Home screen. myTouch 4G Slide vibrates and

you’ll see a colored box around the widget. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget to the Edit button (if it’s enabled).

The relevant screen where you can change some settings for this widget then opens.

3. Customize the widget settings.

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Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Place app icons on your Home screen to open apps quicker. You can also add shortcuts to settings and specific information such as a bookmarked webpage, someone’s phone number, a music playlist, route directions, and many other items, to your Home screen.

The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on myTouch 4G Slide.

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new icon or

shortcut.

2. Press , tap Personalize and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut to

add a shortcut to a setting or information.

To add an app icon on the Home screen, you can also press , tap , and then press and hold an app icon. Without lifting your finger, drag the icon to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

Adding items to the application dock

The application dock holds three icons or shortcuts of frequently-used applications and features so you can access them from any Home screen.

Three application icons are already on the dock. You can replace these with shortcuts or icons of your choice.

The shortcuts available depend on the apps that are installed on myTouch 4G Slide.

1. Press and hold an item on the dock, and then drag it to to delete, or drag it

to an empty area on the Home screen, and then release it.

2. Press and hold the empty slot, and then tap App to add an app icon, or Shortcut

to add a shortcut to a setting or information.

Adding folders on your Home screen

Use folders to group related apps and other shortcuts to keep your Home screen tidy and organized. You can also add information folders that show up-to-date information such as Bluetooth received files, your Facebook phonebook, and more.

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

1. Go to a part of the Home screen where there’s space to add a new folder.

2. Press and tap Personalize > Folder.

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3. Tap New folder.

4. Press and hold an app icon or a shortcut that you want to move to the folder.

myTouch 4G Slide then vibrates. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

5. Drag the app icon or shortcut and drop it on top of the folder.

Simply tap the folder to open it so you can access the apps and shortcuts inside the folder.

Renaming a folder

1. Tap the folder to open it.

2. Press and hold the folder window’s title bar.

3. Enter a new folder name and then tap OK.

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Rearrange the widgets and icons on your Home screen to make room for adding more items. You can also remove widgets and icons that you don’t frequently use.

Moving a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to move. myTouch 4G Slide vibrates

and you’ll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget or icon to a new location on the screen.

§ You can pause at the left or right edge of the screen to drag the widget or icon onto another Home screen panel.

§ When you drag an icon to a spot that’s occupied by another icon, the occupant automatically moves away to give room.

3. When the widget or icon is where you want it, lift your finger.

Removing a widget or icon

1. Press and hold the widget or icon you want to remove. myTouch 4G Slide

vibrates and you'll see a colored box around the widget or icon. Don’t lift your finger just yet.

2. Drag the widget or icon to .

3. When the widget or icon turns red, lift your finger.

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Changing your ringtone and notification sounds

Change your ringtone and notification sounds to suit your mood or lifestyle. Choose different sounds from the preset selection or your storage card (except for notification sounds).

1. From the Home screen, press

2. Tap Ringtone or Notification sound, tap the sound that you like, and then tap OK.

Go to the Messages, Mail, and Calendar apps to choose sounds for new messages, email, and calendar reminders respectively.

and tap Personalize.

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Phone calls

Different ways of making calls

Besides making calls from the phone dialer screen on myTouch 4G Slide, you can tap a number in a text message or email to call, or press a single number on the phone dialer to quickly call a contact.

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen

You can either dial a number directly, or use the Smart dial feature to search and call a stored contact or a number from your call history.

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Begin entering the first few digits of a phone number or characters of a contact

name on the phone keypad. Matching numbers and names appear at the top of the Phone dialer screen.

If you enter a wrong digit or letter, tap to delete it. To erase the entire entry, press and hold .

3. Scroll left or right on the matching contacts to see if there are more matching

numbers or contacts.

4. To place a call, do one of the following:

§ Tap a phone number or contact from the matched list.

§ After entering a complete number, tap Call.

§ To call a different phone number associated with the contact, press and

hold the phone number of the contact from the matched list and then tap View contact. On the contact details screen, tap the number you want to call.

While dialing or when the call is in progress, the status bar displays the call in progress icon .

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Using Speed dial

Use Speed dial to call a phone number with a single tap. For example, if you assign a contact’s number to the number 2 key, you can just press and hold 2 to dial the number.

The number 1 key is generally reserved for your voicemail. Press and hold this key to call voicemail and retrieve your voicemail messages.

Assigning a speed dial key

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Press , and then tap Speed dial > .

3. Enter the name of the contact you want to add. When the name comes up in

the list, tap the name.

4. On the Speed dial screen, choose the phone number of the contact to use, and a

speed dial key to assign.

5. Tap Save.

You can also set a speed dial key in Contacts. Tap a contact, press , and then select Set speed dial.

Calling a phone number in a text message

1. Tap the phone number within the message.

2. Tap Call.

To call the message sender, tap the received message, and then tap Call on the options menu.

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Calling a phone number in an email

Want to call a number that's in an email? No problem.

1. In the email body, tap the phone number.

2. Edit the number if necessary.

3. Tap Call.

Making an emergency call

In some regions, you can make emergency calls from myTouch 4G Slide even if you don’t have a SIM card installed or your SIM card has been blocked.

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Dial the emergency number for your locale, and then tap Call.

If you’ve enabled but forgotten your lock screen password, lock pattern, and/or the SIM lock, you can still make emergency calls by tapping Emergency call on the screen.

Receiving calls

When you receive a phone call from a contact, the Incoming call screen appears.

You can use the polite ringer and pocket mode features for receiving calls. To find out how, see Changing sound settings on page 166.

Answering a call

Do one of the following:

§ Tap Answer.

§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag to the

ring to unlock the screen and answer the call.

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Deferring a call

You can reject the incoming call, send the caller a text message, and then remind yourself to call back.

1. Tap Defer and send message.

2. Do one of the following:

§ Tap the Send a text message to text box, and then tap a preset text message you want to send the caller. To create your own text message, tap

Custom in the list of preset messages, enter your message, and then tap OK.

§ Set the time when you want to be reminded to call back the caller.

3. Tap Done.

Rejecting a call

Do one of the following:

§ Tap Decline.

§ If the display is off when you get a call, the Lock screen appears. Drag to the

ring on the Lock screen.

§ Press the POWER/LOCK button twice to reject a call.

Muting the ringing sound without rejecting the call

Do one of the following:

§ Press the VOLUME DOWN or VOLUME UP button.

§ Press the POWER/LOCK button.

§ Place myTouch 4G Slide face down on a level surface.

If myTouch 4G Slide is already facing down, it will still ring when there are subsequent incoming calls.

HTC Caller ID

Everytime you make a call or your friend gives you a ring, you get to see your friend’s latest status update from social networks like Facebook or Twitter™ right on the call screen. You also won’t miss people’s birthdays. You’ll see a birthday reminder, if your friend’s birthday will occur sometime within the next seven days.

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What can I do during a call?

When a call is in progress, use the buttons onscreen to mute or unmute the microphone or to turn the speakerphone on or off. You can also press and choose whether to add a call, place the call on hold, mute the microphone, and more.

Putting a call on hold

1. Press and then tap Hold to put the call on hold. When you put a call on hold,

the status bar displays the hold call icon .

2. Press , and then tap Unhold to resume the call.

Switching between calls

If you’re already on a call and accept another call, you can choose to switch between the two calls.

1. When you receive another call, tap Answer to accept the second call and put

the first call on hold.

2. To switch between the calls, tap the person you want to talk to on the screen.

3. To end the current call and return to the other call, tap End call.

Turning the speakerphone on during a call

To decrease potential damage to your hearing, do not hold myTouch 4G Slide against your ear when the speakerphone is on.

Do one of the following:

§ Flip myTouch 4G Slide over during a call (be sure that Flip for speaker is selected in > > Settings > Sound).

§ On the call screen, tap .

The speakerphone icon appears in the status bar when the speakerphone is on.

To turn the speakerphone off, just flip myTouch 4G Slide over again, facing it up. Or tap again.

Muting the microphone during a call

On the call screen, tap to toggle between turning the microphone on or off. When the microphone is turned off, the mute icon appears in the status bar.

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Ending a call

Do one of the following to end the call:

§ On the call screen, tap End call.

If the display is off, press POWER/LOCK to turn on the screen so you can tap End call.

§ Slide open the Notifications panel, then tap .

If the phone number of the person who called is not in your contacts list, you can choose to save the number to your contacts list after you hang up.

