Droid X2: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition

The book that should have been in the box

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The book that should have been in the box

By Preston Gralla

Publisher: O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press

Released: September 2011

Pages: 424

Chapter 1 The Guided Tour
1. Power/Lock Key
2. Headset Jack
3. About the Screen
4. Status Bar Icons
5. Notification Light
6. The Four Keys
7. Micro USB Port
8. HDMI Port
9. Ringer Volume
10. Microphone
11. SD Card and Battery
12. Camera
13. Charging Cable and AC Adapter
14. Home Screen
15. The Droid X Panes
16. Customizing the Home Screen and Panes
17. Controlling the Droid X2 with Your Fingers
Chapter 2 Typing and Texting
1. The Keyboards
2. Using the Multi-Touch Keyboard
3. Using the Swype Keyboard
4. Copying and Pasting Text
5. Searching Your Droid X2
6. Voice Search
7. Text Messaging
8. Google Talk
Chapter 3 Phone Calls
1. Placing a Phone Call
2. Dialing a Call
3. Managing Contacts
4. Designating Favorites
5. Answering Calls
6. Conference Calling
7. Visual Voicemail
8. Call Waiting
9. Call Forwarding
10. Caller ID
11. Bluetooth Earpieces
Chapter 4 Music
1. Where to Get Music
2. Using the Music App
3. Playing Your Music
4. Creating Playlists
5. More Music Options
6. Using Your Droid X2 While Playing Music
7. Playing Music and Media on Other Devices
8. Google Music Cloud Player
Chapter 5 Camera, Photos, and Video
1. Opening the Gallery
2. Editing Photos, Slideshows, and More
3. Working with Multiple Photos
4. Videos in the Gallery
5. How the Droid X Gallery Differs from the Droid X2’s
6. Taking Still Photos
7. Customizing Your Photo Shooting
8. Photo Settings
9. Taking Video
10. Using HDMI to View Photos and Videos on a TV or Monitor
11. YouTube
Chapter 6 Maps, Navigation, and Other Droid X2 Apps
1. Maps
2. Weather
3. Reading News
4. Calculator
Chapter 7 Calendar
1. Using the Calendar
2. Calendar and Geolocation
3. Google Calendar on the Web
4. Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook
5. Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange
Chapter 8 Getting Online: Wi-Fi, 3G, and Mobile Hot Spots
1. How the Droid X2 Gets Online
2. Connecting via Wi-Fi
3. Turning Your Droid X2 into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot
4. Airplane Mode
Chapter 9 The Web
1. The Droid X2’s Browser
2. Basic Navigation and Managing Windows
3. Navigating a Web Page
4. Multiple Windows
5. Web Pages Designed for Mobile Phones
6. The Address Bar
7. Bookmarks
8. Most Visited and History Lists
9. Tapping Links
10. Saving Online Images
11. Finding Text, Copying Text, Getting Page Information, and More
12. Getting the Facts with RSS
13. Online Privacy and Security
14. Using Other Browsers
Chapter 10 Email, Gmail, Twitter, Facebook, and the Universal Inbox
1. Understanding Email on the Droid X2
2. Setting Up Gmail
3. Reading Mail in Gmail
4. Replying and Forwarding in Gmail
5. Understanding Gmail’s Organization
6. Managing Incoming Mail in Gmail
7. Writing Messages in Gmail
8. Working with Labels and Search
9. Searching Gmail
10. Setting Up Email Accounts
11. Reading Mail
12. Handling Attachments and Pictures in Email
13. Managing Mail
14. Creating and Sending Mail
15. The Universal Inbox
16. Using Web-Based Mail Programs
17. Facebook and Twitter on the Droid X2
Chapter 11 Downloading and Using Apps
1. The Droid X2’s Free and Easy Approach to Apps
2. Apps and Multitasking
3. Where to Get Apps
4. Using Market
5. Downloading from the Web
6. Downloading and Using a Bar Code Scanner
7. Updating Apps
8. Managing, Sharing, and Uninstalling Apps
9. Putting an App on the Home Screen or Panes
10. Troubleshooting Apps
11. Six Great Apps
Chapter 12 Syncing and Transferring Music, Videos, Pictures, and Other Files
1. Connecting Your Droid X2 to Your Computer
2. Transferring Files Using Your PC
3. Transferring Files Using Your Mac
4. Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures from a PC Using Windows Media Player
5. Transferring Music, Videos, and Pictures to Your PC
6. Transferring Pictures to Your PC in Bulk
7. Using the Droid X2 Files Application
8. Checking Space on Your SD Card
Chapter 13 Taking the Droid X2 to Work
1. Setting Up Your Droid X2 with Your Company Account
2. Virtual Private Networking (VPN)
3. Using Google Docs
4. Microsoft Office
Chapter 14 Controlling the Droid X2 with Your Voice
1. Two Ways to Control the Droid X2 by Voice
2. Using the Magic of Voice Actions
3. What You Can Do with Voice Actions
4. Using Voice Commands
5. What Can You Control with Your Voice?
6. Training the Droid X2 to Obey
7. Setting Voice Commands Options
Chapter 15 Settings
1. Wireless & Networks
2. Call Settings
3. Sound
4. Display
5. Battery and Data Manager
6. HDMI
7. Backup Assistant
8. Location & Security
9. Accounts
10. Applications
11. Privacy
12. Storage
13. Language & Keyboard
14. Voice Input & Output
15. Accessibility
16. Date & Time
17. About Phone

