Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com www.Ebook777.com Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Motorola Xoom The Missing Manual® www.Ebook777.com Motorola Xoom: The Missing Manual BY Preston Gralla Copyright © 2011 Preston Gralla All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by O’Reilly Media, Inc., 1005 Gravenstein Highway North, Sebastopol, CA 95472 O’Reilly books may be purchased for educational, business, or sales promotional use Online editions are also available for most titles (http://my.safaribooksonline.com) For more information, contact our corporate/institutional sales department: 800.998.9938 or corporate@oreilly.com Editor: Nan Barber Production Editor: Adam Zaremba Proofreader: Sohaila Abdulali Indexer: Julie Hawks Compositor: Dessin Designs Cover Designer: Karen Montgomery Interior Designer: Ron Bilodeau Print History: May 2011: First Edition The O’Reilly logo is a registered trademark of O’Reilly Media, Inc Motorola Xoom: The Missing Manual and related trade dress are trademarks of O’Reilly Media, Inc Many of the designations used by manufacturers and sellers to distinguish their products are claimed as trademarks Where those designations appear in this book, and O’Reilly Media, Inc was aware of a trademark claim, the designations have been printed in caps or initial caps While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, the publisher and author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions, or for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein ISBN: 9781449301750 [LSI] Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Contents The Missing Credits ix Introduction Chapter The Guided Tour Power/Lock Key About the Screen Home Screen Notification Panel and Quick Settings The Three (and Sometimes Four) Soft Buttons Searching Customizing the Home Screen and Panes Putting Widgets and App Shortcuts on the Home Screen Changing the Home Screen’s Wallpaper Controlling the Xoom with Your Fingers Using the Keyboard Headphone Jack SD Card and 4G SIM Card Micro USB Port HDMI Port Charging Port and Cable Microphone Ringer Volume Cameras Speakers 11 12 15 19 21 22 25 28 30 32 38 38 40 41 41 42 42 43 43 Chapter Getting Online: Wi-Fi, 3G, 4G, and Mobile 45 How the Xoom Gets Online Connecting Via Wi-Fi Setting Up and Managing Your Google Account Turning Your Xoom into a Wi-Fi Hotspot Give your Computer an Internet Connection with USB and Bluetooth Tethering 46 47 52 53 56 Contents www.Ebook777.com iii Chapter Navigating the Web 59 The Xoom’s Browser Navigating a Web Page Using and Managing Tabs Web Pages Designed for Mobile Devices The Address Bar Bookmarks Syncing the Xoom’s Bookmarks with Your Computer’s Most Visited and History Lists Tapping Links Saving Online Images Copying Text, Finding Text, Getting Page Information, and More Online Privacy and Security 60 62 64 65 68 70 73 75 78 79 83 86 Chapter Downloading and Using Apps 91 Android’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps Apps and Multitasking Where to Get Apps Using Market Downloading Using Market on the Web Downloading from the Web Downloading and Using a Bar Code Scanner Updating Apps Managing, Sharing, and Uninstalling Apps Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes Troubleshooting Apps 91 92 94 95 102 104 105 106 106 108 109 Chapter Ten Great Android Apps 111 Games Productivity Music and Pictures Information iv Contents 111 114 122 130 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Chapter Contacts, Chat, and Video Chat 135 How You Chat Starting Google Talk Starting a Chat Session Responding to a Chat Invitation How to Chat Video Chat Audio Chat Managing Google Talk Searching Google Talk Other Chat Apps Contacts Managing Contacts 135 136 141 142 143 146 148 149 150 151 152 154 Chapter Facebook, Twitter, and Other Social Apps 159 How Do I Get Social? Using Facebook Twitter Other Social Networking Apps 159 160 169 177 Chapter Maps and Navigation 179 Using Google Maps How Your Xoom Finds Your Location Searching Maps Street View Turn-by-Turn Navigation 179 189 190 191 192 Chapter Books and Magazines 195 Using Google Books 196 Using the Kindle App 210 Magazines and Newspapers 