Samsung Galaxy Note 2 Owners Manual

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To switch the arrangement of the applications:
1.With the two 
applications shown in a 
split screen, tap the 
Border bar to show the 
on-screen icons.
2. Tap the desired 
application area (top or 
bottom).
3. Locate and tap   
(
Switch app location). 
The current apps are 
switched.
To increase the size of a 
desired applic ation window:
1.With the two 
applications shown in a 
split screen, locate the 
Border bar indicating 
the edge of the app window.
2. In a single...

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Note: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, it must 
first be deleted from its current screen. Navigate to the 
new screen, then add the shortcut.
Adding a shor tcut from the Apps Menu
1. Press   to activate the main Home screen. 
2. Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3. Tap   to display your current applications.
4. Scroll through the list and locate your desired 
application.
5. Touch and hold the application icon. This creates an 
immediate shortcut of the se lected icon and closes the...

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3.
Scroll through the App menu to find the shortcut you 
want to add as the new primary short cut.
4. Touch and hold the new shortcut, then drag it to the 
empty space in the row of primary shortcuts.
The new primary shortcut will now appear on all Home 
screens. 
Adding and Removing Widgets
Widgets are self-contained applic ations that reside in either 
your Widgets tab or on the main or extended Home screens. 
Unlike a shortcut, the Widget appears as an on-screen...

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Scroll through the list and locate the icon you wish to 
move.
8. Touch and drag the icon to the position that you want. 
To move to a different page, drag the icon to the edge 
of the page until the page  scrolls to the desired page.
9. Ta p  
Save.
10. Press   to return to the Home screen.
Creating Application Folders
You can create application folders to hold similar applications 
if you wish.
To create a folder follow these steps:
1. Press   to activate the main Home screen.
2. Tap   to display...

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Changing the Wallpaper
You can change the Wallpaper (background) of your home 
screens by following these steps:1. From any Home screen, touch and hold on an empty 
area of the screen.
The 
Home screen window is displayed.
2. Ta p  
Set wallpaper.
3. Select the location where you would like to change the 
wallpaper. Tap 
Home screen, Lock screen, or Home and 
lock screens
.
4. Tap one of the following options:
: select a wallpaper from photographs you have taken 
with...

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Press   to return to the main Home screen.
You can now add items to your new Home screen.
To delete a Home screen:
1.Press   to activate the main Home screen. 
2. Press 
 and tap Edit page.
3. Touch and hold the Home screen you want to delete. 
4. Drag it to the trash can located at the bottom of the 
screen. The page will turn red. 5.
If there are items on the Home  screen that you want to 
delete, the 
Delete home screen page prompt is 
displayed.
6. Ta p  
OK to delete the page and its contents,...

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3.
Touch and hold the Home screen you want to move.
4. Drag it to the location that you would like to place it.
In this example, the Dual clock app screen is moved to 
the last position.
When you move a Home screen, the other Home 
screens are be re-ordered automatically. 5.
Press   to return to the main Home screen. 

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Notification Bar
The Notification Bar includes a pull-down list to show 
information about processes that are running, recent 
notifications, and alerts. To display the Status indicator:
  On the Home screen, touch and hold the Notification 
Bar until the pull-down displays, then drag down 
vertically.
Clearing Notifications
To clear all notifications from the Notification panel: 1. From the Home screen, touch  and hold the Notification 
Bar until the pull-down displays, then drag down 
vertically....

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Accessing Additional Panel Functions
In addition to notifications, the Notification panel also 
provides quick and ready access to separate device 
functions. These can be quickly activated or deactivated by 
toggling them on or off. You  can choose the functions that 
will be displayed.  
The following functions (default) can either be activated 
(green) or deactivated (gray): Wi-Fi, GPS, Sound, Screen 
rotation, Multi window, Bluetooth, Airplane mode, Power 
saving,...

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Unmounting the SD card
Unmounting the SD card prevents corruption and damage to 
the SD card while removing it from the slot.1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔ 
Storage.
2. Scroll to the bottom of  the display and tap 
Unmount SD 
card
.
3. Ta p  
OK.
For more information, refer to  “Removing and Installing 
the Memory Card”   on page 8.
SD card Available Memor y Status
To view the memory allocation for your external SD card:
1. From the Home screen, tap    ➔ 
Settings ➔ 
Storage.
2. The...