Samsung Tab 4 User Guide

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Contacts Display Options
There are various ways to display your contacts.
1.Touch  Contacts.
2.Touch the Groups tab, Favorites tab, or Contacts tab 
to view contacts in various ways:
: Display contacts sorted into groups — such as 
Not assigned, Co-workers, Family, Friends, etc. The 
number of contacts in each group is displayed next to 
the group name. Touch a group name to show only 
contacts in that group. For more information, refer to 
“Create a New Group” on page 38.
: Show only your favorite  (or starred), 
contacts. For more information, refer to “Favorites” on 
page 39.
: Show all your contacts. Touch the Search 
field and enter a keyword to list contacts that contain 
that keyword.
3.While viewing Groups, Favorites, or Contacts, touch 
Menu for options.
4.While viewing the Contacts tab, touch   Menu ➔ 
Settings for Contact settings.
Linked Contacts
Your device can synchronize with multiple accounts, 
including Google, Corporate Exchange, and other email 
providers. When you synchronize contacts from these 
accounts with your device, you may have multiple contacts 
for the same person.
Linking, or joining, imported contact records allows you to 
see all of a contact’s numbers and addresses together in a 
single contact entry. Linking also helps you keep your 
contacts updated, because any changes that your contacts 
make to their information in the respective accounts are 
automatically updated the next time you synchronize with 
that account.
Linking Contacts
1.To u c h   Contacts.
2.Touch a contact in the Contacts list  to display it.
3.To u c h   Menu ➔ Link contact.
4.Touch the contact you want to link. The linked contact’s 
information is displayed with the original contact’s 
information.
5.Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to link other contacts. 
						

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Separating Contacts
1.Touch  Contacts.
2.Touch a contact in the Contacts list to display it.
3.Touch  Menu ➔ Separate contact. A list of linked 
contacts is displayed.
4.Touch  to separate a linked contact.
My Personal Contact
Your own personal Contact entry is listed under ME at the top 
of the Contacts list. You can send your personal Contact entry 
as a vCard via Bluetooth or as a message attachment.
Creating Your Personal Contact Entr y
1.Touch  Contacts.
2.Touch Set up profile, then enter your information
 in the 
Contact fields. 
For more information, see “Add a 
Contact” on page 34.
Sharing Your Personal Contact Entr y
You can send your personal Contact entry as a vCard via 
Bluetooth to other Bluetooth devices, or as a message 
attachment.
1.Touch  Contacts.
2.Touch your personal Contact entry to display your 
Contact information.3.To u c h   Menu ➔ Share namecard via. 
4.Choose a sending method, then follow the prompts to 
send the profile.
Sharing Contact Information
You can send a contact’s information using Bluetooth to other 
Bluetooth devices, or in an Email or Gmail as an attachment.
Note: Not all Bluetooth devices accept contacts and not all 
devices support transfers of multiple contacts. Check 
the target device’s documentation.
1.To u c h   Contacts.
2.To u c h   Menu ➔ Share namecard via.
3.To u c h  Selected contact to share only the displayed 
contact, or touch Multiple contacts.
4.Touch a sending method, such as Bluetooth or email.
5.Follow the prompts to send the contact information. 
						

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Importing and Exporting Contacts
To back up and restore your contacts, you can export your 
contacts list to a storage device (such as a PC), or import 
your contacts list from a storage device.
1.Use the USB cable to connect your device to the 
storage device.
2.Touch  Contacts.
3.Touch  Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Import/Export.
4.Touch an option and then follow the prompts.
Groups
Assign contacts to Groups, such as co-workers, family, or 
friends, to make searching for contacts faster or to quickly 
send an email to group members.
Create a New Group
Create a new group when you add or edit a contact.
1.Touch  Contacts ➔ Groups tab.
2.Touch  Create.
3.Touch the Group name field and enter a name.4.To u c h  Add member, touch individual contacts or touch 
Select all, and then touch Done to add the selected 
contacts to the group.
5.To u c h  Save.
Tip: Contacts can belong to more than one group. While 
editing a contact, touch the Groups field to add additional 
groups.
Once you create a new group, the Contacts list can be set to 
display only the contacts in that group. For more information, 
refer to “Contacts Display Options” on page 36.
Adding Group Members
To add a contact to a group, just edit a contact’s Group field. 
For more information, refer to “Updating Contacts” on 
page 35.
1.To u c h   Contacts ➔ Groups tab.
2.Touch the group to which you want to add members.
3.To u c h   Menu ➔ Add member.
The contacts that can be added display.
4.To u c h  Select all or the name of each contact to add.
5.To u c h  Done to add the contacts to the group. 
						

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Removing Group Members
1.Touch  Contacts ➔ Groups tab.
2.Touch the group from which you want to remove 
members.
3.Touch  Menu ➔ Remove member.
4.Touch Select all or the name of each contact to 
remove.
5.Touch Done to remove the contacts. Contacts are 
removed from the group and the group name is 
removed from each contact’s Group field.
Renaming a Group
1.Touch  Contacts ➔ Groups tab.
2.Touch the group you want to rename.
3.Touch  Menu ➔ Edit group.
4.Touch the Group name field and enter a new name.
5.Touch Save.
Deleting Groups
1.To u c h   Contacts ➔ Groups tab ➔  Menu ➔ 
Delete groups.
2.Touch individual groups or touch Select all, then 
touchDone.
3.To u c h  Group only to delete only the group or Group 
and group members to delete both the group and the 
group’s members.
Favorites
Mark contact records with a   gold star to identify them as 
favorites.
Mark a Contact as a Favorite
1.To u c h   Contacts.
2.Touch a contact in the Contacts list  to display it.
3.To u c h  t h e    Star so that it turns gold  .
Tip: You do not have to edit the contact to mark it as a 
favorite. 
						

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View Favorites
1.Touch  Contacts.
2.Touch the Favorites tab. Only your starred contacts are 
displayed.
– or –
Touch the Groups tab, then touch Starred in Android 
to list only your starred contacts that are being saved 
to your Google Account.
Remove Favorites
1.Touch  Contacts ➔ Favorites tab.
2.Touch  Menu ➔ Remove from Favorites.
3.Touch individual contacts or touch Select all, then 
touch Done to remove.
Note: To remove the currently displayed contact from your 
favorites list, touch the   Star next to the contact’s 
name so that it is no longer gold  . 
						

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Section 4: Messaging
This section describes how to send and receive messages 
and other features associated with messaging.
Types of Messages
Your device supports these types of messages:
Email
Gmail
Hangouts
Google+
Note: Your Wi-Fi-only device does NOT support voice calling 
and messaging services. Please disregard any “dial” 
and “message” related menus because some Gmail 
options are identically set in all Android devices.
Email
Use Email to view and manage all your email accounts in one 
application.
  From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Email.
Configuring Email Accounts
You can configure Email for most accounts in just a 
few steps.
1.To u c h   Email.
2.The first time you set up an email account, at the Set 
up email screen, enter an Email address and 
Password, then touch Next.
– or –
For additional accounts, touch   Menu ➔ Settings ➔ 
Add account.
3.Follow the onscreen instructions to set up your email 
account.
4.To u c h  Next to go to the next screen or touch Previous 
to go to the Apps screen. 
						

							Messaging       42 5.Enter an account name and your name, if required.
6.Touch Done. The device communicates with the 
appropriate server to set up your account and 
synchronize your email. When complete, your email 
appears in the Inbox for the account.
Note: To configure email account settings at any time, use 
Menu ➔ Settings. Touch the account to display 
Account settings.
Composing and Sending Email
1.Touch  Email.
2.If you have multiple accounts set up, choose an 
account from the menu at the top of the screen.
3.Touch  Compose, then touch fields to enter 
recipients and the email text.
4.While composing a message:
Touch  Menu to display options: Schedule sending, 
Priority, Tracking options, and Security options.
Touch  Attach to add a file to the message.5.Touch the body of the email to enter the text of your 
email. Touch the text option buttons to edit and format 
your message text.
6.To u c h   Send to send the message.
– or –
To u c h   Save to save the email to the Drafts folder.
– or –
To u c h   Discard to discard the email.
Replying to an Email
1.To u c h   Email.
2.Open an email that you have received.
3.To u c h   Reply to reply to the sender of the email.
Forwarding an Email
1.To u c h   Email.
2.Open an email that you have received.
3.To u c h   Forward to forward the email to another 
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Managing Your Email Accounts
If you add more than one email account, you can view email 
you receive for all accounts in the Combined view screen or 
you can view email accounts individually.
1.Touch  Email.
2.Touch the 
 drop-down menu at the top left of the 
screen to select:
 Combined view: View all email in a combined inbox.
: View email for the account.
3.Touch  Split view to display email in three 
columns. Touch   to return to a two column view.
Refreshing Your Email Account
Refresh your account to update your device from your email 
servers.
1.Touch  Email.
2.In the Application Bar, touch   Refresh.
Deleting Email Accounts
To delete an Email account:
1.To u c h   Email.
2.To u c h   Menu ➔ Settings ➔ Delete account.
Email Settings
Use the Email Settings to configure your Email preferences.
Note: Available settings depend on the email provider.
1.To u c h   Email.
2.To u c h  Menu ➔ Settings, then touch 
General settings. The following options display:
: Set how email is shown in the email list and 
when you open them.
 Composing and sending: Set what functions are 
available while composing and sending email.
: Set the screen to show after deleting a 
message. Choices are: Next email, Previous email, or 
Email list.
 Confirm deletions: Ask for confirmation before 
deleting email. 
						

							Messaging       44  Priority senders: Enter email addresses that you want 
treated as a priority.
 Spam addresses: Manage your spam address list.
 Rules for filtering: Create rules for filtering email 
based on names, address, or subject.
3.Touch an account to configure specific settings.
Available options depend on the account.
Gmail
Send and receive email with Gmail, Google’s web-based 
email service.
  From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Gmail.
Setting Up Your Gmail Account
If you did not set up a Google Account during the initial 
configuration, the first time you launch Gmail, your device 
prompts you to set up your Google Account.
1.Touch  Gmail.
2.Follow the prompts to sign in or create a new account. 
The device communicates with the Google server to set 
up your account and synchronize your email. When 
complete, your Gmail displays in the Inbox.
Note: You can use more than one Google Account on 
your device. From a Home screen, touch   ➔ 
Settings ➔ General tab ➔ Accounts ➔ 
Add account to add an additional Google Account.
Composing and Sending Gmail
1.To u c h   Gmail.
2.To u c h   Compose, then touch fields to compose 
the message. While composing a message, touch 
Menu for options.
3.To u c h   SEND to send this message.
– or –
To u c h   Menu ➔ Save draft to save a draft of this 
message.
Refreshing Your Gmail Account
Refresh your account to update your device from the Gmail 
servers.
1.To u c h   Gmail.
2.While viewing your Inbox, drag your finger downward 
across your messages. 
						

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Gmail Settings
Use the Gmail Settings to configure your Gmail preferences.
1.Touch  Gmail.
2.Touch  Menu ➔ Settings for settings.
Hangouts
Previously known as Google Talk, Hangouts is an online place 
to meet friends and family, share photos, and host video 
calls. Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats 
area in your Gmail account.
Visit google.com/hangouts
 to learn more. 
Note: This app requires a Google Account.
  From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Hangouts.
Google+
Google+ makes messaging and sharing with your friends a 
lot easier. You can set up Circles of friends, visit the Stream 
to get updates from your Circles, or use Instant Upload to 
automatically upload videos and photos to your own private 
album on Google+.
Note: This app requires a Google Account.
Visit plus.google.com
 to learn more.
  From a Home screen, touch   ➔  Google+.