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Using the Clock
About the HTC Clock widget
Use the HTC Clock widget to see your current date, time, and location. You can also use the Clock to show the time in another city.
Changing the location on the Clock widget
By default, the Clock widget displays your current weather. You can customize the
Clock widget on your Home screen to show the weather of another location.
1. Press and hold the Clock widget and then drag it to the Edit button.
2. Choose a city.
If you don't see the city that you want, tap to search for it and add it.
3. Tap Done.
You can add more than one Clock widget to the extended Home screen.
About the Clock app
Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use HTC One X as a world clock to see what time it is in cities across the globe. You can also set alarms or track your time using the stopwatch or timer.
To open the Clock app, tap from the Home screen, and then tap Clock. Tap the tabs on the bottom row or slide your finger across the tabs to switch between the different functions.
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World Clock settings
Setting your home city
1. On the World Clock tab, tap > Home settings.
2. Enter your home city’s name.
3. Scroll through the list and tap your home city.
Setting the date and time manually
1. On the World Clock tab, tap > Local time settings .
2. Clear Automatic date & time and Automatic time zone, and then set the time zone, date, and time as required.
Adding a city to the World Clock screen
1. On the World Clock tab, tap .
2. Enter the city name you want to add.
3. Scroll through the list and tap the city that you want to add.
Setting an alarm
You can set up one or more alarms.
1. On the Alarms tab, select the check buttons of an alarm and then tap that alarm.
2. Under Set alarm, drag your finger up or down to roll the time scroll wheels and set the alarm time.
3. If you want the alarm to recur, tap Repeat and set when you want the alarm to go off.
4. Tap Done.
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To turn off an alarm, clear the check buttons of that alarm.
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If you need to set more than three alarms, tap .
Deleting an alarm
1. On the Alarms tab, tap .
2. Select the alarms you want to delete and then tap Delete.
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Checking Weather
Use the Weather app and widget to check the current weather and weather forecasts for the next few days. In addition to your current location, you can view weather forecasts for other cities around the globe.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Weather. The options for hourly and four-day forecasts are displayed.
2. While viewing forecasts, you can:
§ Swipe your finger up or down the screen to check the weather in other cities.
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Tap to update the weather information at any time.
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Tap the screen to view weather information such as temperature, approximate time of sunset and others.
Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is shown in the Clock and Calendar.
Adding a city to the Weather screen
Add more cities to the Weather screen so you can instantly check the weather forecasts in these cities. In addition to your current location, the Weather screen can display up to fifteen cities.
1. On the Weather screen, tap .
2. Enter the location you want to add.
3. Tap the city that you want.
Changing the order of cities on the Weather screen
1. On the Weather screen, tap > Edit.
2. Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move, and then drag it to its new position.
3. Tap Done.
Deleting cities from the Weather screen
1. On the Weather screen, tap > Edit.
2. Select the cities you want to remove, and then tap Done.
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Viewing a PDF
Use PDF Viewer to read PDF files that you've downloaded or copied to HTC One X.
1. From the Home screen, tap > PDF Viewer.
2. On the PDF Viewer main screen, browse to the file that you want to open and open it.
3. Slide up and down the screen to pan or go through the pages.
4. To zoom in or out, spread or pinch your thumb and index fingers across the page.
5. Tap to print the file, share it, and more.
Working on documents
Use Polaris Office to edit Microsoft Office Word (.doc and .docx), Microsoft Office
Excel (.xls and .xlsx), Microsoft Office PowerPoint (.ppt and .pptx), and plain text (.txt) files while on the go.
You can also view Microsoft Office PowerPoint Shows (.pps).
From the Home screen, tap > Polaris Office.
Viewing a document
On the Polaris Office main screen, browse to the file that you want to open and open it.
While viewing the file list, tap to refresh or sort the list.
Creating a document
1. On the Polaris Office main screen, tap .
2. Choose a file type to create.
3. Start entering text.
4. Press , and then tap Save .
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Editing a document
1. On the Polaris Office main screen, browse to the file that you want to edit and open it:
2. Do any of the following:
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If your file is a Microsoft Office Word, a Microsoft Office PowerPoint, or a plain text document, tap .
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If your file is a Microsoft Office Excel document, tap a cell and then enter your changes in the text box.
