Samsung Galaxy Tab S2 User manual

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

AbouttheUserGuide 1

AccessInstructionsonTablet 1

GetStarted 3

PartsandFunctions 3

ChargetheBattery 4

TurnYourTabletOnandOff 5

UsetheTouchscreen 8

ActivateYourTablet 11

CompletetheSetupScreens 12

BasicOperations 14

Basics 14

HomeScreenandApplications(Apps)List 14

TabletSettingsMenu 15

PortraitandLandscapeScreenOrientation 15

CaptureScreenshots 16

Applications 17

LaunchApplications 17

AppsList 17

PhoneNumber 20

AirplaneMode 22

EnterText 23

SamsungKeyboard 23

GoogleVoiceTyping 25

TipsforEditingText 26

GoogleAccount 26

CreateaGoogleAccount 26

SignIntoYourGoogleAccount 33

GooglePlayStore 38

FindandInstallanApp 39

RequestaRefundforaPaidApp 39

UpdateanApp 40

UninstallanApp 43

GetHelpwithGooglePlay 44

LockandUnlockYourScreen 45

UpdateYourTablet 47

UpdateYourTabletSoftware 47

UpdateYourProfile 50

UpdateYourPRL 51

YourTabletInterface 53

HomeScreenBasics 53

HomeScreenLayout 53

ExtendedHomeScreens 54

StatusBarandNotificationPanel 55

StatusBar 55

NotificationPanel 57

SFinder 59

QuickConnect 60

CustomizetheHomeScreen 61

ChangetheWallpaper 61

AddShortcutstotheHomeScreen 63

AddWidgetstotheHomeScreen 63

AddFolderstotheHomeScreen 64

Contacts 66

AddaContact 66

CheckContacts 68

EditaContact 70

DeleteaContact 71

ShareaContact 73

ImportContacts 74

BackUpContacts 76

MessagingandInternet 78

Gmail 78

CreateandSendaGmailMessage 78

CheckReceivedGmailMessages 80

UseGmailLabels 82

ArchiveGmailThreads 83

MuteGmailThreads 85

DeleteGmailThreads 86

SearchGmailMessages 87

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ReportSpamorPhishingGmail 89

