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.
2 
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 list, select 1 Contacts → Contacts.
Scroll up or down the contact list.
2 
You can make a call or send a message to a contact by 
scrolling left or right on the contact’s name.
Select a contact’s name.
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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.
You can call a speed dial number by tapping and 
holding the location number on the dialling screen.
Create your namecard ›
In the application list, select 1 Contacts →  Contacts.
Select your name at the top of the contact list.
2 
Select 3 .
Enter your personal details and select 
4 Save .
You can send your namecard to others or share it by 
pressing the Option key and selecting Share namecard 
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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.
Press the Option key and select 
2 Import/Export →  Import 
from SIM card.
Select a memory location.
3 
Select contacts to copy, and then select 4 Done.
Copy contacts from your device to the SIM or USIM 
card
In the application list, select 1 Contacts →  Contacts.
Press the Option key and select 
2 Import/Export →  Export 
to SIM card.
Select contacts to copy, and then select 
3 Done →  OK. 
						

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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.
Select contact files to import, and then select 
5 OK.
Export contacts
In the application list, select 1 Contacts →  Contacts.
Press the Option key and select 
2 Import/Export →  Export 
to SD card or Export to USB storage.
Select 
3 OK to confirm.
S Planner
Your device includes a powerful planner to help you organise 
your schedules more conveniently and effectively. Learn 
to create and manage events and tasks, and set alarms to 
remind yourself of important events and tasks.
Create an event or task ›
In the application list, select 1 S Planner.
Select 
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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
 
●: A list of all the events and tasks scheduled for a 
specific period
Task
 
●: A list of tasks
You can also change the view mode by placing two 
fingers on the screen and spreading them apart or 
pinching them together.
View an event or task ›
In the application list, select 1 S Planner.
Select a date on the calendar.
2 
To move to a specific day, press the Option key and  
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select Go to, and then enter the date.
To move to today’s date, select 
 
●To d a y .
Select an event to view its details.
3 
You can send the event to others or share it by pressing 
the Option key and selecting Share via. 
						

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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 
1 
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 ›
In the application list, select 1 S Memo.
If you are launching this application for the first time 
when you sign in to your Samsung account, select a 
location to synchronise memos with.
Select 
2  to write or draw on the screen, or select  to 
enter text with the keypad.
Select 
3 Enter title, enter a title for the memo, and select 
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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 
and select Handwriting-to-text. If the memo is written 
in multiple languages or contains both numbers and 
letters, the conversion to text may fail.
View a memo ›
In the application list, select 1 S Memo.
Select a memo to view its details.
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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.
To synchronise the memo with Google Docs or Evernote, 
 
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press the Option key and select Upload.
To protect the memo from accidental deletion, press the 
 
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Option key and select Lock .
To set the memo as your wallpaper or a contact image, 
 
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press the Option key and select Set as.
To print the memo via Wi-Fi or USB, press the Option key 
 
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and select Print. Your device is compatible only with some 
Samsung printers.
Organise memos in folders ›
In the application list, select 1 S Memo.
Press the Option key and select 
2 Create folder.
Enter a name for the folder and select 
3 OK.
Press the Option key and select 
4 Move  or Copy .
Select memos and select 
5 Done.
Select the new folder and select 
6 Done. 
						

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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.
3 
To pause playback, select .
Select 
4  to stop playback.
You can send the voice memo to others or share it by 
pressing the Option key and selecting Share. 
						

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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.