Nokia N900 - Dashboard

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Dashboard

The applications that are currently running can be seen on

the dashboard. The dashboard also displays the notifications

that you have received but have not opened yet, for example,

text and mail messages, as well as missed calls.

Open the dashboard

When you open an application, the

icon changes to the

dashboard icon . Select to open the dashboard. The

application remains open, and you can return to the

application by selecting it.

Tip: You can now open another application by selecting

. The previously opened application is left running in the

background.
Switch between applications

When several applications are open, select and the

application you want to switch to.

Respond to a notification

1 When you receive, for example, a new mail, instant

message, or text message, a notification is briefly

displayed. You can view the message by selecting the

notification. If you do not select the notification while it

is displayed, the notification remains on the dashboard.

To indicate this, the icon blinks and then stays lit.

2 To view the notification on the dashboard, select .

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