Google ANDROID 2.3.4 - Manual (Page 42)

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AUG-2.3.4-105 Android User’s Guide
S Touch the Home icon on the Launcher or the Home button to close the
Launcher.
The Launcher closes automatically if you touch an icon to open its application or if
you move an icon from the Launcher to the Home screen.
Open an application
S Touch an application's icon on the Launcher.
OR
S Touch an application’s icon on the Home screen.
Switch to a recently used application
1 Press & hold the Home button .
A small window opens, with icons of applications that you’ve used recently.
2 Touch an icon to open its application.
Or press Back to return to the current application.
Touch an icon to open an application
you’ve used recently.