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Event Alerts
 
Show or Hide Calendars and Tasks  
Change Calendar Settings  
About the Calendar Widget  
Create an Event 
You can create events that sync with your Google  or Exchange ActiveSync calendars, as well 
as events that appear on your phone . 
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  On any Calendar view, t ouch . 
3.  Touch the calendar name to select the calendar to which you will add the event.  
4.  To invite people, touch   and choose who you want to invite.  
5.  Enter and set the event details.  
6.  Touch  Save. 
View the Calendar  
Select the Calendar view that suits your scheduling needs.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  Touch a Calendar tab.  
3.  Do any of the following:  
   In any Calendar view, return to the current date by touching Today . 
   Events in day, week, and a genda views are color coded to indicate which account or 
type of calendar they belong to. To find out what each color represents, touch  . 
Note:  If you don’ t see a Calendar  tab, touch  >  Edit tabs , touch and hold a tab and then 
drag it to the bottom row.  
Month View 
In month view, you will see markers on days that have events.  
When in month view, you can:  
  Touch a day to view the events for that day.  
  Touch and hold a day to open an options menu from which you can also choose to 
create an event or switch to either day or agenda view.  
  Slide your finger up or down the screen to view earlier or later months.   
						

							 
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Day and Agenda Views 
Day view shows your events per day, whereas agenda view displays all your events in 
chronological order. 
Tip:   Touch a birthday, anniversary, or an all -day event to send a greeting or create a note 
for that event.  
When in day view, you can:  
  Touch and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time.  
  Slide left or right across the screen to view earlier or later days.  
  See the day ’s weather, but only if it ’s within the seven- day forecast. You can touch the 
weather to change it to display another city.  
  See the event time in another time zone. Touch   >  Dual time zone  > Choose location, 
and then enter the second location.  
Week View 
Week view displays a chart of the events of one week.  
When in week view, you can:  
  Touch and hold on a time slot to create a new event at that time.  
  Touch an event (shown as colored blocks) to view its details.  
  Slide left or right across the screen to view  earlier or later weeks.  
Manage Calendar Events  
Your phone’ s Calendar is a convenient way to manage your events by allowing you to edit, 
erase, and share them.  
Edit an Event 
You can edit events  that you have created.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  While viewing an event, touch  . 
Note:  If you ’re editing an event that repeats, you’ ll be asked whether you want to edit just 
that occurrence or all occurrences of that event.  
3.  Make your changes to the event.  
4.  Touch  Save. Or touch  Send update  if you ’ve invited people to the event.  
Erase Events 
1. Touch   >   >  Calendar .  
						

							 
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2.
 Do any of the following:  
   While viewing an event, touch  >  Delete event . 
   In day, agenda or week view, touch and hold an event and then touch Delete  or 
Delete event . 
If the event repeats, you’ ll be asked whether you want to delete just that occurrence or all 
occurrences from Calendar.  
Share an Event (vCalendar)   
You can share a calendar event as a vCalendar using Bluetooth or by sending it as a file 
attachment with your email or message.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  Do one of the following:  
   While viewing an event, touch  >  Forward . 
   In day, agenda or week  view, touch and hold an event and then touch Forward . 
3.  Choose how you want to send the event.  
4.  Select your recipient(s) and touch Send.  
Accept or Decline a Meeting Invitation 
Go to the Invites tab to see meeting invitations which you have not yet accepted or  declined.  
Note:  You must set up an Exchange ActiveSync account to receive meeting invitations in 
Calendar.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  Touch the Invites tab and then touch  a meeting invitation. 
3.  Accept, decline, or tentatively accept the invitation, or propose  a new time. 
Tip:   Touch   to choose from more options, such as moving the invitation to a folder.  
Set Reminders for Your Events 
Calendar makes it easy to remind yourself of important events.  
1.  While viewing a calendar event, touch Reminder . 
2.  Choose how far in  advance you want to be reminded of the event.  
Tip:   You can set the default reminder time or choose an event reminder tone in the 
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Event Alerts 
If you have set at least one reminder for an event, the upcoming event icon   will appear in 
the notifications area of the status bar to remind you of the upcoming event.  
1.  Open the Notifications panel.  
2.  Touch  the event reminder notification.  
3.  Do one of the following:  
   Choose to snooze or dismiss all event reminders.  
   Touch   to keep the reminders pending in the notifications area of the  status bar 
Show or Hide Calendars  and Tasks 
You have the option to show only the calendars that y ou frequently use. You can also show or 
hide tasks that you’ ve created in your phone. 
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  Touch  . 
3.  Select or clear the  calendar  you wish to  show or hide, and then touch   
Note:  Calendars are  kept synchronized on your phone, even if they  are hidden.  
Change Calendar Settings  
You can change Calendar settings to specify how it displays events and how it notifies you of 
upcoming events. 
1.  Touch   >   >  Calendar . 
2.  Touch   >  Settings.  
About the Calendar Widget 
You can add a Calendar widget to your Home screen. The widgets offer different calendar views.  
T ouching  a day or event on the widget brings you to the Calendar app.  
Calculator 
Your phone  comes with a buil t- in calculator.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Calculator . 
2.  Enter numbers or formulas using the onscreen keys.  
3.  Do any of the following:  
   Turn your phone  sideways to switch to a scientific calculator , and then enter 
numbers or formulas using the onscreen keys . The scientific calculator lets you  
						

