Samsung S5 Active Owners Manual

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Terms used in this user manual
Ta p
Lightly touch items to select or launch them. For example:
Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
Tap a menu item to select it.
Tap an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. 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 and Palm Swipe
To swipe, lightly...

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Navigating Through the Application Menus
Your phone initially has three Application Menus available. 
Follow these steps to navigate through the Application 
Menus:1. At the Home screen, tap  . The first Application 
Menu will be displayed.
2. Sweep the screen left or right to access the other two 
menus.
3. Tap one of the application icons.
Note: As you add applications, the number of Application 
menus that you have available will increase.
Navigating Using Sub-Menus
Sub-menus are available when you...

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Activating and Deactivating Multi window
There are two different ways you can activate and deactivate 
the Multi window feature:
To activate Multi window via the Notification screen:
1.In a single motion, touch the Status bar to reveal the 
Notifications tab, and then drag it to the bottom of the 
screen to open the Notifications screen.
2. Swipe the row of icons  to the left until the 
Multi window icon is displayed.
3. Ta p  t h e  
Multi window entry to activate the...

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To  m o v e  t h e  t a b :
1.Activate the Multi window feature.
2. In a single motion, touch and hold the tab   for 
approximately one-second, then slowly drag it to its 
new location 
along the current screen edge.
Note: This is a quick way to get the tab out of the way if you 
can’t get to a button or option behind it. 
To relocate the Mult i window apps panel:
1.Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab to display the apps panel (containing the 
scrollable apps).
3. In a single motion,...

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To edit a Multi window application:
1.Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab to display the apps panel (containing the 
scrollable apps).
3. Ta p   
More ➔   Edit (located at the bottom of 
the list) to reveal a staging area (on the right) that can 
house any removed applications from the Multi 
window panel.
4. Ta p  
Done once you have co mpleted the removal 
process.
To remove a Multi window application:
1. Activate the Multi window feature.
2. Tap the tab...

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Note: Only applications found within the Multi-window panel 
can be active atop another current application on the 
screen.
When launching applications  that contain multimedia 
files (music/video), audio from both files will be played 
simultaneously.
In the following example, we will be launching both the 
Messaging and Internet applications. 1. Launch an application such as Messaging.
2. Activate the Multi window feature.
3. Tap the tab to display the apps panel.
4. Touch and hold the desired a pp,...

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2.
In a single motion, touch and hold the Border bar then 
drag it to resize the desired window.
To close a selected application:
1.With the two applications shown in a split screen, tap 
one of the two on-screen apps to select it.
2. Tap the Border bar to show the on-screen icons.
3. Locate and tap   
Close Application. The current app 
is closed and the remaining app is maximized.
To add text or image to app:
Dragging and dropping a paragra ph of text or a screen shot...

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Customizing the Toolbox
For more information, refer to “Toolbox”  on page 97.
Activating the Toolbox feature  displays an on-screen button 
that provides quick access to a set of five user-defined 
applications. 
Important! There can only be at most five applications assigned to the quick access Toolbox button.
To activate the Toolbox feature:
1. From the Home screen, tap   Apps ➔ 
 Settings ➔  To o l b o x. 
2. In a single motion touch and slide the 
To o l b o x slider to 
the right to turn it on  ....

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Adding a shortcut via the Add to Home screen
1.Press  to activate the main Home screen.
2. Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3. Touch and hold on an empt y area of the Home screen.
4. Ta p  
Wallpapers, Widgets, or Home screen settings.
5. Press and hold a shortcut from the available list and 
position it on the current screen.
Deleting a shor tcut
1.Press  to activate the main Home screen. 
2. Touch and hold the desired shortcut. This unlocks it 
from its location on...

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Adding a Widget
1.Press   to activate the main Home screen.
2. Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3. Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
4. Ta p  
Widgets at the bottom of the screen.
5. Press and hold an available Widget to position it on the 
current screen, then release the Widget.
Removing a Widget
1.Touch and hold a Widget until you can move it around
on the screen.
2. Drag the Widget up to the 
Remove icon   and 
release it.
As you place the Widget into  the Trash, both items turn...