HTC T-Mobile 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
Rearranging the Home screen 36
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 38
Making an emergency call 39
Receiving calls 39
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What can I do during a call? 41
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
Taking a panoramic photo 67
Taking a high dynamic range (HDR) photo 68
Taking continuous camera shots 68
Changing camera settings 68
Photos, videos, and music
Gallery 70
Music 79
Connected Media 83
Accounts and sync
About online accounts 85
Synchronizing with a Google Account 85
Adding a social network account 86
Managing your online accounts 86
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People
About the Contacts app 88
Your contacts list 89
Setting up your contact card 90
Importing contacts from your SIM card 90
Adding a new contact 90
Searching for contacts 91
Importing a contact from an Exchange ActiveSync account 91
Merging contact information 92
Backing up your contacts to the storage card 93
Contact information and conversations 93
Sending contact information as a vCard 94
Contact groups 95
Social
Facebook for HTC Sense 97
Using Friend Stream 98
Chatting in Google Talk 101
Email
Gmail 103
Mail 104
Calendar
About Calendar 112
Creating an event 112
Changing Calendar views 113
Managing Calendar events 114
Accepting or declining a meeting invitation 115
Dismissing or snoozing event reminders 115
Showing or hiding calendars 116
Changing Calendar settings 116
About the Calendar widget 117
Maps and location
Turning on location services 118
About Google Maps 118
Getting around maps 119
Searching for a location 120
Searching for a place of interest near you 120
Getting directions 121
Getting help 122
Finding your friends with Google Latitude (available by country) 122
Android Market and other apps
Finding and installing apps from Android Market 123
Using the Clock 125
Checking Weather 128
Working on documents 129
Watching videos on YouTube 130
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Listening to FM Radio 131
Using Flashlight 133
Sharing games and apps 133
T-Mobile apps
T-Mobile My Account 134
T-Mobile My Device 134
T-Mobile TV 135
Keyboard
Using the QWERTY keyboard 136
Adjusting the QWERTY keyboard settings 138
Using Swype 138
Entering text using Swype 138
Entering text by typing 139
Adjusting Swype settings 139
Using the onscreen keyboard 139
Entering words with predictive text 141
Entering text by speaking 143
Entering text by tracing 144
Editing text 144
Adjusting input settings 145
Internet connections
Data connection 147
Wi-Fi 148
Connecting to a virtual private network (VPN) 149
Using myTouch 4G Slide as a modem (USB tethering) 151
Connecting myTouch 4G Slide to the Internet through a computer (Internet Pass-through) 151
Using myTouch 4G Slide as a wireless router 152
Bluetooth
Bluetooth basics 153
Connecting a Bluetooth headset or car kit 153
Disconnecting or unpairing from a Bluetooth device 154
Sending information using Bluetooth 155
Receiving information using Bluetooth 157
Security
Protecting your SIM card with a PIN 158
Protecting myTouch 4G Slide with a screen lock pattern, PIN, or password 158
Settings
Settings on myTouch 4G Slide 160
Changing display settings 161
Changing sound settings 163
Changing the language 164
Optimizing battery life 164
Managing memory 165
Checking information about myTouch 4G Slide 166
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Update and reset
Software updates 167
Restarting myTouch 4G Slide 168
Resetting myTouch 4G Slide 168
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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