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Shortcuts, Lock the keypad, Multimedia menu – Nokia N96 User Manual

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Shortcuts

When in the menus, instead of using the scroll key, you

can use the number keys, #, and * to quickly access the

applications. For example, in the main menu, press 2

to open Messaging, or # to open the application or

folder in the corresponding location in the menu.
To switch between open applications, press and hold

. Leaving applications running in the background

increases the demand on battery power and reduces

the battery life.
To open the multimedia menu to view your

multimedia content, press the multimedia key.
To start a web connection (network service), in the

standby mode, press and hold 0.
In most applications, to switch the orientation of the

display from portrait to landscape, press and hold the

left selection key.
In many applications, to view the most common option

items ( ), press the scroll key.
To change the profile, press the power key, and select

a profile.
To switch between the

General

and

Silent

profiles, in

the standby mode, press and hold #.
To call your voice mailbox (network service), in the

standby mode, press and hold 1.

To open the last dialled numbers list, in the standby

mode, press the call key.
To use voice commands, in the standby mode, press

and hold the right selection key.

Lock the keypad

To lock and unlock the keys in your device, use the lock

switch at the top of the device, next to the power key.

You can also unlock the keys by opening the 2-way

slide.
You can set the keypad to lock automatically after a

time-out.

See "Security settings", p. 157.

To illuminate the keypad in low light conditions, briefly

press the power key.

Multimedia menu

With the multimedia menu, you can access your most

frequently used multimedia content. The selected

content is shown in the appropriate application.

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