3. Slide the toolbar at the bottom to choose from different editing functions.
4. When done making your changes, press and then tap either Save or Save as.
Editing a presentation
1. With the Microsoft Office PowerPoint document opened, tap .
2. Tap to show the other slides and tap the slide that you want to edit.
3. Do any of the following:
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To add another slide, tap and then choose a layout.
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To edit text, tap a text box on the presentation twice.
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To resize an image or a text box, tap it and then drag .
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Use the tool bar at the bottom to continue editing the presentation.
4. Tap to preview the presentation.
5. Press and tap Save or Save As.
Editing a worksheet
1. With the Microsoft Excel file opened, tap a cell on the worksheet.
2. Do any of the following:
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Tap the formula bar and enter text, figures, or symbols.
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To enter a function, tap .
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To select multiple cells, tap a cell and then drag .
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To change the format of the text or numerical value, tap a cell and then tap
> Format.
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To insert a graph, select the information that you want to include in the chart and then tap > Insert > Chart.
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Use the tool bar at the bottom of the screen to continue editing the worksheet.
3. Press and tap Save or Save As.
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Taking notes
Use Notes to jot down ideas, questions, and everything else. Type in text, record audio, attach photos and documents, and even link your notes to a meeting event.
Create and sign in to your Evernote
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account from HTC One X if you want to back up your notes to Evernote's secure online server. For details, visit www.evernote.com/about/learn_more .
From the Home screen, tap > Notes .
Creating a notebook
1. On the Notes main screen, tap to open a selection menu, and then tap New notebook.
2. Type in a notebook title.
3. Tap Local Notebook to save the notebook on HTC One X or tap Synchronized notebook to sync your notes with your Evernote account.
4. Tap Create.
To open or switch to another notebook, simply tap again, and then tap a notebook name.
Moving notes
1. While a note is opened, tap > Move to.
2. Select the target notebook.
You can also move multiple notes at the same time. On the Notes main screen, tap >
Move notes and select the notes you want to move.
Composing a note
1. With a notebook opened, tap .
2. Type in a note title.
3. Compose your note:
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Tap on the note, and then start typing in your text.
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Tap to start and stop audio recording.
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Tap > Attach and choose a file type.
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Tap to create a drawing and insert it in your note.
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Tap to take a photo and insert it in your note.
4. Tap > Save.
To link a note to an event, tap > Calendar.
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Creating a drawing
You can create a drawing, scribble, or illustration and include it in your note.
1. With a note opened, tap .
2. Choose a color to use.
3. Draw on the blank area using your fingertip.
4. If you need to erase a part of the drawing, tap and then move your finger left and right on the area that you want to erase. You can also tap > Undo to erase the last stroke you made.
5. Tap Save to insert the drawing in a note.
Importing a Web page to a note
1. While viewing a Web page in Internet, tap > Share page.
2. Tap Notes. The Web page is imported to a note as an image.
To add text or attach a picture or drawing in your note, tap the space before or after the Web page.
Reviewing a note
Playing an audio recording in Notes
After recording a meeting, you can listen to the audio clip to review key points. If you took notes while audio recording, 'timemarks' (small colored nodes in the audio bar) are added to pin your notes within the audio recording's time frame.
1. Open a note where you have recorded a voice clip.
2. Tap to play the audio recording.
3. Tap or to go to the next or previous timemark. When you're moving from one timemark to another, you'll see a note thumbnail for a quick preview of what you noted down while recording.
You can also tap a particular item on your note to jump to its timemark and hear the audio you've recorded at that time.
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Sharing a note
1. With a notebook opened, tap the note that you want to share.
2. Tap > Share note .
3. Choose how you want to share your note.
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For most sharing options, notes are automatically converted and sent as images.
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To print a note, tap > Print. The HTC One X and the printer should be connected to the same Wi-Fi network.
Completing tasks
Use the Tasks app to organize and track to do and task lists. You can save tasks on your phone or sync them with your Microsoft Exchange Active Sync and Google accounts. You can view these tasks in the Calendar app.
To open the Tasks app, tap > Tasks
To switch between task accounts, tap and then tap another account.
Creating a task
1. In the Tasks app, enter the task name in the New task text box.
If you want to create a task and enter the details later, tap after you've entered the task name.
