Extended Home Screen; Customizing The Home Screen - Samsung Galaxy S III User Manual

Extended Home Screen

The Home screen consists of the Home panel, plus panels
that extend beyond the display width to provide more space
for adding shortcuts, widgets and folders.
Slide your finger horizontally across the screen to scroll to
the left or right side panels. As you scroll, the indicator at the
bottom of the display shows your current position.

Customizing the Home Screen

Customize the Home screen to suit your preferences.
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Add App Shortcuts: For more information, see
page 32.
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Add Widgets: For more information, see
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Add Folders: For more information, see
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Change the Wallpaper: For more information, see
on page 33.
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Display settings: For more information, see
page 129.
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"Shortcuts"
on
"Widgets"
on page 31.
"Folders"
on page 32.
"Wallpaper"
"Display"
on
Adding and removing Home screen panels
Your phone comes with 7 Home screen panels. You can
customize the Home screen to include up to the seven
default panels, and set one panel as Home.
1. From the Home screen, touch
Edit page.
2. Slide your finger across the screen to scroll the panels,
and use these controls to configure panels:
Remove: Touch and hold on a panel; then drag it
to Remove.
Add: Touch a previously-removed panel to add it,
up to the default total of seven.
Set as Home: Touch to assign a panel as the Home
screen. The panel set as Home will display when
you press the
Tip: You can also "pinch" the Home screen to display Edit
options.
Menu; then touch
Home Key.