Droid X2 · the Missing Manual by Gralla, Preston -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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Droid X2: The Missing Manual

The Missing Credits

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

Introduction

About the Droid X2 About This Book About the Outline About→These→Arrows About the Online Resources

Missing CD Registration Feedback Errata Newsletter

Safari® Books Online

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

Micro USB Port HDMI Port Ringer Volume Microphone SD Card and Battery

MicroSD Card

Camera Charging Cable and AC Adapter Home Screen

Settings Pane Social Networking Pane Media Pane News Pane

The Droid X Panes

The Droid X Productivity Pane Calling Pane

Customizing the Home Screen and Panes

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

Controlling the Droid X2 with Your Fingers

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

2. Typing and Texting

The Keyboards

Switching Between the Two 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

Copying and Pasting Text

Copying Text from a Web Page

Searching Your Droid X2

Performing a Search Controlling Searches

Voice Search Text Messaging

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

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 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 Your Music Creating Playlists More Music Options

Press and Hold Options

Using Your Droid X2 While Playing Music Playing Music and Media on Other Devices Google Music Cloud Player

5. Camera, Photos, and Video

Opening the Gallery

Viewing Pictures

Editing Photos, Slideshows, and More Working with Multiple Photos Videos in the Gallery How the Droid X Gallery Differs from the Droid X2’s

Opening the Gallery Viewing Albums Viewing Photos

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

Using HDMI to View Photos and Videos on a TV or Monitor YouTube

Playing a Video Finding Videos Recording and Uploading Videos

6. Maps, Navigation, and Other Droid X2 Apps

Maps

Browsing Google Maps Changing Your View

Traffic More layers

The Nifty Compass Button How the Droid X2 Finds Your Location Searching Maps Finding Businesses and Contacts Getting Directions Turn-by-Turn Navigation Street View

Weather

Setting Your Weather Options

Reading News

Subscribing to News Reading the News Using the News Widget An Even Better Way to Read News

Calculator

7. Calendar

Using the Calendar

Calendar Views Making an Appointment Additional Event Options Getting Notifications About Who Has Accepted Editing, Rescheduling, and Deleting Events

Adding multiple reminders

Accepting an Invitation

Calendar and Geolocation

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 Hot Spots

How the Droid X2 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 X2 into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot

Changing Your Mobile Hot Spot Settings

Airplane Mode

9. The Web

The Droid X2’s 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 Getting the Facts with RSS Online Privacy and Security

Pop-up Blocker Cookies Privacy Settings

Using Other Browsers

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

Understanding Email on the Droid X2 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 and Twitter on the Droid X2

Setting Up Your Accounts Using the Social Networking Widgets and Apps More Options for the Social Networking App Using the Droid X2’s Built-in Messaging for Facebook and Twitter Facebook and Twitter Message Notifications Other Ways to Use Facebook and Twitter Using Google+

11. Downloading and Using Apps

The Droid X2’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps Apps and Multitasking

Seeing Your Most Recently Run Apps

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

Using the Task Manager for Managing Apps

Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes Troubleshooting Apps Six Great Apps

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

Connecting Your Droid X2 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 X2 Files Application Checking Space on Your SD Card

13. Taking the Droid X2 to Work

Setting Up Your Droid X2 with Your Company Account Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Using Google Docs

Creating and Editing Google Docs Documents Google Docs Gdocs

Microsoft Office

14. Controlling the Droid X2 with Your Voice

Two Ways to Control the Droid X2 by Voice Using the Magic of Voice Actions What You Can Do with Voice Actions

Editing Text Messages and Email with Voice Actions Sending Email with Voice Actions

Using Voice Commands What Can You Control with Your Voice? Training the Droid X2 to Obey Setting Voice Commands Options

15. Settings

Wireless & Networks

Airplane Mode Wi-Fi Wi-Fi Settings Bluetooth Bluetooth Settings Tethering & Mobile Hotspot VPN Settings Mobile Networks

Call Settings Sound Display Battery and Data Manager

Data Saver Data Delivery Battery Mode Battery Usage

HDMI Backup Assistant Location & Security Accounts

Email Gmail and Google Facebook Phone Backup Assistant Add Account

Applications Privacy Storage 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 X2 Warranty and Repair Where to Go for Help

Index About the Author

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