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Finger gestures
Tap When you want to type using the keyboard, select items
onscreen such as application and settings icons, or press
onscreen buttons, simply tap them with your finger.
Press and
hold
To open the available options for an item (for example, a
contact or link in a web page), simply press and hold the item.
Swipe or
slide
To swipe or slide means to quickly drag your finger vertically
or horizontally across the screen.
Drag Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you
start to drag. While dragging, do not release your finger until
you have reached the target position.
Flick Flicking the screen is similar to swiping, except that you
need to swipe your finger in light, quicker strokes. This finger
gesture is always in a vertical direction, such as when flicking
the contacts or message list.
Rotate For most screens, you can automatically change the screen
orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the phone
sideways. When entering text, you can turn the phone
sideways to bring up a bigger keyboard.
Pinch In some apps, like Gallery or the web browser, you can “pinch”
the screen using two fingers (for example, thumb and index
finger) to zoom in or zoom out when viewing a picture or a
web page.