AddAnotherGoogle(Gmail)Account 91

SwitchingBetweenGmailAccounts 93

Email 94

SetUpanEmailAccount 94

AddanEmailAccount 95

AddanExchangeActiveSyncAccount 100

ComposeandSendEmail 102

OpenEmailMessages 105

DeleteanEmailAccount 106

ManageYourEmailInbox 108

ExchangeActiveSyncEmailFeatures 110

DataServicesGeneralInformation(4GLTENetwork) 112

4GLTE 113

YourUserName 113

DataConnectionStatusandIndicators 115

Browser 115

UsetheBrowser 116

AddaBookmark 116

ViewBrowserHistory 118

OpenNewBrowserTab 119

BrowserSettings 120

ChromeBrowser 120

CameraandVideo 123

CameraOverview 123

TakePicturesandRecordVideos 125

TakeaPicture 125

RecordVideos 126

ShootingModes 127

ViewPicturesandVideosUsingGallery 129

EditPictures 132

SharePicturesandVideos 140

SendPicturesorVideosbyEmailorGmail 141

SendPicturesorVideosUsingBluetooth 142

SharePicturesorVideosviaAdditionalAppsorSocialMedia 144

ShareVideosonYouTube 145

CameraOptionsandSettings 146

SwitchCameras 146

SetCameraOptions 147

AppsandFeatures 150

Calculator 150

Calendar 150

AddanEventtotheCalendar 151

ViewCalendarEvents 153

ShareCalendarEvents 155

SyncCalendars 157

SynchronizeanExchangeActiveSyncCalendar 159

Clock 159

SetAlarms 161

WorldClock 163

Stopwatch 163

Timer 164

Excel 165

GalaxyApps 165

Gallery 165

GoogleHangouts 167

GoogleMaps 169

GooglePlayMovies&TV 171

GooglePlayMusic 171

GoogleSearch 174

UseGoogleSearch 174

UseGoogleVoiceSearch 175

Instagram 176

Messenger 176

MilkMusic 177

Music 177

MyFiles 181

OneDrive 181

OneNote 181

PowerPoint 182

SideSync 182

Video 182

Word 183

YouTube 183

1Weather 186

Facebook 186

Lookout 187

NASCARMobile 187

PagesManager 187

Samsung+ 187

Connectivity 188

TransferFilesBetweenYourTabletandaComputer 188

Wi-Fi 189

TurnWi-FiOnandConnecttoaWirelessNetwork 190

Wi-FiSettings 192

DisconnectWi-Fi 194

Wi-FiDirect 195

Bluetooth 197

BluetoothInformation 198

EnableBluetooth 198

PairBluetoothDevices 200

ConnecttoaPairedBluetoothDevice 203

ShareInformationUsingBluetooth 204

ReceivingDataviaBluetooth 206

Settings 208

BasicSettings 208

Wi-FiSettingsMenu 210

BluetoothSettings 213

HotspotSettings 215

AirplaneMode 220

DataUsageSettings 222

MobileNetworksSettings 224

MoreConnectionSettings 225

TetheringSettings 227

Printing 229

VirtualPrivateNetworks(VPN) 231

SoundsandNotificationsSettings 240

SoundMode 241

Volume 241

Sounds 243

Vibrations 244

SoundQualityandEffects 245

Notifications 246

DisplaySettings 247

MotionsandGestures 249

ApplicationsSettings 251

ApplicationManager 252

DefaultApplications 254

CalendarSettings 255

CameraSettings 257

ContactsSettings 258

EmailSettings 260

InternetSettings 263

MusicSettings 265

WeatherSettings 266

Users 268

Wallpaper 268

LockScreenandSecuritySettings 269

LockScreenandSecurityOverview 269

ScreenLock 271

DisabletheScreenLock 277

DeviceSecurity 279

Privacy 281

LocationSettings 282

PrivateMode 285

ReportDiagnosticInfo 286

AccessibilitySettings 287

VisionAccessibilitySettings 288

HearingAccessibilitySettings 290

DexterityandInteractionSettings 292

ConfigureOtherAccessibilitySettings 294

AccountSettings 295

BackupandReset 298

LanguageandInputSettings 302

BatterySettings 304

PowerSavingMode 306

UltraPowerSavingMode 307

StorageSettings 309

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Accessories 310

DateandTimeSettings 310

Help 312

ActivateThisDevice 313

SystemUpdate 314

AboutDevice 315

ForAssistance 318

SprintAccountInformationandHelp 318

SprintAccountPasswords 318

ManageYourAccount 318

SprintSupportServices 319

Index 320

Introduction 1

Introduction

Thefollowingtopicsdescribethebasicsofusingthisguideandyournewtablet.

About the User Guide

ThankyouforpurchasingyournewSamsungGalaxyTabS2.Thefollowingtopicsexplainhowbest

tousethisguidetogetthemostoutofyourtablet.

Before Using Your Tablet

ThoroughlyreadtheGetStartedguideandImportantInformationbookletthatwerepackagedwith

yourtabletforproperusage.

Accessibleservicesmaybelimitedbysubscriptioncontractconditions.

Descriptions in the User Guide

Notethatmostdescriptionsinthisguidearebasedonyourtablet'ssetupatthetimeofpurchase.

Unlessotherwisenoted,instructionsbeginfromthetablet'shomescreen,whichisdisplayedby

pressingtheHomekey.Someoperationdescriptionsmaybesimplified.

Screenshots and Key Labels

Screenshotsintheuserguidemayappeardifferentlyonyourtablet.Keylabelsintheuserguideare

simplifiedfordescriptionpurposesanddifferfromyourtablet'sdisplay.

Other Notations

Intheuserguide,thetabletmaybereferredtoeitheras“tablet”or“device.”

Access Instructions on Tablet

Whetheryou'renewtoAndroidorjustnewtoyourGalaxyTabS2,yourtabletcanhelpyoulearn

howtouseit.

Access Help

Usethetablet'sHelpmenutolearnaboutyourtablet.

1. Press todisplaythehomescreen.

Introduction 2

2. Fromhome,tapApps >Settings >Help .

3. Tapatopictoviewitscontents,ortapSEARCHtosearchforatopic.

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