2. Tap and then enter the task details.
3. Tap Save.
Linking a task to a contact
Helping friends out on a project or event? Link a task to a contact in the People app so that when your friend calls, the task will appear on the screen. You can also filter tasks to show what tasks are associated to a specific contact.
Only tasks under My Tasks can be linked to a contact.
1. While entering the details of the task, tap the text box under People, and enter a name.
2. If you want to link the task to a contact in the People app, tap .
3. Select the contact, and then tap Save.
4. Fill in the rest of the details, and then tap Save.
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Linking a task to a location
Link tasks to a location so that the next time you are in an area, you can check which errands you can do along the way.
Only tasks under My Tasks can be linked to a location.
1. While entering the details of the task, tap the text box under Location and enter a location.
2. To specify an area in the map, tap .
3. Move to an area.
4. Tap Done.
5. Enter a name for the location.
6. Fill in the rest of the details, and then tap Save.
The task is plotted on a map with other tasks linked to locations.
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To view these tasks on a map, tap on the Tasks main screen. Pan across the map until (location indicator) appears. The location indicator shows how many tasks are linked to that location.
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To view the details of the task, tap .
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To view your location on the map, tap > Locate me.
Managing tasks
1. Go to the list that contains the task.
2. In the list of tasks, you can:
Mark a task complete
Sort tasks
Edit a task
Delete a task
Tap the check buttons next to the task. To view completed tasks, tap > Completed.
1. Tap > Sort.
2. Select how you want to sort the tasks.
1. Press and hold the task that you want to edit, and then tap Edit.
2. Edit the task details, and then tap Save.
Press and hold the task that you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
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Postpone a task 1. Press and hold an overdue task, and then tap Postpone.
2. Choose how long you want to postpone the task.
Move a task to another list
You can only move the task to another list that is under the same account.
1. Press and hold the task that you want to move, and then tap Move to.
2. Tap the task list where you want the task to appear.
Viewing the unified task list
You can view and update a unified list of tasks. Tasks are color coded so you can easily distinguish which accounts they belong to.
In the Tasks app, tap > All accounts.
If you want to view tasks that are stored in HTC One X , tap My tasks.
Filtering tasks
1. Go to the list that contains the tasks that you want to filter.
2. Tap .
3. From the list, choose how you want to filter the tasks.
Creating a task list
1. In the Tasks app, tap > Lists.
2. Tap , and then choose an account for the list.
3. Enter a name for the list, and then tap OK.
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Managing task lists
1. In the Tasks app, tap > Lists.
2. From here, you can:
Show or hide tasks or lists
Rename a list
Delete a list
To show all tasks, tap All lists. Tap a specific account and then tap the list that you want to show. Tap All lists under each account to show all the tasks under that account.
1. Tap an account, and then press and hold the list that you want to rename.
2. Tap Rename, and then enter a new name for it.
1. Tap an account, and then press and hold the list that you want to delete.
2. Tap Delete .
Backing up or restoring tasks
1. Go to the list that contains the tasks you want to back up.
2. Tap > Import/Export
3. Tap Export to phone storage to back up your tasks, or tap Import from phone storage to restore tasks on your phone.
Changing Tasks settings
1. In the Tasks app, tap > Settings
2. Change the settings and press .
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Keeping track of your stocks
Use the Stocks app to get the latest stock updates for stock quotes and market indices you follow.
Downloading stock information automatically may incur extra data fees.
1. From the Home screen, tap > Stocks.
2. On the Stocks main screen, do any of the following:
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Tap an item to view from the list of stock quotes and market indices.
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Tap to update the stock information.
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Tap > Add to add a stock quote or stock market index.
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To change the stock list order, tap > Edit. Press and hold at the end of the item you want to move, then drag it to its new position.
3. When you've selected a particular stock quote or stock market index, you can:
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View an item’s trade information as well as its price chart for a specific period.
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Tap another date period to view an item’s past trade information.
Adding a stock quote or stock market index
1. On the Stocks main screen, tap > Add.
2. Enter the stock quote or stock market index on the text field, and then tap .
3. Tap the stock quote or stock market index you want to add.
To delete an item, press > Edit while on the Stocks main screen. Select the items you want to delete, and then tap Delete.
