Droid 2: The Missing Manual

Copyright......Page 4
Contents......Page 5
The Missing Credits......Page 11
Introduction......Page 17
Power/Lock Key......Page 23
Headset Jack......Page 25
About the Screen......Page 26
Status Bar Icons......Page 27
Notification Light......Page 30
The Four Keys......Page 31
Slide-Out Keyboard......Page 34
Microphone......Page 35
SD Card and Battery......Page 36
Camera......Page 37
Home Screen......Page 38
Customizing the Home Screen and Panes......Page 45
Controlling the Droid 2 with Your Fingers......Page 52
The Three Keyboards......Page 55
Using the Multi-Touch Keyboard......Page 57
Using the Swype Keyboard......Page 63
The Physical Keyboard......Page 67
Copying and Pasting Text......Page 71
Searching Your Droid 2......Page 75
Voice Search......Page 78
Text Messaging (SMS)......Page 79
Google Talk......Page 85
Placing a Phone Call......Page 89
Dialing a Call......Page 91
Managing Contacts......Page 97
Designating Favorites......Page 101
Answering Calls......Page 102
Conference Calling......Page 104
Visual Voicemail......Page 105
Call Waiting......Page 109
Call Forwarding......Page 110
Bluetooth Earpieces......Page 111
Music......Page 115
Where to Get Music......Page 116
Using the Music App......Page 117
Choosing from the 3D Gallery......Page 119
Playing Music......Page 120
Creating Playlists......Page 122
More Music Options......Page 124
Using Your Droid 2 While Playing Music......Page 126
Playing Music and Media on Other Devices......Page 127
Opening the Gallery......Page 131
Editing Photos, Sharing Photos, and More......Page 136
Working with Multiple Photos......Page 138
Videos in the Gallery......Page 140
Taking Still Photos......Page 141
Customizing Your Photo Shooting......Page 144
Photo Settings......Page 147
Taking Video......Page 148
YouTube......Page 149
Maps, Weather, and Other Droid 2 Apps......Page 155
Maps......Page 156
Turn-by-Turn Navigation......Page 167
Street View......Page 168
Weather......Page 170
Reading News......Page 171
Calculator......Page 179
Using the Calendar......Page 181
Geolocation and the Calendar......Page 190
Google Calendar on the Web......Page 192
Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook......Page 193
Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange......Page 194
Getting Online: Wi-Fi, 3G, and Mobile Hotspots......Page 195
Connecting via Wi-Fi......Page 196
Turning Your Droid 2 into a Wi-Fi Hotspot......Page 201
Airplane Mode......Page 204
The Droid 2 Browser......Page 207
Navigating a Web Page......Page 209
Multiple Windows......Page 211
Web Pages Designed for Mobile Phones......Page 212
The Address Bar......Page 213
Bookmarks......Page 215
Most Visited and History Lists......Page 218
Tapping Links......Page 221
Saving Online Images......Page 222
Finding Text, Copying Text, Getting Page Information, and More......Page 224
Getting the Facts with RSS......Page 226
Online Privacy and Security......Page 228
Using Other Browsers......Page 230
Understanding Email on the Droid 2......Page 231
Setting Up Gmail......Page 232
Reading Mail in Gmail......Page 233
Understanding Gmail’s Organization......Page 237
Managing Incoming Mail in Gmail......Page 239
Writing Messages in Gmail......Page 242
Working with Labels and Search......Page 244
Searching Gmail......Page 245
Setting Up Email Accounts......Page 247
Reading Mail......Page 249
Handling Attachments and Pictures in Email......Page 252
Creating and Sending Mail......Page 254
The Universal Inbox......Page 256
Facebook on the Droid 2......Page 258
The Droid 2’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps......Page 263
Apps and Multitasking......Page 264
Where to Get Apps......Page 265
Using Market......Page 266
Downloading from the Web......Page 271
Downloading and Using a Bar Code Scanner......Page 273
Updating Apps......Page 275
Managing, Sharing, and Uninstalling Apps......Page 276
Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes......Page 278
Troubleshooting Apps......Page 279
Five Great Apps......Page 280
Connecting Your Droid 2 to Your Computer......Page 281
Transferring Files Using Your PC......Page 283
Transferring Files Using Your Mac......Page 285
Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures from a PC Using Windows Media Player......Page 287
Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures to Your PC......Page 293
Transferring Pictures to Your PC in Bulk......Page 295
Using the Droid 2 Files Application......Page 296
Checking Space on Your SD Card......Page 298
Setting Up Your Droid 2 with Your Company Account......Page 299
Virtual Private Networking (VPN)......Page 301
Using Google Docs......Page 303
Microsoft Office......Page 305
Two Ways to Control the Droid 2 by Voice......Page 307
Using the Magic of Voice Actions......Page 308
What You Can Do with Voice Actions......Page 310
Using Voice Commands......Page 313
What Can You Control with Your Voice?......Page 315
Training the Droid 2 to Obey......Page 317
Setting Voice Commands Options......Page 318
Wireless & Networks......Page 321
Call Settings......Page 324
Sound......Page 326
Display......Page 330
Data Manager......Page 332
Location & Security......Page 335
Accounts......Page 338
Applications......Page 341
Battery Manager......Page 344
Privacy......Page 345
SD Card & Phone Storage......Page 346
Search......Page 347
Language & Keyboard......Page 348
Voice Input & Output......Page 350
Accessibility......Page 351
Date & Time......Page 352
About Phone......Page 353
Choosing a Plan......Page 355
Upgrading to the Newest Software......Page 357
Useful Accessories......Page 359
Places to Shop......Page 360
Make Sure Your Software Is Up-to-Date......Page 361
Correcting Email Settings......Page 363
Troubleshooting the SD Card......Page 364
Finding Help......Page 366
Index......Page 369