214 Chapter 10 Music 223 Transferring Files from Your PC and Mac to Your Xoom 223 Playing Music 226 Playing Music and Media on Other Devices 234 Contents www.Ebook777.com v Chapter 11 Camera, Photos, and Video 235 Opening the Gallery Working with Multiple Photos Handy Options in the Gallery Sharing Photos with Picasa Videos in the Gallery Taking Still Photos Taking Video YouTube 235 244 246 246 254 256 259 261 Chapter 12 Gmail and Email 267 Understanding Email on Your Tablet Setting Up Gmail Reading Mail in Gmail Replying and Forwarding in Gmail Understanding Gmail’s Organization Managing Incoming Mail in Gmail Writing Messages in Gmail Working with Labels and Search Searching Gmail Gmail Settings Add a Gmail Widget Setting Up Email Accounts Reading Mail Handling Attachments and Pictures in Email Managing, Creating, and Sending Mail Account Settings Add an Email Widget Using Web-Based Mail Programs 268 268 270 278 279 280 284 286 288 289 290 292 295 297 299 299 301 302 Chapter 13 Calendar 303 Using the Calendar Geolocation and the Calendar Creating and Using a Calendar Widget Google Calendar on the Web Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange vi Contents 303 318 323 324 325 326 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Chapter 14 Getting Work Done with Your Xoom 329 Setting Up Your Xoom with Your Company Account Virtual Private Networking (VPN) Using Google Docs Microsoft Office 329 331 333 337 Chapter 15 Controlling Your Xoom with Your Voice 339 Using the Magic of Voice Actions What You Can Do with Voice Actions How Voice Actions Is Different on a Xoom than on a Phone Blocking Offensive Words Send a Voice Recording Training Your Xoom to Obey 339 341 345 346 347 349 Chapter 16 Settings 351 Wireless & Networks Sound Screen Location & Security Applications Accounts & Sync Privacy Storage Language & Input Accessibility Date & Time About Tablet 351 356 359 361 363 367 372 373 373 378 379 380 Appendix A Setup, Signup, and Accessories 383 Appendix B Troubleshooting and Maintenance 385 Index 393 Contents www.Ebook777.com vii Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com music Pandora, 122–125 Shazam, 126–128 Music, 227–230 New York Times, 215 photos, Retro Camera, 128–133 productivity ASTRO File Manager, 120–122 LogMeIn Ignition, 117–120 SugarSync, 114–117 putting on Home screen, 108–109 Quickoffice, 337 quitting (see task killers) Recent Apps button, 20 Running services setting, 365 Running setting, 364 sharing via email or Bluetooth, 99 social networking (see social networking apps) Storage use setting, 366 task killers, 93 troubleshooting, 109 Twitter (see Twitter) uninstalling, 108 Unknown sources setting, 367 updating, 106 YouTube (see YouTube) app shortcuts, 24 deleting and moving, 27 putting on Home screen, 25–28 Artists (Music), 228 ASTRO File Manager, 120–122, 276 attachments, email, 297–299 Audible selection, 359 Automatic date & time, 379 Automatic restore, 372 Automatic time zone, 379 Auto-Sync, 368 B Back button, 19 Background data, 367 background services, 365 Backup account, 372 Backup and Restore, 372 Back up my data, 372 backups, SugarSync, 116 Barcode Scanner, 95 downloading apps, 105 barometer, 12 Battery, 17 Battery use, 366 Block Offensive Words checkbox, 347 Block offensive words setting (Voice Recognizer), 375 Block pop-up windows, 87 Bluetooth Data roaming setting, 356 Device name setting, 354 disconnecting, 355 Discoverable setting, 354 Find nearby devices, 354 Mobile Networks setting, 356 settings, 354–356 sharing apps via email or Bluetooth, 99 sharing books, 201 sharing contacts, 158 sharing photos, 243 sharing YouTube videos, 264 Show received files setting, 354 Tethering & portable hotspot setting, 355 VPN Settings, 356 wrench icon, 355 Bluetooth connection, 17 Bluetooth headset, 384 Bluetooth tethering, 57–58 Bookmarks (see browser, Bookmarks) books Google Books (see Google Books) Kindle (see Kindle) Brightness, 19, 359 browser, 60–62 Address bar, 61, 68–69 hiding, 69 Back and Forward buttons, 61 Bookmarks, 70–73 adding, 71 managing, 72–73 Remove your Android Boookmarks, 74 syncing, 73–75 Bookmarks list, 61 Index www.Ebook777.com 395 cookies, 87 copying text, 83 downloads, 