HTC myTouch 4G Slide User manual

myTouch 4G Slide
User guide

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
Email
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
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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.
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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
1. 3.5mm headset jack
2. POWER/LOCK
Left and right panels
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.
1. 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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