Samsung Tab 3 Manual
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TabletBasics23 Touchscreen Keyboards Touchscreen keyboard entry can be done in either Portrait or Landscape orientations. The Landscape orientation provides more space and results in slightly bigger on-screen keys. If you find that you prefer to enter text via the on-screen keyboard, and need bigger keys, use this orientation. Text Input Methods Your tablet offers several text input methods. n Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries. n Samsung keyboard allows you to enter text by touching keys on a virtual QWERTY keyboard. Samsung keyboard includes optional predictive text, which matches your key touches to common words so you can select a word to insert it into your text. n Swype lets you enter words by swiping across the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of touching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also touch letters to enter words. Select a Default Text Input Method You can select a default Text Input Method from Settings, or choose one at any time while entering text. From Settings: n Press and touch Menu > Settings > Language and input > Default and then choose a text entry method. While entering text: 1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel. 2. Touch Choose input method, and then choose a text entry method. Google Voice Typing This feature uses Google voice recognition to convert your spoken words into text. Use Google Voice Typing to Enter Text 1. From a screen where you can enter text, drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Google voice typing. 2. Speak into the microtablet and watch your text being entered on-screen.
TabletBasics24 3. If the text is incorrect, touch DELETE. 4. Once you have completed entering your text, touch . The on-screen keyboard will reappear. Note: Select a language by touching the language displayed at the top of the Listening area. Touch Add more languages to assign a new language via the Google voice typing menu. Removing the check mark from the Automatic field allows you to select additional languages. Configure Google Voice Typing Set Google Voice Typing options. n Press and touch > Settings > Language and input, and then touch next to Google voice typing. Samsung Keyboard With Samsung Keyboard, it's easy to enter text, symbols, and numbers. Use Samsung Keyboard to Enter Text 1. From a screen where you can enter text drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Samsung keyboard. 2. Touch keys to enter text. While entering text, use these options: l If you make a mistake, touch to delete incorrect characters. Touch and hold to delete a whole word or field. l By default, Samsung Keyboard starts with a capital at the beginning of text. Touch to change the case of the text. Touch twice to switch to all capitals. l Touch to switch to a symbols keyboard. There are two symbol keyboards. l Touch to switch to Google Voice typing and to enter text by speaking. l Touch and hold for additional options: o Switch to Google Voice typing. o Display a handwriting pad. Use your finger tip to write out each character. As you write, suggestions are offered in the word options area in case the correct letters were not recognized. (To properly recognize the written characters, do not use script.yf o View Samsung Keyboard settings.
TabletBasics25 o Choose between the standard Qwerty keyboard, or a Floating keyboard which can be moved around the screen. Using Predictive Text By using Predictive text, you can have next-letter prediction and regional error correction, which compensates for touching the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard. While entering characters, potential word matches display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard. n Touch a word to insert it into your text. Touch to display more words. Configure Samsung Keyboard You can configure options for Samsung keyboard. For more information, see Samsung Keyboard. n Press and touch > Settings > Language and input, and then touch next to Samsung keyboard. Swype Swype lets you enter words by tracing over the letters on the virtual QWERTY keyboard. Instead of touching each key, use your finger to trace over each letter of a word. You can also touch letters to enter words. Swype provides next-letter prediction and regional error correction, which can compensate for touching the wrong keys on the virtual QWERTY keyboards. Use Swype to Enter Text 1. From a screen where you can enter text drag down from the top of the screen to open the Notifications panel, and then touch Choose input method > Swype. 2. Swipe your finger continuously over the letters to form a word. As you swipe over letters, words matching your pattern display at the top of the Swype keyboard. To enter a word, lift your finger, or touch a word at the top of the keyboard. 3. While entering text, use these options: l If you make a mistake, touch to delete a single character. Touch and hold to delete an entire word or field. l By default, Swype starts with a capital at the beginning of text. Touch to start with a capital letter, or touch twice to enter all capitals. l Touch to switch to a symbols keyboard, and then touch keys to enter symbols.
TabletBasics26 Configure Swype Choose Swype options. For more information, see Swype. n Press and touch > Settings > Language and input, and then touch next to Swype. Editing Text Your tablet gives you many options to make entering text easier—including copying, cutting, and pasting text, using voice-to-text input, and more. Note: Some apps do not support text editing, while others may offer their own way to select and edit text. Edit Existing Text 1. Touch the text at the point you want to edit. The selection cursor displays at the point you touched. 2. Touch and drag to a better position, if necessary. 3. Enter additional text, or delete text by touching . Copy, Delete, or Replace Text 1. Touch and hold the text or word you want to select. The selected text is highlighted between selection cursors . 2. Touch and drag either cursor to select more or less text. 3. On the pop-up menu, touch: l Select all to highlight all text in the field. l Cut to remove the selected text. l Copy to save the selected text to the clipboard. l Paste to paste previously copied text. l Clipboard to display the text saved to the clipboard. l Translate to translate the highlighted word. For more information, see S Translator. 4. Enter text by typing or speaking to replace the selected text. 5. Touch to delete the selected text.