86 Find on page, 84 History, 75–77 editing and managing, 77 images, 79–82 Save image, 79 View image, 79 viewing and downloading pages, 80–82 links, 78–79 Copy link URL, 79 Open, 78 Open in new tab, 78 Save link, 78 Select text, 79 Share link, 79 mapping locations, 79 Menu button, 62 Most visited (websites), 75–77 Add to Bookmarks, 77 editing and managing, 76–77 Remove from history, 77 navigating Web pages, 62–64 opening email address in, 79 Page info, 86 PDF files, 82 Reload/Stop loading, 61 Search, 61 Settings, 86 Share page, 85 tabs Incognito tab, 86 managing, 64–65 New incognito tab, 84 New tab, 84 opening new, 61 (see also online privacy and security) built-in sensors, 11–12 C cache, 364 Clear cache, 364 Clear data button, 364 396 Index calendar, 303–328 events, 308–313 accepted notifications, 314 accepting invitation, 316–317 Add Guests, 313 All day, 310 Calendar, 309 Description, 310 editing, rescheduling, deleting, 314–316 Event name, 308 From, To, 309 multiple reminders, 316 Privacy, 312 Reminders, 311 Repetition, 310 searching, 317–318 Show me as, 312 small triangle, 309 Time Zone, 310 Where, 310 geolocation and, 318–322 Google Calendar, 303, 308 group calendar, 313 on Web, 324–325 syncing, 304 working with multiple calendars, 320–321 group calendar, 313 Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, 326–328 navigating, 305 setting options, 322 synchronizing with Outlook, 325–326 using, 303–318 using widgets, 323–324 views, 305–308 Day, 305 Month, 307 Today, 307 Week, 306 Camcorder mode, 259–261 Time lapse interval button, 260 Video quality, 260 Camera app Camera settings, 257 Color Effect, 258 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com controls, 256 Flash mode, 258 Scene mode, 257 Switch cameras, 259 Switch video/photo, 259 White balance, 258 Zoom in, 259 Zoom out, 259 (see also Camcorder mode) cameras, 43 Camera button in Gallery, 246 Retro Camera, 128–130 taking photos, 256–259 car chargers, 384 cases, 383 Cell signal, 16 charging port and cable, 41 chat AIM, 151 Google Talk (see Google Talk) KakaoTalk, 151 Meebo, 151 Skype, 152 Chrome browser, 60 Clear cache, 364 Companion-Link, 326 company account, setting up Xoom with, 329–331 Configure lock screen setting, 362 connecting Xoom to PC, first time, 224 Contacts adding sender to list, 277, 299 Google Maps, using Places to find businesses and contacts, 182–185 Google Talk, 152–154 Accounts, 158 adding contact, 155 Delete contact, 158 fancy tricks, 158 Import/Export, 158 managing contacts, 154–158 searching through list, 153 Settings, 158 Share contact, 158 working with groups, 155–157 Twitter, 176 cookies, 87 copying and pasting text, 35–36 Double-Tap finger gesture, 36 holding text, 36 Select all, 36 copying text in browser, 83 Copy link URL (Bookmark), 73 Copy link URL (link in browser), 79 Credential Storage setting, 363 Current input method setting (Keyboard settings), 377 D Data roaming setting (Bluetooth), 356 Date & Time, 379–380 Day view (calendar), 305 DCIM/camera folder, 225 Default Engine setting (Voice output), 376 Delete bookmark, 73 Del key, 34 Development setting, 367 Device administrators setting, 363 Device name setting (Bluetooth), 354 dictionary, 374 Directions to command (Voice Action), 342 disconnecting Bluetooth, 355 Discoverable setting (Bluetooth), 354 DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance), 234 docking station, 384 Documents to Go, 338 Double-tap finger gesture navigating the Web, 63 Double-Tap finger gesture, 31 copying and pasting text, 36 Download accessibility scripts setting, 379 Download complete, 17 Downloaded apps, 364–365 Downloading, 17 Downloads, 86 Downloads folder, 225 Drag finger gesture, 31 Index www.Ebook777.com 397 DRM-protected music or media on your PC, 225 Droid X and Droid 2, 40 E eBooks (see Google Books) Edit bookmark, 73 email, 267–302, 368–371 account settings, 299–301, 368 Add Account setting, 369 adding new account, 371 adding sender to Contacts list, 299 attachments, 297–299 changing sync settings, 301 correcting settings, 389–390 file manager app, 276 General settings, 369 Gmail, 370–371, 390 adding send to Contacts list, 277 All Mail, 287 Archive, 280 attachments, 285 