Droid 2 · the Missing Manual by Gralla, Preston -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Droid 2: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits

About the Author About the Creative Team Acknowledgements The Missing Manual Series

1. The Guided Tour

Power/Lock Key

Locking the Screen

Headset Jack About the Screen

Built-in Sensors

Status Bar Icons Notification Light The Four Keys

Menu Key Home Key Back Key Search Key

Slide-Out Keyboard Micro USB Port Ringer Volume Microphone SD Card and Battery

MicroSD Card

Camera Charging Cable and AC Adapter Home Screen

Social Networking Pane Settings Pane Productivity Pane Calling Pane Media Pane News Pane

Customizing the Home Screen and Panes

Adding Widgets, Folders, Shortcuts, and Wallpaper Deleting and Moving Resizing Widgets

Controlling the Droid 2 with Your Fingers

Tap Touch and Hold Drag Slide Flick Pinch and Spread Double-Tap

2. Typing and Texting

The Three Keyboards Using the Multi-Touch Keyboard

Auto-Suggestions and the Dictionary Moving the Insertion Point Accented and Special Characters The Express Lane to Punctuation Marks The Widescreen Keyboard

Using the Swype Keyboard

Swype Keyboard Layout Autocorrect, Word Choice, and the Swype Dictionary Tips for Using Swype

The Physical Keyboard

Keyboard Shortcuts

Launching apps In your browser In Gmail

Create and Edit Keyboard Shortcuts

Copying and Pasting Text

Copying Text from a Web Page

Searching Your Droid 2

Performing a Search Tweaking the Search

Voice Search Text Messaging (SMS)

Receiving a Text Message Sending a Text Message Adding Pictures, Audio, and Video More Messaging Options Text Messaging Tricks Emoticons and Your Keyboard

Google Talk

3. Phone Calls

Placing a Phone Call Dialing a Call

Choosing from the Recent List Choosing from Your Contacts

Managing Contacts

Adding a Contact Editing Contacts Working with Groups Fancy Tricks with Contacts

Designating Favorites Setting Up Speed Dial Answering Calls

Turning Off the Ring Ignoring the Call

Conference Calling Visual Voicemail

Setting Up Visual Voicemail Checking Your Visual Voicemail Managing Visual Voicemail Dialing for Messages

Call Waiting Call Forwarding Caller ID Bluetooth Earpieces

Pairing with a Bluetooth Earpiece Bluetooth Car Kits

4. Music

Where to Get Music Using the Music App Choosing from the 3D Gallery Playing Music Creating Playlists More Music Options

Press and Hold Options

Using Your Droid 2 While Playing Music Playing Music and Media on Other Devices

5. Camera, Photos, and Video

Opening the Gallery

Viewing Pictures Photo Info and Slideshows

Editing Photos, Sharing Photos, and More Working with Multiple Photos Videos in the Gallery Taking Still Photos

What’s with All the Icons on the Top of the Screen?

Customizing Your Photo Shooting

Using the Best Picture Mode

Photo Settings Taking Video

Editing Videos

YouTube

Playing a Video Finding Videos Recording and Uploading Videos

6. Maps, Weather, and Other Droid 2 Apps

Maps

Browsing Google Maps Changing Your View

Traffic Buzz and Latitude More Layers

How the Droid 2 Finds Your Location Searching Maps Finding Businesses and Contacts Getting Directions

Turn-by-Turn Navigation Street View Weather

Setting Your Weather Options

Reading News

Using the News App

Subscribing to news feeds

Using the News Widget

Calculator

7. Calendar

Using the Calendar

Calendar Views Adding Events to the Calendar Additional Appointment Options Getting Notifications About Who Has Accepted Editing, Rescheduling, and Deleting Events

Adding multiple reminders

Accepting an Invitation

Geolocation and the Calendar

Working with Multiple Calendars

Google Calendar on the Web

What happened to Google Tasks?

Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange

8. Getting Online: Wi-Fi, 3G, and Mobile Hotspots

How the Droid 2 Gets Online Connecting via Wi-Fi

Disconnecting and Reconnecting Connecting to For-Pay Wi-Fi Networks Connecting to an “Invisible” Network Managing Wi-Fi Networks

Turning Your Droid 2 into a Wi-Fi Hotspot

Changing Your Mobile Hotspot Settings

Airplane Mode

9. The Web

The Droid 2 Browser Basic Navigation and Managing Windows Navigating a Web Page Multiple Windows Web Pages Designed for Mobile Phones The Address Bar

Typing an Address

Bookmarks

Adding a Bookmark Managing Bookmarks

Most Visited and History Lists

Editing and Managing the Most Visited List Editing and Managing the History List

Tapping Links

Other Nifty Things to Tap

Saving Online Images

Viewing Images and Downloaded Pages

Finding Text, Copying Text, Getting Page Information, and More Browsing with Keyboard Shortcuts Getting the Facts with RSS Online Privacy and Security

Pop-up Blocker Cookies Privacy Settings

Using Other Browsers

10. Email, Gmail, Facebook, and the Universal Inbox

Understanding Email on the Droid 2 Setting Up Gmail Reading Mail in Gmail

Handling Graphics in Gmail Attachments in Gmail Add the Sender to Your Contacts

Replying and Forwarding in Gmail Understanding Gmail’s Organization Managing Incoming Mail in Gmail

Managing Multiple Email Messages

Writing Messages in Gmail

Adding a Signature

Working with Labels and Search Searching Gmail

Advanced Gmail searching

Setting Up Email Accounts

POP3 and IMAP Accounts

Reading Mail Handling Attachments and Pictures in Email

Attachments in Email Adding the Sender to Your Contacts

Managing Mail Creating and Sending Mail

Adding a Signature

The Universal Inbox Using Web-Based Mail Programs Facebook on the Droid 2

Using the Facebook Widget Using the Facebook App

11. Downloading and Using Apps

The Droid 2’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps Apps and Multitasking Where to Get Apps Using Market

Browsing by Library Divisions and Categories Searching the Market for Apps Getting Info About an App Downloading and Installing Apps

Downloading from the Web Downloading and Using a Bar Code Scanner Updating Apps Managing, Sharing, and Uninstalling Apps Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes Troubleshooting Apps Five Great Apps

12. Syncing and Transferring Music, Videos, Pictures, and Other Files

Connecting Your Droid 2 to Your Computer Transferring Files Using Your PC Transferring Files Using Your Mac Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures from a PC Using Windows Media Player Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures to Your PC Transferring Pictures to Your PC in Bulk Using the Droid 2 Files Application Checking Space on Your SD Card

13. Taking the Droid 2 to Work

Setting Up Your Droid 2 with Your Company Account Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Using Google Docs

Creating and Editing Google Docs Documents

Microsoft Office

14. Controlling the Droid 2 with Your Voice

Two Ways to Control the Droid 2 by Voice Using the Magic of Voice Actions What You Can Do with Voice Actions

Editing Text Messages and Email with Voice Actions

Using Voice Commands What Can You Control with Your Voice? Training the Droid 2 to Obey Setting Voice Commands Options

15. Settings

Wireless & Networks

Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings Bluetooth Bluetooth Settings VPN Settings Mobile Networks

Call Settings Sound Display Data Manager Backup Assistant Location & Security Accounts

Email Gmail and Google Facebook Backup Assistant Add Account

Applications Battery Manager Privacy SD Card & Phone Storage Search Language & Keyboard Voice Input & Output

Voice Recognizer Settings Text to Speech Settings

Accessibility Date & Time About Phone

A. Setup and Signup

Choosing a Plan

Your Phone Number Making Account Changes on the Web

Upgrading to the Newest Software

B. Accessories

Useful Accessories Places to Shop

C. Troubleshooting and Maintenance

Make Sure Your Software Is Up-to-Date Fixing a Frozen Phone Correcting Email Settings

If Email Doesn’t Work at All If You Can’t Send Email

Try using a different port Use Gmail’s outgoing mail server

Troubleshooting the SD Card Resetting the Droid 2 Warranty and Repair Finding Help

Index About the Author

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