Samsung Galaxy Tab S User manual

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Table of Contents

GetStarted 1

YourTabletataGlance 1

SetUpYourTablet 1

PrepareYourTablet 1

TurnYourTabletOn 3

ActivateYourTablet 3

CompletetheSetup 4

SprintAccountInformationandHelp 5

TabletBasics 7

YourTablet’sLayout 7

TurnYourTabletOnandOff 8

TurnYourScreenOnandOff 8

TouchscreenNavigation 9

YourHomeScreen 13

CreateShortcuts 13

AddandRemoveWidgets 14

ManageHomeScreens 14

Wallpapers 15

StatusBar 15

RecentApps 16

NotificationPanel 16

SFinder 18

QuickConnect 18

QuickSettings 18

MultiWindow 19

EnableMultiWindow 19

DisplayMultiWindow 20

UseMultiWindow 20

CustomizetheMultiWindowApps 21

Features 21

ScreenCapture 21

SmartStay 21

EnterText 22

TouchscreenKeyboards 22

TextInputMethods 22

GoogleVoiceTyping 23

SamsungKeyboard 23

Swype 24

EditText 25

Contacts 27

GetStartedwithContacts 27

AddaContact 27

EditaContact 28

AddorEditInformation 28

AssignaPhototoaContact 28

LinkaContact 28

SeparateLinkedContacts 28

DeleteaContact 29

AddContactstoYourFavorites 29

ShareaContact 29

Groups 30

CreateaNewGroup 30

AddaContacttoaGroup 30

SendanEmailorGmailtoGroupMembers 30

AccountsandMessaging 32

GoogleAccount 32

CreateaGoogleAccount 32

SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 32

AccessGmail 32

SendaGmailMessage 33

ReadandReplytoGmailMessages 33

Email 34

AddanEmailAccount 34

AddaMicrosoftExchangeActiveSyncAccount 34

ComposeandSendEmail 34

ViewandReplytoEmail 35

ManageYourEmailInbox 35

AccessEmailSettings 36

DeleteanEmailAccount 37

SocialNetworkingAccounts 37

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Facebook 37

Google+ 38

Hangouts 38

YouTube 38

AppsandEntertainment 39

GooglePlayStore 39

FindandInstallanApp 39

OpenanInstalledApp 39

UninstallanApp 40

Businessweek+ 40

Evernote 40

Flipboard 40

GooglePlayBooks 40

GooglePlayGames 40

GoogleMaps 41

GooglePhotos 41

GooglePlayMovies&TV 41

GooglePlayMusic 41

GooglePlayNewsstand 41

HancomOfficeViewer 41

LookoutSecurity 42

Music 42

NASCARMobile 42

NYTimes 42

PaperGarden 42

SamsungApps 42

Spotify 43

SprintFun&Games 43

SprintMusicPlus 43

SprintZone 44

WebEx 44

WatchON 44

WebandData 46

Wi-Fi 46

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWi-FiNetwork 46

Internet 47

Chrome 47

DataServicesGeneralInformation(SprintSparkLTEand3GNetworks) 47

SprintSparkLTE 48

YourUserName 48

DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 48

Wi-FiDirect 49

SprintHotspot 49

Bluetooth 50

TurnBluetoothOnorOff 50

PairwithaBluetoothDevice 51

ReconnecttoaBluetoothDevice 51

DisconnectorUnpairfromaBluetoothDevice 51

SendInformationUsingBluetooth 52

ReceiveInformationUsingBluetooth 53

BluetoothSettings 53

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPNs) 53

PrepareYourTabletforVPNConnection 53

AddaVPN 54

ConnecttoaVPN 54

MemoryCard 54

InstallamicroSDCard 54

RemoveamicroSDCard 55

ViewthemicroSDCard’sAvailableMemory 55

FormatamicroSDCard 56

UnmountamicroSDCard 56

CameraandVideo 57

Camera 57

OpentheCamera 57

TakeaPicture 58

RecordVideos 58

ConfiguretheCamera 59

CameraSettings 60

Gallery 61

ViewPhotosandVideos 62

WorkwithPhotos 64

SharePhotosandVideos 64

VideoPlayer 66

ToolsandCalendar 68

1Weather 68

BaconReader 68

Calculator 68

