Toshiba At7c Manual

41Getting Started
Navigation and features
3Touch the Security () icon.
4Touch 
Screen Lock.
5Touch 
Slide, Pattern, PIN, or Password.
Slide is the default screen lock option. If you touch Slide, 
you will be taken back to the Security screen. The next time 
you wake up your device from sleep, you will be taken to the 
Lock screen. At the Lock screen, slide to unlock the system.
   
 
(Sample Image) Unlocked screen
If you touch Pattern, you’re guided to create a pattern you 
must draw to unlock the...

42Getting Started
Navigation and features
❖Encryption is irreversible. The only way to revert to an 
unencrypted device is to perform a factory data reset, 
which will erase all your data. 
❖You must not interrupt the encryption process or you 
will lose some or all of your data. (See “Backup & 
reset settings” on page 67 and “If Something Goes 
Wrong” on page 92).
1Before starting the encryption process on your tablet, 
you must:
❖Set a Lock screen PIN or password (see “Securing 
your tablet” on page...

43Getting Started
Customizing your Home screens
Customizing your Home screens
You can add Apps icons, Widgets, Bookmark shortcuts, and 
other items to any available free space on any Home screen. 
You can also change the Wallpaper.
For more information on the Home screens, see “Navigation 
and features” on page 34.
Adding an item to a Home screen
1Open the Home screen you want to add the item to. For 
more information on using the Home screens, see 
“Navigation and features” on page 34.
2Swipe your...

44Getting Started
Customizing your Home screens
Creating, naming, and removing folders
Creating a folder
Complete the following steps to create folders on your Home 
screen.
1Locate the desired first app (on a Home screen) that you 
want to include in a folder.
2Locate the second app (on the Home screen or in the 
app list).
3
To u c h, hold, and drag the second app to the first app.
   
(Sample Image) Dragging an app to create a folder
4Release the second app, and its icon appears in the 
circle, behind...

45Getting Started
Customizing your Home screens
The name of the folder turns into a field you can type into.
2Type the desired name. The folder is now renamed.
   
(Sample Image) Named folder
Removing a folder
To remove folders from your Home screen:
1Locate and open the folder (on a Home screen) that you 
want to remove.
2
To u c h, hold, and drag all apps from the folder (on the 
Home screen or in the app list) to the Home screen.
3
Release the apps on the Home screen. When the last 
app is removed,...

46Getting Started
Turning off the device
Turning off the device
It is a good idea to turn off your device when you are not 
using it for a while.
If you are using the device for the first time, leave the device 
plugged into a power source (even though the device is off) 
to fully charge the battery.
Options for turning off the device
You have two options available for turning off the device: 
Shut down and Sleep mode. Each option has its 
advantages.
❖Use Shut down if you will not be using the device...

47Getting Started
Turning off the device
To turn off your device using Shut down mode: 
1Press and hold the 
Power button. 
A pop-up screen appears, displaying three selections.
 
(Sample Image) Shut down pop-up screen
2In the pop-up window, touch Power off.
A pop-up screen appears, asking you to confirm the 
shut down.
 
(Sample Image) Shut down pop-up confirmation screen
3In the pop-up window, touch OK to completely shut 
down the tablet.
The operating system shuts down and the tablet turns 
off....

48Getting Started
Managing your accounts
You can also place your tablet into Sleep mode by pressing 
the Power button quickly.
Factors to consider when choosing Sleep mode:
❖While in Sleep mode, the device uses some battery 
power.
❖Because the state of the system is stored in memory, 
you will lose data if the battery discharges completely 
while the device is in Sleep mode.
❖Waking your device from Sleep mode takes less time 
and consumes less battery power than restarting after 
shutting down the...

49Getting Started
Managing your accounts
2Scroll down to the Accounts setting.
The Accounts menu appears displaying a list of the 
current accounts.
   
(Sample Image) Accounts screen
3Touch the Add account () icon.
4Follow the onscreen instructions to enter the required 
account information.
5Configure the account settings. For more information, 
see “Accounts settings” on page 66.
The account is added to the list in the Accounts settings.
Remove an account
To remove an account and all the associated...

50Getting Started
Managing your accounts
4Touch the Menu ( ) icon in the upper-right corner.
The “Removing an account” screen appears. 
   
(Sample Image) Removing an account
5Touch Remove account from the dialog box to 
continue.
The “Remove account?” confirmation screen appears. 
 
(Sample Image) Removing an account confirmation
6Touch Remove account to continue.
The account and the associated information is removed 
from the Accounts settings.