Samsung GALAXY S SGH-T989D - Manual (Page 34)

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• Notification area displays those icons associated with end-user
notifications such as: email messages, calls (missed, call in progress),
new voicemail, upcoming event, USB connection, emails, and
Text/MMS messages.
– These notifications appear at the top-left of the screen (within the Status
bar area) and display important user information.
– This information can be accessed by either swiping down from the Status
bar (page 21) or by accessing the Notifications panel [
>
Notifications ( )].
• Status area displays those icons associated with the status of the device
such as communication, coverage, Bluetooth, 4G/3G, Wi-Fi
communication, battery levels, GPS, etc.
• Home Screen is a customizable screen that provides information about
notifications and device status, and allows access to application
Widgets.
• Extended Home Screens extend beyond the current visible screen
width to provide more space for adding icons, widgets, and other
customization features.
– There are six available extended screens (panels), each of which may be
populated with its own shortcuts or widgets. The three Primary Shortcuts
remain at the bottom of each screen.
– The current screen is indicated at the bottom by a circle around one
number of the screen counter. Up to seven screens are available.
Note: Both the status bar and primary shortcuts are visible across all screens.
• Google search is an on-screen Internet search engine powered by
Google™. Touch to access the Voice Search feature where you can
verbally enter a search term and initiate an online search.
– Tap Voice Search ( ) to launch the Voice Search function from
within this Google widget.
• Widgets are self-contained on-screen applications (not shortcuts).
These can be placed onto any of the available screens (Home or
extended).
• Shortcuts are icons that launch available device applications such as
Camera, YouTube, Voicemail, Contacts, etc.
– Some shortcuts are already available on the Extended Home screens.
– The Application screens can be accessed by tapping
(Applications) from the Primary shortcuts area.
– Shortcuts can be removed from a screen and restored any number of
times.
• Primary Shortcuts: are four shortcuts present on all of the available
screens that can be used to navigate within the device and launch the
following functions:
– Phone ( ) launches the phone-related screen functions (Keypad,
Logs, Contacts, Favourites and Groups).
– Contacts ( ) launches the Contacts-related screens (Keypad,
Logs, Contacts, Favourites, and Groups).