Samsung SGH-I627MAAATT - Manual (Page 20)

Understanding Your Phone 17
Accessing Information from the Home Screen
From the Home screen, you can:
• access your Contact List
• view upcoming appointments
• view unread text (SMS) messages, multimedia (MMS) messages and
Email messages
• access the most recently accessed programs
• change the profile option
• view photos
• play songs
To change information on each item:
1. From the Home screen, scroll to the item you want on the
Quick Launcher by moving the Navigation key Up or Down
and press to access appointments or messages, or
change the profile setting. For more information on
changing these items, see the appropriate instructions for
each task in this guide.
2. Press or to return to the Home screen.
Note: To ensure that operations, such as moving or saving files, proceed to
completion, wait at least 50 seconds before removing the battery.
Customizing the Home Screen
You can customize the Home screen according to your
preferences.
Setting the Home Screen Properties
1. On the Home screen, select Start ➔ More ➔ Settings ➔
Display ➔ Home Screen and press .
2. Move the Navigation key Up or Down to scroll to an option.
3. Move the Navigation key Left or Right to change the
setting.The following options are available:
• Home screen layout: Select the layout to be used for the Home
screen.
• Show Recent Programs: Select this checkbox to show the most
recent programs used. When this box is not checked all programs
will display.
• Color scheme: Select the color scheme to be used for the Home
screen.
• Background image: Select an image to use as a background
image on the Home screen.
• Time out: Specify the length of time the phone waits before
returning the display to the Home screen if the phone is not used.
4. Press the Done soft key when you are finished.