changing Sync settings, 284 Chats, 287 Compose Mail box, 285 contacts, 273 Delete, 281 Discard, 285 downloading images to Gallery, 275 Drafts, 287 Feedback?, 282 full-blown app, 291 General Preferences, 290 Help, 282 icon, 272 Inbox, 282, 287 labels, 279–280, 282, 286–287 labels, removing, 287 launching, 270 links in email message, 273 managing incoming mail, 280–284 managing multiple messages, 283–284 Mark unread, 281 Menu, 281 Mute, 282 398 Index Newer, 283 notification, 271 Older, 283 Outbox, 287 overall mail organization, 280 reading mail in, 270–278 Refresh, 282 replying and forwarding, 278 Report Spam, 281 Save Draft, 285 searching, 288–289 searching, advanced, 289 Send, 285 sending copies to other recipients, 285 Sent, 287 settings, 289–290 setting up account, 268–269 sharing books, 201 sharing contacts, 158 sharing photos, 243 sharing YouTube videos, 264 Show pictures, 274 signature, 286 SMTP, 390 Spam, 287 Starred, 287 streamlined view of message, 277 subject field, 285 topic of message, 285 Trash, 287 viewing mail, 271 widget, 290–292 writing emails, 284–286 horizontal two-paned view, 273 images, 297–299 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) account, 294 keyboard, 33 managing, creating, sending, 299 New email message, 17 New Gmail message, 17 Notification settings, 369 not sending, 390 not working, 389 opening address in browser, 79 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com POP (Post Office Protocol) account, 294 Keeping Your POP Mailboxes in Sync, 296 reading, 295–297 Remove account, 370 sending with Voice Actions, 344–345 Server Settings, 370 setting up accounts, 292–295 Share page, 85 sharing apps via email or Bluetooth, 99 sharing books, 201 sharing contacts, 158 sharing photos, 243 sharing YouTube videos, 264 Sync Email, 368 using web-based programs, 302 widget, 301 encrypting Xoom, 390 Encryption setting, 362 events (see calendar, events) external speakers, 384 F Facebook, 160–169 Add as a Friend, 164 Album button, 168 Clear, 163 Comment, 163 friends adding, 163–164 viewing, 165–166 Honeycomb, 164 Like, 163 Manage Accounts setting, 368 Notification Panel, 168 Older Posts button, 161 posting updates, 162 Refresh, 162 sharing magazine or newspaper stories, 217 talk button, 162 Upload, 167 uploading photos, 166–168 What’s on your mind? box, 162 widget, 168–169 Factory Data Reset, 372 Feedly, 221 file conversion program 3pg, 225 file manager app, 276 Find nearby devices (Bluetooth), 354 Find on page, 84 finger gestures, 30–31 Double-tap, 31, 63 Drag, 31 Flick, 31 Pinch and Spread, 31 Slide, 31 Tap, 30 Touch and Hold, 30 two-finger spread, 63 Flash, 261 Flash animation technology, 68 Flick finger gesture, 31 flicking, photos, 243 Force stop (apps), 365 Foursquare, 177 frozen Xoom, 387 G Gallery, 235–244 albums, 235 3D display, 236 browsing, 239–240 icons, 238–239 Camera button, 246 camera icon, 239 folder icon, 238 Menu button, 246 options, 246 Picasa icon, 239 tags, 240 videos, 254 viewing photos and videos, 237 viewing pictures, 241–243 games AirAttack HD, 114 Angry Birds, 111–113 Angry Birds Rio, 113 Gdocs, 334, 336 General settings (email), 369 Index www.Ebook777.com 399 General Sync Settings, 367 Genres (Music), 229 geolocation and calendar, 318–322 Gmail (see email, Gmail) Google, 370–371 Google Account dashboard setting (Voice Recognizer), 375 Google accounts Google Talk, 136 setting up and managing, 52–53 Google Body, 130–131 Google Books, 195–222 100% downloaded message, 203 About this book, 204 Android Market, 197 downloading excerpt of book, 199 Share button, 201 book samples, 202 Brightness, 208 browsing and managing books, 201–204 Buy, 204 Delete, 204 finding, downloading, purchasing books, 197–201 Google Checkout account, 199 hiding buttons, 207 Internet connection, 196, 202 Line height, 208 Make available offline, 203, 204 on other Android devices, 208–209 on the Web, 208–209 partially downloaded books, 203 reading books, 205–208 Remove from tablet, 204 Scan mode, 207 Settings button, 206 hiding, 207 Show, 207 storing books, 196 syncing, 210 Table of Contents button, 206 hiding, 207 Text mode, 207 Text Settings, 208 using, 196–209 400 Index vertical or horizontal orientations, 