Samsung Galaxy Note Owners Manual

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To enable Swype:
1.While composing a message, touch and hold anywhere on 
the message screen
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2.Ta p  Input method.
3.Ta p  t h e  Swype option. A green circle should appear next to 
Swype.
Swype Settings
For information on how you can configure your Swype settings, 
see “Swype Settings” on page 117.
Swype Text Entr y Tips
You can access the SwypeTips application and watch a video or 
tutorial on using Swype. You can also use the following Swype 
text entry tips.
Create a squiggle...

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Section 5: Contacts and Your Address Book
This section allows you to manage your daily contacts by storing 
their name and number in your Address Book. Address Book 
entries can be sorted by name, entry, or group. Y
Note: When storing an Address Book entry into your SIM card, note that only 
the name, phone number, group, and slot location are initially offered 
as fields (some SIM cards may allow an address as well). Although you 
may add additional fields to a SIM entry; if you move that same SIM...

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Ta p  t h e  Given name and Family name fields and use the on-
screen keypad to enter names for each entry. For more 
information, refer to “Entering Text”  on page 52.
4.Ta p   next to the Family name field to display additional 
name fields.
5.Ta p  t h e  Phone number field.
The numerical keypad is displayed.
The 
Mobile button   initially displays next to the 
Phone number field. If you want to add a phone number 
that is not a mobile number, tap the 
Mobile...

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Tap any of the following fields that you want to add to your 
new contact:
 Groups: assign the contact to Family, Friends, or Work group.
 Ringtone: adds a field used to assign a message tone that will 
sound when messages are received from this contact. Choose 
between Default ringtone, Select sound from My Files, or Phone 
ringtone.
 Postal Address: adds a field used to assign a physical 
postal address for this entry.
: adds an organization field for this entry.
: Tap  to add the following...

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Editing an Existing Contact
When editing an existing 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 the Home screen, tap Contacts . Tap the Contact 
that you want to edit.
2.Ta p  Edit.
3.Ta p   to add a new field and tap  to delete a field.
4.Tap any of the fields to add, change, or delete information.
5.Ta p  Save to save the edited information.
Using Contacts...

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Tap the phone icon to make a phone call or tap the 
message icon to send a message.
For more information, refer to “Creating and Sending 
Messages”  on page 87.
Tip: From the Contact list, sweep right over a listing to make a call. Sweep left over a listing to send a message.
Joining Contacts
Joining Contact Information
Many people now maintain multiple email accounts, social 
networking logins, and other similar account information. For 
example, a Facebook account login name might differ from a...

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The contact list is displayed.
4.Tap the second contact entry (the entry in which to join). 
The second contact is now joined with the first and the 
account information is merged into one screen.
Note: The information is still maintained in both entries, but displays in one record for easier viewing when you join the contacts.
5.Ta p  t h e  joined contacts bar to view the contact information 
you joined. The contacts and information displays with an 
icon next to...

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From the Home screen, tap Contacts .
2.Press   then tap More ➔ Accounts.
3.Determine which type of account information you want to 
synchronize with your Contact list. Selections are:
 Background data: (applications that sync, send, and receive data 
any time).
 Auto-sync: allows applications to automatically synchronize.
4.Ta p  Add account.
5.Tap an account type to add.
6.Follow the on-screen instructions. The selected account 
type synchronizes with your Contacts list. For more 
information,...

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Display options: You can choose to only display contacts that have 
phone numbers, sort by given name or family name, display contacts by 
Given name first or Family name first, display contacts stored on your 
phone, SIM, and/or display contacts stored to other accounts. Tap a 
selection and tap Done.
–Settings: allows you to choose where to save your new contacts, 
display or edit your service numbers, send contact information by 
Bluetooth, or sync your phone...

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Ta p  Remove.
The contacts are now removed from the group.
Creating a New Group
1.From the Home screen, tap Contacts  ➔ Groups  
➔  ➔ Create.
2.Ta p  t h e  Group name field and use the on-screen keypad to 
enter a new group name. For more information, refer to 
“Entering Text”  on page 52.
3.Ta p  Ringtone to choose an audio file for assignment to this 
new group. Choose from 
Default ringtone, Select sound 
from My Files
, or Phone ringtone. 
Tap a music file to play a short sample and then tap OK...