Instruction Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- Xperia™ Tablet Z User guide
- Getting started
- Getting to know your device
- Using the keys
- Battery
- Using the touchscreen
- Using the lock screen
- Home screen
- Accessing and using applications
- Status and notifications
- Settings menu
- Typing text
- Customizing your device
- Enhancing the sound output
- Memory
- Using a headset
- Internet and messaging settings
- Controlling data usage
- Mobile network settings
- Google Play™
- Contacts
- Messaging
- Socialife™
- "WALKMAN" application
- Music services
- FM radio
- Camera
- Album
- Movies
- Video Unlimited
- Web browser
- Connectivity
- Synchronizing data on your device
- Maps and locations
- Calendar and alarm clock
- Support and maintenance
- Reference
- Important information
- Index
Changing the background of your Home screen
Adapt the Home screen to your own style using wallpapers and different themes.
To change your Home screen wallpaper
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen.
2 Tap Wallpapers and select an option.
To set a theme for your Home screen
1 Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen.
2 Tap Themes, then select a theme.
When you change a theme, the background also changes in some applications.
Accessing and using applications
Open applications from shortcuts on your Home screen or from the Application screen.
Application screen
The Application screen, which you open from your Home screen, contains the
applications that come pre-installed on your device, as well as the applications you
download.
The Application screen extends beyond the regular screen width, so you need to flick left
and right to view all content.
To open the Application screen
• From your Home screen, tap .
To browse the Application screen
• From the Application screen, flick right or left.
To create a shortcut to an application on the Home screen
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Touch and hold an application icon, then drag the icon to the top of the screen.
The Home screen opens.
3 Drag the icon to the desired location on the Home screen, then release your
finger.
To share an application from your Application screen
1 From your Home screen, tap .
2 Tap , all applications which can be shared are indicated by .
3 Tap the application that you want to share, then select an option and confirm, if
necessary. A link to a download of the application is sent to the people you have
selected.
Opening and closing applications
To open an application
• From your Home screen or the Application screen, tap the application.
To close an application
• Press .
Some applications are paused when you press to exit, while other applications may
continue to run in the background. In the first case, the next time you open the application,
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