Samsung Galaxy Tab 7 Owners Manual

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Task manager to display the Task Manager.
Screen Capture
  To u c h   Screen Capture to capture an image of the 
current screen and edit the image, then touch   to 
save the image. Touch and hold to capture and add an 
image of the current screen to the clipboard. 
Note: A copy of the screenshot is automatically saved to the 
clipboard.
To view the screen shots:
1.From a Home screen, touch   
Apps 
➔My files.
2.Touch 
Root ➔ Pictures ➔Screenshots.
3.Touch a screen capture file to display it.
Note: This softkey can be modified to launch other 
applications. For more information, refer to “Quick 
Launch”  on page 182.
Other Buttons
Google Search
To u c h   Google to search the web or your device.
Context-Sensitive Menus
Context-sensitive menus offer options for features or 
screens. To access context-sensitive menus:
To u c h   Menu to display a list of options.
Touch an option in the list.
Application Bar
The Application Bar is the area along the top of various 
application screens. It usually contains the Search and Menu 
icons, as well as other icons that are used to display options 
and settings.
Screen Navigation
Touch
Touch items to select or launch them. For example:
Touch the on-screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
Touch a menu item to select it.
Touch an application’s icon to launch the application. 
						

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Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items. For example:
Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Swipe, Flick, or Slide
Swipe, flick, or slide your finger vertically or horizontally 
across the screen. For example:
Unlocking the screen.
Scrolling the Home screens or a menu.
Pinch
Use two fingers, such as your index finger 
and thumb, to make an inward pinch 
motion on the screen, as if you are picking 
something up, or an outward motion by 
sweeping your fingers out.
For example:
Pinch a photo in Gallery to zoom in.
Pinch a webpage to zoom in or out.
Notifications
When you receive a notification, the Notification icon displays 
in the System Bar, to the left of the Time. Notifications 
indicate the arrival of Gmail, Email, alarms, and more.
Touch a Notification icon for more detail. For example, touch 
a Gmail Notification icon to see who sent the message.
Touch the Time field to open the Notifications list to view all 
of your current notifications. Touch a Notification in the list to 
display the item. For example, touch a Gmail entry to open 
the Gmail application and view the message.
Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail and Google 
Talk, have individual settings that can be configured. See the 
settings for individual applications in the applicable section 
of this user manual.
Status Details
To display the current date and time, battery status, and 
Wi-Fi connectivity status, open Status Details.
1.Touch the Time in the Status Bar.
The Status Details display. If you have any current 
notifications, their summaries are listed below the 
Notifications title. 
						

							Understanding Your Device       28 2.Touch a notification summary to respond to it.
3.Touch outside the Status Details screen to close the 
window.
Quick Settings
To view and control the most common settings for your 
tablet, as well as accessing the complete Settings 
application, open the Quick Settings panel.
1.Touch the Time in the System Bar.
The Quick Settings pop-up displays.2.Touch the time at the top of the pop-up to display a 
Date and time pop-up. Touch 
Use 24-hour format to 
enable the 24-hour format. Touch 
Set date and time to 
display the Date & time settings screen. For more 
information, refer to “Date and Time”  on page 200.
3.The Quick Settings are:
: Touch to enable or disable Wi-Fi. For more information, 
refer to 
“Wi-Fi”  on page 174.
: Touch to enable or disable Standalone GPS services. 
For more information, refer to 
“Use GPS Satellites”  on 
page 189.
 Sound / Vibrate / Mute: Touch to enable or disable sound 
mode.
 Screen rotation: When On the screen rotates automatically 
from landscape to portrait and vice versa. When Off the screen 
is fixed in the current mode, either portrait or landscape. For 
more information, refer to 
“Auto-Rotate Screen”  on 
page 182. 
						

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 Power saving: When enabled, your device automatically 
analyzes the screen and adjusts the brightness to conserve 
battery power. For more information, refer to 
“Power 
Saving” 
 on page 183.
Sweep the pop-up to the left to see additional settings.
 Notification: Touch to enable or disable system and application 
notifications. For more information, refer to 
“Notifications”  
on page 27.
: Touch to enable or disable Bluetooth. For more 
information, refer to 
“Bluetooth”  on page 137.
 Driving mode: New notifications are read aloud when enabled.
: Synchronizes your device with the network. 
Synchronizes contacts, email, time, and a variety of accounts.
: Touch and drag the slider to set the brightness or 
touch 
Auto to allow the device to set brightness automatically 
based on available light and battery charge status. For more 
information, refer to 
“Brightness”  on page 181.
 Settings: Touch to open the Settings application. For more 
information, refer to 
“Settings”  on page 174.
 Notifications: Displays system notifications. For more 
information, refer to 
“Notifications”  on page 27.
4.To u c h  Clear to remove Notification Icons from the 
System Bar.
5.Touch a notification entry to display the details.
6.Close the Quick Settings by touching 
X in the upper, 
right corner of the Quick Settings pop-up or by 
touching outside the Quick Settings screen.
Quick Settings also display icons under the Notifications 
heading to alert you to activity on the tablet such as new 
messages, application downloads, software updates, and 
more. The following table lists those icons. 
						