205 (see also Kindle) Google Calendar, 268, 303, 308 group calendar, 313 on Web, 324–325 syncing, 304 working with multiple calendars, 320–321 Google Calendar Sync, 326 Google Checkout account, 101 Google Books, 199 Google Docs, 333–337 creating and editing documents, 334–337 PDF files in, 333 Google Goggles, 131–133 Google Maps, 47, 318 browsing, 180–181 Compass button, 182 Directions button, 182, 186 directions, getting, 185–187 My Location, 186 how Xoom finds your location, 189–190 GPS, 189 Wi-Fi positioning, 190 Latitude button, 182 Layers, 187–189 Buzz and Latitude, 189 More Layers, 189 Traffic, 188 Layers button, 182 Menu button, 182 Navigation, 192–194 Places, 182 using to find businesses and contacts, 182–185 searching, 190–191 Address, 190 Airport code, 191 City, 191 Intersection, 190 Point of interest, 191 Zip code, 191 Street View, 191–192 turn-by-turn directions, 192–194 using, 179–189 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Wi-Fi or data connection, 181 Xoom vs website, 179 Google’s Chrome browser, 60 Google Search settings, 361 speech recognition, 375 Google’s Mobile forum, 392 Google Talk, 17 Allow video and voice chats, 138 audio-chatting, 148 Available, 137 Busy, 137 Change to a recently used status, 138 Close all chats, 149 common buttons, 139 composing message, 141 Contacts, 152–154 Accounts, 158 adding, 155 Delete contact, 158 fancy tricks, 158 Import/Export, 158 managing, 154–158 photos, 139 recent history of your chats, 140 searching through list, 153 Settings, 158 Share contact, 158 working with groups, 155–157 Google accounts, 136 how to chat, 135 iGoogle, 143 Invisible, 137 when to use, 138 invitations, 141 responding to, 142–143 managing, 149–150 Most popular, 149 Notification Panel, 142 searching, 150–151 Settings, 149 Sign in, 136 Sign out, 137, 149 when to use, 138 starting, 136–140 starting chat from Contact list, 142 starting chat session, 141–142 Status message, 137 text-chatting, 143–144 Add friend, 145 Block friend, 145 Clear Chat history, 145 Friend info, 145 Go off the record, 145 Leave chat, 144 More Options, 144–145 Remove friend, 145 Switch to audio, 144 Switch to video, 144 video-chatting, 146 Leave video chat, 148 Microphone off, 148 options, 148 Send a text message, 148 slider controls, 146–147 Switch cameras, 148 Google Tasks, 325 “Go to” (Voice Action), 342 GPS, 17, 189 GPS satellites, 361 group calendar, 313 gyroscope, 12 H HDMI port, 40, 41 headphones, 384 headset jack, 38, 43 help, 391–392 History (browser), 75–77 editing and managing, 77 Home button, 19 Home screen, 12–15, 19 App shortcuts, 24 deleting and moving, 27 putting on Home screen, 25–28 customizing, 22–24 More, 24 putting apps on, 108–109 Wallpaper, changing, 28–30 Wallpapers, 24 Index www.Ebook777.com 401 Widgets, 23 deleting and moving, 27 putting on Home screen, 25–28 widgets and app shortcuts, 23 Honeycomb, 14, 38, 97 Facebook, 164 Google Body, 130 social networking apps, 159 tablet, 45 (see also Android operating sysem) HootSuite, 177 I iGoogle, 143 images, 79–82 downloading to Gallery, 275 email, 297–299 Facebook uploading photos, 166–168 photos (see photos) Retro Camera, 128–130 Save image, 79 Set as wallpaper, 80 videos (see videos) View image, 79 viewing and downloaded pages, 80–82 IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) account, 294 Incognito tab, 84, 86 Install voice data setting (Voice output), 376 K KakaoTalk, 151 keyboards, 32–37, 383 ?123 key, 34 accented and special characters, 37 copying and pasting text, 35–36 Del key, 34 differences between, 33–35 email, 33 moving insertion point, 35 Return key, 35 Settings key, 35 402 Index Shift key, 33 special keys, 33–35 @ symbol, 32, 33 Web and texting, 33 Keyboard settings, 377–378 Kindle, 210–213 Back, 211 Bookmark, 211 finding and purchaing books, 212–213 Go to, 211 Home, 211 More, 212 more options, 213 syncing, 210 View options, 211 L L2TP connection, 332 Language & input settings, 373–378 Keyboard, 377–378 Select language, 374 User dictionary, 374 Voice output, 376–377 Voice Recognizer, 375 Language setting (Voice output), 377 Language setting (Voice Recognizer), 375 Launch by default setting (apps), 365 Legal information, 381 LinkedIn, 