Samsung Galaxy Note 5 User Guide

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Applications Clock
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.
3. Tap START to begin timing.
4. Tap STOP to stop timing.
• Additional options include LAP to keep track of 
laps, RESUME to continue timing, and RESET to 
reset the stopwatch to zero.
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 to set the length of the timer.
4. Tap START to begin 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 185 .
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 scroll 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 
across the alphabetical list to select a letter.
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  Add, and then tap contact fields to enter 
information. 
• Choose a storage account for the contact. You 
can store the contact on the device or sync it 
with an account.
• Tap  Contact photo to assign a picture to the 
new contact.
• Enter a name, phone number, email address, 
and assign the contact to a group. Tap the 
Add another field to add additional contact 
information.
 -Tap  Add to enter additional entries.
 -Tap  Remove to remove an entry. 
 -Tap  Expand for additional fields.
 -Tap the label to the right of an entry to 
choose a label for the field (for example, 
Home or Work) .
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 
additional 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 Contact
When you share a contact, the contact’s information is 
sent as a vCard file (.vcf) . You can share a vCard via 
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 (Gmail, 
Facebook, and so on) , 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, and then tap  Link.
3. Tap LINK ANOTHER CONTACT, and then select 
contact(s) to link to the original contact.
4. Tap LINK.
Unlink Contacts
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap  Link.
3. Tap  Remove beside contacts to unlink them 
from the main contact.     
						

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Applications Contacts
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 check box at the top 
of the screen to select all.
3. Tap DELETE.
Create a Shortcut to a Contact
You can create a shortcut to a contact on a Home 
screen to access their information directly from a 
Home screen.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap a contact to view it.
3. Tap MORE > Add shortcut to Home screen. The 
new shortcut displays in an empty area of the 
home screen.
Favorites
When you mark contacts as favorites, they are easily 
accessible from other apps.
Mark Contacts as Favorites
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap  Favorite (the star brightens ).
Remove Contacts from Favorites
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap  Favorite (the star dims ).      
						

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Applications Contacts
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
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap GROUPS, and then tap ADD.
3. Tap fields to enter information about the group:
• Tap Group name to enter a name for the new 
group.
• Tap Group ringtone to assign a ringtone to 
members of the group.
• Tap  Add member and select contact(s) to 
add to the new group, and then tap DONE.
4. Tap SAVE .
Rename a 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
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 .     
						

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Applications Contacts
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. Tap contacts to select them, or tap the check box 
at the top of the screen to select all, and then tap 
DONE. 
• You will only see group members that have a 
phone number in their records.
5. 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 check box 
at the top of the screen to select all, and then tap 
DONE. 
• You will only see group members that have an 
email address in their records.
5. For email, choose an account and follow the 
prompts.    
						

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Applications Contacts
Delete a Group
Preset groups, such as Family, cannot be deleted.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts.
2. Tap GROUPS.
3. Tap DELETE.
• Tap the group category to open.
• Tap the groups to select them or tap the check 
box at the top of the screen to select all.
4. Tap DELETE.
• Tap Group only to only delete the group, or tap 
Groups and members > All groups to delete 
the groups and the contacts in the groups.
Contact 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 instructions.    
						

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ApplicationsEmail
Email
Use the Email app to view and manage all 
your email accounts in one application.
To access Email:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Email.
Configure Email Accounts
You can configure Email for most accounts in just a 
few steps.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Email.
2. Follow the instructions to set up your email 
account. To add an Email account:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Email.
2. Select the account type from the displayed list and 
follow the prompts.
The device communicates with the appropriate server 
to set up your account and synchronize your email. 
When complete, your email appears in the Inbox for 
the account.
Note : To configure email account settings at any time, 
tap MORE > Settings  > [account name]. Tap the 
email account to display its settings.      
						

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Applications Email
View Your Email Accounts
You can view email you receive for all accounts on 
the Combined view screen, or you can view email 
accounts individually.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Email.
2. Tap the drop-down menu at the top left of the 
screen to view the current account mailbox.
3. Tap on 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 >  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.