How to make a quick start the android emulator

Try this trick.
In AndroidManifest - activity tag write this code
android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize"
App hold data of a views if will to rotation of device.

       <activity
 android:name=".Tests_Activity"
 android:label="@string/app_name"
 android:configChanges="keyboard|keyboardHidden|orientation|screenLayout|uiMode|screenSize|smallestScreenSize" />

Admob testing on emulator issue.
Android Eclipse code warning:
setTesting(boolean) from the type AdRequest is deprecated
Solution:
adRequest.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR);

AdView adView = new AdView(this, AdSize.BANNER, "a14d9..........");//MY_AD_UNIT_ID
AdRequest adRequest = new AdRequest();
		adRequest.setTesting(true); // deprecated

		adRequest.addTestDevice(AdRequest.TEST_EMULATOR); // OK
		adView.loadAd(adRequest);

Eclipse update ADT 17 Android Emulator error: E/AndroidRuntime(370): java.lang.NoClassDefFoundError: com.google.ads.AdView

Solution:
-right click on the project in project tree and select Project properties
-select Java Build Path
-select TAB Order and Export
-check GoogleAdMobAdsSdk-4.0.4.jar (or your version SDK)
-press OK
-clean project by menu Project -> Clean
-rebuild project (Project - Build Automatically)

How add GoogleAdMobAdsSdk....jar to project:
-right click on the project in project tree and select Project properties
-select Java Build Path
-select TAB Libraries
-press the button Add External JARs...
-select your version GoogleAdMobAdsSdkXXX.jar what you can using
-OK
-OK
-clean project
-rebuild project

Basic shortcuts for Android Emulator.

Emulated Device Key	Keyboard Key
Home	HOME
Menu (left softkey)	F2 or Page-up button
Star (right softkey)	Shift-F2 or Page Down
Back	ESC
Call/dial button	F3
Hangup/end call button	F4
Search	F5
Power button	F7
Audio volume up button	KEYPAD_PLUS, Ctrl-5
Audio volume down button	KEYPAD_MINUS, Ctrl-F6
Camera button	Ctrl-KEYPAD_5, Ctrl-F3
Switch to previous layout orientation (for example, portrait, landscape)	KEYPAD_7, Ctrl-F11
Switch to next layout orientation (for example, portrait, landscape)	KEYPAD_9, Ctrl-F12
Toggle cell networking on/off	F8
Toggle code profiling	F9 (only with -trace startup option)
Toggle fullscreen mode	Alt-Enter
Toggle trackball mode	F6
Enter trackball mode temporarily (while key is pressed)	Delete
DPad left/up/right/down	KEYPAD_4/8/6/2
DPad center click	KEYPAD_5
Onion alpha increase/decrease	KEYPAD_MULTIPLY(*) / KEYPAD_DIVIDE(/)

More about Android Emulator

Call findViewById from onCreateView

public class MainActivity extends ActionBarActivity {

	@Override
	protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
		super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
		setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

		if (savedInstanceState == null) {
			getSupportFragmentManager().beginTransaction()
					.add(R.id.containerMoje, new PlaceholderFragment()).commit();
		}
		
	}


	/**
	 * A placeholder fragment containing a simple view.
	 */
	public static class PlaceholderFragment extends Fragment {
		public PlaceholderFragment() {
		}

		@Override
		public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container,
				Bundle savedInstanceState) {
			View rootView = inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_main, container,
					false);
			if (container == null) {
		        return null;
		    }


			 TextView mText;
			mText = (TextView)rootView.findViewById(R.id.idText);
			mText.setText("Hello from fragment_main");

			return rootView;
		}
	}
}

res\layout
activity_main.xml

<FrameLayout xmlns:android="//schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="//schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/containerMoje"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    tools:context="cz.okhelp.autoskola.MainActivity"
    tools:ignore="MergeRootFrame" />

fragment_main.xml

<RelativeLayout xmlns:android="//schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="//schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:paddingBottom="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    android:paddingLeft="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingRight="@dimen/activity_horizontal_margin"
    android:paddingTop="@dimen/activity_vertical_margin"
    tools:context="cz.okhelp.autoskola.MainActivity$PlaceholderFragment" >

    <TextView
        android:id="@+id/idText"
        android:layout_width="wrap_content"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content"
        android:text="@string/hello_world" />

</RelativeLayout>