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

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.

7 Conventions used in this guide

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

8 Getting started

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

9 Getting started

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.

10 Getting started

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