Setting up a conference call

Conference calling with your friends, family, or co-workers is easy. Make the first call (or accept a call), and then simply dial each subsequent call to add it to the conference.

Make sure your SIM card is enabled with conference calling service. Contact T-Mobile for details.

1. Make a call to the first conference call participant.

2. When connected, press , tap Add call, and then dial the number of the

second participant. The first participant is put on hold when you dial the second participant.

3. When connected to the second participant, tap merge .

4. To add another participant to the conference call, tap on the conference call

screen, and then dial the number of the contact you want to invite to the conference call.

5. When connected, tap to add the participant to the conference call.

6. To talk to a person in the conference call in private, tap and then select Private call on the options menu.

7. When finished, tap End call.

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Wi-Fi Calling

When you're in a place with limited cellular coverage but with Wi-Fi connection, use Wi-Fi Calling to make and receive calls over Wi-Fi using your available rate plan minutes.

Turning on Wi-Fi Calling

Make sure that myTouch 4G Slide is connected to a Wi-Fi network before you turn on Wi-Fi Calling.

1. On the Home screen, tap > Wi-Fi Calling.

2. Read the important notice about emergency calling, and then tap Dismiss.

3. Tap the Wi-Fi Calling switch. myTouch 4G Slide then connects to the T-Mobile

network and shows Active on the screen when connected.

You can then go to the Phone dialer, Call log, or Contacts app to make calls.

Changing Wi-Fi Calling settings

1. On the Wi-Fi Calling screen, press and tap Settings > Connection preferences.

2. Select a connection option, and then tap OK.

Wi-Fi Preferred When you make calls, the Wi-Fi network is preferred over

the cellular network. You must stay in the Wi-Fi range when calling.

Cellular Preferred

Wi-Fi Only myTouch 4G Slide will always use the Wi-Fi network when

When you make calls, the cellular network is preferred over the Wi-Fi network.

you make a call. You must stay in the Wi-Fi range when calling.

Turning off Wi-Fi Calling

1. Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger downward to open the

Notifications panel.

2. Tap Wi-Fi Calling Ready.

3. Tap the switch to turn off Wi-Fi Calling.

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Internet calls

When you're connected to a Wi-Fi network, you can make and receive calls through an Internet calling account.

Adding an Internet calling account

Before you add an Internet calling account, make sure that you've registered with an Internet calling service that supports voice calls over Session Initiation Protocol (SIP).

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call.

2. Under Internet call settings, tap Accounts.

3. Tap Add account.

4. Enter your account details.

5. Press to save your account.

6. To set myTouch 4G Slide to receive Internet calls on your added account, tap the Receive incoming calls check box.

Making an Internet call

Make an Internet call to either your contact's Internet calling account or phone number.

Internet calls to phone numbers may incur additional fees. Contact T-Mobile for details.

Call any of the following:

Internet calling account

Phone number

§ In Contacts, tap a contact who has an Internet calling account, and

then tap Internet call.

§ In Call log, tap an Internet call log.

See Making a call on the Phone dialer screen on page 37. But first, set myTouch 4G Slide to use Internet calling for your outgoing calls. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call. Tap Use Internet calling, and then select either For all calls or Ask for each call.

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Using Call log

Use Call log to check missed calls, your dialed numbers, and received calls.

Checking a missed call

You will see the missed call icon in the status bar when you miss a call.

1. Slide open the Notifications panel to check who the caller is.

2. To return the call, tap the missed call notification. Then tap the caller’s name or

number on the Call log tab.

Checking calls in Call log

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Slide to the Call log tab, and then do one of the following:

§ Tap a name or number in the list to call.

§ Press and hold a name or number in the list to display the options menu.

§ Tap to open the details of a particular contact.

§ Press , and then tap View to display just a particular type of calls such

as missed calls or outgoing calls.

Adding a new phone number to your contacts from Call log

1. On the Call log tab, press and hold the phone number that you want to save, and then tap Save to People.

2. Choose whether to create a new contact or save the number to an existing

contact on myTouch 4G Slide.

3. Do any of the following:

§ When creating a new contact, enter the contact name, contact type, and other information in the blank contact record that appears. The phone number is automatically added to the mobile field in the phone section. To store it as another type of number, for example a home number, tap the Mobile button.

§ When saving the number to an existing contact, tap a contact stored on myTouch 4G Slide, and then select the number type.

4. Tap Save.

Clearing Call log

On the Call log tab, do one of the following:

Remove one name or number

Clear the entire list Press , and then tap Delete all.

Press and hold the name or number, and then tap Delete from call log.

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Using Home dialing

When you're on a trip abroad, it's easy to dial friends and family from home. Your home country code is automatically added when you make calls while roaming.

1. On the Home screen, tap .

2. Enter the phone number from your home country that you wish to call.

If you enter a leading zero, it will be removed. If you enter a plus (+) sign before the phone number, myTouch 4G Slide will dial normally.

The Home Dialing screen opens and shows the country code to be added before the phone number.

3. If you want to change the country code, choose the country that you want from

the country selection box.

4. Tap OK to place the call.

Turning off Home dialing

If you prefer to manually enter complete phone numbers to call while roaming, you can turn off Home dialing.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Call.

2. Clear the Home country check box.

Call services

myTouch 4G Slide can directly link to the mobile phone network, and enable you to access and change the settings of various phone services. Call services may include call forwarding, call waiting, voicemail, and more. Contact T-Mobile to find out about the availability of call services.

To open call services, press

Fixed Dialing Numbers

Voicemail service Shows the current voicemail service being used. Voicemail settings Specify another voicemail number aside from the voice mail

Restrict outgoing calls to a fixed set of numbers. To enable this feature, you must know your SIM card’s PIN2 code.

number on your SIM card.

from the Home screen, and then tap Settings > Call.

Clear voicemail notification

Hearing aids Turn on the Hearing Aid Compliance feature that reduces

Phone settings Modify your phone settings such as automatic saving of an

If you have a notification of a new voicemail, you can clear the notification with this option.

interference to hearing aids.

unknown contact number when a call with that number ends.

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Home country Enable or disable the Home dialing feature. Home dialing Set the country code to be automatically added before the

phone numbers you dial while you're roaming.

TTY mode Enable TTY (Teletypewriter) support for your phone. Call forwarding Select how you want to handle busy, unanswered, and

unreachable calls. You can also set the call forwarding option for all incoming calls.

Additional settings Enable or disable operator services such as caller ID and call

waiting.

Cell broadcast Enable or disable receipt of cell broadcast messages. Cell broadcast

settings Accounts Add, modify, or remove Internet calling accounts. You can also

Use Internet calling Select whether to use Internet calling for all calls you make or

Configure channels and language for cell broadcast messages.

choose whether to receive incoming Internet calls.

for Internet address calls only, or to be asked which you prefer for each call you make.

Turning Airplane mode on or off

In many countries, you are required by law to turn off wireless devices while on board an aircraft. A way to turn off wireless functions quickly is to switch myTouch 4G Slide to Airplane mode.

When you enable Airplane mode, all wireless radios on myTouch 4G Slide are turned off, including the call function, data services, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi. When you disable Airplane mode, the call function is turned back on and the previous state of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi is restored.

To turn Airplane mode on or off, press and hold POWER/LOCK, and then tap Airplane mode.

When enabled, the Airplane mode icon

is displayed in the status bar.

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Messages

Opening Messages

Keep in touch with important people in your life. Use the Messages app to compose and send text (SMS) and picture messages (MMS).

From the Home screen, tap your sent and received messages are neatly grouped into conversations, by contact name or phone number.

You can also view your messages on the Home screen with the Messages widget.

> Messages. The Messages screen opens, where all

§ Scroll up or down the list of conversations by swiping your finger on the screen.

§ Tap a contact name or number to view the exchange of messages.

Sending a text message (SMS)

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap .

3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:

§ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers from your stored contacts are displayed. Tap a name or one of the contact’s numbers.

§ Tap , and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients.

§ Enter the complete phone numbers directly in the To field.

> Messages.

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4. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

§ There is a limit on the number of characters for a single text message (displayed

above the Send button). If you exceed the limit, your text message will be delivered as one but will be billed as more than one message.

§ Your text message automatically becomes a multimedia message if you enter an email address as the recipient, add a message subject, attach an item, or compose a very long message.

5. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Sending a picture message (MMS)

To compose a picture message, start by creating a new text message. Then choose the type of attachment to include in your message.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Messages.