Calendar 68

AddanEventtotheCalendar 68

AddaTasktotheCalendar 69

ViewEvents 70

DeleteEvents 70

Clock 70

SetAlarms 71

WorldClock 71

Stopwatch 72

Timer 72

Drive 72

Dropbox 72

GoogleSearch 73

GoogleSettings 73

Help 73

MyFiles 73

SVoice 73

SideSync3.0 74

VoiceSearch 74

Settings 75

UsingSettings 75

Wi-FiSettings 75

HotspotandTethering 77

SprintHotspotSettings 77

USBTetheringandBluetoothTethering 77

BluetoothSettings 77

AirplaneMode 78

DataUsage 78

LocationSettings 79

MoreNetworks 80

MobileNetworksSettings 80

VPNSettings 80

EthernetSettings 81

Roaming 81

NearbyDevices 81

Printing 82

ScreenMirroring 83

SoundsandNotificationsSettings 83

VolumeSettings 83

SoundMode 84

VibrationIntensity 84

NotificationRingtone 84

OtherSounds 84

DoNotDisturb 85

NotificationsonLockScreen 85

ApplicationNotifications 85

NotificationAccess 86

DisplaySettings 86

Font 86

Brightness 86

ScreenRotation 87

SmartStay 87

ScreenTimeout 87

ScreenMode 87

ReadingMode 87

AutoAdjustScreenTone 88

Daydream 88

TouchKeyLightDuration 89

IncreaseTouchSensitivity 89

Wallpaper 89

LockScreen 89

MultiWindowSettings 91

NotificationPanelSettings 91

Toolbox 92

Motions 92

AccessibilitySettings 93

Users 94

PrivateMode 95

FingerScanner 96

AccountsSettings 96

CloudSettings 96

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BackupandResetSettings 97

LanguageandInputSettings 98

ChooseaDefaultLanguage 98

SetaDefaultInputMethod 98

SamsungKeyboardSettings 98

SwypeSettings 99

GoogleVoiceTypingSettings 101

VoiceInputSettings 101

Text-to-SpeechOptions 102

Mouse/Trackpad 102

DateandTimeSettings 102

Accessories 103

BatterySettings 103

PowerSavingMode 104

StorageSettings 104

SecuritySettings 105

DeviceAdministration 105

Encryption 106

Passwords 106

SecurityUpdateService 106

CredentialStorage 107

AdvancedSecuritySettings 107

ActivateThisDevice 108

SystemUpdateSettings 108

AboutDevice 108

ApplicationManager 109

ManageApplications 109

RunningServices 109

MemoryUse 110

DefaultApplications 110

ApplicationSettings 110

ContactsSettings 110

EmailSettings 111

GallerySettings 114

InternetSettings 114

CalendarSettings 115

SVoiceSettings 115

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Index 118

Get Started 1

Get Started

Thefollowingtopicsgiveyoualltheinformationyouneedtosetupyourtabletthefirsttime.

Your Tablet at a Glance

Thefollowingillustrationoutlinesyourtablet’sprimaryexternalfeaturesandbuttons.

Set Up Your Tablet

Thefollowingtopicsprovideinformationonsettingupandturningonyourtablet.

Prepare Your Tablet

Priortousingthetablet,itmaybenecessarytoinserttheSIMcardandchargethebattery.An

optionalmicroSDmemorycard(notincluded)canalsobeinstalledatthistime.

Install the SIM Card

Note:Yourdevice'sSIMcardispreinstalled.Theseinstructionsareforreferenceonly.

YourSIMcardcontainsyouraccountdetails,suchasyourPIN,availableoptionalservices,and

manyotherfeatures.

Warning:TheSIMcardinformationanditscontactscanbeeasilydamagedbyscratchingor

bending,sobecarefulwhenhandling,inserting,orremovingthecard.KeepallSIMcardsoutof

reachofsmallchildren.

1. OpentheSIMcardslotcoveronthesideofthetablet.

2. MakesurethegoldcontactsoftheSIMcardfacedownwardandthatthenotchedcornerofthe

cardfacesasshown.

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