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The extended home screen, Personalizing the home screen, Adding and removing shortcuts and widgets – Acer Z160 User Manual

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The extended Home screen

The Home screen extends to either side of the screen, giving you more room to add
icons, widgets or features. To view the extended screen, slide your finger to the left
or right.

Personalizing the Home screen

You may personalize your Home screen by adding or
removing application shortcuts or widgets, and by
changing the wallpaper. Tap and hold any open area on
the Home screen. From here, you can customize the

extended Home screen. Click

to add an extra panel to

the extended Home screen or remove a panel by tapping,
holding and dragging the selected panel to Remove.

Adding and removing shortcuts and widgets

To add shortcuts or widgets, tap the Application menu
icon in the bottom-center of the Home screen.
Tap Apps to see a list of shortcuts to apps you can drag to
a Home screen.
Tap Widgets to see apps and links (such as custom shortcuts, contacts or
bookmarks) that you can add to a Home screen. Widgets are apps that display
constantly-updated information or quick shortcuts to apps or special functions.
To move an app or widget to the Home screen, tap and hold an item until it is
selected. The Home screen will open. Drag the item to any free area on the screen.
To view information about the app or widget, drag it to the App info icon at the top of
the screen.
To move the item to a different Home screen, drag it to the side of the screen, the
Home screen will switch to the screen in that direction. Release the item when it is
positioned correctly.
To remove a shortcut or widget from the Home screen, tap and drag it to Remove at
the top of the screen.