2. Tap .

3. Fill in one or more recipients. You can:

§ Enter the first few letters of a contact name or starting digits of a mobile number. As you type, matching names with phone numbers and email addresses from your stored contacts are displayed. Tap a contact’s number or email address. Email addresses will be displayed when Show email address is selected in Recipient list settings.

§ Tap , and then select the phone numbers of the contacts to whom you want to send the message. You can also select contact groups as recipients.

§ Enter the complete phone numbers or email address directly in the To field.

4. To add a subject line, press and then tap Add subject.

5. Tap the box that says Add text, and then enter your message.

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6. Press , tap Attach, and then choose the type of attachment.

Picture Take a photo and attach it, or attach an existing photo. Video Record a video and attach it, or attach an existing

video.

Audio Make a voice recording and attach it, or attach an

existing audio file.

App recommendation Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market

that you want to share with others. The URL from which the app can be downloaded will be inserted to your message.

Location Add your current location (requires GPS to be turned

on), or a location you pick on a map to your message.

Contact (vCard) Select a contact, and then select the information to

attach.

Appointment (vCalendar)

After adding an attachment, tap to see options for replacing, viewing or removing your attachment.

7. Tap Send, or press to save the message as a draft.

Select the calendar event you want to attach.

Resuming a draft message

1. On the Messages screen, press

2. Tap the message and then resume editing it.

3. Tap Send.

, and then tap Drafts.

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Viewing and replying to a message

Depending on your notification settings, myTouch 4G Slide plays a sound, vibrates, or displays the message briefly in the status bar when you receive a new message. A new message icon is also displayed in the status bar.

1. To open and read the message, you can:

§ Press and hold the status bar, and then slide your finger down to open the Notifications panel. Then tap the new message notification.

§ Go to the Messages app and open the message.

2. While reading the message, you can reply with a text or multimedia message.

You can also do the following while reading the message:

§ Call the phone number contained in the message by tapping the number.

§ Tap the email address contained in the message to send an email.

§ Tap a link in the message to open it in the web browser.

§ Tap the message to open the options menu and choose what you want to do

with the message (such as forward, share, and more).

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Replying to another phone number of the contact

When a contact has multiple phone numbers stored on myTouch 4G Slide, you’ll see the particular phone number used within the message. There’s also a bold letter before the phone number to indicate the number type (for example, M stands for Mobile).

Keep in mind that your response will be sent to the phone number of the latest message you’ve received from this contact.

1. On the All messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the box that says Add text, then enter your reply message.

3. Press and then tap More > Recipient phone number.

4. Select another phone number of this contact.

Forwarding a message

1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to view the exchange

of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message you want to forward, and then tap Forward.

3. In the To field, fill in one or more recipients.

4. Tap Send.

While viewing the exchange of messages with the contact, you can also press , tap Forward (or More > Forward), and then tap the message you want to forward.

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Viewing and saving an attachment from a multimedia message

If you are concerned about the size of your data downloads, check the multimedia message size first before you download it.

When Auto-retrieve in MMS settings is disabled, only the message header is downloaded. To download the entire message, tap the Download button at the right side of the message.

§ If there’s a media attachment such as a photo or video in a received message, tap it to view the content.

§ If the attachment is a contact (vCard), tap it to view the contact information, then tap Save to add to your contacts.

§ If the attachment is an appointment or event (vCalendar), tap it to choose the calendar where to save it, and then tap Import.

§ To save the attachment to your storage card, press and hold the multimedia message, and then choose to save the type of attachment from the options menu.

Managing message conversations

Protecting a message from deletion

You can lock a message so that it will not be deleted even if you delete the other messages in the conversation.

1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message that you want to lock.

3. Tap Lock message on the options menu. A lock icon is displayed at the right

hand side of the message.

Copying a message to your SIM card

1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message, and then tap Copy to SIM. A SIM card icon is displayed at

the right hand side of the message.

Deleting a single message

1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Tap the message that you want to delete.

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3. If the message is locked, tap Unlock message on the options menu, and then tap

the message to display the options menu again.

4. Tap Delete message on the options menu.

5. When prompted to confirm, tap OK.

Deleting several messages within a conversation

1. On the Messages screen, tap a contact (or phone number) to display the

exchange of messages with that contact.

2. Press and then tap More > Delete.

3. Tap Delete by selection.

You can also tap Delete by phone number if the contact used multiple phone numbers throughout the conversation and you want to delete the messages sent from a particular number.

4. Select the messages you want to delete and then tap Delete.

Deleting a conversation

1. Do any of the following:

§ On the Messages screen, press and hold a contact (or phone number)

whose messages you want to delete, and then tap Delete.

§ While looking at the exchange of messages in a conversation, press and

then tap More > Delete > Delete thread).

Any locked messages in the conversation thread will not be deleted unless you select the Delete locked messages check box.

2. When prompted to confirm, tap OK to delete the entire thread.

Deleting several conversations

1. On the Messages screen, press and then tap Delete.

2. Select the conversation threads you want to delete.

3. Tap Delete. Any locked messages will not be deleted.

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Setting message options

On the All messages screen, press and then tap Settings.

Notifications

Text messages (SMS)

Multimedia messages (MMS)

§ Receive a notification in the status bar and set myTouch 4G Slide to vibrate or play a sound when a message arrives or when a message is not sent successfully, and choose a notification sound.

§ Allow myTouch 4G Slide to show pop-up notifications on the screen when messages are sent successfully or not, or disable this option.

§ Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

§ View or change the message service center number used. (We

recommend that you don't change the number here as it may cause problems in receiving and sending messages.)

§ View or delete text messages stored on your SIM card, or copy SIM card messages to device memory.

§ Receive a report on the delivery status of your message.

§ Receive a report whether each recipient has read the message or

deleted it without reading.

§ Automatically download complete MMS messages including the message body and attachments in your service area and when roaming.

General

§ Set the message priority and maximum file size of MMS messages. If the MMS message file size is exceeded, the message won't be sent.

§ Search and display the sent message history, call history, and email addresses of stored contacts when you're adding message recipients.

§ Choose the maximum number of text or MMS messages to store in each conversation thread (excluding locked messages), and enable automatic deletion of unlocked older messages when set limits are reached.

§ Include a signature to all your outgoing messages and customize your signature.

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Search and Web browser

Searching myTouch 4G Slide and the Web

You can search for information on myTouch 4G Slide and on the Web by using Google Search. Some applications, such as Contacts or Mail, have their own search function, which you can use to search only within those applications.

Setting search options

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. Tap Search > Google search.

3. Choose the settings that you want.

Show web suggestions

Use My Location Include your location in searches to get local search

Search history Use suggestions from the web-based Google search

Manage search history

4. Press .

5. Tap Searchable items, and then select the items you want included when doing

a search.

Display suggestions for Google web searches below the search box as you type.

results.

history, from your Google Account. View or manage the web search history associated with

your Google Account on the web browser.

Performing searches on the Web and myTouch 4G Slide

1. Slide to the Home screen with the Google search box.

2. Choose where you want to search.

Initially, the Google search box displays the All icon , indicating that it’s configured to search on both the Web and myTouch 4G Slide. You can target your searches to just the Web only or to just a single application’s information on myTouch 4G Slide. Tap and then tap to set the searchable items.

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3. In the search box, enter the words you want to search for. As you type,

matching items on myTouch 4G Slide and suggestions from Google web search are shown as a list.

4. Do one of the following:

§ If what you’re searching for is in the list of suggestions, tap it in the list. The item opens in the appropriate application.

§ To edit an item in the list, tap . The item will appear in the search box, where you can edit it.

§ If what you’re searching for is not in the list, tap to search the Web. The web browser opens, displaying the results of a Google search.

Using the web browser

Do one of the following to open the web browser and start surfing the Web:

§ On the Home screen, tap Internet.

§ From the Home screen, tap > Internet.

Going to a webpage

1. From the browser screen, press and then tap the URL box on top of the

screen.

2. Enter the webpage address using the keyboard. As you enter the address,

matching webpage addresses will appear on the screen.

3. Do one of the following:

§ Tap an address to go directly to that webpage.

§ Continue typing in the webpage address, then tap .

Changing the screen orientation

Turn myTouch 4G Slide sideways to display the web browser in landscape orientation.

If the screen orientation doesn’t change automatically, turn on automatic screen orientation. From the Home screen, press , tap Settings > Display, and then select the Auto-rotate screen check box.

