68 Managing your Phone
4.1 Personalizing Your Phone
Set up the Home screen
The Home screen is your starting place for most tasks. You can gain access
to all features and programs from the Home screen.
To customize the Home screen
1. On the Home screen, select Start > Settings > Home Screen.
2. In Home screen layout, Color scheme, Background image, and
Time out, choose the options you want, and select
Done.
Tip If you only want to change the background image, you can do it from the
Shortcuts Bar. On the Home screen, scroll down to
on the Shortcuts Bar,
then select Change Wallpaper.
To set a picture as the background
1. On the Home screen, select Start > Pictures & Videos.
2. Select the picture you want to set as the background. Select View or
press CENTER SELECT for a larger view of the image.
3. Select Menu > Use as Home Screen.
4. Use the NAVIGATION WHEEL to select the portion of the picture you
want to use, and select Next. If the picture fits the screen, this step is
skipped.
5. In Adjust the transparency, select a higher percentage for a more
transparent picture and then select Finish
.
Set date, time, language, and other regional options
Your phone should already be set up with the regional settings that are
appropriate for your locale.
To change regional settings
You can specify the language, locale, date and time style, as well as number
and currency formatting options.
1. On the Home screen, select Start > Settings > More > Regional
Settings
.
2. In Language, select your preferred language.