Sony Xperia Z1 Compact - Shortcuts and folders

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Shortcuts and folders

Use shortcuts and folders to manage your applications and keep your Home screen

tidy.

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1

Access an application using a shortcut

2

Access a folder containing applications

To add an application shortcut to your Home screen

1

Touch and hold an empty area on your Home screen.

2

In the customisation menu, tap

Widgets & Apps > Apps.

3

Scroll through the list of applications and select an application. The selected

application gets added to the Home screen.

In step 3, alternatively, you can tap

Widgets & Apps > Shortcuts and then select an application

from the list available. If you use this method to add shortcuts, some of the applications

available allow you to add specific functionality to the shortcut.

To move an item on the Home screen

Touch and hold the item until it becomes selected, then drag the item to the

new location.

To delete an item from the Home screen

Touch and hold an item until it becomes selected, then drag the item to .

To create a folder on the Home screen

Touch and hold an application icon or a shortcut until it becomes selected,

then drag and drop it on top of another application icon or shortcut.

To add items to a folder on the Home screen

Touch and hold an item until it becomes selected, then drag the item to the

folder.

To rename a folder on the Home screen

1

Tap the folder to open it.

2

Tap the folder's title bar to show the

Folder name field.

3

Enter the new folder name and tap

Done.