Navigating and zooming on a webpage

§ You can swipe your finger on the screen to navigate and view other areas of the webpage.

§ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out. You can also use your fingers to spread or pinch the screen to zoom in and out.

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Selecting a link on a webpage

You can tap a link to open it, or press and hold a link for more options.

Link What to do

Webpage address (URLs)

Email address

§ Tap the link to open the webpage.

§ Press and hold the link to open a menu that allows you to open,

bookmark, copy to the clipboard, or share the link.

§ Tap to send an email message to the email address.

§ Press and hold, then tap Copy on the menu to copy the email

address to the clipboard. You can paste the email address later when creating a new contact or sending a new email message.

Selecting an address or phone number on a webpage

On a webpage, you can:

§ Tap an address to view the location on a map.

§ Tap a phone number to call.

Opening a new browser window

Open multiple browser windows to make it easier for you to switch from one website to another.

1. While viewing a webpage, press and then tap Windows.

2. Tap .

A new browser window opens.

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Switching between browser windows

1. While viewing a webpage, do one of the following:

§ Press and then tap Windows.

§ Pinch the screen (zoom out) until you see the other browser windows.

2. Select the browser window you want to view by sliding your finger on the

screen from right to left.

3. Tap a webpage to display it in full screen.

Tap

to close a webpage.

Downloading from the Web

Do more than just browsing the Web. You can download files such as photos and music as well as apps using the web browser.

§ Make sure you have your storage card inserted on myTouch 4G Slide. All downloaded files will be saved to your storage card.

§ Before downloading an app, check first its compatibility with myTouch 4G Slide to make sure it can be installed.

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Downloading apps from the Web

You can download apps directly from your favorite websites. Apps downloaded from the Web can be from unknown sources. To protect myTouch 4G Slide and your personal data, we strongly recommend that you download and install only apps you trust.

1. Open your web browser, then go to the website where you can download the

app you want.

2. Follow the website's instructions for downloading the app.

Before you can install the downloaded app, you need to set myTouch 4G Slide to allow installation of third-party apps. From the Home screen, press , then tap

Settings > Applications > Unknown sources.

Viewing your downloads

While viewing a webpage, press and then tap More > Downloads.

Viewing bookmarks and previously visited pages

You can store as many bookmarks as you want on myTouch 4G Slide. You can also access a convenient list of the sites you have visited, or quickly view the pages that you access most often.

Bookmarking a webpage

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Add bookmark.

2. To bookmark the web page under a certain category (such as sports or dining),

tap Add tags and enter a tag name. This groups similar web pages so you can easily locate them.

3. Edit the bookmark name if needed, and then tap Done.

Opening a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. Do one of the following:

§ On the Bookmarks tab and then tap it.

§ On the Tags tab to open, and then tap it.

, open a tag group, navigate to the bookmark you want

, navigate to the bookmark you want to open,

Editing a bookmark

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Bookmarks tab , press and then tap Edit.

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3. Tap at the right of the bookmark you want to edit.

4. Enter your changes, and then tap Done.

Viewing a previously visited page

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the History tab , navigate to the page you want to view and then tap the

page.

Clearing the list of previously visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the History tab , press , and then tap Clear history.

Viewing a page that you often visit

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Most visited tab , navigate to the page you want to view, and then

tap the page.

Clearing the list of most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Most visited tab , press , and then tap Clear all.

Changing the view of bookmarks or most visited pages

1. While viewing a webpage, press , and then tap Bookmarks.

2. On the Bookmarks tab or the Most visited tab , press , and then tap Thumbnails, List, or Grid to change the view.

For example, if you are in Thumbnails view and you want to view bookmarks in a grid, press and tap List, then press and tap Grid.

Setting browser options

Customize the web browser to suit your browsing lifestyle. Set display, privacy, and security options when using the web browser.

From the browser screen, press

, and then tap More > Settings.

Setting your home page

1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings > Set home page.

2. Select the home page you want to use.

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Browsing full versions of all websites

Some websites display a mobile version of their pages on phone web browsers. You can choose to view the full version of all pages, even for these sites.

From the browser screen, press , tap More > Settings, and then clear the Mobile

view check box.

Choosing when to show Flash content

Choose which Flash® content you want to see on a webpage, and when you want to view it.

1. From the browser screen, press , and then tap More > Settings > Enable plugins.

2. Tap On demand.

After selecting On demand, you can show the Flash content by tapping on the webpage.

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Camera

Camera basics

Whether traveling for business or fun, enjoy taking photos and videos of your trip and encounters with myTouch 4G Slide.

Be sure to plug in your storage card before you start. Photos and videos captured with the camera will be stored onto your storage card.

§ To open the camera in photo mode and take photos, tap from the Home

screen, and then tap Camera. Or, press the CAMERA button.

While on the Lock screen, press the CAMERA button to open the camera in photo mode.

§ To open the camera directly in video mode so you can immediately start

capturing videos, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Camcorder.

Viewfinder screen

You’ll find the following onscreen controls and indicators on the Viewfinder screen:

Scenes button

Flash button

Front or main camera button

Photo/Video mode switch

Auto focus indicator

Shake detection indicator

Shutter release/Record button

Gallery button

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Zooming

Before taking a photo or video, you can first use the onscreen zoom bar to zoom in or out of your subject.

Tap an area on the Viewfinder screen to display the zoom bar, and then slide your finger left or right on the zoom bar to zoom in or out.

Auto focusing

Whenever you point the camera at a different subject or location, it shows the auto focus indicator at the center of the Viewfinder screen.

Let the camera auto focus on the center of the screen. Or you can tap another area on the screen that you want to focus on.

Adding effects

Want to make your photos look more interesting? Easy. Use the available camera effects to make your photos look like they’ve been taken through special lenses and filters. You can also add certain effects to videos.

Choose an effect first before you start taking a photo or video.

1. Press and then tap Effect.

2. Scroll through the available effects and tap one that you like.

Using the front camera

Take a picture or shoot a video of yourself using the front camera.

To switch to the front camera, on the camera screen, tap . To switch back to the main camera, tap .

Some camera features are not available when you’re using the front camera, such as auto focusing, zooming, and face detection.

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Taking a photo

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.

2. Before taking the photo, you can zoom in or out first on your subject.

3. Tap the flash button repeatedly to choose a flash mode depending on your

lighting conditions.

Auto flash

Flash on

Flash off

4. Choose the resolution and other camera settings you want to use.

5. Choose an effect to apply to your photo.

6. Point the camera and focus on your subject.

If you're taking a photo of a group of people, the camera will automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus. You'll see boxes on people's faces.

Make sure the Auto focus and Face detection check boxes are selected in the camera settings.

7. When you're ready to take the photo, tap .

8. Choose what you want to do with the photo you’ve just taken.

Recording video

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Choose the video quality and other camera settings you want to use.

3. Choose an effect to apply to your video.

4. Frame your subject on the Viewfinder screen.

5. Tap the Viewfinder screen so you can zoom in or out first on your subject.

6. Tap to start recording.

> Camcorder.

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7. You can change focus to a different subject or area by just tapping it on the

Viewfinder screen.

8. Tap the flash button to switch the camera light on or off during recording.

Light on

Light off

9. To stop recording, tap again.

10. Choose what you want to do with the video you’ve just recorded.

After capturing

After capturing a photo or video, the Review screen will display the photo or the starting image of the video that you have just captured. Tap the onscreen buttons to choose what you want to do next.

Delete the photo or video

Send the photo or video to your computer or another device using Bluetooth, send it by email, or select a social network where you want to upload it to.

Choose how you want to use the photo, such as by setting it as your wallpaper.

Watch the video.

Using camera scenes

Scenes provide an easy way to override your camera’s normal settings to suit your current lighting and environment. You can choose from a wide selection of scenes before you start taking photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.

2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

3. Scroll through the available scenes, and tap Select.

When you select Auto, the camera determines the scene for you and automatically changes to one of these scenes only:

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Portrait

When you're pointing the camera at a group of people, it automatically detects and focuses on their faces.

Macro

When you're pointing the camera at an object, it auto focuses on the object at close distance.

Night (photo mode only)

When you're in a low-lit environment, the camera enhances brightness in your photos and videos.

Taking a panoramic photo

Whether it’s the Golden Gate Bridge or the Eiffel Tower, SweepShot™ lets you capture anything wide or tall in a single photo.

1. While in the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Scroll to the SweepShot scene, and then tap Select.

Zooming is disabled when you're using this scene.

