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User’s Guide T-Mobile G2
Customizing the Home screen
You can add application icons, shortcuts, widgets, and other items to
any part of the Home screen. You can also change the wallpaper.
For an introduction to the Home screen, see “Getting to know the
Home screen” on page 29.
To add an item to the Home screen
1 Open the Home screen where you want to add the item.
For an introduction to working with the Home screen, including
how to switch Home screens, see “Getting to know the Home
screen” on page 29.
2 Press Menu and touch Add.
Or just touch & hold an empty location on the Home screen.
If there are no empty spots on the Home screen, Add is dimmed;
you must delete or move an item before you can add another
item, or switch to another Home screen.
3 In the menu that opens, touch the type of item to add.
You can add the following types of items to the Home screen.
Shortcuts
Add shortcuts to applications, a bookmarked webpage, a favorite
contact, a destination in Maps, a Gmail label, a music playlist, and
many other items. The shortcuts available depend on the
applications you have installed.
Widgets
Add any of a variety of miniature applications (widgets) to your
Home screen, including a clock, a music player, a picture frame, the
Google search bar, a power manager, a calendar that shows
upcoming appointments, and a News & Weather widget. You can
also download widgets from Android Market.
Folders
Add a folder where you can organize Home screen items, or folders
that contain all your contacts, contacts with phone numbers, or
starred contacts. Your folders’ contents are kept up to date
automatically.