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6. Using the Touch screen
You can use the touch screen in the following ways:
• Touch: Acts on items on the screen, such as application and
settings icons, to type letters and symbols using the onscreen
keyboard, or to press onscreen buttons.
• Touch and hold: Touch and hold an item on the screen until an
action occurs.
• Drag: Touch and hold an item and move your finger on the
screen until you reach the target position.
• Swipe or slide: Quickly slide your finger across the surface of
the screen, (without dragging an item). For example, slide the
screen up or down to scroll a list,
• Double-tap: Tap quickly twice on a webpage, map, or other
screen to zoom. For example, double-tap a section of a
webpage in Browser to zoom that section to fit the width of
the screen. You can also double-tap to control t zoom, in Maps,
and in other applications.
• Pinch: In some applications (Such as Maps, Browser, and
Gallery) you can zoom in and out by placing two fingers on the
screen at once and pinching them together (to zoom out) or
spreading them apart (to zoom in).
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Rotate the screen: On most screens, the orientation of the
screen changes as you rotate it. You can turn this feature on
and off.