177 “Listen to an example” (Voice output), 376 “Listen to” (Voice Action), 342 Location & Security settings, 361–363 Configure lock screen, 362 Credential Storage, 363 Device administrators, 363 Encryption, 362 Use GPS satellites, 361 Use location for Google Search, 361 Use wireless networks, 361 Visible passwords, 363 locking screen, 9–10 adjusting amount of time it takes for the Xoom to lock itself, 10 Lock key, 8–10 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Lock screen orientation, 19 LogMeIn Ignition, 117–120 LTE (Long Term Evolution), 46 M magazines, 214–221 Pulse, 216–221 editing feeds, 221 sharing stories with Facebook or Twitter, 217 RSS (Really Simple Syndication), 216 magnetometer, 12 Manage Accounts settings, 368 Facebook, 368 Manage applications, 364 “Map of” (Voice Action), 341 mapping locations, 79 maps (see Google Maps) Meebo, 151 Menu button, 20 microphone, 42 MicroSD card, 38–39 Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync, 326–328 Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync servers, 329 Microsoft Office, 337 Micro USB port, 40 mobile devices, web pages designed for, 65–89 Mobile Networks setting (Bluetooth), 356 Model number, 381 Month view (calendar), 307 Most visited (websites), 75–77 Add to Bookmarks, 77 editing and managing, 76–77 Remove from history, 77 Motorola, 384 Motorola’s official Xoom support forum, 392 Motorola’s official Xoom support page, 391 Movies folder, 225 multitasking, 92–93 task killers, 93 music, 17, 223–234, 227–230 Albums, 228 Album view, 232 apps Pandora, 122–125 Shazam, 126–128 Artists, 228 creating playlists, 233 Genres, 229 New and recent, 228 playing, 226–233 loop button, 231 Music app (see Music app) pause, play, previous, and next controls, 231 Shuffle button, 231 Playlists, 229 sharing with other devices, 234 Songs, 228 transferring files to Xoom, 223–226 from Mac, 226 from PC, 223–225 using Xoom while playing, 233 Windows Media Audio (.wma), 226 Windows Media Video (.wmv), 226 Music app, 227 Music folder, 225 Music Genome Project, 125 My Location, 361 N “Navigate to” (Voice Action), 341 navigating the Web, 59–90 Bookmarks (see browser, Bookmarks) browser (see browser) Double-tap finger gesture, 63 Flash animation technology, 68 links, 78–79 online privacy and security, 86–89 Block pop-up windows, 87 cookies, 87 Incognito tab, 86 Privacy Settings, 88–90 pages, 62–64 designed for mobile devices, 65–68 PDF files, 82 Index www.Ebook777.com 403 rotating Xoom, 62 two-finger spread finger gesture, 63 Xoom browser, 60–62 network access settings, 351–356 Airplane mode, 352 Wi-Fi, 352–353 New and recent (Music), 228 New email message, 17 New Gmail message, 17 New incognito tab, 84 newspapers, 214–221 New York Times, 215 Pulse, 216–221 editing feeds, 221 sharing stories with Facebook or Twitter, 217 RSS (Really Simple Syndication), 216 New tab, 84 New York Times, 215 Nook reader, 213 Notification panel, 15–17 3G, 16 Airplane mode, 17 Battery, 17 Bluetooth connection, 17 Cell signal, 16 common icons, 16–19 Download complete, 17 Downloading, 17 Facebook, 168 Google Talk, 17, 142 GPS, 17 Music, 17 New email message, 17 New Gmail message, 17 Time, 17 Twitter, 176 Upcoming event, 17 Update available, 17 USB or USB tethering, 17 Wi-Fi, 17, 50 Notification ringtone, 358 Notifications, 19 Notification settings (email), 369 404 Index O online access, 45–58 Airplane mode, 48 Bluetooth tethering, 57–58 Google account, setting up and managing, 52–53 how Xoom gets online, 46–47 invisible networks, 51 scanning for networks, 52 USB tethering, 56–58 Wi-Fi changing mobile hotspot settings, 56 connecting via, 47–52 disconnecting/reconnecting, 49 fee-based networks, 50 invisible networks, 51 managing networks, 51 Tethering & portable hotspot, 54–55 turning on, 48 turning Xoom into Wi-Fi hotspot, 53–56 online privacy and security, 86–89 Block pop-up windows, 87 cookies, 87 Incognito tab, 86 Privacy Settings, 88–90 online shopping, 384 On/Off, Open (Bookmark), 73 Open in new tab (Bookmark), 73 Open in new tab (link in browser), 78 Open (link in browser), 78 Other information setting, 381 Outlook, synchronizing calendar with, 325–327 over the air (OTA) update, 380 P Page info, 