September 2011
Beginner
444 pages
12h 13m
English
Content preview from Galaxy Tab: The Missing Manual
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Putting Widgets and App Shortcuts on the Home Screen
It’s a breeze to put a widget or app shortcut on any of the Home screen’s five panels. Here’s how to do it:
Go to the panel where you want to add a widget or app.
Press your finger and hold it, or else tap the + button in the upper-right portion of your screen.
The top of your screen changes to show thumbnails of all of your five home screens, and the bottom shows either widgets, App shortcuts (icons), or wallpapers you can add to any screen. Your current home screen will be highlighted in blue.
Tap Widgets to show available widgets, App shortcuts to show app shortcuts, and More for a mix of both of them.
The bottom of your screen shows all of the widgets or app icons you can add to a home screen. Flick left and right through the list to see what’s available.
When you find the widget or app icon you want to add, tap it. The widget or app icon flies to your current screen, and you’ll see a thumbnail of it there.
Tap the panel where you’ve just placed the app or widget. There it is, in all of its Galaxy Tab-like glory!
Note
You can add a widget or app icon to as many panels as you want.
Deleting and Moving Widgets and App Shortcuts
Once you’ve added widgets and shortcuts to your Home screen, you’re not stuck with them, or with where you’ve placed ...
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