TabletBasics27 Paste Text 1. Touch the text at the point you want to edit. The selection cursor displays at the point you touched. 2. Touch and drag to a better position, if necessary. 3. Touch . A pop-up menu displays. l Touch Paste or touch Clipboard to view items on the Clipboard.
Contacts28 Contacts The Contacts application lets you store and manage contacts from a variety of sources, including contacts you enter and save directly in your tablet as well as contacts synchronized with your Google Account, your PC, compatible email programs (including Exchange Serveryf, and your Facebook friends. Get Started with Contacts Before using Contacts, it’s best to learn a few basics. n Your tablet automatically sorts the Contacts entries alphabetically. n Contacts can be stored in device memory. You can also create contacts that sync with an account—such as a Google contact or a Corporate (Microsoft Exchange ActiveSyncyf contact. When you create a new contact, you will be asked where you want to store the contact. Some options are: l Device contacts are stored in device memory. Note: If the tablet is ever reset to its factory default parameters, locally stored contacts (device contactsyf can be lost. l Google contacts are shared with your existing Google Account and can also be imported to your tablet after you have created a Google Mail account. l Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync contacts are shared with a Microsoft Exchange account. Access Contacts n Press and touch Contacts. Add a Contact You can add contacts directly into the Contacts application. Enter details such as name, tablet numbers, email addresses, mailing addresses, and more. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Touch , and then choose a storage account, if you have multiple accounts set up on your tablet. 3. Touch contact fields to enter information. While entering information, touch to add another field, and touch to choose a label.
Contacts29 l Picture: Touch the picture icon to assign a picture to the new entry. l Name: Use the on-screen keyboard to enter the name. Touch next to the Name field to display additional name fields. l Phone: Enter a phone number. l Email: Enter an email address. l Groups: Assign the contact to a group. l Add another field: Add new field(syf for the contact. 4. Touch Save to save the new contact. Edit a Contact Once you’ve added a contact, you can add or edit any of the information in the entry. Add or Edit Information You can modify existing contact information to keep your information up-to-date. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch . 3. Touch any field you want to change or add. 4. Add or edit the information, and then touch Save. Assign a Photo to a Contact Adding a photo to a contact entry creates a more personal and easily recognized entry. For example, when receiving messages from one of your contacts, the associated picture will display. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch the picture icon. 3. Choose an image. Options are: l Image: Select a photo from the Gallery. l Pictures by people: Select photos from the Gallery which been tagged with people’s names. l Take picture: Take a new photo of the contact.
Contacts30 4. Resize the photo by dragging the sides of the blue border, and then touch Done. Link a Contact When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, device, Facebook, etc.yf, you may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. Your tablet’s Contacts application lets you link multiple entries into a single contact. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Link contact. 3. Touch another entry to link it to the original contact. Note: You can link up to five contacts in a single entry. Delete a Contact You can delete a contact from the contacts details page. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch . 3. Touch OK. Tip: You can also touch and hold the contact and then touch Delete. Add Contacts to Your Favorites The Favorites tab is a listing that can help you quickly access your most used or preferred Contacts entries. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Tap the star icon to mark it as a favorite. Share a Contact You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, Email, Gmail, or Wi-Fi Direct. 1. Press and touch Contacts. 2. Touch a contact to display it, and then touch > Share namecard via.
Contacts31 3. Touch Selected contact to send the currently displayed contact, or touch Multiple contacts to choose other contacts. 4. Touch to select one of the following sharing methods: l Bluetooth: Send the information via Bluetooth. See Bluetooth for information on pairing and sending via Bluetooth. l Drive: Share the information with Google Drive. l Email: Send the information as an email attachment. See Compose and Send Email for details on sending email. l Gmail: Send the information as a Gmail attachment. See Send a Gmail Message for details. l Wi-Fi Direct: Send the information via a device-to-device connection. Groups This feature allows you to add a new or existing contact to a group. This group can be one of the already present groups (Family, Friends, or Workyf or a user-created group. Create a New Group You can create new groups and add members. 1. Press and touch Contacts > Groups. 2. Touch > Create. 3. Enter information about the group: l Touch the Group name field and enter a name for the new group. l Touch Add member and select a member or members to add to the new Group list. 4. Touch Done when you are finished adding members, and then touch Save. Add a Contact to a Group You can add new members to a group from your Contacts. 1. Press and touch Contacts > Groups. 2. Touch a group to display it, and then touch .
Contacts32 3. From the list of contacts, touch the contact(syf you want to add. 4. Touch Done to add the contact to the group. Send an Email or Gmail to Group Members You can send an email or Gmail to all or selected members of a group. 1. Press and touch Contacts > Groups. 2. Touch an existing group and then touch > Send email. 3. Select the recipients of the new message and then touch Done. 4. Touch Email or Gmail, then touch Always to use this as the default sending method, or Just once to be asked each time which service to use. 5. Compose and send your email. For more information, see Compose and Send Email or Send a Gmail Message.