Samsung Galaxy S3 User Manual

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Contacts
Learn to create and manage a list of your personal or business 
contacts. You can save names, phone numbers, email 
addresses, and more for your contacts.
 ›Create a contact
In the application list, select 1 Contacts → Contacts → .
Select a memory location.
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Enter contact information.3 
Select 4 Save  to add the contact to memory.
You can create contacts from the dialling screen by 
selecting Add to contacts.
Find a contact ›
In the application...

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From the contact view, use the following options:To make a voice call, select 
 
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To make a video call, select 
 
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To send a text or multimedia message, select 
 
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To send an email message, select 
 
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To set a favourite number, select 
 
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To edit the contact information, select 
 
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Set a speed dial number ›
In the application list, select 1 Contacts →  Contacts.
Press the Option key and select 
2 Speed dial setting.
Select a location number 
3 → a contact.
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Create a group of contacts ›
By creating groups of contacts, you can manage multiple 
contacts and send a message to an entire group.In the application list, select 
1 Contacts → Groups.
Press the Option key and select 
2 New .
Enter a name and customise the settings for the group.
3 
Add members to the group.4 
Select 5 Save .
Copy a contact ›
Copy contacts from the SIM or USIM card to your 
device
In the application list, select 1 Contacts → Contacts.
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Import or export a contact ›
You can import or export files (in vcf format) to or from your 
device’s USB storage or a memory card.
Import contact files
In the application list, select 1 Contacts → Contacts.
Press the Option key and select 
2 Import/Export →  Import 
from SD card or Import from USB storage.
Select a memory location.
3 
Select an option for importing a single contact file, 4 
multiple contact files, or all contact files, and then select 
OK.
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Select an event type at the top of the screen.3 
To create an event from a memo, select Quick add. This 
feature is available only for English and Korean.
Enter the details of the event and select 
4 Save .
 ›Change the view mode
In the application list, select 1 S Planner.
Select 
2 .
Select a view mode.
3 
Year 
●: All months in the year
Month
 
●: A full month in one view
Week
 
●: Hourly blocks for the days in one full week
Day
 
●: Hourly blocks for one full day
Agenda
 
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Stop an event or task alarm ›
If you set a reminder for a calendar event or task, an alarm will 
sound at the specified time.Tap the indicator icons area and drag it downwards to 
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open the notifications panel.
Select the event notification.
2 
Select an event to view more details.3 
To snooze the event alarm, select Snooze.
S Memo
With S Memo, you can create memos with enriched content 
by drawing sketches or adding images or voice memos.
Create a memo ›
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Enter your memo text or draw a sketch with the following 4 
tools:
ToolFunction
Browse the memo.
Draw a sketch; Change the pen settings 
(double-tap).
Enter text with the keypad.
Erase your text or sketch; Change the eraser 
thickness or clear your input (double-tap).
Undo your last action.
Redo your last action.
Add a sound clip by recording voices or 
other sounds.
Add a new page to the memo.
Select 
5 Save .
To convert your writing to text, press the Option key 
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While viewing the memo, use the following options:To view more memos, scroll left or right.
 
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To edit the memo, tap the screen or select  
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To delete the memo, select 
 
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To mark the memo as important, select 
 
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To send the memo to others or share it, press the Option 
 
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key and select Share via.
To export the memo as a PDF file or as an image file, press 
 
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the Option key and select Export. The exported file will be 
saved in My files 
→  sdcard → S Memo Export.
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Voice recorder
Learn to operate your device’s voice recorder.
Record a voice memo ›
In the application list, select 1 Voice recorder.
Select 
2  to start recording.
To pause recording, select 
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Speak into the microphone.
3 
When you are finished, select 4 .
Your memo is saved automatically.
Play a voice memo ›
In the application list, select 1 Voice recorder.
Select 
2  to access the voice memo list.
Select a voice memo.
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To pause playback, select .
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Customise voice recorder settings ›
In the application list, select 1 Voice recorder → .
Change the following options:
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Option Function
Storage Select a memory location for saving 
voice memos.
Default name Enter a prefix for naming voice memos.
Recording 
quality Select a quality level for voice memos.
Limit for MMS Set to limit recordings to the maximum 
length that can be attached to a 
multimedia message.