Samsung Galaxy Note 5 User Guide

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Know Your Device Air Command
3. When you are finished writing, tap an option:
• Share: Choose a sharing method to share your 
content.
• Save in Scrapbook: Save the content to the 
Scrapbook app. 
• Save in Gallery: Save the content to the 
Gallery app.
S Note
Create notes and edit Action memos.
To access S Note:
1. Tap Air command > S Note.
– or –
2. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  S Note .
For more information, see “S Note” on page 119 .
Add Shortcuts
You can add shortcuts to apps and functions to the 
Air Command menu.
To use Add shortcuts:
1. Tap  Air command >  Add shortcuts.
2. Swipe across the screens and tap the apps 
or functions you would like to add to the 
Air command menu.
• To delete an app shortcut, tap  Remove.
3. Tap  Back to save your selection.  
						

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Know Your DeviceNotification Panel
Notification icons on the Status bar display calendar events, device status, and more. 
For details, open the Notification panel.
Notification Panel
Clear notifications Edit Notification panel
Settings
Notification card
Screen brightness Quick settings   
						

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Know Your Device Notification Panel
• Clear notifications: Tap to clear all notifications.
• Edit Notification panel: Tap to change settings 
for the Notification panel, including which 
Quick settings buttons are visible.
• Notification card: Tap to see details about a 
notification. Swipe a notification card to the right to 
dismiss it.
• Quick settings: Tap to quickly enable or disable a 
feature. Swipe to the left to see more settings.
• Screen brightness: Drag the slider to adjust 
screen brightness. Tap Auto to have the phone set 
the screen brightness using its light sensor.
• Settings : Tap to open the Settings screen.
View the Notification Panel
1. Swipe down on the Status bar to display the 
Notification panel.
2. Swipe the list of notifications to see details.
• Tap an item to open it.
• To clear a single notification, drag the 
notification left or right. Tap  Clear to clear 
all notifications.
3. To close the Notification panel, swipe upward from 
the bottom of the screen or tap  Back.  
						

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Know Your Device Notification Panel
Quick Settings
In addition to notifications, the Notification panel 
provides quick access to device functions such as 
Wi-Fi, allowing you to quickly turn them on or off.
To view additional Quick settings:
 ►On the Notification panel, swipe left or right across 
the visible icons.
To customize the Quick settings that appear:
 ► On the Notification panel, tap  Edit.  
						

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Know Your DeviceMulti Window
Multi Window
Multitask by using multiple applications at the same time.
Controls   
						

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Know Your Device Multi Window
Activate Multi Window
Apps that support Multi window display together on 
a split screen. You can switch between the apps, 
adjust the size of their display on the screen, and copy 
information from one app to the other.
Note: Multi window is not available for all apps.
1. From any screen, touch and hold  Recent apps.
2. If you are currently using an app that supports 
Multi window, tap another app to add it in split 
screen view.
- or -
Tap two apps that support Multi window to open 
them in split screen view. You can also launch recently used apps directly into 
Multi window view:
1. Tap  Recent.
2. Recently used apps that support Multi window 
have a  Multi window icon in their title bar. Tap 
the Multi window icon in the title bar to launch the 
application in split screen view.
3. Other recently used apps that support 
Multi window appear below the launched app. Tap 
the app icon to add it to the split screen view.
Note : Only applications that support Multi window have 
the Multi window icon.  
						

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Know Your Device Multi Window
Window Controls
Select an application window and tap  Controls in 
the middle of the window border. 
Controls
Switch windows: Switch locations between 
Multi window applications.
Drag and drop content: Move items 
between the application windows. Drag an 
item to share from one window to another. 
Not all applications support this feature.
Minimize window: Minimize the selected 
app window. This turns the app into a 
circular, movable icon that can be opened 
by tapping on it.
Maximize window: Open the selected app 
window in full screen view.
Controls
Close app: Close the selected application.  
						

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Know Your DeviceEnter Text
E n t e r  Te x t
Text can be entered using a keyboard or by 
speaking.
Use the Samsung Keyboard
Enter text using a QWERTY keyboard.
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 —  im proving its accuracy of predicting your text entries.
OptionsPredictive text   
						

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Know Your Device Enter Text
Special Keys
Tap to insert numbers and symbols.
Touch and hold Options to:
Use Google voice typing.
Use Handwriting mode.
Access the clipboard.
Insert an emoticon.
Access keyboard settings.
Configure the Samsung Keyboard
To customize the Samsung Keyboard:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
Language and input.
2. Tap Samsung keyboard for options.  
						

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Know Your Device Enter Text
Use Swype
Swype is a text input method that makes it possible 
to enter a word by sliding your finger or stylus (not 
included) from letter to letter, lifting your finger or 
stylus between words.
For example, to enter the word “this”, slide your fingers 
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 Notification panel.
2. Tap Select keyboard.
3. Tap Swype.
Configure Swype
To customize Swype:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings > 
Language and input.
2. Tap Swype for options.