86 Pandora, 122–125 buttons, 124 Create Station, 123 Music Genome Project, 125 panning, 242 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com passwords, 363 PDF files, 82 Downloads, 86 PDF files in Google Docs, 333 Personal data section, 372 Personalized recognition setting (Voice Recognizer), 375 photos, 235–266 albums, 235 3D display, 236 browsing, 239–240 tapping, 236 delete button, 243 flicking, 243 Gallery (see Gallery) menu button, 244 multiple, 244–245 viewing, 245 panning, 242 Picasa (see Picasa) rotating, 242 share button, 243 slideshow button, 243 tags, 240 taking (see Camera app) toolbar of icons, 243 viewing, 237, 241–243 ways to get into your Xoom, 235 zooming, 241 Picasa albums, 248 captions, 248 downloading, 247 learning more about, 247 on the Web, 252 seeing progress of files being uploaded, 250 Share button, 248 sharing photos, 243, 246–254 syncing photos with, 247 turning off, 253 PICO TTS setting (Voice output), 376, 377 Pictures folder, 225 Pinch and Spread finger gesture, 31 Playlists (Music), 229 creating, 233 POP (Post Office Protocol) account, 294 Keeping Your POP Mailboxes in Sync, 296 pop-up windows, 87 port for charging the Xoom, 40 Pothole Agent, 11 Power key, 8–10 Privacy, 372 Privacy Settings, 88–90 proximity sensor, 11 Pulse editing feeds, 221 reading magazines or newspapers, 216–221 sharing stories with Facebook or Twitter, 217 Q Quickoffice app, 337 Quick Settings panel, 18–19 Airplane mode, 18 Brightness, 19 Lock screen orientation, 19 Notifications, 19 Settings, 19 Wi-Fi, 18 R Recent Apps button, 20 Remove account (email), 370 Remove your Android Boookmarks, 74 resetting Xoom, 388–389 Retro Camera, 128–130 Return key, 35 ringer volume, 42 rotating photos, 242 Xoom, 62 RSS (Really Simple Syndication), 216 Running apps, 364 Running services, 365 Index www.Ebook777.com 405 S SafeSearch setting (Voice Recognizer), 375 Save image, 79 Save link (link in browser), 78 screen, 359–360 about, 11–12 Animation, 360 Brightness, 359 built-in sensors, 11–12 Home (see Home screen) locking, 9–10 Timeout, 360 touching, 11 Screen lock sounds, 359 screen protectors, 384 SD card, 38–39 Search button, 21 searching, 21–22 Google Maps, 190–191 Address, 190 Airport code, 191 City, 191 Intersection, 190 Point of interest, 191 Zip code, 191 no matches appearing, 21 security Block pop-up windows, 87 cookies, 87 navigating the Web, 86–89 Privacy Settings, 88–90 Seesmic, 177 Select date format, 380 Select language, 374 Select text (link in browser), 79 Select time zone, 379 “Send email to” (Voice Action), 341 sensors 3-axis accelerometer, 11 barometer, 12 gyroscope, 12 magnetometer, 12 proximity, 11 Server Settings (email), 370 406 Index Service Set Identifier (SSID), 51 Set as homepage (Bookmark), 73 Set as wallpaper, 80 Set date, 379 Set time, 379 settings, 19, 351–382 Bluetooth, 354–356 browser, 86 network access, 351–356 Airplane mode, 352 Wi-Fi, 352–353 Wi-Fi, 352–353 wireless, 351–356 Settings key, 35 setting up Xoom, 383–384 to work with VPNs, 331–338 Share link (Bookmark), 73 Share link (link in browser), 79 Share page, 85 Shazam, 126–128 Chart, 127 My Tags, 127 Shift key, 33 shopping, 384 Show pictures, 274 Show received files setting (Bluetooth), 354 Shuffle button, 231 Skype, 152 Sleep/Wake, Slide finger gesture, 31 slideshows, 243 SMTP, Gmail, 390 social networking apps, 159–178 Facebook (see Facebook) Foursquare, 177 HootSuite, 177 LinkedIn, 177 Seesmic, 177 TweetDeck, 177 Twitter (see Twitter) software updates, 385–387 Songs (Music), 228 SoundBack, 379 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com Sound settings, 356–359 Audible selection, 359 Notification ringtone, 358 Screen lock sounds, 359 Volume, 357 speakers, 43, 384 special characters, 37 Speech rate setting (Voice output), 376 speech recognition Google Search, 375 speech-to-text, 340 Status setting, 381 Storage setting, 373 Storage use setting, 366 SugarSync, 114–117 backup space, 116 installing, 115 Sync Email, 368 syncing Bookmarks, 73–75 email, changing sync settings, 284, 301 Google Books, 210 Google Calendar, 304 Kindle, 210 photos with Picasa, 247 turning off, 253 System Tray message, 224 System updates, 380 T tags, 240 TalkBack, 