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[kindlekitten]

I would REALLY like to get my calendar on my home screen, is that possible?

what/where do I look for the app organizers? thanks!

[wayrad]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I would REALLY like to get my calendar on my home screen, is that possible?

what/where do I look for the app organizers? thanks!

Let's see, I haven't used the Sense widgets in a long time, but what you want is a widget. Try menu/add or the long screen press, select widgets, and see if anything looks like what you want. There are also a large number of calendar replacements and front ends with their own widgets. (a widget is something you can interact with that sits on the home screen, whereas an icon does nothing but open an app).

For app organizers I would try searching in the Market for "folder", "organizer", etc.

[kindlekitten]

I have the calendar, I think it was stock, my issue now is getting it on the home screen, it is buried in with a bunch of other apps.

ok, I will look for those, thanks!

[bjones6416]

I don't like the Android calender app that came preloaded on the phone, so I downloaded "Calendar Pad" from the market. I love it and use it heavily, and it syncs to Google calendar so if, God forbid, I should lose my phone I won't lose my calendar. I also use a sticky note app called "Color Note" to keep various lists of things organized and to give me a place to write a quick note to myself. I could go on and on. I use my phone for everything!

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I have the calendar, I think it was stock, my issue now is getting it on the home screen, it is buried in with a bunch of other apps.

ok, I will look for those, thanks!

Tip: If you have a space for your calendar on the home screen, just "long press" in that space and it will give you the option to put a shortcut or a widget or a few other things there. Choose shortcut, then choose application, then choose your calendar app, and it will be there on your homescreen. If you decide you don't want it, or any other icon, on the homescreen, just press and hold the icon and a trash can will appear at the bottom of the screen that you can drag it to. It doesn't delete it and you can always retrieve it out of your apps.

[wayrad]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I have the calendar, I think it was stock, my issue now is getting it on the home screen, it is buried in with a bunch of other apps.

ok, I will look for those, thanks!

Oh, if you just want the calendar icon on your home screen, do menu/add to home or long press, then select application and find Calendar in the list. Then you can press the icon to open the calendar. If you want a calendar widget, do the above but select widget - you'll have your choice of HTC or stock Android calendar widgets (I just checked). Then you can get an actual calendar on one of your home screens, not just an icon that opens the calendar.

PS. Have you downloaded the full manual from HTC? It is definitely worthwhile to read through it.

PPS. Another vote for CalendarPad here!

[kindlekitten]

Originally Posted by bjones6416

Tip: If you have a space for your calendar on the home screen, just "long press" in that space and it will give you the option to put a shortcut or a widget or a few other things there. Choose shortcut, then choose application, then choose your calendar app, and it will be there on your homescreen. If you decide you don't want it, or any other icon, on the homescreen, just press and hold the icon and a trash can will appear at the bottom of the screen that you can drag it to. It doesn't delete it and you can always retrieve it out of your apps.

AWESOME!

Originally Posted by wayrad

Oh, if you just want the calendar icon on your home screen, do menu/add to home or long press, then select application and find Calendar in the list. Then you can press the icon to open the calendar. If you want a calendar widget, do the above but select widget - you'll have your choice of HTC or stock Android calendar widgets (I just checked). Then you can get an actual calendar on one of your home screens, not just an icon that opens the calendar.

PS. Have you downloaded the full manual from HTC? It is definitely worthwhile to read through it.

PPS. Another vote for CalendarPad here!

I haven't downloaded it yet, I'll get there!

[=X=]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

I think I recall that I can organize my apps, yes?

There are tons of ways to do this on the Android platform.

You have a max of 7 home screens. So you can deicate each home screen to an type of app.

Also like another poster mentioned you can create folders and place apps in the folders.

Some launchers like ADW Launcher have the ability to create application categories. I don't know what the limit is on categories and how many apps you can store in each category, but it is pretty large.

I use the combination of the first and third method.

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

my calendar is one of my heaviest used apps and is buried in with everything else. also, I would like to put them into categories, ie; all my dog stuff on one page, history on another, and so on

I don't know of any widget/app that can display one "category" at a time.

I know the "Agenda Widget"(free) can display one calendar per widget or display them all.

You would have to create a different calendar for each view, like multiple google accounts, Facebook, or local calendar. Not an optimal solution but doable.

If you do find a solution that works as you described I'd like to hear about it.

[kindlekitten]

how do I create the home screens?

[bjones6416]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

how do I create the home screens?

I think the number of home screens you have (and you can tell by dragging your finger right or left on the one you see) is based on your launcher. I'm not sure what the stock launcher is, but I know people use lots of different ones. I've changed to Launcher Pro, available free in the market, and it lets me choose, under preferences, anything from 1 to 7 home screens. (I use 3 right now.) If you have any trouble making it open, you can download ANOTHER app called Home Switcher and when you start it you can tell it which launcher you want to use.

Edited to add:

I use the different home screens to organize my apps. The "tools" such as Smart Ruler, Color Flashlight, Camera, Calculator, Barcode Scanner, etc., I put all on one screen. My main screen has the stuff I use all the time: Market, Calendar, Calorie Counter, Maps, ColorNote, a shortcut to my favorite Weather page, and my Yahoo mail. The third one is for random stuff that I may or may not decide to keep on a home screen. A lot of apps I don't put on a home screen at all. If I don't use them often it's less cluttered to just open the apps screen and get them from there.

[wayrad]

Originally Posted by kindlekitten

how do I create the home screens?

You already have seven home screens with HTC Sense (which is what HTC calls their launcher and other tweaks to stock Android). Pressing menu/Scenes will offer you several presets for how to customize them, but you are not restricted to these. Icons, folders, and widgets can be removed by dragging them to the bottom of the screen (as someone already described) or added as has been mentioned. You can also drag them from one screen to another (difficult to describe, but you'll see if you try it). So it's just a matter of deciding on an arrangement that is convenient for you to get to things you use most frequently.

There are other launchers that can be used to change the look and feel, but it would probably be best to familiarize yourself with Sense first. It is often considered to be one of the better of the manufacturer-specific Android interfaces, and might suit your needs just fine.