Motorola Droid 3 Manual

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Tips & tricks
To change the language and the style for your  touchscreen keypad, touch
Select locale
. 
 To change the sounds, corrections, and other  settings for your touchscreen keypad, touch 
Swype
 
orMulti-touch keyboard
. 
 To change the automatic correction settings for your  full keypad, touch
Built-in keyboard
.
Tips & tricksa few handy hintsGeneral tips If you can’t to see the screen while wearing  sunglasses, take them off. Screen brightness changes as your phone senses the current...

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Messaging
Battery tipsWant to extend your battery life? Try these:  To select a battery profile that suits your phone use,  touch Menu  >
Settings
 >Battery & Data  
manager
 >Battery mode
. 
 To turn off automatic applications sync, touch  Menu  >
Settings
 >Battery & data manager
 
>Data delivery
. 
 To turn off Bluetooth® power, touch Menu   >Settings
 >Wireless & networks
 >Bluetooth
. 
 To turn off Wi-Fi, touch Menu  >
Settings
  
>Wireless & networks
 >Wi-Fi
.
Messagingsometimes it’s best to...

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Messaging
messages. To show only one type of message, touch a  message type instead of 
Universal Inbox
. 
 To open a text message or social networking  message and all of its replies, touch it.  To respond to a message, just open it and enter  your response in the text box at the bottom. To forward a text message, touch and hold a  message in the conversation, then touch 
Forward  
message
. 
 To open options, touch and hold a message.Create messagesFind it: 
 >
Messaging
 > 
Choose a message type,...

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Social networking
Messaging Settings
 to set the notification for each  
account type (along with other preferences, for email).VoicemailWhen you have a new voicemail,  appears at the top of your screen. Drag down the status bar and touch the notification. If you need to change your voicemail number, in the  home screen touch Menu  >
Settings
 >Call  
settings
 >Voicemail settings
.
Social networkingmy life, your lifeYour social networking accountYou can set up a social network account that...

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MEDIA CONNECTIONS
change & delete accountsFind it: 
 >
My Accounts
Touch and hold an account, then touch 
Open account
  
to change settings, or touch 
Remove account
 to 
remove it (along with its contacts and messages). Note:  
You can’t delete the Google™ account you used  
or created when you set up your phone. That account is locked when you set it up.Social Status & Networking  WidgetsSocial Status widgets are Motorola widgets used to  display status announcements from your social networking...

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MEDIA CONNECTIONS
Play media
—Select media for playback on another  
device in a Wi-Fi network. Copy media to server
—Sync the media files on your  
smartphone with other devices. Copy media to phone
—Copy a picture from one  
smartphone to another.  Share media
—Allow other devices to access media  
files on your smartphone. Without downloading any media from your smartphone, other people can view your pictures or videos, or play your songs, on their own devices.HD viewingYou can create your own HD...

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Photos & videos
Photos & videossee it, capture it, share it!PhotosTake photosTake that family photo, and post it online for everyone  to see. Find it:  
 >
Camera
To take the photo, touch  .
Tag photos with  your location.
0  Locating
Go to your  gallery. 
Switch ca 
meras 
(front or back). Touch to take photo.Switch  
modes  
(photo/video).
Drag right to open settings.
Zoo 
m  
in/out.
Note: 
Photos are stored on your smartphone’s internal  
memory unless you switch it to a microSD memory card (sold...

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Photos & videos
VideosRecord videosFind it: 
 >
Camcorder
Note: 
To get the clearest videos, wipe the camera lens  
clean with a soft, dry cloth before you record a video. To record 
 a video, touch  . Touch   again to stop  
the recording. To view your videos, see “ 
Share photos & videos
” on  
page 27
Tag videos with your location. 
Drag right to  open settings.
Salt Lake City, Utah
Switch ca 
meras 
(front or back). Touch to  record.Switch  
modes  
(video/photo).
Touch a setting to see options....

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Photos & videos
View & share photos & videosFind it: 
 >
Gallery
Touch a thumbnail to view a photo or video.Share photos & videosFind it: 
 > 
Gallery
  1Touch a photo or video, then touch .
Friends
DLNA servers
My library
Online3
Camera roll
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Add social network
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View your captured photos  & videos.
Sort your photos & videos. 
See your online albu 
ms (like  
Picasa, Flickr, or Facebook).  Go to your friends’  online albu 
ms. 
See  
media fro
m DNLA  
Connected devices on your...

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Music
Musicwhen music is what you need...Quick start: MusicNote: 
Copyright—do you have the right? Always follow  
the rules. See “Content Copyright” in your legal and safety information. Find it:  
>
Music
To play music, touch a category, then touch the song or  playlist you want to play.  Tip:  
When a song is playing, you can add it to a playlist  
by touching Menu  >
Add to playlist
. 
Before you select a song or playlist, touch a category  to see these options: 
Play All
, Audio effects
, and...