Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Instruction Manual

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View the Notification Panel
You can access the Notification panel from any screen.
1. Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Notification panel.
2. Swipe down the list to see notification details.
• To open an item, tap it.
• To clear a single notification, drag the 
notification left or right. 
• To clear all notifications, tap  Clear all.
3. Drag upward from the bottom of the screen or tap 
 Back to close the Notification panel. You can also open or close the Notification panel by 
swiping up or down on the fingerprint sensor.
To enable this feature:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps
.
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > 
Finger sensor gestures .
3. Tap On/Off  to enable this feature.  
						

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Quick Settings
The Notification panel also provides quick access to 
device functions such as Wi-Fi, allowing you to quickly 
turn them on or off.
To view additional Quick settings and customize the 
Quick settings that display:
1. Drag the Status bar down to display the 
Notification panel.
2. Drag  View all  downward.
• Tap a setting to turn it on or off.
• Tap  More options to reorder Quick settings 
or to change the button layout.
3. Drag  View all  upward to close the 
Quick settings.  
						

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S Pen Functions
The S Pen provides a variety of helpful functions.
Air View
Hover the S Pen over the screen to preview content 
or view information about an item on the screen. 
The following Air view features are available:
• Preview an email message before opening it.
• Preview the contents of a photo album or enlarge a 
picture.
• Preview a video and navigate to a specific scene by 
hovering over the timeline.
• View the name or description of an icon or a button.
Note : The preview function is only available when the 
S Pen’s on‑screen pointer is a solid color.
Direct Pen Input
When entering text, you can open a Handwriting 
window that allows you to write with the S Pen.
To use the Handwriting window:
1. Hover the S Pen over a text field until 
 Handwriting  is displayed.
2. Tap  Handwriting . The Handwriting window is 
displayed.
3. Use the space provided in the window to write an 
entry by hand using the S Pen. While writing, your 
entries are converted into text.
• To edit the converted text, use the Space, Delete, 
and Enter icons. 
• To change the position of the cursor, drag the 
pointer below the cursor to the desired position 
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Configure S Pen Settings
To configure S Pen settings:
1. From a Home screen, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Settings > Advanced features  > S Pen to 
configure the following settings:
General
• Air view : Turn Air view on or off. Select options 
for Air view and customize.
• Direct pen input : Turn the Direct pen input 
feature on or off.
• Pointer : Turn the pointer on or off. The pointer 
appears on the screen when the tip of the S Pen 
is near the screen, showing available actions.
• Screen off memo : Create Screen off memos by 
detaching the S Pen while the screen is turned 
off and then writing on the screen. Screen off 
memos are saved in Samsung Notes. Air Command
• Shortcuts
: Configure the Air Command menu 
with S Pen features, apps, and functions.
• Floating icon : Show an Air command icon that 
you can move around the screen.
Removal
• When S Pen is removed : Choose what 
happens when you detach the S Pen. 
Choose Open  Air command , Create note , or 
Do nothing .
• Alarm: Set your device to sound an alarm and 
show a pop-up when you walk away without 
reinserting the S Pen and the screen is off.
• Power saver : Save battery power by turning off 
detection of the S Pen while it is attached. 
						

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• Sound
: Set your device to make sounds when 
the S Pen is attached and detached, and when 
writing on the screen.
• Vibration : Activate vibration feedback when the 
S Pen is attached and detached.
Other
• Learn about S Pen features : Find out how to use 
S Pen features.
• About S Pen : View version information for the 
S Pen features.
Air Command
To launch the Air command menu:
1. Tap  Air command .
– or –
Hold the S Pen near the screen so that the pointer 
appears, and then press the  S Pen button once.
2. Tap an option:
•  Create note: Launch a new note in the 
Samsung Notes app.
•  View all notes : Launch the Samsung Notes 
app and view a listing of the notes you have 
created.
•  Smart select : Draw around an area of the 
screen to collect it in the Gallery app.
•  Screen write: Capture screenshots and write 
or draw on them. 
•  Live message : Create a short animated 
message by drawing or writing with the S Pen.
•  Translate : Hover the S Pen over a word to 
see it translated into another language and 
listen to its pronunciation.
•  Bixby Vision : Point your camera at an 
object or location to search for products online, 
discover new places nearby, or translate text.  
						