3. Do one of the following:

§ If you're capturing a wide panorama, hold myTouch 4G Slide sideways.

§ If you're capturing a tall panorama, hold myTouch 4G Slide upright.

4. Point the camera where you want the start the panorama and then focus on it.

5. When you're ready to take the first frame, tap . Or simply press the CAMERA

button.

6. Pan the camera to the right or tilt it up until the frames fill the box.

The camera will automatically fill the box with photos.

7. When you're done capturing before the box is filled, tap .

Your shots are automatically combined in a single photo.

Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo

Take photos like a pro with ClearShot™ HDR imaging. When enabled, myTouch 4G Slide renders both the bright and dark areas of your subject. The result: better photos with the right image intensity and contrast levels.

1. While in the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Scroll to the ClearShot HDR scene, and then tap Select.

Flash is disabled when you're using this scene.

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3. Point the camera and focus on your subject.

4. When you're ready to take the photo, tap . Or simply press the CAMERA

button. The camera will then process the photo against different light exposure levels to enhance it.

Using camera scenes

Scenes provide an easy way to override your camera’s normal settings to suit your current lighting and environment. You can choose from a wide selection of scenes before you start taking photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Camera.

2. On the Viewfinder screen, tap .

3. Scroll through the available scenes, and tap Select.

When you select Auto, the camera determines the scene for you and automatically changes to one of these scenes only:

Portrait

When you're pointing the camera at a group of people, it automatically detects and focuses on their faces.

Macro

When you're pointing the camera at an object, it auto focuses on the object at close distance.

Night (photo mode only)

When you're in a low-lit environment, the camera enhances brightness in your photos and videos.

Taking a panoramic photo

Whether it’s the Golden Gate Bridge or the Eiffel Tower, SweepShot™ lets you capture anything wide or tall in a single photo.

1. While in the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Scroll to the SweepShot scene, and then tap Select.

Zooming is disabled when you're using this scene.

Do one of the following:

§ If you're capturing a wide panorama, hold myTouch 4G Slide sideways.

§ If you're capturing a tall panorama, hold myTouch 4G Slide upright.

4. Point the camera where you want the start the panorama and then focus on it.

5. When you're ready to take the first frame, tap . Or simply press the CAMERA

button.

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6. Pan the camera to the right or tilt it up until the frames fill the box.

The camera will automatically fill the box with photos.

7. When you're done capturing before the box is filled, tap .

Your shots are automatically combined in a single photo.

Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo

1. While in the Viewfinder screen, tap .

2. Scroll to the ClearShot HDR scene, and then tap Select.

Flash is disabled when you're using this scene.

3. Point the camera and focus on your subject.

4. When you're ready to take the photo, tap

button. The camera will then process the photo against different light exposure levels to enhance it.

. Or simply press the CAMERA

Changing camera settings

Open the menu panel to access and change camera settings.

To open the camera settings, press .

Self-timer (photo mode only)

Effects Select an effect you want to apply to the photo or video

Image adjustments Slide your finger across each of the slider bars to adjust the

White balance White balance enables the camera to capture colors more

Set a time delay before your camera automatically takes the photo.

you're about to capture.

exposure, contrast, saturation, and sharpness.

accurately by adjusting to your current lighting environment.

ISO (photo mode only) Choose an ISO level or set it back to Auto. Higher ISO

numbers are better for taking pictures in low light conditions.

Resolution/Video quality

Review duration Set the time for a captured photo or video to be displayed

Choose a photo or video resolution to use.

on the Review screen before the camera changes back to the Viewfinder screen.

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Widescreen (photo mode only)

When this check box is selected (default), photo resolutions available for selection are in 16:9 ratio and you can use the entire Viewfinder screen to frame your subject. When not selected, photo resolutions available for selection are in standard 4:3 ratio.

Geo-tag photos (photo

Select to store GPS location in your captured photos.

mode only) Auto enhance (photo

mode only) Auto focus (photo

Select to reduce noise when using a high ISO setting and to automatically adjust photo brightness.

Enables or disables centered auto focus.

mode only) Face detection (photo

mode only)

Select to automatically recognize faces and adjust the focus when you take people photos. Face detection will be turned off if you disable auto focus.

Shutter sound Select to play a sound when you press the shutter release

or record button.

Grid (photo mode only) Select to display a grid on the Viewfinder screen so you can

easily frame and center your subject before taking the photo.

Smile Capture (photo

Select to automatically capture when the subject smiles.

mode only) Blink detection (photo

mode only)

Record with audio

Select to recognize and detect a closed eye. The camera will not capture if it sees your subject blinks.

Select to record audio when capturing videos.

(video mode only) Reset to default Change the camera settings back to default.

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Gallery

About the Gallery app

Relive the fun while viewing photos and videos of your latest travels or your pet’s newest tricks. Get an audience by tagging your Facebook and Flickr® friends. You can even play your media on a TV screen.

To start using Gallery, check first if you have photos or videos copied on your storage card.

What’s more, you can edit and add effects to your photos. You can also easily set a photo as favorite or use it as your contact icon or wallpaper.

Selecting an album

From the Home screen, tap > Gallery. The Gallery app opens on the Albums screen where your photos and videos are organized by albums for easy viewing.

The following are preset albums:

§ Camera shots lets you view photos and videos

that are stored in the camera’s folder.

§ My favorites lets you group photos and videos

that you set as your favorites.

§ All photos lets you view all photos that are stored

in all the folders on the storage card.

§ All videos lets you view all videos that are stored

in all the folders on the storage card.

§ All downloads lets you view photos and videos

that you downloaded.

Folders in your storage card that contain photos and videos will also be treated as albums and will be listed below the preset albums. The actual folder names will be used as the album names.

If there are photos or videos under the root path of your storage card (that are not contained in folders), they will be grouped under the Other album.

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Viewing photos

After you’ve selected an album, you can browse through your photos and videos.

Slide your finger up or down to scroll through the thumbnails. Tap a photo or video to view it in full screen.

While viewing a photo in full screen, you can press , and then tap Show on map to see the location where you took the photo. (Show on map is available when you've enabled Geo-tag photos in Camera.)

Zooming in or out on a photo

There are two ways you can zoom in or out of a photo.

§ Tap the screen twice quickly to zoom in, then tap the screen twice quickly again to zoom out.

§ Press your thumb and index finger on the screen and then spread your fingers apart to zoom in; pinch your fingers together to zoom out.

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Viewing photos as a slideshow

View the photos in an album as a slideshow.

1. Select an album whose photos you want to view as a slideshow.

2. Tap .

§ Tap the screen to show the playback controls.

§ With the playback controls showing, tap to set slideshow preferences.

Watching a video

While browsing an album, tap a video to play it.

§ Use the onscreen controls to play or pause the video.

§ For an enhanced audio experience, tap to turn on SRS. (Not available when

you're using a Bluetooth headset.)

§ Tap to toggle between full and best-fit screens.

Editing your photos

Do basic editing tasks on your photos such as rotate and crop. You can also enhance your photos by applying effects such as high contrast, vintage, and more.

Rotating a photo

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to rotate.

3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap either Rotate left or Rotate right.

Cropping a photo

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to crop.

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3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Crop. You’ll see a crop box

around the photo.

4. To adjust the crop box size, press and hold the edge of the box.

5. When directional arrows appear, drag your finger inward or outward to resize

the crop box.

6. To move the crop box to the part of the photo that you want to crop, drag the

crop box to the desired position.

7. Tap Save to keep the changes.

The cropped photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Adding effects

1. On the Gallery app’s Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold on the photo that you want to add effects to.

3. In the menu that opens, tap Edit, and then tap Effects. On the panel that opens,

you’ll see options available to you.

4. Tap an effect to apply on the photo.

5. Tap Save to keep the changes.

The enhanced photo is saved as a copy. The original photo remains unedited.

Trimming a video

Remove unwanted scenes from a video you recorded on myTouch 4G Slide.

1. On the Gallery app's Albums screen, tap an album.

2. Press and hold the video you want to edit, and then tap Trim.

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3. Drag the two trim sliders approximately to the part where you want the video to

begin and end.

As you drag a slider, you'll see time markers and video frames. The one in the middle is your selected frame.

4. Tap to preview your video.

5. Tap Done.

The trimmed video is saved as a new file. The original video remains unedited.

Sending your photos and videos

Send photos and videos via email or MMS to your computer or another device using Bluetooth.

