“How do I rearrange the Nexus 7 home screen icons?”
Tap and hold the icon or widget you want to move and slide it slowly to the location you wish to place it, release your finger to drop it.
Move between home screens by sliding the app or widget towards the edge of the screen.
Bump a current app’s position by slowly sliding another app into it.
To move an icon to a specific folder, tap and hold the icon and slide it quickly to the folder. Or combine two icons into a folder by tapping and sliding one over the other quickly. Touch the name of the folder to rename it.