Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Owners Manual

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Air Button
The S Pen displays a menu via the Air Button interaction for 
different applicable contents.1. Remove the S Pen from its slot.
2. Launch an application that contains an attachment or 
selection field such as:
Attachment button within Messages or Email: provides a list of 
the most recently used
Recipient selector within Messages or Email
Enter message filed within Messages
3.Press and hold the S Pen button to reveal some of your 
most used items, contents, or...

25Displays when your phone is in Blocking mode.
Displays when there is a system error or alert.
Displays when the S pen has been removed from 
the phone.
Displays when a call is in progress.
Displays when a call is on hold.
Displays when the speakerphone is on.
Displays when a call has been missed.
Displays when a call has been muted.
Displays when Call forwarding is set to Always 
forward. For more information, refer to 
“Call 
Settings”   on page 105.
Displays your battery charge level. Icon shown is...

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Displays when your phone is communicating with 
the UTMS, HSDPA, HSPA, or HSPA+ network.
Displays when your connection to a 4G LTE network 
is active.
Displays when your phone is communicating with 
the 4G LTE network.
Displays when your phone is downloading or has 
downloaded a file. It wi
ll blink green when it is 
installing.
Displays when the an outbo und file transfer is in 
progress.
Displays when a Play Store download has 
completed.
Displays when updates are...

27Displays when the Sound profile is set to Mute.
Displays when the Sound profile is set to Vibrate.
Displays when Bluetooth is activated.
Displays when a Bluetooth device has been paired 
with the phone.
Displays when Wi-Fi is connected, active, and 
communicating with a Wireless Access Point 
(WAP).
Displays when Wi-Fi is active but there is a 
communication issue with the target Wireless 
Access Point (WAP).
Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active and your phone 
is connected to another device.
Displays...

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For more details on configuring your phone’s settings, see 
“Changing Your Settings” on page 85.
Google Search Bar
The Google Search Bar provides
 you an on-screen Internet 
search engine powered by Google™.
1. From the main home screen,  tap the Google Search bar 
.
2. Use the on-screen keypad to enter the item you want 
to search for, then tap  .
3. Tap   to use Google Voice Search. Follow the 
on-screen instructions.
Menu Navigation
You can tailor the phone’s range of...

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Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe and Palm Swipe
To swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally 
across the screen. Use swipe when:
Unlocking the screen
Scrolling through the Home screen or a menu
To palm swipe, swipe the side of your hand horizontally 
across the screen. Use palm swipe when:
Capturing the screen
Panning
To pan, touch and hold a selected icon, then move the device 
to the left or right to reposition it to another page. You must 
first...

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The following is a description of the available gestures:
Direct call: Once enabled, the device will dial the currently 
displayed on-screen Contact entry as soon as you place the 
device to your ear.
Smart alert: Once enabled, pickup the device to be alerted and 
notified of you have missed any calls or messages. 
Zoom: Once enabled, you must be on a screen where content can 
be zoomed. In a single motion, touch and hold two points on the 
display then tilt the tilt...

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Navigating Through the Application Menus
Your phone initially has one Application Menu available. As 
you add apps, additional screens will be automatically 
created. Follow these steps to navigate through the 
Application Menus:1. At the Home screen, tap  . The first application 
menu will be displayed.
2. If you have additional application menus, sweep the 
screen left or right to access them.
3. Tap one of the application icons.
Note: As you add applications, the number of Application 
menus that...

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Using the Multi Window
This feature allows you to run multiple applications on the 
current screen at the same time. 
Note: Only applications found within the Multi window panel 
can be active atop another current application on the 
screen.
When launching applications  that contain multimedia 
files (music/video), audio from both files will be played 
simultaneously.
Activating and Deactivating Multi window
There are two different ways you can activate and deactivate...

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Repositioning the Multi Window
The Multi window contains two components: tab and apps 
panel. The tab can be manually moved across the screen. 
The apps panel (containing the scrollable apps) can be 
relocated to lock onto the different sides of the screen 
(top/bottom/left/right).
To  m o v e  t h e  t a b :
1. Activate the Multi window feature.
2. In a single motion, touch and hold the tab   for 
approximately one-second, then slowly drag it to its 
new location 
along the current screen edge.
Note:...