Motorola DEXT - Widgets; Create widgets

26 Personalize
Personalize
add your personal touch
Widgets
Create widgets
1 Find an empty spot on your home screen where you
want to add a widget. You can flick left or right to
open other panels on your home screen.
2 Touch and hold the empty spot until you see the
Add to Home screen menu.
3 Touch
Widgets.
4 Touch the type of widget. If necessary, enter the
widget settings.
Set up widgets
You can customize some widgets. Touch a widget to
open it, then press Menu :
•
Happenings: Update your status, choose which
accounts appear in this widget, or manage your
accounts (the same as “Add account” on page 10).
•
Messages: Change the widget name or choose how
long it shows new messages. To add email
accounts, “Set up messaging” on page 19.
• Music: Set this widget to an artist, album, song,
playlist, or just press Menu >
Party shuffle.
There’s more about “Music” on page 31.
•
News: Change the widget name, choose how long it
shows new stories, or choose a news source. To
choose a source, touch , then choose preset
Bundles or Channels, or choose Custom to enter a
URL for a
Webpage or an RSS feed.
•
Weather: Change temperature units or add
locations. To add locations, touch , enter a city,
and touch
Search. When you open the weather
widget, flick left to see other locations you added.
Note: Some apps have custom widget types that you
can add and set up after you install the app.
Ringtones
To change your ringtone and notifications,
press Menu >
Settings > Sound & ringtones.
To set vibrate for messages, touch >
Messaging > Menu > Messaging Settings >
Text Messaging, Email, or Social Messaging.
To change your ringtone to silent, slide the ringer off
switch down.
Tip: To use a song as a ringtone, touch >
Music> Songs, touch and hold the song name,
then touch
Use as phone ringtone.