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•  Add shortcuts: Add more apps or functions 
to the Air command menu.
•  Settings: Customize Air command by 
configuring apps and functions, and by changing 
how the Air command menu appears.
Create Note
Launch a new note directly in the Samsung Notes 
app. For more information, see  “Samsung Notes” on 
page  124.
View All Notes
Launch the Samsung Notes app and view a listing of 
the notes you have created.
 ► Tap  Air command >  View all notes .
Smart Select
The Smart select feature provides a capture tool to 
collect content on a screen. You can then add it to your 
Gallery app or share it with your contacts.
To launch the Smart select tool:
1. Tap  Air command >  Smart select.
2. Tap a shape at the top of the screen, and then 
drag a box with the S Pen to select content. 
The following options appear:
• Auto select: Allow Smart select to automatically 
select content to extract.
• Extracted text : Identify and extract text from 
the selected content.
• Pin to screen : Place a shortcut to the collected 
content on a Home screen.
• Bixby Vision : Use Bixby Vision on the captured 
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• Draw : Draw on the captured content.
• Share : Choose a sharing method to share your 
content.
• Set as : Set the selected content as the 
Always On Display background.
3. Tap  Save . The content is saved to the Gallery app.
Screen Write
Screen write allows you to capture screenshots and 
write or draw on them.
To use Screen Write:
1. Tap  Air command >  Screen write.
2. The current screen is captured, and a pen tool 
appears. The following editing tools are provided:
• Pen: Draw on the screenshot. Press the  Pen icon 
a second time to change the pen tip, size, and 
color, and to save presets.
• Eraser : Erase the writing or drawings on the 
screenshot. Tap the  Eraser icon a second time 
for additional options, including  Erase all.
• Undo: Reverse the last action.
• Redo: Repeat the last action that was undone.
• Scroll capture : Capture any scrollable areas of 
the screen that may be hidden.
• Crop : Crop the captured screen.
• Share : Choose a sharing method to share your 
content.
3. Tap  Save . The content is saved to the Gallery app.
Live Message
Record an animated drawing or written message.
To launch the Live message tool:
1. Tap  Air command >  Live message .
2. Draw an image or write a message. Your strokes will 
be recorded to create an animation. 
						

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Translate
Hover over words with the S Pen to translate them and 
listen to their pronunciation.
To access Translate:
1. Tap  Air command >  Translate.
2. Tap the source and target languages to change 
them to the desired languages.
3. Hover the S Pen over a word.
• Tap  Sound  to hear the word pronounced in 
the source language.
4. Tap  Close  to close Translate.
Bixby Vision
Use Bixby Vision to search for products online, discover 
new places nearby, translate text, and more. For more 
information, see  “Bixby Vision” on page  94.
Add Shortcuts
You can customize the Air command menu by adding 
shortcuts to apps and functions.
To use Add shortcuts:
1. Tap  Air command >  Add shortcuts.
2. Tap the apps or functions you would like to add to 
the Air command menu.
• To remove an app shortcut tap  Remove.
3. Tap  Back  to save your selection. 
						

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Edge Screen
The Edge screen provides a variety of useful tools for 
notifications, information feeds, and timekeeping.
Edge Panels
Edge panels can be used to access apps, tasks, and 
contacts, as well as view news, sports, and other 
information on the Edge screen.
To view Edge panels:
 ► From any screen, drag the Edge panel handle  to 
the center of the screen. Swipe left or right to view 
other panels.
To configure Edge panels:
1. From any screen, drag the Edge panel handle to the 
center of the screen, and then tap 
 Edge panel 
settings .
2. Tap On/Off  to enable the feature. The following 
options are available:
•  Checkbox: Enable or disable each panel.
• Edit  (if available): Configure individual panels 
by tapping.
• Download : Search for and download more Edge 
panels from Galaxy Apps.
•  More options >  Reorder : Change the order of 
the panels by dragging them to the left or right.
•  More options >  Uninstall : Remove an 
Edge panel from your device.
•  More options >  Handle settings : Drag 
 Edge panel handle  to change the position 
of the Edge panel handle along the edge of 
the screen, and then configure the following 
Edge panel handle settings:
 -Position : Choose either Right o r Left to set 
which side the Edge screen appears on. 
						

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 -Size : Drag the slider to adjust the size of the 
Edge screen handle.
 -Transparency : Drag the slider to adjust the 
transparency of the Edge panel handle.
 -Vibration : Enable vibration when the Edge 
panel handle is tapped.
3. Tap  Back  to save changes.
Apps Edge
You can add up to ten apps in two columns to the 
Apps edge panel.
To use the Apps edge:
1. From any screen, drag the Edge panel handle to 
the center of the screen. Swipe until the Apps edge 
panel is displayed.
2. Tap an app to open it. To configure Apps edge:
1. From any screen, drag the Edge panel handle to 
the center of the screen. Swipe until the Apps edge 
panel is displayed.
2. Tap  Add app  to add other apps to the Apps 
edge.
• To add an app to the Apps edge, find it on the 
left side of the screen and tap it to add it to an 
available space on a column on the right.
• To create a shortcut for two apps to open in 
Multi window™, tap 
Create app pair .
• To create a folder shortcut, drag an app from the 
left side of the screen on top of an app in the 
columns on the right.
• To change the order of the apps on the Edge 
panel, drag each app to the desired location.
• To remove an app, tap  Remove.
3. Tap  Back to save changes.