Sending photos or videos by email

You can send several photos, videos, or both in an email message. They are added as file attachments in your email.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Gmail or Mail.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Compose your message and then tap (Gmail) or Send (Mail).

If you selected Mail and you have multiple email accounts, the default email account will be used.

Sending a photo or video by MMS

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Messages.

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4. Tap the photo or video you want to send. The photo or video is automatically

added into the MMS message.

5. To add another photo or video to your slideshow attachment, tap and then tap Photo or Video.

6. Compose your message and then tap Send.

Sending photos or videos using Bluetooth

You can select several photos, videos, or both and send them to someone’s device or your computer using Bluetooth.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap More > Bluetooth.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on myTouch 4G Slide and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the files can be sent.

Sharing your photos and videos on the Web

Using the Gallery app, you can share photos and videos on your social networks. And you can post videos on YouTube.

You can also use the Camera or Camcorder app to share a photo or video right after you’ve captured it.

Sharing photos or videos on Facebook

You need to be logged in to your account to be able to upload photos or videos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap Facebook for HTC Sense.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded

photos or videos.

6. Tap Add tag and description, and then enter a different caption on each photo or video.

7. To tag friends on your photos, tap Tag this photo. You can then tap the part

where your friend is, and then select who you want to tag from the list. Repeat this step to continue tagging friends.

8. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.

9. Tap Save.

10. Tap Done.

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Sharing photos and videos on Flickr

You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to be able to upload photos or videos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos or videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap More > Flickr.

4. Select the photos or videos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Select which album to upload to and set privacy settings for the uploaded

photos or videos.

6. Tap Add tag and description, and then enter a different title and description on each photo or video.

7. To tag friends on your photos, tap Tag this photo. You can then tap the part

where your friend is, and then select who you want to tag from the list. Repeat this step to continue tagging friends.

8. Slide to the left to go to the next photo or video.

9. Tap Save.

10. Tap Done.

Sharing photos on Picasa

You need to be signed in to a Google Account to be able to upload photos to the Picasa™ photo organizing service.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the photos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap More > Picasa.

4. Select the photos you want to share and then tap Next.

5. Enter a caption for the photos you're uploading.

6. Select the online album where you want to upload the photos, or tap to

create a new album.

7. Tap Upload.

Sharing videos on YouTube

You can share your videos by uploading them to YouTube.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap the album that has the videos you want to share.

3. Tap and then tap More > YouTube.

4. Select the videos you want to share and then tap Next. Sign in to your YouTube

or Google Account, if you’re asked to do so.

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5. Enter a title for the videos you're uploading.

6. Tap More details where you can enter information such as description and tags,

and select a privacy option.

7. Tap Upload.

Viewing photos in your social networks and online albums

Right in the Gallery app, check what you and your friends have uploaded to your social networks and online albums.

Viewing photos on Facebook

You need to be logged in to your Facebook account to view Facebook photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap > Facebook.

3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in

the account.

You can view photos in your online albums in the same way as you view photos on your storage card.

Viewing photos on Flickr

You need to be logged in to your Flickr account to view Flickr photos.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap > Flickr. You may be asked to give authorization for the app to connect

to the Flickr website. If this happens, you need to give authorization to access your Flickr account.

3. Tap your account name or your friend’s account on the list to view the photos in the account.

You can view photos in your online albums in the same way as you view photos on your storage card.

Commenting on photos in your social networks

Add comments to your uploaded photos as well as your friends’ photos.

1. Do one of the following:

§ While browsing online albums, press and hold a photo and then tap Add comment.

§ While viewing a photo in full screen, tap anywhere on the screen, and then tap .

2. Tap the box that says “Write a comment.”

3. Enter your text, and then tap Comment.

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Viewing photos on Picasa

You need to be logged in to your Google account to view photos you've uploaded to your Web Albums.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Gallery.

2. Tap > Picasa Web Albums.

You can view photos in your online albums in the same way as you view photos on your storage card.

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Music

Listening to music

Enjoy listening to songs and music on myTouch 4G Slide using the Music app.

You need to copy music files to your storage card first to use the Music app to play music.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Media Room > Music. The Music

app opens in the Now playing screen.

2. Swipe your finger left or right across the screen to go to the next or previous

music album.

3. Tap the onscreen icons to control music playback, select a song to play, repeat

songs, and more.

Tap to share music on your home network.

Turn shuffle on or off. (Shuffle is off when button is gray.)

Press and drag your finger across the progress bar to jump to any part of the song.

Go to the library.

Switch between showing the Now playing list and Now playing screen. You can rearrange songs in the Now playing list.

Enjoy listening to your music with SRS. Or, if you’re using a wired headset, you can also choose from various preset equalizer settings. (SRS and equalizer are not available when you’re using a Bluetooth stereo headset.)

Cycle through the repeat modes: repeat all songs, repeat current song, and don’t repeat.

Playing music from the Lock screen

When you’re listening to music and the screen turns off, press POWER/LOCK to turn the screen back on and control the music playback directly on the Lock screen.

If you don’t see the playback controls on the Lock screen, swipe your finger from left to right on the box onscreen.

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You can also pause music playback right from the Notifications panel.

Browsing music in the library

1. Tap on the Music app’s Now playing screen or Now playing list to go to the

library. In the library, your music is organized by categories such as Artists and Albums. Choose a category by tapping one of the tabs at the bottom of the screen.

2. Tap a song in a category to play it. The Now playing list is updated with the

song list from your selected category.

Creating a playlist

Personalize your music experience by creating music playlists. Make a playlist containing just your favorite songs or create one to match your mood for the day. You can make as many playlists as you like.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Media Room > Music.

2. Tap to go to the library.

3. In the library, tap or slide your finger on the bottom row to go to the Playlists

category.

4. Tap .

5. Enter a playlist name, and then tap Add songs to playlist.

6. Choose a category.

7. Select the check boxes of songs you want to add to the playlist and then tap Add.

8. Tap Save.

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Setting a song as a ringtone

You can choose a song from the Music app’s library and set it as your regular ringtone or a ringtone for a certain contact.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Media Room > Music. The Music

app opens in the Now playing screen.

2. Tap to go to the library.

3. In the library, choose the song that you want to use as ringtone and then play it

back.

4. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap More > Set as ringtone.

5. In the Set as ringtone options menu, tap Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone. If

you select Contact ringtone, you need to choose the contacts you want to associate the song with in the next screen.

Trimming an MP3 ringtone

The Music app has a built-in ringtone trimmer. You can trim an MP3 song and set a part of it as your ringtone.

1. On the Now playing screen, press , and then tap More > Set as ringtone > Trim the ringtone.

2. Use the onscreen controls to trim your ringtone.

Drag the two trim sliders approximately to the part where you want the ringtone to begin and end.

Tap the left and right arrow buttons to more precisely set the start and end points of the ringtone.

The markers show where the ringtone starts and ends.

3. After you’ve finished trimming, tap Set as. Then choose whether to set the trimmed song as your Phone ringtone or Contact ringtone.

Checking if the song was added as a ringtone

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings.

2. On the Settings screen, tap Sound > Phone ringtone.

The song should be in the ringtone list and selected.

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Sharing music using Bluetooth

You can choose a song from the Music app’s library and send it to someone’s device or your computer using Bluetooth.

1. From the Home screen, tap , and then tap Media Room > Music.

2. Tap to go to the library.

3. In the library, choose the song that you want to send via Bluetooth and then

play it back.

4. On the Now playing screen, press and then tap More > Share.

5. Tap Bluetooth.

In the next few steps, you’ll be asked to turn on Bluetooth on myTouch 4G Slide and connect to the receiving Bluetooth device so the music can be sent.

Finding music videos on YouTube

You can find music videos of the song you’re listening to on YouTube. It’s simple. On the Now playing screen, just press and then tap Find videos.

Updating album covers

1. On the playback screen, press , and then tap Update album art.

2. Choose whether to update all album covers or just the current song on the

playback screen.

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Screen Share

Sharing media on your home network

Sharing photos, videos, and music with a bigger circle of friends is easy on your home network. Simply connect your phone to the network and instantly show your captured photos and videos on a big TV, or start streaming your favorite music tracks on hi-fi speakers — all via DLNA®. For more information about DLNA, visit www.dlna.org.

Before you share media through the network:

§ Connect your phone to the network via Wi-Fi.

§ Connect the TV or speakers to the network. Check the documentation that came

with your TV or speakers to know how.