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Status Bar
The Status Bar is part of the System Bar and displays icons 
to show network status, battery power, and other details.Download Successful: A recent application download 
or update completed successfully.
Google Talk Invitation: Someone has invited you to 
chat using Google Talk.
Navigation Active: The Navigation App is active. For 
more information, refer to “Navigation”  on page 97.
New Email Message: You have new email. Touch 
Reply to view and answer the email.
New Gmail Message: You have new Gmail. Touch the 
icon for additional information.
Samsung account: Set up your Samsung account. 
For more information, refer to “Signing In to your 
Samsung Account”  on page 204.
Software update: There is a software update 
available for this device.
Updates Available: Updates to the applications you 
have downloaded are available.
Wi-Fi networks available: An open Wi-Fi network is 
in range.
Battery Fully Charged: When the battery is fully 
charged, this indicator is displayed.
Battery Level: Shown fully charged.
Charging Indicator: Battery is charging. 
Device Power Critical: Battery has only three percent 
power remaining. At about 15 percent power 
remaining, a popup is displayed to remind you to 
charge immediately.
USB Connection Indicator: The device is connected 
to a computer using a USB cable, but it is not 
charging. The battery is only charged while 
connected to a computer, if the device is turned off. 
When the device is off, press the Power/Lock key to 
see the battery charging indicator. 
						

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USB Connected: Device is connected to a computer 
using a USB cable. Displays in upper left corner of 
screen.
Download in progress: An application is being 
downloaded to the device.
Airplane Mode: Indicates that the Airplane Mode is 
active, which allows you to use many of your 
device’s features, but it cannot access online 
information or applications.
Set up input methods: When the keyboard is being 
displayed, touch this icon to display a menu of quick 
keyboard settings.
Bluetooth Active: Bluetooth is turned on. For more 
information, refer to “Bluetooth”  on page 137.
Bluetooth Connected: Your device is connected to a 
Bluetooth device.
Music App: A song is playing in the Music app. 
Touch the Music icon or touch the Status Details to 
see the song title and music player controls. For 
more information, refer to “Play Music App”  on 
page 103.
Music player: A song is playing. Touch the Music 
icon or touch the Status Details to see the song title 
and music player controls. For more information, 
refer to “Viewing Your Music Library”  on page 111.
Wi-Fi Active: Wi-Fi is connected, active, and 
communicating with a Wireless Access Point (WAP).
Wi-Fi Direct: Displays when Wi-Fi Direct is active 
and your tablet is connected to another device. For 
more information, refer to “Wi-Fi Direct”  on 
page 136.
GPS Active: Displays when GPS is active.
Alarm Set: Displays when you set an alarm to ring at 
a specified time. For more information, refer to 
“Alarm”  on page 145.
Event: This is a notification for one or more events. 
For more information, refer to “Creating an Event or 
Task”  on page 150. 
						

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Primar y Shor tcuts
Primary Shortcuts appear at the bottom of the main Home 
screen.
Tip: The main Home screen is usually the center Home screen.
The default Primary Shortcuts are: Media Hub, Social Hub, 
Smart Remote, Internet, Play Store, and Samsung Apps.
For more information, refer to “Applications”  on page 40.
Application shortcuts can be added to any Home screen. For 
more information, refer to “App Shortcuts”  on page 36.
Widgets
When you first turn on your tablet, there are various widgets 
on the center Home screen. They can also appear on the 
Home screens to the left and right of the center Home 
screen.
Widgets are self-contained applications that you can place 
on the Home screens to access your favorite features.
Adding Widgets to a Home screen
1.Navigate to the Home screen on which you want to 
place the Widget.
2.From that Home screen, touch   
Apps.
3.To u c h  t h e  
Widgets tab.
Note: Swipe across the screen horizontally to view all Widgets.
4.Touch and hold the widget’s icon, then slide your finger 
where you want to place the icon and release it.
Note: There must be room on the screen where you want to 
place the widget, otherwise the widget will not add to 
the Home screen.
5.To u c h  
 Back to return to the Home screen.
Screenshot Captured: A screenshot has been 
captured. For more information, refer to “Screen 
Capture”  on page 26.
Power Saving Mode: Indicates that your device is 
automatically making adjustments to conserve 
battery power. For more information, refer to 
“Power Saving”  on page 183. 
						

