One thing I do a lot is move something out of the dock temporarily, then, if I'm moving an app say, three pages on, I move it to the dock and go to the page I want to move it to and drag it out of the dock again. Because the dock is always present on each page, this can make for fewer gestures.
HTH, Teresa "Man is matter's ability to contemplate itself."--Albert Einstein On Feb 20, 2012, at 1:03 PM, Marc Sutton wrote: > Hi Tim, > Thanks for the useful explanation. I will stop tryint itunes for now. I > noticed that sometimes it is really tricky to find a folder to drag an item > into. But i guess that is just practice. I also imagine it is helpful to get > a good idea of the page layout before dragging apps so you know where to move > your finger. If you just use flick navigation then you don't have a good idea > of where items are located. > Marc > > On Feb 20, 2012, at 12:47 PM, Tim Kilburn wrote: > >> Hi Marc, >> >> I've never been able to rearrange Apps using iTunes using VO. I believe >> that it is using elements that VO doesn't recognize. I find it quite easy >> to do though directly on the iPhone itself. Simply do the following: >> >> To create a folder: >> >> 1. Double-tap and hold on the one of the Apps you wish in the folder. >> 2. Slide it onto another App you wish in the foder. >> >> The iPhone will make a blip-blip noise then create a folder after you lift >> your finger. It will give it a name that it thinks is related. You can >> edit that name if you wish. >> >> To simply rearrange Apps: >> >> 1. Double-tap and hold the App you wish to move. >> 2. Slide it to approximately where you wish to drop it. >> 3. Do not place on top of another App, otherwise, you'll begin the folder >> creation process. Your iPhone will announce the row and column it is on, >> lift your finger and it will drop there. The rest will be pushed on after >> this one. >> >> This is occasionally tricky as you need to find the sweet spot where it >> announces the row/column but not right on top of another App. Things can be >> pushed off one page and onto the next as well. >> >> To move Apps to another page or out of a folder: >> >> 1. Double-tap and hold on the App you wish to move. >> 2. Slide your finger to the left or right depending on which page you'd >> like it to move to. >> >> The iPhone will announce if it's going to the next or previous page or >> moving outside the folder if using this method to take an App outside of a >> folder. >> >> A couple things to note, you need to press the Home button once to take the >> iPhone out of Edit mode after doing this otherwise you'll get frustrated. >> Also, I have found it sometimes frustrating locating the correct area when >> sliding left or right to move an App to the next/previous page although it >> is perfectly accessible, I think it's just me. >> >> HTH. >> >> Later... >> >> On 2012-02-20, at 1:01 PM, Marc Sutton wrote: >> >>> Hi Listers, >>> I was reading that you can use Itunes to rearrange items on your iphone. >>> When I select apps in itunes after making sure source is my iphone, i can't >>> seem to move them in any way to change screens or move them into folders. >>> Does anyone know how to do this? Thanks. >>> Marc >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>> "MacVisionaries" group. >>> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >>> >> >> Tim Kilburn >> Fort McMurray, AB Canada >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "MacVisionaries" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries?hl=en.
