Samsung Galaxy Tab A User Manual

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Calendar
 
Manage your events and tasks. 
Calendar View 
To choose a calendar view: 
1. Fr

om a Home screen, tap 
Apps > 
Calendar. 
2. Tap one of t

he following: 
• Yea r : Display all twelve months of this year. 
Swipe across the screen to display another 
yea r. 
• Month: Display the current month. Swipe 
across the screen to display another month. 
• Week : Display the current week. Swipe across 
the screen to...

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Delete a Task 
You can delete tasks you create from your Calendar. 
1. F

rom a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
C

alendar. 
2.	  T

ap a day on the calendar to view the tasks for 
the day, or tap Tasks . 
3.	  Tap the checkbox by the task to mark it as 
complete and remove it from the calendar. 
• To delete the task permanently, tap the task to 
open it, and then tap Delete . 
Calendar Settings 
These settings allow you to modify settings 
associated with using the Calendar....

29 Camera and Video 
 
 
 
  
 
 
Camera and Video
 
Take pictures and record videos with the Camera app.
 
Quick settings 
Camera 
settings  Gallery 
Record video 
Take a picture 
Switch 
cameras 
Shooting 
mode 
• Gallery : Open the Gallery to view photos and 
videos. 
• Record video : Record a video. 
• Take a picture : Take a picture. 
• Switch cameras : Switch between the rear and 
front cameras. 
• Shooting mode : Change the shooting mode. 
• Camera settings : Change the camera settings. 
• Quick...

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Take Pictures 
Take pictures with your device’s front or rear 
camera. 
Note
: Prior to using the camera, remove the plastic 
protective covering from the camera lens. 
1. Fr

om a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
C amer

a. 
2.	 Using t

he display screen as a view�nder, 
compose your shot by aiming the camera at the 
subject. While composing your picture, use the 
available options or these gestures: 
• Touch the screen with two...

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Camera Settings 
You can adjust your camera’s settings using the 
icons on the main camera screen and the full 
camera settings menu. 
1. Fr

om a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
C amer

a. 
2.	 Quic

k settings are listed across one side of 
the camera view �nder. Available options vary 
depending on the camera or recording mode 
used. Default settings include: 
• E�ect: Add special graphical e�ects. 
• Timer: Take...

32 Clock 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
   
   
 
   
Clock
 
The Clock app o�ers features for 
keeping track of time and setting 
alarms. 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 

Samsun g f
older >
  Clock. 
2. Tap a tab to use a f

eature: 
• Alarm: Set an alarm to ring at a speci�c time. 
• World clock: View the time of day or night in 
other parts of the world. World clock displays 
time in hundreds of di�erent cities, within all 
24 time zones around the world. 
•...

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World Clock 
The World clock lets you keep track of the current 
time in multiple cities around the globe. 
To list a city on the main World clock screen: 
1. F

rom a Home screen, tap  Apps > 

S

amsung folder > 
 Clock. 
2. T

ap World clock. 
3.  Tap a city to view it on the globe. 
4.  Tap 
Add city in the pop-up for the city. 
5

. 
Repe

at to add more cities. 
T

o remove a city from the main World clock screen: 
1. F

rom...

34 Contacts 
  
 
   
 
   
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
  
 
 
 
   
 
   
 
Contacts
 
Store and manage your contacts 
with the Contacts app, which 
can be synchronized with a 
variety of your existing personal 
accounts, including Google, 
Email, Facebook, and your 
Samsung account. 
For more information on connecting with and 
managing your accounts through your device, 
see Accounts . 
Manage Contacts 
Access your list of contacts by using the Contacts 
app. To access your Contacts list: 
► From a Home...

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Share a Contact 
When you share a contact, the contact’s information 
is sent as a vCard �le (.vcf) . You can share a vCard 
using Bluetooth
® or Wi-Fi Direct, attach it to a 
message, or save it to a storage location. 
1. From a Home scr

een, tap  Apps > 
Cont ac

ts. 
2.	  Tap a cont

act to display it, and then tap More > 
Share contact. 
3.	  Choose a sharing method and follow the 
prompts. 
Link Contacts...

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Groups 
You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your 
device comes with preloaded groups, and you can 
create your own. You might create a group for your 
family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it 
easy to �nd contacts, and you can send messages 
to the members of a group. 
Create a Group 
You can create your own contact groups. 
1. From a Home scr

een, tap Apps > 
Cont ac

ts. 
2.  Tap...