Samsung Galaxy 7 User Guide

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Applications Clock
World Clock
The World clock lets you keep track of the current 
time in multiple cities around the globe.
To list a city on the main World clock screen:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Clock.
2. Tap World clock.
3. Tap a city to view it on the globe.
4. Tap  Add city in the pop-up for the city.
5. Repeat to add more cities.
To remove a city from the main World clock screen:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Clock.
2. Tap World clock.
3. Find the city to remove, and then tap  Delete in 
the upper right corner of the city entry.
Stopwatch
The Stopwatch lets you time events down to a 
hundredth of a second.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Clock.
2. Tap Stopwatch  and use the following options:
• Start: Begin timing.
• Stop: Stop timing.
• Lap: Keep track of lap times.
• Resume: Continue timing after stopping the 
clock.
• Reset: Reset the Stopwatch to zero.  
						

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Applications Clock
Timer
The Timer provides a countdown timer for up to 
99 hours, 59 minutes, and 59 seconds.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Clock.
2. Tap Timer.
3. Use the keypad and tap Hours, Minutes, and 
Seconds to set the length of the Timer. The 
following options are available:
• Start: Begin the Timer.
• Pause: Pause the Timer.
• Resume: Resume the Timer.
• Cancel: Stop the Timer.
• Reset: Reset the Timer.  
						

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ApplicationsContacts
Store and manage your contacts with the 
Contacts app, which can be synchronized 
with a variety of your existing personal 
accounts, including Google, Email, 
Facebook, and your Samsung account.
For more information on connecting with and 
managing your accounts through your device, 
see “Accounts” on page 169 .
Note : The Contacts app is different from the Contacts 
tab in the Phone app. Although both list the contacts 
in your phone and accounts, the available options and 
functions are different.
Manage Contacts
Access your list of contacts by using the Contacts 
app. 
To access your Contacts list:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
Find a Contact
You can search for a contact or swipe the list to find 
one by name.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap the Search field, and then enter characters to 
find contacts that match.
– or –
Tap a letter on the side of the list to jump directly 
to that letter in the alphabetical list. You can also 
slide your finger across the alphabetical list to 
select a letter with better precision.
Contacts   
						

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Applications Contacts
Add a Contact
Use the following procedure to add a new contact.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap  Create contact, and then tap contact fields 
to enter information.
• Choose a storage account for the contact. 
You can store the contact on the device, your 
SIM card, or sync it with an account.
• Tap  Contact photo to assign a picture to 
the new contact.
• Enter a name, phone number, email address, 
assign the contact to a group, and choose a 
default ringtone.
 -Tap  Add to enter additional entries.
 -Tap  Remove to remove an entry.
 -Tap  More for additional fields.
 -Tap the label to the right of an entry to 
choose a label for the field (for example, 
Home or Work) .
• Tap Scan business card to import contact 
information from a business card through the 
device’s camera.
3. Tap Save .
Edit a Contact
When editing a contact, you can tap a field and 
change or delete the information, or you can add more 
fields to the contact’s list of information.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap Edit.
3. Tap any of the fields to add, change, or delete 
information.
4. Tap Save.  
						

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Applications Contacts
Share a Contact
When you share a contact, the contact’s information 
is sent as a vCard file (.vcf) . You can share a vCard 
using Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, attach it to a message, 
or save it to a storage location.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap More > 
Share contact.
3. Choose a sharing method and follow the prompts.
Link Contacts
When you have contacts from various sources, such 
as Gmail or Facebook, you may have multiple similar 
entries for a single contact. Contacts lets you link 
multiple entries into a single contact.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap the contact to display it.
3. Tap  Linked contact.
4. Tap Link another contact, and then tap contacts 
to choose them.
5. Tap Link.
Unlink Contacts
You can unlink a contact that you previously linked.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap the contact to display it.
3. Tap More > Manage linked contacts.
4. Tap  Separate beside contacts to unlink them 
from the main contact.
Delete Contacts
You can delete a single contact or choose multiple 
contacts to delete.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Touch and hold a contact to select it. You can also 
tap other contacts or tap the All checkbox at the 
top of the screen to select all contacts.
3. Tap Delete , and then confirm when prompted.  
						

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Applications Contacts
Favorites
When you mark contacts as favorites, they are easily 
accessible from other apps. Favorites display together 
on the Favorites tab in the Phone app.
Mark Contacts as Favorites
You can mark contacts as Favorites.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap  Add to 
Favorites  (the star brightens ).
Remove Contacts from Favorites
You can remove contacts from Favorites.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap  Remove from Favorites (the star dims ).
Groups
You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your 
device comes with preloaded groups, and you can 
create your own. You might create a group for your 
family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it easy 
to find contacts, and you can send messages to the 
members of a group.
Create a Group
You can create your own contact groups.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap Groups, and then tap Create .
3. Tap fields to enter information about the group:
• Group name: Enter a name for the new group.
• Group ringtone: Customize the sounds for the 
group.
• Add member: Select contacts to add to the 
new group, and then tap Done.
4. Tap Save.  
						

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Applications Contacts
Rename a Group
You can rename a contact group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap Edit and enter a new name.
4. Tap Save.
Add Contacts to a Group
You can add contacts to a group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap Edit > Add member, and then tap the contacts 
you want to add. When finished, tap Done.
4. Tap Save .
Send a Message to a Group
You can send a text message to members of a group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap More > Send message.
4. Type your message and tap Send.
Send an Email to a Group
You can send an email to members of a group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap More > Send email.
4. Tap contacts to select them, or tap the All 
checkbox at the top of the screen to select all, and 
then tap Done.
• Only group members that have an email 
address in their records display.
5. Choose an email account and follow the prompts.
6. Type your message and tap Send.  
						

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Applications Contacts
Delete a Group
Preset groups cannot be deleted.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap Groups, and then tap the group to delete.
3. Tap More > Delete.
4. Tap Group only to only delete the group or tap 
Group and members to delete the group and the 
contacts in the groups.
Contacts Settings
These settings allow you to modify settings associated 
with using the Contacts app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap More > Settings .
3. Tap an option and follow the prompts.  
						

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ApplicationsEmail
Email
Use the Email app to view and manage all 
your email accounts in one app.
To access Email:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder >  Email.
Configure Email Accounts
You can configure Email for most accounts in just a 
few steps.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder >  Email.
2. Follow the prompts to set up your email account. To add an Email account:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder >  Email.
2. Tap More > Settings >  Add account.
3. Enter your email address and password.
The device communicates with the appropriate server 
to set up your account and synchronize your email. 
When complete, your email is displayed in the Inbox 
for the account.
Note : To configure email account settings at any time, 
tap More > Settings . Tap the email account to display 
its settings.   
						

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Applications Email
View Multiple Email Accounts
You can view email you receive for multiple accounts 
on the Combined inbox screen or you can view email 
accounts individually.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder >  Email.
2. Tap  Menu at the top left of the screen to view 
the current account mailbox.
3. Tap the account name to view:
• Combined inbox: View all email in a combined 
inbox.
• [Account Name]: View email for only one 
email account.
Manage Your Inbox
There are several tools available from the Inbox 
screen.
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder >  Email.
• Tap a message to read and reply or forward it.
• Tap Search to search for key words in your 
email inbox.
• Tap More for additional message options like 
sorting, deleting, sharing and more.