ATT Samsung Galaxy Note 5 Manual

							   
  
  
E n t e r  Te x t
 
Text can be entered using 
an onscreen keyboard or by 
speaking. 
Use the Samsung Keyboard 
Enter text using a QWERTY keyboard. 
Predictive text 
Options
 
Predictive Text 
Predictive text suggest words matching your text 
entries, and, optionally, completes common words 
automatically. Predictive text can learn your personal 
writing style from your contacts, messages, email, 
and social networking sites — improving its accuracy 
of predicting your text entries. 
Special Keys 
Tap to insert numbers and symbols. 
Touch and hold Options to:
 
Use Google voice typing.
 
Use your handwriting to enter text. 
Access the clipboard. 
Insert an emoji. 
Access keyboard settings. 
Note : The available Options keys depend on the 
application in use. Not all options are available for all 
apps. 
Con�gure the Samsung Keyboard 
To customize the Samsung Keyboard: 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Set
 tings > SYSTEM > Language and input. 
2.  Tap Samsung k

eyboard for options. 
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Use Swype 
Swype is a text input method that makes it possible 
to enter a word by sliding your �nger or stylus from 
letter to letter, lifting your �nger or stylus between 
words. 
For example, to enter the word “this”, slide your 
�ngers between the letters “t-h-i-s”. 
Enable Swype 
To enable the Swype keyboard while entering text: 
1.	 Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward 
to display the Noti�cation panel. 
2.  Tap Select keyboard. 
3.  Tap Swype. 
Con�gure Swype 
To customize Swype: 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Set
 tings > SYSTEM  > Language and input. 
2.  Tap Swype 

for options. 
Use Google Voice Typing 
Instead of typing, enter text by speaking. 
Languages 
1.  On the Samsung Keyboard, tap  Google voice 
typing. 
•   You may need to touch and hold Options 
(left of the Space key) to �nd it. 
2.   Speak your text. 
Note : Tap 
Languages to change the language or 
download additional languages for use with Google 
voice typing. 
Con�gure Google Voice Typing 
To customize Google Voice Typing: 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Set
 tings > SYSTEM > Language and input. 
2.  Tap Goog

le voice typing for options. 
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							Calling 
Make telephone calls using 
a variety of calling features 
and services.   
						

							 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
Phone Screen 
Use the Phone screen to access the dialer keypad, recent calls, 
favorites, and contacts. 
Ta b s 
Keypad 
Voicemail  Call  More options 
Hide the keypad 
• Call: Tap to make your call. 
• Hide the keypad: Hide the keypad and display 
recent calls. Tap 
Keypad to display the 

keypad.
 
• Keypad: Tap the number that you want to call. 
• More options: Access Speed dial and Call 
settings. 
• Ta b s : Tap LOG  to display a list of all dialed, 
received, and missed calls. Tap FAVORITES 
to display contacts marked as Favorites. Tap 
CONTACTS to display your contacts and select a 
contact to call. 
• Voicemail: Tap to set up and check your 
voicemail. For more information, see 
Set Up Your Voicemail . 
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Access Phone 
There are a couple of ways to access Phone. 
►  From a Home screen, tap  Phone.
 
– or –
  
From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Phone. 


Display Your Phone Number 
You phone number can be found in Settings. 
► From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings > S
 YSTEM > About device > Status   
> SIM card status. 
Your phone number displays in the My phone 
number �eld. 
Call Settings 
There are also a couple of ways to access the 
Call settings menu. 
►  From a Home screen, tap  Phone > MORE > 
Settings .
 
– or –
  
From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings > DEVICE > Applications > Phone. 




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Make and Answer Calls
 
Learn how to make or answer 
a call. Explore features and 
functionality associated with 
making or answering a call. 
Make a Call 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2.	 Enter a number on the keypad and tap 
Dial. 
Note: If the keypad does not appear, tap the 
Keypad icon. 
Quickly Dial a Number from 
Your Contact List 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Contac ts. 
– or –
 
From a Home screen, tap  Phone > 
C O N TAC T S .




 
2.	   While viewin

g your contact list, swipe your �nger 
across a contact to the right call the contact. 
Dial a Recent Number 
All incoming, outgoing, and missed calls are 
recorded in the Call log. If the number or caller is 
listed in your contacts list, the associated name is 
also displayed. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2. Tap LOG . A list of rec

ent calls is displayed. 
3.  Tap a contact, and then tap 
Call. 
Answer a Call 
When a call is received the phone rings and 
displays the caller’s phone number or name if stored 
in the contacts list. 
►  At the incoming call screen: 
• Touch and drag 
Answer to the right to 
answer the call. 
• Touch and drag  Reject to the left to reject 
the call and send it to your voicemail. 
• Touch and drag REJECT CALL WITH 
MESSAGE upward, and select a message. 
If you are using an app, a pop-up screen appears 
for the incoming call. 
►   On the incoming call pop-up screen: 
• Tap  Answer to answer the call. 
• Tap  Reject to reject the call and send it to 
your voicemail. 
• Tap REJECT CALL WITH MESSAGE, and 
select a message. 
• Tap  Expand to exit the app and view the 
main incoming call screen. 
End a Call 
►	  When you are ready to end your call, tap 
End. 
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Multitask While on a Call 
If you exit the call screen and return to a Home 
screen, your active call is indicated by  Call on 
the Status bar. 
This lets y

