Samsung Note 4 User Guide

							  
 
 
   
 
 
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Noti�cation Panel
 
Noti�cation icons display 
on the Status Bar displaying 
calendar events, device status, 
and more. For details about 
these noti�cations, open the 
Noti�cation Panel. 
View the Noti�cation Panel 
1.	  Swipe down on the Status Bar to display the 
Noti�cation Panel. 
2.  Scroll down the list to see noti�cation details. 
• Tap an item to open it. 
• To clear a single noti�cation, drag the 
noti�cation left or right. Tap CLEAR to clear all 
noti�cations. 
3.	  To close the Noti�cation Panel, swipe upward 
from the bottom of the screen or tap the 
Back key. 
Quick Settings 
In addition to noti�cations, the Noti�cation Panel 
also provides quick access to device functions such 
as Wi-Fi, allowing you to quickly turn them on or o�. 
To view additional Quick settings : 
► Swipe left or right across the visible icons. 
– or – 
Tap 
View all. 
Noti�cation Panel Settings 
To customize the Noti�cation Panel, see 
Noti�cation Panel . 
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S Pen
 
The S Pen is a stylus that assists 
you in performing di�erent 
functions. Switch between touch 
and pen input by using the 
S Pen button. 
Remove S Pen 
The S Pen stores inside your device for convenient 
access. 
►	  Slide the S Pen from your device using the notch 
on the end of the S Pen. 
Air Command 
Air command allows you to quickly activate 
frequently used applications or perform actions. 
►	 To launch the Air command menu, remove the S 
Pen from the S Pen slot, hold the S Pen near the 
screen so that the pointer appears, and press 
the S Pen button once. 
Action memo: Launch a memo and link it 
to actions. Action Memos are saved in the 
S Note app. 
Smart select: Draw around an area with the 
S Pen to collect a variety of content. 
Image clip: Outline and crop images on the 
screen, in any shape, to share or paste. 
Screen write: Capture screenshots and 
write or draw on them. 
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Action Memo 
An Action Memo is a Quick Note that is linked to 
actions. To open a Quick Note: 
►	  Launch the Air command menu and select 
Action memo. 
– or – 
Press and hold the S Pen button and double-tap 
the screen with the pen. 
Note : Action Memos are saved in the 
S Note app. 
See Action Memos for more information. 
Smart Select 
Smart select is a capture tool to select content on a 
screen. To launch the Smart select tool: 
►  Launch the Air command menu and select 
Smart select. 
To capture an item on the screen, simply draw 
around the item. The captured item appears on 
the screen and can be saved to the Scrapbook or 
shared. The following options are available: 
• Tap the Collect icon to collect the content. It 
will appear in minimized form on the screen until 
you save or delete the capture. 
• Tap the Scrapbook icon to save the content 
in the Scrapbook. See Scrapbook for more 
information. 
• Tap the Share via icon to share the captured 
content with your contacts. 
When you tap the 
Collect icon, the captured 
content is stored on top of the Home screen as a 
thumbnail. The following options are available: 
• Tap the Collect more icon to take another 

Smart Select capture.
 
