Tap and double-tap

To open an application or other element on the touch screen, you normally tap it with your finger. However, to open the following items, you must tap them twice.

Select .

In this user documentation, opening applications or items by tapping them once or twice is called "selecting". If you need to select several items in a sequence, the display texts to select are separated by arrows. To select Options > Help, tap Options, and then tap Help.

Drag

To drag, place your finger on the screen, and slide it across the screen. To scroll up or down on a web page, drag the page with your finger.

Swipe

To swipe, slide your finger quickly left or right on the screen. When viewing an image, to view the next or previous image, swipe the image left or right, respectively.

Scroll

To scroll up or down in lists that have a scroll bar, drag the slider of the scroll bar.

In some list views, you can scroll your finger on a list item and drag up or down. To scroll through contacts, place your finger on a contact, and drag up or down.

Tip:

To view a brief description of icons and buttons, place your finger on the icon or button. Descriptions are not available for all icons and buttons.

Touch screen light

The touch screen light is turned off after a period of inactivity. To turn the screen light on, tap the screen.

If the touch screen and keys are locked, tapping the screen does not turn the screen light on. To unlock the screen and keys, slide the lock switch on the side of the device.