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Removing Widgets
  Touch and hold the Widget until the   Delete icon 
displays, then drag the Widget toward the top of the 
screen and drop it over the 
Delete icon.
Widget Options
The following widgets are available:
AccuWeather.com: Display the forecast from AccuWeather. 
Touch the widget to choose locations.
Analog Clock: Display an analog clock. Touch the widget to view 
alarms or add a new alarm. For more information, refer to 
“Alarm”  on page 145.
AP Mobile: Displays Top Stories and Showbiz, Sports, World, and 
U.S. news from AP Mobile.
Book: Touch this widget and then touch a book for quick access 
to the book. 
For more information, refer to “Play Books”  on 
page 99.
Bookmark: Choose one of your bookmarks then touch the widget 
to open the website.
Calendar: Display a calendar. For more information, refer to 
“Calendar” 
 on page 149.
Calendar (mini today): Use Calendar to organize events and tasks 
for a day. 
For more information, refer to “Calendar”  on 
page 149.
Calendar (month): Use Calendar to organize events and tasks for 
a month. 
For more information, refer to “Calendar”  on 
page 149.
Calendar (tasks): Use Calendar to view and edit tasks. For more 
information, refer to “Calendar” 
 on page 149.
Contact: Display a link to one of your contacts to quickly 
compose an Email or Gmail message. For more information, refer 
to 
“Messaging”  on page 66.
Contact: Display a shortcut to one of your contact entries. For 
more information, refer to 
“Contacts”  on page 56.
Digital clock: Display the digital time, the day, and the date.
Directions & Navigation: Get directions and navigation from 
Google Maps. For more information, refer to 
“Maps”  on 
page 94.
Dual clock (analog): Display the date and time for two 
different locations. For more information, refer to “Dual 
Clock” 
 on page 153. 
						

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Email: Display your email inbox. For more information, refer to 
“Email” 
 on page 71.
Email account: Access an Email account. Appears once an Email 
account is set up. If you have more than one Email account set 
up, touch the one to which you want to link. 
For more 
information, refer to “Email” 
 on page 71.
Gmail: Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s web-based 
email. For more information, refer to 
“Gmail”  on page 66.
Gmail label: Access a Gmail label. Displays once a Gmail account 
is set up. Touch the label to which you want to link. For more 
information, refer to 
“Setting Up Your Gmail Account”  on 
page 66.
Google Play Books: Read eBooks from the web-based 
Google Play Books service. For more information, refer to 
“Play Books” 
 on page 99.
Google Play Music: Use this widget to control the playback of 
songs playing in the 
Music app. For more information, refer to 
“Options While Playing a Song”  on page 107.
Google Search: Display a Google Search bar. For more 
information, refer to 
“Search”  on page 101.
Google+ posts: Display a shortcut to Google+ posts. For more 
information, refer to 
“Google+”  on page 83.
Kies via Wi-Fi: Allows computers running the KIES software to 
access your tablet. Both the tablet and the computer have to be 
on the same Wi-Fi network.
Latitude: Displays your current location. Touch the location to 
open Maps, touch the check mark to open the 
Check in at 
pop-up, or touch the Refresh button to update your LatitudeTM list 
of friends. For more information, refer to 
“Latitude”  on page 91.
Media Hub: Samsung Media Hub is your one stop for the hottest 
movie and TV content. You can rent or purchase your favorite 
content and watch from the convenience of anywhere. For more 
information, refer to 
“Media Hub”  on page 132.
Memo: Create and save a memo on a Home screen. For more 
information, refer to 
“Memo”  on page 157.
Music player: The Music player allows you to play music files 
that you have stored on your device and memory card. You can 
also create playlists. For more information, refer to 
“Music 
Player” 
 on page 115. 
						

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Music playlist: Choose a music playlist to access from a home 
screen. For more information, refer to 
“Playing, Renaming, or 
Deleting a Playlist” 
 on page 109.
Pen memo: Create and save a Pen memo on a Home screen. For 
more information, refer to “Pen Memo” 
 on page 162.
Picture frame: Select one or more pictures and then touch the 
arrow on the widget for a slide show. For more information, refer 
to 
“Gallery”  on page 156.
Play Store: Download applications from the Google Play™ Store. 
For more information, refer to 
“Play Store”  on page 165.
Program monitor: Display the number of active 
applications. Touch to launch Task Manager. For more 
information, refer to “Task Manager” 
 on page 12.
Pulse (large): Lets you add a topical Pulse widget. Choices are: 
Pulse Hints, Time Magazine, Cool Hunting, CNN Money, SB 
Nation, Fortune Tech, The Wall Street Journal, and Facebook 
Links. Touch your choice and then touch 
Save. Pulse article titles 
and the first lines of an article are displayed. Touch the title block 
to display that article’s first lines. Touch the introduction area to 
link to the article in Pulse. For more information, refer to 
“Pulse”  
on page 167.
Pulse (small): Lets you add a topical Pulse widget, like Pulse 
(large), but only the article titles are displayed. Touch a title block 
to link to the article in Pulse. For more information, refer to 
“Pulse”  on page 167.
S Bookmarks: Create bookmarks for your favorite websites. For 
more information, refer to 
“Using Bookmarks”  on page 86.
Settings shortcut: Allows you to create a shortcut to a particular 
Settings item. For more information, refer to 
“Settings”  on 
page 174.
Social Hub: Access your social networks, like Facebook, 
Twitter, and LinkedIn all in one place. For more information, 
refer to “Social Hub” 
 on page 168.
Software update: This shortcut makes updating your device 
software even easier. For more information, refer to 
“Software 
Update” 
 on page 204.
Tr a f f i c: Enter a name for the widget and a destination, and then 
touch 
Save. Touch the widget to use the Traffic component of the 
Maps application. For more information, refer to 
“Maps”  on 
page 94.
Video player: Play and manage videos stored on your tablet. For 
more information, refer to 
“Video Player”  on page 124.