HTC G1 - Manual (Page 22)

T-Mobile G1 User Guide R1.0 22 September 8, 2008
Extended Home screen
The Home screen actually extends beyond the screen width. After pressing HOME , slide your
fingertip left and right along the screen to reveal the full width of the Home screen. This additional
space gives you more room to customize Home with applications, shortcuts, and widgets.
Create Home screen shortcuts and
widgets
1 Start from the Home screen (press the HOME button
to get oriented). Then touch & hold the screen with
your fingertip. The
Add to Home menu opens.
2 Select an Application shortcut, a Shortcut to some
of your saved information (such as a playlist, a Web
bookmark, or folder), a
Widget (a clock, picture
frame, or Google search bar), or Wallpaper for your Home screen.
3 The application, shortcut, folder, or widget appears on the screen. (Read more about folders in
“Create and delete folders on the Home screen” on page 23.) If you selected Wallpaper, you’ll
be asked to select a picture.
Tip: To create an application shortcut quickly, touch the application tab to reveal all the application
icons, then touch & hold an application icon. Its shortcut is added to the Home screen; close the
application tab to see it.
Remove items from the Home screen
To remove a shortcut or widget from your Home screen, touch & hold the item to enter “move mode”
(read more in the next section below). The application tab turns into a Trash button. Drag the item to
the Trash button and release. You’ll know when your item is in the Trash because the item
and the tab will turn red: