Samsung Tab 4 User Guide

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Apps Screen
The Apps screen displays all applications installed on your 
tablet. Applications that you download and install from 
Google Play or from the web are also added to a Home 
screen.
The Apps icons can be arranged in various ways. 
To change the arrangement of the Apps icons:
1.From a Home screen, touch  .
2.Touch  Menu ➔ View type.
3.Touch Customizable grid or Alphabetical grid.
To manually change the order of the icons on the Apps 
screen:
1.From a Home screen, touch  .
2.Touch  Menu ➔ Edit.
3.Touch and hold an icon and drag it to a new position.
4.Touch Save to save the changes.
You can place shortcuts to applications on the Home screen 
for quick access to the application. For more information, 
refer to “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 24.To view your downloaded applications:
1.From a Home screen, touch  .
2.To u c h   Download to view downloaded apps.
3.Touch an icon on the Downloaded applications 
screen to launch the application.
– or –
Add an app shortcut to a Home screen by dragging the 
app icon onto the Home screen. For more information, 
refer to “Adding a Shortcut or Widget” on page 24.
Application Information
To view information about an App, such as the amount of 
storage it uses, force the App to stop, uninstall updates, and 
clear data:
1.From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Settings ➔ 
General tab ➔ Application manager.
2.To u c h  t h e  All tab, scroll through the apps list, and 
touch the app to open a screen with details about 
the App. 
						

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Task Manager
Your device can run applications simultaneously and some 
applications run in the background.
Use Task Manager to see which applications are running on 
your device and to end running applications to extend battery 
life. You can also uninstall applications from your device and 
see how much memory is used by applications.
To  a c c e s s  t h e  Ta s k  M a n a g e r :
1.Touch  Recent apps ➔  Ta s k  m a n a g e r.
2.Touch each tab for options:
3. Active applications: View applications running on 
your device. Touch End to terminate an application or 
End all to terminate all running applications.
4. Downloaded: View applications installed from Google 
Play. Touch Uninstall to remove an application from 
your device.
5. RAM manager: Display the amount of Random Access 
Memory (RAM) currently in use. Touch Clear memory 
to clear inactive and background processes.
6. Storage: View internal (System storage) and external 
(SD card) storage memory statistics.
Screen Capture
  Press and hold the Power/Lock Key and Home 
to capture and save an image of the current screen.
Note: A copy of the screenshot is automatically saved to the clipboard.
To view the screen shots:
1.From a Home screen, touch  ➔  Gallery.
2.Touch to open the Screenshots album.
3.Touch a screen capture to view it.
Help
Access help information to learn how to use the device and 
applications or configure important settings.
1.From a Home screen, touch  ➔   Help.
2.Select a category to view tips. 
						

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Entering Text
Use the Samsung keyboard or the voice input feature to enter 
text.
Note: Text entry is not supported in some languages. To enter 
text, you must change the input language to one of the 
supported languages.
Choose a Text Input Method
Your device offers two text input methods:
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.
Google voice typing allows you to speak your entries.
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
1.From the Home screen, touch   Apps ➔ 
Settings ➔ Controls tab ➔ Language and input.
2.To u c h  Default to select 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.Ta p  Select input method, and then choose a text 
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Using Samsung Keyboard
The Samsung keyboard is a custom virtual QWERTY 
keyboard, featuring optional predictive text. Input characters 
by tapping the onscreen keys with your finger, or use speech 
recognition.
You can enable predictive text, to have the Samsung 
keyboard match your key touches to common words and 
displays them. Select a word from the display to insert it into 
your text.
Entering Upper and Lower Case Letters
The default case is lower case (abc). To enter upper and 
lower case letters, touch   Shift, then the letter key(s).
Touch once to switch from abc to Abc mode.
Touch twice quickly to switch to ABC mode. Touch again to 
return to lower case mode.
Entering Common Symbols
To enter common symbols, touch   to switch to symbol 
mode, then touch the corresponding key.
Touch   to display additional symbols.
Touch   to return to letter keys.
Using Google Voice Typing from the 
Samsung Keyboard
When enabled as an input method, you can switch to 
Google voice typing from the Samsung keyboard.
  Touch  , and then speak your input.
Using Predictive Text
When using Predictive text, you can have next-letter 
prediction and regional error correction, which compensates 
for pressing the wrong keys on the QWERTY keyboard.
  While entering characters, potential word matches 
display in the Predictive text area above the keyboard. 
Touch a word to insert it into your text.
1/2
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Handwriting
Touch and hold   Options ➔  Handwriting, and then 
write a word with a finger. As you write, suggestions are 
offered in the word options area in case the correct letters 
were not recognized. Touch to select a suggested word.
Use handwriting gestures to perform actions, such as 
editing or deleting characters and inserting spaces. To 
view the gesture guides, touch and hold   Options, and 
then touch Settings ➔ Help ➔ Keyboard ➔ 
Using handwriting gestures.
Configure Samsung Keyboard
Configure the Samsung keyboard to your preferences. 
For more information, see “Configuring the Samsung 
Keyboard” on page 106.
While entering text, touch and hold  , then select   
from the pop-up menu.
Changing the Keyboard Layout
Touch and hold   Options, and then touch   to change 
the keyboard layout. Options are Normal, Floating, and Split. 
						

