Motorola Droid tip #2

Good day to all!

Still exploring and learning my new Droid and having a blast doing so!  Found another 'shortcut' I wanted to share with everyone!

I discovered that there are some apps available for setting up some of your contacts for "Speed Dial" which is a very handy feature for your most often made phone calls.  With a little playing around with my Droid, I set them up very simply, which negates the need for another app to set up that runs the battery down faster.

On either of the 3 home screens, longtouch the screen, then select "shortcuts" and then select "Direct Dial."

Scroll your contact list and select the contact number you wish to have on your home screen by pressing the phone number (some contacts may have a home, work or cell number) on their card.  Upon selecting that contact number, your phone will return to the home screen, and that "Speed Dial" number will now appear there.  Repeat to add additional "Speed Dial" numbers. 

When you need to place a call to that person, simply press their number and the call will be made immediately.

Should you ever decide that you do not need that contact number on "Speed Dial" all you have to do is long press the applicable contact number on your home screen, then slide it to the trash can that appears at the bottom of the screen.  Contact button will be gone.

You can also add an entire contact card to the home screen by selecting "Contact" instead of "Direct Dial" in the above step.  When you press the contact card, you can select which number to call (assuming they have more than one), email them, or even view their Facebook profile if they are set up that way.  Of course, this contact card can be removed in the same fashion mentioned above should you no longer need it.

You can also customize your home screen the same way by adding applications, bookmarks, direct messages, directions, emails, gmail labels, music playlists, or many options in the settings tab.

Have fun playing!  Whatever you add and decide you don't need, the Droid is very happy to let you longpress the button, and slide it into the trashcan that appears at the bottom of the screen.

Until next time. . .