• If more than one capture has been taken, tap 
the 
Expand arrow to view all of the capture 
thumbnails. 
• Tap a thumbnail to view the capture and see the 
options available. You can save the captured 
content to the Scrapbook, share the capture, or 
delete it. 
• To delete captured content, tap the thumbnail to 
view it. Touch and hold the capture to be deleted, 
select all item(s) to delete, and then tap the 
Delete  icon. 
Image Clip 
Outline and crop images from the screen, in any 
shape, to share or paste. You can edit the cropped 
content, or personalize it with your own handwriting. 
To use Image clip: 
1.	 Launch the Air command menu and select 
Image clip. 
2.	 Use the S Pen to draw around the content you 
wish to capture. 
3.	  The selected clip is centered on the screen. To 
re�ne your selection, use the Transform buttons. 
You can choose your hand drawn shape, regular 
shapes, or a magnetic auto shape. 
4.	  Once you decide on a shape, select one of the 
following options: 
• Tap the Scrapbook icon to save the 
content in the Scrapbook. See Scrapbook for 
more information. 
• Tap the Share via icon to share the 
captured content with your contacts. 
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Screen Write 
Screen Write allows you to capture a screen shot 
and then write notes on the screen shot. To use 
Screen Write: 
1.	  Launch the Air command menu and select 
Screen write. 
2.	  The current screen is captured and a pen tool 
appears. The following editing tools are provided: 
• Pen settings: Write on the screen shot. Tap 
the 
Pen  icon a second time to change the 
pen tip, size, color, and to save presets. 
• Eraser settings: Erase the writing or drawings 
on the screen shot. Tap the 
Eraser icon a 
second time to change the size of the eraser 
area and to see the Clear all option. 
• Crop: Crop the screenshot. Tap the Crop 
icon a second time to change the crop shape. 
• Undo: Tap to undo the last action. 
• Redo: Tap to redo the last action that was 
undone. 
3.  When you are �nished writing, either tap 
Save 
to save the screen shot or tap 
Cancel to 
delete the shot. You can also tap 
Share via to 
share the image using another app. The screen 
shot is saved in the Gallery app. 
Air View 
Hover the S Pen over the screen to preview content 
or view information about an item on the screen. 
For example: 
• Hover over an email in a list to preview the 
message before opening it. 
• Hover over a photo album to preview the contents 
or see a picture enlarged. 
• Hover over the time line during video playback to 
preview and navigate to speci�c scenes. 
• Hover over an icon or screen button to view the 
item’s name or description. 
Note : The preview function is only available when the 
S Pen’s onscreen pointer is a solid color. 
Direct Pen Input 
When �lling out a form �eld in an app (like Name or 
Number in Contacts) , you can open a Handwriting 
window to allow you to write the entry with the S Pen 
rather than type. 
To use the Handwriting window: 
1.	  When �lling out a form �eld, hover the S Pen over 
the �eld until the 
Handwriting icon appears. 
2.	  Tap the Handwriting icon. The Handwriting 
window appears. 
3.	  Use the space provided in the window to write 
the entry by hand using the S Pen. While writing, 
your entries will be converted into text. 
4.	  To edit the converted text, use the Space and 
Delete icons provided. To change the position of 
the cursor, drag the pointer below the cursor to 
the desired position for editing. 
5.  When �nished, tap 
Done. 
Con�gure S Pen Settings 
For information on con�guring S Pen settings, 
including options for sounds and for tracking S Pen 
when it’s not stored in your device, see S Pen . 
Replace the S Pen Tip 
You can replace the tip of the S Pen. To replace the 
tip: 
1. Use tweezers to pull out the S Pen tip (1) . 
2.	  Insert the new pen tip on the top of the S Pen 
and press until it clicks in place (2) . 
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Multi Window
 
Multi Window Tray 
Window Controls
Tray Controls 
 
Multitask by using multiple 
applications at the same time. 
Activate Multi Window 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device  > Multi window. 
2.  Tap ON/OFF to activate.  3.	 
Tap the following options if you wish to activate 
them: 
• Open in multi window view: Automatically 
view content in Multi window when you 
open �les from My Files or Video player, or 
attachments from email. 
• Pop-up view shortcut: Change apps in pop-up 
view by swiping down diagonally from the 
edge. 
Tip: You can also activate Multi window from the 
Noti�cation Panel. 
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Switch window
 s: Switch the positions of two 
Multi window applications. 
 