Appendix Setup and Signup
1. Choosing a Plan
2. Making Account Changes on the Web
3. Upgrading to the Newest Software
Appendix Accessories
1. Useful Accessories
2. Places to Shop
Appendix Troubleshooting and Maintenance
1. Make Sure Your Software is Up-to-Date
2. Fixing a Frozen Phone
3. Correcting Email Settings
4. Troubleshooting the SD Card
5. Resetting the Droid X2
6. Warranty and Repair
7. Where to Go for Help

Title:

Droid X2: The Missing Manual, 2nd Edition

By:

Preston Gralla

Publisher:

O'Reilly Media / Pogue Press

Formats:

Print
Ebook
Safari Books Online

Print:

September 2011

Ebook:

September 2011

Pages:

424

Print ISBN:

978-1-4493-9686-2

| ISBN 10:

1-4493-9686-0

Ebook ISBN:

978-1-4493-1113-1

| ISBN 10:

1-4493-1113-X

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Table of Contents

Product Details

About the Author

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Chapter 1 The Guided Tour

Power/Lock Key

Headset Jack

About the Screen

Status Bar Icons

Notification Light

The Four Keys

Micro USB Port

HDMI Port

Ringer Volume

Microphone

SD Card and Battery

Camera

Charging Cable and AC Adapter

Home Screen

The Droid X Panes

Customizing the Home Screen and Panes

Controlling the Droid X2 with Your Fingers

Chapter 2 Typing and Texting

The Keyboards

Using the Multi-Touch Keyboard

Using the Swype Keyboard

Copying and Pasting Text

Searching Your Droid X2

Voice Search

Text Messaging

Google Talk

Chapter 3 Phone Calls

Placing a Phone Call

Dialing a Call

Managing Contacts

Designating Favorites

Answering Calls

Conference Calling

Visual Voicemail

Call Waiting

Call Forwarding

Caller ID

Bluetooth Earpieces

Chapter 4 Music

Where to Get Music

Using the Music App

Playing Your Music

Creating Playlists

More Music Options

Using Your Droid X2 While Playing Music

Playing Music and Media on Other Devices

Google Music Cloud Player

Chapter 5 Camera, Photos, and Video

Opening the Gallery

Editing Photos, Slideshows, and More

Working with Multiple Photos

Videos in the Gallery

How the Droid X Gallery Differs from the Droid X2’s

Taking Still Photos

Customizing Your Photo Shooting

Photo Settings

Taking Video

Using HDMI to View Photos and Videos on a TV or Monitor

YouTube

Chapter 6 Maps, Navigation, and Other Droid X2 Apps

Maps

Weather

Reading News

Calculator

Chapter 7 Calendar

Using the Calendar

Calendar and Geolocation

Google Calendar on the Web

Synchronizing Your Calendar with Outlook

Corporate Calendar and Microsoft Exchange

Chapter 8 Getting Online: Wi-Fi, 3G, and Mobile Hot Spots

How the Droid X2 Gets Online

Connecting via Wi-Fi

Turning Your Droid X2 into a Wi-Fi Hot Spot

Airplane Mode

Chapter 9 The Web

The Droid X2’s Browser

Basic Navigation and Managing Windows

Navigating a Web Page