1. Open the Gallery or Music app.

2. Locate the media that you want to share, and then tap it.

3. While viewing the photo or playing the video or music, press , and then tap Select player.

When playing music, you can also tap

4. Choose the device on your network where you want to play the media.

5. Once connected to the other device, myTouch 4G Slide opens up the Controller

screen where you can tap:

Controls To

Play the media on the other device.

Pause the music or video playback.

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Controls To

Play the previous photo or music track.

Play the next photo or music track.

Shuffle your music playlist.

Select a repeat mode for photos or music tracks.

Show available media that you can share.

When playing music, tap to turn on SRS.

When playing music, tap to switch to the Now playing list.

Connect to another player on the network.

While playing media on another device, you can press and do other things on myTouch 4G Slide. To return to the Controller screen, slide open the Notifications panel, and then tap the device you’re connected to.

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Accounts and sync

About online accounts

myTouch 4G Slide can sync with popular online social networking and email accounts.

The information you can get includes:

§ Gmail, Exchange ActiveSync, and other POP3/IMAP email.

§ Google and Exchange ActiveSync contacts, as well as your friends’ contact

information in Facebook and their Twitter profiles.

§ Calendar events from your Google Account(s), from Exchange ActiveSync, and from your Facebook account.

§ Status updates and links shared by your friends and yourself on social networks such as Facebook and Twitter.

§ Flickr and Facebook photo uploads.

You can set up your Exchange ActiveSync and POP3/IMAP email accounts on myTouch 4G Slide either in the Mail app or the Accounts & sync settings.

Synchronizing with a Google Account

Signing in to your Google Account lets you sync Gmail and your Google contacts and calendars between myTouch 4G Slide and the Web. You also need to sign in to a Google Account to use Google apps such as Google Talk and Android Market.

If you skipped adding a Google Account when you first set up myTouch 4G Slide, you may encounter problems when using some Google apps. If these problems persist, you may need to factory reset myTouch 4G Slide and enter your Google Account details when you set up myTouch 4G Slide again.

Adding more Google Accounts

You can add more than one Google Account. However, subsequent Google Accounts can only sync contacts, emails, and calendar events. Other Google services use the first Google Account you added.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap Add account > Google.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to sign in to an account or create a new

account.

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Forgot your Google Account password?

If you have forgotten your Google Account password, you can try to recover it by going to the Google website.

1. On myTouch 4G Slide or on your computer, open your web browser and

go to https://www.google.com/accounts/ForgotPasswd.

2. Enter the email address or username that you use to sign in to your Google Account and click Submit.

3. Follow the instructions on the screen to reset your password.

If you don’t have an alternate email address or cannot access the email account you used to create your Google Account, you can reset your Google Account after 24 hours by answering the security question for password recovery.

Adding a social network account

Skipped signing in to your social network accounts (such as Facebook, Twitter, or Flickr) when you first turned on and set up myTouch 4G Slide? You can still add these accounts.

1. From the Home screen, press

2. Tap Add account, and then tap the account type you want to add.

3. Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the account information.

Your social network account is then added to the list on the Accounts & sync screen. Depending on how you configured the account, the new information may start synchronizing with myTouch 4G Slide.

, and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

Managing your online accounts

Changing general sync settings

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Select or clear the following:

Background data

Auto-sync If this is selected, apps can use the sync schedule defined in

If this is selected, apps can send and receive online account information even if you are not currently using them.

the account settings. If this is cleared, you will need to sync accounts manually.

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Synchronizing an account manually

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account that you want to sync.

3. Tap Sync now.

Changing account settings

You can change settings such as the sync frequency and the types of information synchronized, the kinds of notification you receive, and the way that account information is displayed.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. On the Accounts & sync screen, tap the account that you want to edit.

3. Tap the type of information you want to sync or select an item to edit its

settings.

Removing an account

You can remove an account to delete it and all information associated with it from myTouch 4G Slide, for example email, contacts, or settings. Removing an account does not delete information from the online service itself.

You cannot remove some accounts, such as the first Google account you signed into, except by deleting all personal information from myTouch 4G Slide with a hard reset.

1. From the Home screen, press , and then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.

2. Tap the account that you want to remove.

3. Tap Remove account, and then confirm that you want to remove the account.

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People

About the Contacts app

With the Contacts app, easily manage your communications with your contacts via phone, messaging, and email. You can also link your contacts to their social network accounts like Facebook and Twitter to see their updates and events from these accounts all in one place.

And that's not all. If you have the same contacts from different sources, Contacts lets you merge their contact information so you won't have duplicated entries in your contacts list.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap one of the following tabs:

Contacts

Gives you access to all contacts on myTouch 4G Slide, online accounts, and more.

Groups

Lets you assign contacts to groups so you can easily send an SMS message to a whole group.

Call log

Lists all your dialed numbers and received and missed calls.

> Contacts.

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Your contacts list

The Contacts app lists all contacts stored on myTouch 4G Slide and from the online accounts you're logged in to. When you open the Contacts app after you've just logged in to a new account, you'll be asked whether to add contacts from that account to your contacts list.

Your contacts list also displays the contacts stored on your SIM card (usually marked with the SIM card icon ).

In Contacts, you can:

§ Open your contact card and edit your own contact information.

§ Create, edit, or find contacts.

§ See status updates from friends in your social

network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter.

§ Tap a contact's name to open the contact details screen for that contact.

§ See a notification icon such as when a contact has sent you something such as new email messages, posted live feeds, or when it's the contact's birthday.

§ Check out who's online in Google Talk. Online status icons are displayed if you’re signed in to Google Talk on myTouch 4G Slide. For example,

means the contact is available to chat.

Filtering your contacts list

You can choose to only display contacts from particular account types (for example, Google contacts or Facebook contacts).

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press , tap View, and then choose the types of contacts you want to show in

your contacts list. You can also choose how you want to display and sort your contacts.

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Setting up your contact card

Store your personal contact information to easily send it to other people.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Do one of the following:

§ Tap Me.

§ You'll see your account name or email address if you're logged in to any of

your online accounts such as your Google Account or Facebook for HTC Sense. Tap your name or email address, press , and then tap Edit.

3. Enter or edit your name and contact details.

4. Tap or your photo, and then choose whether to take your self-portrait or use

another photo for your profile.

5. Tap Save.

Importing contacts from your SIM card

When you import SIM contacts, you can either store them on myTouch 4G Slide or add them to your Google contacts or Exchange ActiveSync contacts, if you have set up the relevant accounts.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press , and then tap More > Import/Export > Import from SIM card.

3. If you have Google or Exchange ActiveSync accounts set up on myTouch 4G

Slide, tap the type for the imported contacts.

4. Do one of the following:

§ Tap one or more SIM contacts you want to import.

§ To import all contacts, press , and then tap Select all.

5. Tap Save.

Adding a new contact

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Press , and then tap Add contact.

> Contacts.

3. Select the Contact type, for example Google or Exchange ActiveSync. This

determines which account the contact will sync with.

Some fields may not be available when you’re adding contacts to your SIM card.

4. Tap the Name field, enter the contact name, and then tap OK.

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5. Enter the contact information in the fields provided.

Press if you want to close the onscreen keyboard first and easily scroll through the other fields.

6. Tap Save.

Searching for contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap , and then enter the first few letters of a contact's name. Matching

contacts will then be listed.

3. Tap the contact to open his or her contact details screen.

> Contacts.

Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account

You can search for a work contact from your Exchange ActiveSync account, and then copy it on myTouch 4G Slide.

You need to have your Exchange ActiveSync account set up on myTouch 4G Slide first.

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Tap , and then enter the first few letters of the contact's name or email

address in the search box.

3. Tap Search contacts in your Company. Under Company contacts, matching

names are listed.

> Contacts.

4. Tap the name of the contact you want copied on myTouch 4G Slide, and then tap Save to People.

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Merging contact information

If you have the same contacts on myTouch 4G Slide, Google Account, and social network accounts such as Facebook and Twitter, myTouch 4G Slide will try to combine them automatically or let you decide which contacts to combine. Combining the same contacts avoids duplicated entries in your contacts list.

Accepting matched contacts suggestions

When myTouch 4G Slide finds contacts that can be merged, you’ll see a link icon in the notifications area of the status bar.

1. Slide the Notifications panel down, and then tap Matched contacts suggestion.

You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.

2. To merge, tap .

3. Tap OK.

If you don’t want to merge any of your contacts, tap Dismiss all.

