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IV. Your
Home Screen
T
hink of this as your
desktop.
What goes
on the home screen is up to you. You can
fi ll the space with any combination of short-
cuts, widgets, and folders you like. Some
preinstalled shortcut icons will appear at the
bottom, and a Google Search Widget
appears at the top.
When you power up your Cruz for the fi rst time, you’ll see the main home-screen panel. This panel is typically
centered; you can access additional panels on either side of the main one by swiping your fi nger left or right.
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Along the righthand side of your device, you will see three
icons. When holding the device horizontally, from top to
bottom, the icons are
Home
, Menu
, and Back
On the right side of the screen, you will fi nd the time.
To the left of the date, you will see a Battery Life icon
This icon changes to a Battery Charging icon when the DC
Adapter is connected and plugged into the wall socket,
regardless if there is a full charge or not. To the left of that
will appear a Wi-Fi icon
, but only when connected. The
icon will show your Wi-Fi signal strength as well.
To the far left of the Status Bar is the Notifi cation Area.
Various icons will appear for different reasons, notifying
you of change of status or the completion of tasks being
performed. For instance, the image to the right indicates
that the Cruz Tablet is tethered to your computer. For more
information about these notifi cations, swipe the Status
Bar downward to open the Notifi cation Panel. When tasks
are completed, you can open these fi les or clear these no-
tifi cations. You can close the Notifi cation Panel by swiping
up again from the panel’s control handle.
The button at the bottom of the screen accesses your App
Panel. Tap or swipe the button upward to view and access
your installed apps. This is where you look to fi nd your
newly installed apps. Tap again or swipe down to close
this panel and view your Home Screen again.
