Nokia N900 - Manual (Page 24)

Switch between applications
When several applications are open, select and the
application you want to switch to.
Respond to a notification
1 When you receive, for example, a new mail, instant
message, or text message, a notification is briefly
displayed. You can view the message by selecting the
notification. If you do not select the notification while it
is displayed, the notification remains on the dashboard.
To indicate this, the icon blinks and then stays lit.
2 To view the notification on the dashboard, select .
About the touch screen
Touch screen actions
Tap
To select or open an application or other element on the
touch screen, tap it once with your finger.
Select .
In this user documentation, opening applications or items by
tapping them once is called 'selecting'. If you need to select
several items in a sequence, the display texts to select are
separated by arrows, for example > Phone .
Select and hold
In many applications, you can open a context-sensitive pop-
up menu by selecting and holding. To do this, place your
finger on the item, until the pop-up menu opens.
Drag
Dragging can be used, for example, to scroll up or down a list.
To drag, place your finger on the screen, and slide it across
the screen.
Swipe
Swiping can be used, for example, to switch between images
in the Photos application. To swipe, slide your finger quickly
left or right on the screen.
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