 
 
   
     
Using Multi Window 
After enabling Multi Window, you can use it to run 
multiple apps at the same time. 
Note: Multi window is not available for all apps. 
The apps display together on a split screen. You 
can switch between the apps, adjust the size of their 
display on the screen, and copy information from 
one app to the other. 
1.	  To display the Multi Window tray, touch and hold 
the 
Back key. (After a few seconds, the panel 
will be hidden again.) 
2.	  Touch and hold an app from the Multi window 
tray and drag it to the main window. Drag another 
icon into the window to create a split view. A 
blue rectangle shows where the apps will snap in 
place. 
You can also launch recently used apps directly into 
Multi window view: 
1.  Tap the 
Recent apps key. 
2.	  Recently used apps that support Multi window 
have a 
Multi window icon in the title bar. Tap 
the Multi window icon in the title bar to launch 
the application in Multi window view. 
3.	  Other recently used apps that support 
Multi window appear below the launched app. 
Tap the app icon to add it to the Multi window 
view. 
Note : Only applications that support Multi window 
have the Multi window icon. 
Window Controls 
Select an application window and tap  in the 
middle of the windows to display the window 
controls: 
Move content: Share items between the 
application windows . Dr

ag an item to share from 
one window to another. Some applications may 
not support this feature. 
Collapse window: Collapse the selected 
window. 
Expand: Open the selected w indo

w in full 
screen view. 
Close application: Close the selected app. 
Customize Multi Window 
You can customize Multi window to suit your 
preferences. 
Create a Window Group 
If you use certain apps together in Multi window 
often, you can create a window group to quickly 
display the two apps in Multi window. 
The window group will be stored in the Multi window 
tray, so you can choose it any time to display the 
two apps. 
1.	  Touch and hold the 
Back key, and then drag 
apps to the windows. 
2.	  Scroll to the bottom of the Multi window tray, and 
then tap 
Tray Controls > Create . 
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Change the Order of Apps in the 
Multi Window Tray 
1.	  Touch and hold the Back key to display the 
tray. 
2.	  Tap an hold an app, drag it to a new position in 
the tray and then drop it. 
Choose Apps to Display in the 
Multi Window Tray 
You can choose the apps you want to display in the 
Multi window tray. 
1.	 Touch and hold the 
Back key to display the 
tray. 
2.  Tap 
Tray Controls >  Edit for options: 
• To remove an app from the panel, tap and 
drag it o� of the panel and place it in the 
storage area. 
• To add an app to the panel, tap and drag it 
from the storage area to the panel. 
• To relocate an app, tap and drag it to a new 
location. 
Multi Window Settings 
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > Settings 
> Device . 
2.  Tap Multi window for options: 
3.	  Tap ON/OFF to enable. The following options are 
available: 
• Open in multi window view : Automatically 
view content in a multi window when you open 
�les from My Files or Video, or attachments 
from email. 
• Pop-up view shortcut: Change to pop-up view 
by swiping down diagonally from either corner 
at the top of the screen. 
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E n t e r i n g  Te x t
 
Using the Samsung Keyboard  Using Google Voice Typing 
Type your text input using a QWERTY keyboard.  Instead of typing, speak your text input. 
Options key
 
Special Keys 
Tap to enter numbers and symbols. 
Tap to enter letters. 
Touch and hold the Options key to: 
Use Google Voice Typing. 
Use your handwriting to enter text. 
Access the clipboard. 
Access keyboard settings. 
Insert emoticons. 
Change the layout of the keyboard. 
Con�gure the Samsung Keyboard 
To customize the Samsung Keyboard, see 
Samsung Keyboard Settings . 
1. To enable Google Voice Typing: 
• From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Settings > General > Language and input. 
• Tap the check box next to Google voice 
typing to enable this feature. 
2.  On the Samsung Keyboard, tap 
Google Voice 
Typing. You may need to touch and hold the 
Options key (left of the Space key) to �nd it. 
3.  Speak your text. 
Con�gure Google Voice Typing 
To customize Google Voice Typing, see 
Google Voice Typing Settings . 
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Using Swype 
Swype is a text input method that makes it possible 
to enter a word by sliding your �nger or stylus from 
letter to letter, lifting your �nger between words. 
Enabling and Con�guring Swype 
To enable the Swype keyboard while entering text: 
1.	  Touch the top of the screen and swipe downward 
to display the Noti�cation Panel. 
2.	  Touch Choose input method. 
3.	  Touch Swype. 
Con�gure Swype 
To customize Swype, see Swype Keyboard Settings . 
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							Calling 
Make telephone calls using a 
variety of calling features and 
services.