							 
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perform more complex calculations with square root, logarithmic, and trigonometric 
functions.
 
   Touch   to remove one digit at a time.  Touch and hold   or  touch  Clear  to delete 
the entire number.  
   Touch   for the result.  
Clock &  Alarm  
Keep track of the time and set alarms easily with your phone’ s numerous clock and alarm 
options.  
HTC Clock Widget  
Open the Clock Application 
World Clock  
Alarm Clock  
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.  
 
Change 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.  Touch  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,  touch  to search for it and add it.  
3.  Touch  Done. 
Tip:   You can add more than one Clock widget to the extended Home screen.  
Open the Clock Application 
Get more from the Clock app than just the regular date and time. Use your phone  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.   
						

							 
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To open the Clock app, touch 
 >   >  Clock . Touch the tabs on the bottom row or slide your 
finger across the tabs to switch between the different functions.  
World Clock 
Set your clock to the time zone of your home city and/or other cities around the world.  
Set  Your  Home  City  
1. Touch   >   >  Clock  > World Clock  tab.  
2.  Touch   >  Home settings . 
3.  Enter your home city ’s name.  
4.  Scroll through the list  and touch your home city . 
Manually Set the Time Zone, Date, and Time  
1. Touch   >   >  Clock  > World Clock  tab.  
2.  Touch   >  Local time settings . 
3.  Clear the  Automatic  date & time  and  Automatic  time zone options and then set the 
time zone, date, and time as required.  
For more information, see  Date & Time Settings. 
Add C ities to the World Clock Screen  
1. Touch   >   >  Clock  > World Clock  tab.  
2.  Touch  . 
3.  Enter the city name you want to add.  
4.  Scroll through the list and t ouch the city that you want to add.  
Delete  or Rearrange  Cities  on the World Clock  List  
1. Touch   >   >  Clock  >  World Clock  tab.  
2.  Touch  . 
3.  Do one of the  following: 
   To remove a city, t ouch  next to the city , and  then  touch  Delete . 
   To rearrange the cities, touch  and hold  next to the  city you want to move, and 
then  drag it to its new position.  
Alarm Clock 
You can set up one or more alarms.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Clock  > Alarms  tab.   
						

							 
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2.
 Select the check button of an alarm and then touch that alarm.  
3.  Under Set alarm, drag your finger up or down to roll the time scroll wheels and set the 
alarm time.  
4.  If you want the alarm to recur, touch Repeat  and set when you want the alarm to go off.  
5.  Touch  Done. 
Tip:   To turn off an alarm, clear the check buttons of that alarm.  
If you need to set more than three alarms, touch  . 
Delete an Alarm  
1. Touch   >   >  Clock  > Alarms  tab.  
2.  Touch  . 
3.  Select the alarms you want to delete, and then touch Delete . 
Chang e Alarm Settings  
If you’ve set one or more alarms, you can change their settings such as the alarm volume, how 
long to snooze  the alarm, and more.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Clock  > Alarms  tab.  
2.  Touch   >  Settings, and then  change any of the following:  
   Alarm in silent mode  ( this is selected by default ): A llows the alarm to sound even 
when your phone  is in silent mode. Clear this  option if you want to silence the alarm 
when the volume is in silent mode.  
   Ala rm volume :  S et the volume level that you want for the alarm.  
   Snooze duration:  S et how long to snooze between alarms.  
   Side button behavior : Determines what happens to the alarm when you  press the 
volume buttons. You can set the buttons  to snooze  or dismiss the alarm, or disable 
the button. The side button works only when the  phone’s screen is not locked.  
While on the lock screen, you can snooze or dismiss the alarm by touching  and 
holding the Snooze  or  Dismiss  button and then dragging it inside the  ring. 
Stocks  
Use the Stocks application to get the latest stock updates for stock quotes and market indices 
you follow.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Stocks . 
2.  In the Stocks main screen, do any of the following:  
   Touch an item to view from the list of stock quotes and market indices.   
						