ou continue with your current call and do 
something else, such as access the contacts list, 
view a recent email, locate a picture, and so on. 
To return to the call screen: 
►	  Swipe the Status bar downward to reveal 
the Noti�cation panel, and then tap the 
Call noti�cation. 
To end a call from any application: 
►	  Swipe the Status bar downward to reveal the 
Not

i�cation panel, and then tap  End call. 
Options During a Call 
Your phone provides a number of functions that you 
can use during a call. 
Adjust the Call Volume 
►	 Press the Volume keys to increase or decrease 
the v
olume. 
– or – 
Quickly add more volume to the incoming audio 
by tapping  Extra volume. 
Listen with the Speaker or 
Bluetooth Headset 
Listen to the call using the speaker or through a 
Bluetooth headset (not included) . 
► Tap  Speaker to hear the caller using the 
speaker. 
– or – 
Tap  Bluetooth to use a Bluetooth headset 
(not included) . 
Place a New Call While on a Call 
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
make another call while a call is in progress. 
1.  From the active call, tap  Add call to dial the 
second call. 
2.  Dial the new number and tap  Dial. When 
the call is answered: 
• Tap  Merge to hear both callers at once 
(multi-conferencing) . 
• Tap  Swap to switch between the two calls. 
Call Waiting 
If your service plan supports this feature, you can 
answer an incoming call while you have a call in 
progress. You are noti�ed of an incoming call by a 
call waiting tone. 
To answer a new call while you have a call in 
progress: 
1.	 Slide  Answer in any direction to answer the 
new call. 
2.   Tap an option

: 
• Put [caller] on hold to place the previous 
caller on hold while you answer the new 
incoming call. 
• Merge with [caller] to add the new caller to 
the current call. 
• End call with [caller] to end the previous call 
and answer the new call. 
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Call Log 
The numbers of the calls you have dialed, received, 
or missed are stored in the Call log. 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2.	  Tap LOG . A list of r

ecent calls is displayed. If the 
caller is in your contacts list, the caller’s name is 
displayed. 
Save a Recent Call to Your Contacts List 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone > LOG. 
2.	 Tap the call t

hat contains the information that you 
want to save to your contacts list. 
3.	  Tap CREATE CONTACT. 
– or – 
If you want to replace the number for an existing 
contact, tap UPDATE EXISTING. 
Delete a Call from the Call Log 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > LOG. 
2.	 Touch and hold the c

all you want to delete from 
the Call log. 
3.  Tap DELETE. 
Add a Call to the Reject List 
By adding a caller to your Reject list, future calls 
from this number will be sent directly to your 
voicemail. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Phone > LOG. 
2. Tap the caller y

ou want to add to the Reject list. 
3.  Tap MORE > Block number. 
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Speed Dial
 
You can assign a shortcut 
number to a contact for speed 
dialing their default number. 
Create a Speed Dial 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Phone. 
2.	 Tap MORE > 

Speed dial. The Speed dial screen 
displays showing the numbers 1 through 100. 
Number 1 is reserved for voicemail. 
3.  Tap an unused number (
Add contac
 t).  
4.	 Tap a contact t

o assign to the number. 
The selected contact displays in the speed dial 
number box. 
Make a Call Using Speed Dial 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2.  
Touch and hold the speed dial number

. 
•  If the speed dial number is more than one digit 
long, enter the �rst digits, and then hold the 
last digit. 
Remove a Speed Dial Number 
Assignment 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Phone. 
2.  Tap MORE > 

Speed dial. 
3.	  Find the contact to remove from Speed dial and 
tap 
Remove. 
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Emergency Calls
 
The Emergency calling mode 
makes redialing an emergency 
number a one‑tap process. 
Note: This mode can drain your battery power more 
rapidly than normal calling mode. 
Make an Emergency Call with an 
Active SIM Card 
1.  From a Home screen, tap  Phone. 
2.	 Enter the emergency number (911 for example) 
and tap  Dial. 
Make an Emergency Call without 
an Active SIM Card 
Without an active SIM card, you can only make an 
emergency call with the phone. Normal cell phone 
service is not available. 
1. From a secured Lock screen, tap  Emergency 
call and drag upward. 
2.	  Tap EMERGEN

CY CALL to display the 
Emergency dialer. 
3.  Enter 911 and tap 
Dial. 
4.	  Complet

e your call. During this type of call, you 
will have access to the Speaker mode, Keypad, 
and End Call features. 
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