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Windows 7 Phone Companion
rearranging tiles
Unlike the alphabetical order of your applica-
tion launcher screen, you do have some limited
control over your Start menu tiles. To rearrange
tiles, follow these steps:
. Tap and hold on a tile. You see it pop
to the front while the rest of the Start
screen fades a bit into the back. A
Pushpin icon with a slash through it
appears in the upper-right corner.
. To place the tile in a different location, sim-
ply hold your finger on the tile and move
it around the display. Other tiles move to
make room as you move the tile around so
that you can see how it can fit in.
. Tap outside the tile area (right or le) and
the tile moving function turns off and
takes you back to your Start screen.
tilting placEmEnt indicatoRs As you drag a tile around the dis-
play, the tiles underneath “tilt” up or down. If tiles tilt toward the top, your
moved tile appear above the tile you are hovering over; if tiles tilt down,
your moved tile will be placed on the row below the tile.
As you move tiles around, you might have empty spaces adjacent to the
single-width tiles, so spend some time fiing everything together so to opti-
mize your space.
ChOOsing a theme
You cannot add a custom background image behind the tiles or customize
many other aspects of your Windows Phone, which is a bit different than what
we have seen on Windows Mobile in the past. However, you can change the
Figure 1-6 You can tap
the crossed Pushpin icon to
remove Xbox LIVE from the
Start screen.
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