Function keys – Samsung SGH-T499MAWTMB User Manual

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Understanding Your Phone 21

Function Keys

Your phone comes equipped with four main function
keys that can be used on any screen: Menu, Home,
Back, and Search.

Menu Key

The Menu key (

) activates an available menu

function for the current screen or application. When
on the Home screen, the following menu options are
available:

Add (

) adds one of the following functions to a

selected screen: Widgets, Shortcuts, Folders, and
Wallpapers.

Wallpaper (

) lets you to customize the current

screen’s wallpaper image by choosing from either
Gallery, Live wallpapers, or Wallpaper gallery).

You can obtain images from either your Pictures folder,
from any of the available images within the device’s
Wallpaper gallery, or from the animated Live Wallpapers.

Search (

) displays the Google Search box that you

can use to search for a key term both on the phone and
online.

Notifications (

) allows you to expand popup

notifications area to provide more detailed information
about the current on-screen notification icons.

Edit (

) allows you to add or remove extended

screens from your device. You can have up to eight
extended screens.

Settings (

) provides quick access to the device’s

settings menu.

The Settings menu can also be accessed by pressing

and then tapping

Settings.

Home Key

The Home key (

) takes you back to your Home

screen (#3 of the 7 total available screens).

Press and hold to launch the Recent Apps/Task

Manager screen. For more information, refer to

“Accessing Recently-Used Applications” on

page 27.

Back Key

The Back key (

) returns you to the previously

active screen. If the on-screen keyboard is currently
open, this key closes the keyboard.

Search Key

The Search key (

) displays the Google Search

box that can be used to search for either a key term
both on the phone and online. In some instances, this
key opens a search box specific only to the current
application.

Voice Search (speech to text)

Search

Options

Search

Field

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