378 Tap finger gesture, 30 task killers, 93 tethering Bluetooth, 57–58 USB, 56–58 Tethering & portable hotspot, 54–55 Tethering & portable hotspot (Bluetooth), 355 texting keyboard, 33 text to speech, 376 Time, 17 Timeout (Screen), 360 Today view (calendar), 307 Touch and Hold finger gesture, 30 transferring files to Xoom, 223–226 from Mac, 226 from PC, 223–225 connecting Xoom to PC, first time, 224 DCIM/camera folder, 225 Downloads folder, 225 DRM-protected music or media on your PC, 225 Movies folder, 225 Music folder, 225 Pictures folder, 225 troubleshooting, 385–392 apps, 109 email, correcting settings, 389–390 encrypting Xoom, 390 frozen Xoom, 387 Motorola’s official Xoom support page, 391 resetting Xoom, 388–389 software updates, 385–387 upgrading Xoom, 391 warranty, 391 TV, playing videos on, 234 TweetDeck, 177 Twitter, 169–176 changing settings, 174–175 Contacts, 176 Create new list, 174 creating and sending a tweet, 171–172 downloading, 170 editing profile, 175 Favorites, 174 information button, 173 Lists button, 171, 174 navigation bar, 171 Notification Panel, 176 posting to favorites, 173 private messages, 171 retweeting post, 173 Retweets, 174 retweets of your tweets, 171 searching, 171 share button, 173 Index www.Ebook777.com 407 sharing magazine or newspaper stories, 217 star button, 173 Suggested users, 174 taking action on tweet, 172–173 tweeter’s @ address, 173 viewing tweets, 171 two-finger spread finger gesture, 63 U Unknown sources, 367 Upcoming event, 17 Update available, 17 upgrading Xoom, 391 USB tethering, 17, 56–58 Use 24-hour format setting, 379 Use GPS satellites setting, 361 Use location for Google Search setting, 361 User dictionary setting, 374 Use wireless networks setting, 361 V vCard format, 158 Verizon’s LTE network, 46 Verizon Wireless, 384 video chat, 146 videos, 235–266 albums, 235 3D display, 236 browsing, 239–240 tapping, 236 Gallery, 235, 254 recording, 259–261 (see also Camcorder mode) viewing, 237 ways to get into your Xoom, 235 YouTube (see YouTube) View image, 79 Visible passwords setting, 363 Voice Actions, 339–350 accuracy, 349 blocking offensive words, 346–347 commands, 341–345 contact, 343 408 Index Directions to, 342 Go to, 342 launching, 339 Listen to, 342 Map of, 341 Navigate to, 341 Personalized Recognition checkbox, 349 search term, 343 Send email to, 341 sending email with, 344–345 sending voice recordings, 347–348 speech-to-text, 340 using, 343–344 Voice recognition settings, 349 Xoom vs phone, 345–346 Voice Commands, 340 Voice icon, 339 Voice output settings, 376–377 voice recognition, 340 Voice Recognizer settings, 375 Voice Search app, 339 volume, 357 ringer, 42 YouTube, 263 VPNs access, 363 L2TP connection, 332 setting up Xoom to work with, 331–333 VPN Settings (Bluetooth), 356 W Wallpapers, 24 changing, 28–30 warranty, 391 web and texting keyboard, 33 downloading and using apps, 94 navigating (see navigating the Web) pages Flash animation technology, 68 pages designed for mobile devices, 65–68 Webcam lens, 43 Week view (calendar), 306 Free ebooks ==> www.Ebook777.com widgets, 23 deleting and moving, 27 email, 301 Facebook, 168–169 Gmail, 290–292 putting on Home screen, 25–28 Wi-Fi, 352 changing mobile hotspot settings, 56 connecting via, 47–52 disconnecting/reconnecting, 49 disconnect policy, 353 fee-based networks, 50 Google Maps, 181 Wi-Fi positioning, 190 invisible networks, 51 managing networks, 51 Notification panel, 17, 50 Quick Settings panel, 18 Tethering & portable hotspot, 54–55 turning on, 48 turning Xoom into Wi-Fi hotspot, 53–56 Tethering & portable hotspot, 54–55 Windows Media Audio (.wma), 226 Windows Media Player, 225, 226 Windows Media Video (.wmv), 226 wireless headset, 384 networks, 361 settings, 351–356 Word to the Wise Maximizing Your Battery Charge, 42 Workaround Workshop Keeping Your POP Mailboxes in Sync, 296 X XoomFourms.com, 392 Y YouTube, 261–265 favorites, 264 finding videos, 264 Flash, 261 HD videos, 262 HQ (high quality) button, 262 playing videos, 262–264 full screen, 263 recording and uploading videos, 265 Share button, 264 volume, 263 Z zooming, 241 Zune, 226 Index www.Ebook777.com 409 ... 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