Long Pressing on the Home Screen

If you long-press on the Home screen, you can change its appearance. You can do the same thing by tapping the Plus sign (+) on the upper-right corner of the Home screen.

This is covered in Chapter 7 “Icons, Widgets, and Tabs”; however, it bears mentioning now because the first time you accidentally launch this screen, you may not realize what just happened. You'll see something that resembles Figure 2–4.

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Figure 2–4. The 3D Customization Panel

Should you unintentionally open the Customization panel, just touch any panel of the Home screen, and you'll return to Home sweet Home.

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