Droid X: The Missing Manual

Contents......Page 5
The Missing Credits......Page 11
Introduction......Page 17
Power/Lock Key......Page 23
About the Screen......Page 26
Status Bar Icons......Page 27
The Four Keys......Page 31
Micro USB Port......Page 34
Microphone......Page 35
SD Card and Battery......Page 36
Charging Cable and AC Adapter......Page 37
Home Screen......Page 38
Customizing the Home Screen and Panes......Page 45
Controlling the Droid X with Your Fingers......Page 51
The Keyboards......Page 55
Using the Multi-Touch Keyboard......Page 57
Using the Swype Keyboard......Page 64
Copying and Pasting Text......Page 68
Searching Your Droid X......Page 71
Voice Search......Page 74
Text Messaging......Page 76
Google Talk......Page 82
Placing a Phone Call......Page 85
Dialing a Call......Page 87
Managing Contacts......Page 92
Designating Favorites......Page 96
Answering Calls......Page 97
Conference Calling......Page 99
Visual Voicemail......Page 101
Call Waiting......Page 104
Call Forwarding......Page 105
Bluetooth Earpieces......Page 106
Music......Page 109
Where to Get Music......Page 110
Using the Music App......Page 111
Playing Your Music......Page 114
Creating Playlists......Page 116
More Music Options......Page 118
Using Your Droid X While Playing Music......Page 120
Playing Music and Media on Other Devices......Page 121
Opening the Gallery......Page 125
Editing Photos, Sharing Photos, and More......Page 130
Working with Multiple Photos......Page 132
Videos in the Gallery......Page 134
Taking Still Photos......Page 135
Customizing Your Photo Shooting......Page 138
Photo Settings......Page 141
Taking Video......Page 142
YouTube......Page 144
Maps, Navigation, and Other Droid X Apps......Page 149
Maps......Page 150
Weather......Page 164
Reading News......Page 166
Calculator......Page 173
Using the Calendar......Page 175
Calendar and Geolocation......Page 184
Google Calendar on the Web......Page 186
Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook......Page 187
Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange......Page 188
Getting Online: Wi-Fi, 3G, and Mobile Hot Spots......Page 189
Connecting via Wi-Fi......Page 190
Turning Your Droid X into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot......Page 195
Airplane Mode......Page 198
The Droid X’s Browser......Page 201
Navigating a Web Page......Page 203
Multiple Windows......Page 205
Web Pages Designed for Mobile Phones......Page 206
The Address Bar......Page 207
Bookmarks......Page 209
Most Visited and History Lists......Page 212
Tapping Links......Page 215
Saving Online Images......Page 216
Finding Text, Copying Text, Getting Page Information, and More......Page 218
Getting the Facts with RSS......Page 220
Online Privacy and Security......Page 221
Using Other Browsers......Page 224
Understanding Email on the Droid X......Page 225
Setting Up Gmail......Page 226
Reading Mail in Gmail......Page 227
Understanding Gmail’s Organization......Page 231
Managing Incoming Mail in Gmail......Page 233
Writing Messages in Gmail......Page 236
Working with Labels and Search......Page 239
Searching Gmail......Page 240
Setting Up Email Accounts......Page 242
Reading Mail......Page 245
Handling Attachments and Pictures in Email......Page 246
Managing Mail......Page 248
Creating and Sending Mail......Page 249
The Universal Inbox......Page 251
Using Web-Based Mail Programs......Page 252
Facebook on the Droid X......Page 253
The Droid X’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps......Page 257
Apps and Multitasking......Page 258
Where to Get Apps......Page 259
Using Market......Page 260
Downloading from the Web......Page 265
Downloading and Using a Bar Code Scanner......Page 267
Updating Apps......Page 269
Managing, Sharing, and Uninstalling Apps......Page 270
Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes......Page 272
Troubleshooting Apps......Page 273
Five Great Apps......Page 274
Connecting Your Droid X to Your Computer......Page 275
Transferring Files Using Your PC......Page 277
Transferring Files Using Your Mac......Page 279
Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures from a PC Using Windows Media Player......Page 281
Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures to Your PC......Page 287
Transferring Pictures to Your PC in Bulk......Page 289
Using the Droid X Files Application......Page 290
Checking Space on Your SD Card......Page 292
Setting Up Your Droid X with Your Company Account......Page 293
Virtual Private Networking (VPN)......Page 295
Using Google Docs......Page 297
Microsoft Office......Page 298
Two Ways to Control the Droid X by Voice......Page 301
Using the Magic of Voice Actions......Page 302
What You Can Do with Voice Actions......Page 304
Using Voice Commands......Page 307
What Can You Control with Your Voice?......Page 309
Training the Droid X to Obey......Page 311
Setting Voice Commands Options......Page 312
Wireless & Networks......Page 315
Call Settings......Page 319
Sound......Page 321
Display......Page 325
Data Manager......Page 327
HDMI......Page 330
Location & Security......Page 331
Accounts......Page 334
Applications......Page 337
Battery Manager......Page 340
Privacy......Page 341
SD Card & Phone Storage......Page 342
Search......Page 343
Language & Keyboard......Page 344
Voice Input & Output......Page 345
Accessibility......Page 347
Date & Time......Page 348
About Phone......Page 349
Choosing a Plan......Page 351
Making Account Changes on the Web......Page 352
Upgrading to the Newest Software......Page 353
Useful Accessories......Page 355
Places to Shop......Page 356
Make Sure Your Software is Up-to-Date......Page 357
Correcting Email Settings......Page 359
Troubleshooting the SD Card......Page 361
Warranty and Repair......Page 362
Where to Go for Help......Page 363
Index......Page 365