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Using Google Voice Typing
Use your voice to enter text using the Google Voice typing 
feature.
1.While entering text, touch and drag downward from the 
top of the screen to display Notifications, then touch 
Select input method ➔ Google voice typing.
– or –
While using the Samsung keyboard, touch  .
2.At the Speak now prompt, speak your text. As you 
speak, the text displays in the text field.
3.To return to using the Samsung keyboard, touch 
anywhere in the text field.
Note: For more information on configuring Google voice 
typing, see “Google Voice Typing” on page 108.
Editing Text
Use the text selection tools to select text or position a cursor 
for inserting text, then use the editing tools to select, cut, 
copy, and paste text. 
Note: Some applications do not support editing, or may offer 
other ways to select and modify text.
Inserting New Text
  Touch the text to display the  Insertion cursor 
(touch and drag the cursor into position in the text if 
needed).
Selecting Text
  Touch and hold on the text you want to select to display 
the  Selection cursors, then touch and drag the 
cursors to highlight the text you want to select.
– or –
Touch and hold on text, then touch   Select from the 
pop-up text editing menu. 
						

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Copying or Cutting Text
1.Touch and hold on the text you want to select to display 
the  Selection cursors, then touch and drag the 
cursors to highlight the text you want to cut or copy.
Touch  Cut or   Copy from the pop-up text editing 
menu.
Pasting Copied or Cut Text
1.Touch in a text entry field to display the  Insertion 
cursor (touch and drag the cursor into position in the 
text, if needed).
2.On the pop-up text editing menu, touch Paste to paste 
the last copied item, or Clipboard to choose other 
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Section 3: Accounts and Contacts
This section explains how to manage accounts and contacts.
Accounts
Your device can synchronize with a variety of accounts. With 
synchronization, information on your device is updated with 
any information that changes in your accounts.
Samsung Account: Add your Samsung Account.
Dropbox: Add your Dropbox Account.
Email: Add an Email Account to sync Contacts.
Google: Add your Google Account to sync your Contacts, 
Calendar, and Gmail.
LDAP: Add an LDAP Account to find entries in an LDAP 
directory.
Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync: Add your Exchange 
Account to sync Contacts, Calendar, and Email.
Facebook: Add a Facebook Account to sync apps.
Tw i t t e r: Add a Twitter Account.
Setting Up Accounts
Set up and manage your synchronized accounts with the 
Accounts setting.
1.From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Settings ➔ 
General tab
 ➔ Accounts ➔ Add account.
2.Touch the account type.
3.Follow the prompts to enter your account credentials to 
complete the set up process.
Your tablet communicates with the appropriate account 
servers to set up your account. When complete, your 
account displays in the Accounts area of the Settings 
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Your Google Account
In order to utilize your device to the fullest extent, you will 
need to create a Google Account when you first use your 
device. With a Google Account, Google applications will 
always be in sync between your tablet and computer.
1.From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Settings ➔ 
General tab
 ➔ Accounts ➔ Add account ➔ Google.
2.Follow the prompts to sign into your existing account or 
create a new account.
Your Samsung Account
Create a Samsung Account for access to Samsung apps 
and services, and much more.
1.From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Settings ➔ 
General tab
 ➔ Accounts ➔ Add account ➔ 
Samsung account.
2.Follow the prompts to sign into your existing account or 
create a new account.
Contacts
Use this application to manage contact information for your 
friends, family, and colleagues, including phone numbers, 
email addresses, and others.
To access Contacts:
  From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Contacts.
Add a Contact
1.To u c h   Contacts ➔  Create. The Save contact 
to pop-up displays.
2.To choose where the contact is stored, touch Phone or 
an account.
– or –
To u c h  Add new account to add a different account. 
For more information, refer to “Setting Up Accounts” 
on page 33.
3.Touch each field to enter information. Touch   to add 
another entry, or   to remove an entry. Touch   to 
choose a label.
: Touch the picture icon to assign a picture to 
the new contact.  
						

							35: Enter the name. Touch   to display additional 
name fields.
: Enter a phone number.
: Enter an email address.
 Groups: Assign the contact to a group. For more 
information, refer to “Groups” on page 38.
 Add another field: Add additional fields for the 
contact. 
4.Touch Save.
Note: Your personal Contact entry is always listed at the top of 
the Contacts list under ME. Touch Set up profile to add 
your contact information. 
Updating Contacts
1.To u c h   Contacts.
2.Touch a contact in the Contacts list to view its 
information.
3.To u c h   Edit.
4.Touch any field to edit. For more information, refer to 
“Add a Contact” on page 34.
Deleting Contacts
1.To u c h   Contacts.
2.Touch a contact in the Contacts list  to display it.
3.To u c h   Delete.
4.At the prompt, touch OK.