							 
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
  Touch   to update the stock information.  
   Touch   >  Add  to add a stock quote or stock market index.  
   To change the stock list order, touch   >  Edit . Touch and hold   at the end of the 
item you want to move, and then drag it to its new position.  
3.  When you ’ve selected a particular stock quote or stock market index, you can:  
   View an item ’s trade information as well as its price chart for a specific period.  
   Touch another date period to view an item ’s past trade information.  
Add a Stock Quote or Stock Market Index  
1. Touch   >   >  Stocks . 
2.  Touch   >  Add . 
3.  Enter the stock quote or stock market index on the text field, and then touch  . 
4.  Touch the stock quote or stock market index you want to add.  
Tip:   To delete an item, touch   >  Edit  while on the Stocks main screen. Select the items 
you want to delete, and then touch Delete . 
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 locat ion, you can view weather forecasts for other 
cities around the globe.  
1.  Touch   >   >  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.  
   Touch   to update the weather information at any time.  
   Touch the screen to view weather information such as temperature, approximate 
time of sunset and others.  
Note:  Your settings in the Weather app also control the weather information that is s hown 
in the Clock and Calendar.  
Add 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.  Touch   >   >  Weather .  
						

							 
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2.
 Touch  . 
3.  Enter the location you want to add.  
4.  Touch the city that you want.  
Change the Order of Cities on the Weather Screen  
1. Touch   >   >  Weather . 
2.  Touch   >  Edit . 
3.  Touch and hold   at the end of the item you want to move, and then  drag it to its new 
position.  
4.  Touch  Done. 
Delete C ities from the Weather S creen 
1. Touch   >   >  Weather . 
2.  Touch   >  Edit . 
3.  Select the cities you want to remove, and then  touch Done.  
Tasks 
Use the Tasks application  to organize and track to do and task lists. You can save tasks on  your 
phone  or sync them with your Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync and Google Account s. You can 
view these tasks in the Calendar application . 
  To open the Tasks application , touch   >   >  Tasks.  
  To switch between task accounts,  touch  and then t ouch another account.  
Create a Task  
Link a Task to a Contact  
Link a Task to a Location  
Manage Tasks  
View the Unified Task List  
Create a Task List  
Manage Task Lists  
Back Up or Restore Tasks  
Change Tasks Settings   
						

							 
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Create a Task  
Create detailed tasks  to help organize your day.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Tasks.  
2.  Enter the task name in the New task text box.  
Tip:   If you want to create a task and enter the details later,  touch  after you’ ve entered 
the task name.  
3.  Touch   and then enter the task details.  
4.  Touch  Save . 
Link  a Task to a Contact  
Helping friends out on a project or event? Link a task to a contact in the People application  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.  
Note:  Only tasks under My Tasks can be linked to a con tact. 
1.  Create a new task.  
2.  While entering the details of the task, touch  the text box under People, and enter a name.  
3.  If you want to link the task to a contact in the People application , touch  . 
4.  Select the contact, and then touch  Save. 
5.  Fill in the rest of t he details, and then  touch Save. 
Link a T ask 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.  
Note:  Only tasks under My Tasks can be linked to a location.  
1.  Create a new task.  
2.  While entering the details of the task, t ouch the text box under Location and enter  a 
location.  
3.  To specify an area in the map,  touch . 
4.  Move   to an area.  
5.  Touch  Done.  
6.  Enter a name  for the location.  
7.  Fill in the rest of the details, and then  touch Save. 
The task is plotted on a map with other tasks linked to locations.