Basic Operations of the Home Screen. Sony Graphics Tablet S, S

Start Up Guide

Xperia™ Tablet S

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Basic Operations of the Home Screen

App shortcuts, status bars, widgets, and more are displayed on the

Home screen. The Home screen consists of five pages, and you can flick left/right to scroll the pages.

A: Quick search box/Quick launcher

Quick search box

Tap the box to easily search with Google.

Quick launcher

Tap icons in the Quick launcher to start apps. Since the Quick launcher is displayed on every page of the Home screen, registering apps you often use gives you quick access to them.

Hint

Tap and hold icons to sort them in the Quick launcher or move them in and out of the Quick launcher.

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B: Guest Mode/Apps & Widgets

Guest Mode

Tap this to start the Guest Mode. Using the Guest Mode, you can restrict available functions and apps when your tablet device is shared by multiple users or when you lend it to others.

Hint

When you start the Guest Mode for the first time, a registration screen is displayed. Follow the on-screen instructions to register the Guest

Mode.

Apps & Widgets

Tap this to display the app list and the widget list.

C: App and widget area

You can choose your favorite apps and widgets from the app and widget list and place them on the Home screen.

D: Basic operation buttons

(Back) : Tap this to return to the previous screen.

(Home) : Tap this to display the Home screen.

(Recent Apps) : Tap this to display the apps used recently.

E: Small Apps

You can start apps that are available as Small Apps even another app is already in use. To start an additional app, tap to display the

Small Apps launcher and select the desired app.

F: Digital clock

Tap the digital clock to display the notification panel that shows items such as the date, status of the Internet connection and battery charge level of your tablet device.

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