Viewing a list of all your linked contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press , and then tap More > Linked contacts. The All linked contacts screen

then opens where you can see the account types and information merged.

3. You can choose to break the link of an account type or relink.

4. When you're done, tap OK.

Manually merging contact information

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you want to link.

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3. Tap or (if there are suggested links).

4. On the screen, you can:

§ Under Suggest links, tap to link the contact to an account.

§ Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.

Breaking the link

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose link you want to

break.

3. Tap .

4. Under the Linked contacts section, tap beside an account type to break

the link.

Backing up your contacts to the storage card

1. From the Home screen, tap

2. Press , and then tap More > Import/Export > Export to SD card.

3. Select an account or type of contacts to export, then tap OK.

> Contacts.

Contact information and conversations

When you tap a contact on the Contacts screen, the contact details screen opens, showing you the information you've stored or linked for that contact.

The contact details screen has the following tabs:

Details

Shows the information you have stored for the contact. Get in touch with the contact directly by tapping any of the displayed methods. For example, if the contact has a stored work phone number, tap Call work.

Messages

Shows your exchanged SMS messages with the contact. You can reply to the contact’s message directly from this tab.

Mail

Shows all the email you have received from the contact. Tap an email to view it.

From this tab, you can also directly create a new email to send to the contact.

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Updates

Shows the contact’s updates and events from social network accounts you've linked like Facebook, Twitter, and Flickr.

If you see a notification of the contact’s birthday under the Events section, you can tap the notification and choose how you want to greet your contact, such as to write on the person's Facebook wall.

Gallery

Shows the linked contact’s Facebook and Flickr albums and photos.

Call log

Lists all your incoming, outgoing, and missed calls to and from the contact.

Editing a contact’s information

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press and hold the contact, and then tap Edit contact.

The contact details of your Facebook and Twitter contacts cannot be edited.

3. Enter the new information for the contact.

4. Tap Save.

Deleting contacts

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Press , and then tap Delete.

3. Select the contacts you want to remove, and then tap Delete.

4. When prompted, tap OK.

Sending contact information as a vCard

Easily share with others your own contact information or any contact from myTouch 4G Slide.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. Do the following:

To send Do this

Someone's contact information

Press and hold the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose contact information you want to send, and then tap Send contact as vCard.

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To send Do this

Your contact information

3. Tap the box below your name, and then choose how you want to send it.

4. Select the type of information you want to send, and then tap Send.

Tap My contact card, press and then tap Send my contact info.

Contact groups

Assign contacts to groups so you can easily send a message or email to a whole group. You can create up to four groups. We’ve also added the Favorites group where you can add contacts that you frequently communicate with.

Creating a group

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. On the Groups tab, tap Add another group.

The first time you create a group, you will be asked to accept the terms and conditions of group messaging and create your profile name and photo. Your profile identifies you when you send a message to a group.

3. Enter a name for the group, and then tap Add participants.

4. Select the contacts you want to add to the group, and then tap Save.

If your contacts list is long, you can use the search bar to search for contacts quickly, or press to hide the onscreen keyboard and scroll through the list.

5. Tap to select a photo for the group.

6. Tap Save.

Editing a contact group

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group, and then tap Edit Group.

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3. You can:

§ Tap the group name to change the name. You can only change the name for groups that you have created.

§ Tap the icon to the left of the group name to change or remove the group photo.

§ To add contacts to the group, tap Add participants, select the contacts you want to add, and then tap Save.

§ To remove a contact from the group, tap at the right side of the contact name.

4. Tap Save.

Sending a message to a group

You will be charged for each message sent. For example, if you send a message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. On the Groups tab, tap the group you want to send a message to.

3. Tap Send group message to send a message to the group.

4. Compose your message, and then tap Send.

Deleting a group

You can only delete groups that you have created.

1. From the Home screen, tap > Contacts.

2. On the Groups tab, press and hold the group you want to delete, and then tap Delete Group.

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Social

Facebook for HTC Sense

If you signed in to your Facebook account when you turned on and set up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time, that means your Facebook account is linked to Facebook for HTC Sense on myTouch 4G Slide.

With Facebook for HTC Sense, you can:

§ See all your Facebook contacts and their instant status updates in Contacts. When you tap a contact in the Contacts app, slide

to the Updates tab to see updates such as posted status messages, uploads, and profile changes.

When there is a notification of the contact’s birthday, you can tap the notification to send a greeting.

§ See Facebook photos right on the Gallery app. You can also upload one or more photos to

Facebook, then tag and add captions that go with it.

When you’re viewing the albums of a Facebook friend, you can also share a link to a particular album, or comment on the album photos.

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§ Check your friends’ Facebook status updates in Friend Stream™.

§ View your Facebook events and your friends’ birthdays on the Calendar app.

Using Friend Stream

Friend Stream connects you to your social networks. Share and get updates from friends in popular networks like Facebook and Twitter in a single feed. With Friend Stream, you can easily track your friends’ status messages, photo uploads, notifications, and more — or comment and post your own.

§ You must be signed in to at least one social network account to use Friend Stream.

§ To use your Facebook account on Friend Stream, you need to be signed in via

Facebook for HTC Sense.

From the Home screen, tap > Friend Stream. Friend Stream opens on the All updates tab.

When you tap someone’s status update, you can:

§ View the tweet. If there's a web link shared, you'll also see the posted web page right below the tweet.

§ Write a comment. Like someone’s Facebook posts.

§ Look at someone’s album photos.

When you tap someone’s photo or name, you can:

§ Check the person’s profile details.

§ Look at the person’s Facebook wall.

§ Check the person’s posted tweets.

Slide to the other tabs to view social network updates grouped as status updates only, photo and video uploads, links, social network notifications, and more.

Updating your status

You can update your status simultaneously on all the social network accounts you are signed in to.

1. On the All updates tab, tap the text box that says What's on your mind.

2. Enter your status update.

3. If you do not want to send the status update to all your social network

accounts, tap and clear the check boxes of the social networks to exclude.

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4. Tap and then choose what you want to attach to your tweet or status

update.

Picture Select From Camera to take a photo and attach it or

From Gallery to attach a photo.

Location Add your current location or a location you pick on a

map.

App recommendation

Choose an app you’ve installed from Android Market that you want to share with others. The URL from which the app can be downloaded will be inserted to your status.

5. Tap Post.

Commenting on and liking Facebook posts

Tap someone’s status update on the All updates tab, and do any of the following:

§ Tap a photo or the album name shown in the status update to view and comment on the album photos using the Gallery app.

§ Tap Like to like the person’s status update.

§ Tap the text box, and then enter what you think

about the person’s status update.

HTC T-Mobile myTouch 4G Slide User Guide

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Getting started

Inside the box

myTouch 4G Slide

Front panel

Top panel

Left and right panels

Back panel

Back cover

Removing the back cover

Replacing the back cover

SIM card

Inserting the SIM card

Removing the SIM card

Storage card

Inserting the storage card

Removing the storage card

Unmounting the storage card

Battery

Removing the battery thin film

Removing the battery

Inserting the battery

Charging the battery

Switching the power on or off

Switching the power on

Switching the power off

Setting up myTouch 4G Slide for the first time

Finger gestures

Ways of getting contacts into myTouch 4G Slide

Home screen

Extended Home screen

Using Leap view

Basics

Adjusting the volume

Adjusting the ringer volume

Adjusting the earpiece volume for calls

Adjusting the media volume

Adjusting the volume via settings

Sleep mode

Switching to Sleep mode

Waking up from Sleep mode

Unlocking the screen

Adjusting the time before the screen turns off

Status and notifications

Status icons

Notification icons

Notification LED

Notifications panel

Switching between recently opened apps

Using Quick Settings

Closing the Notifications panel

Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to a computer

Copying files to or from the storage card

Copying text, looking up information, and sharing

Selecting text

Copying and pasting text

Searching or translating text

Sharing text

Printing

Personalizing

Making myTouch 4G Slide truly yours

Changing your wallpaper

Personalizing your Home screen with widgets

Adding a widget to your Home screen

Changing the settings of a widget

Adding icons and other shortcuts on your Home screen

Adding items to the application dock

Adding folders on your Home screen

Creating a new folder and adding items to it

Renaming a folder

Rearranging or removing widgets and icons on your Home screen

Moving a widget or icon

Removing a widget or icon

Changing your ringtone and notification sounds

Phone calls

Different ways of making calls

Making a call on the Phone dialer screen