Toshiba At7c Manual

							71Settings
Customizing your device’s settings
Date & time settings
Use the Date & time settings to configure your preferences 
for the way in which dates are displayed.
To change the Date & time settings:
1Touch the 
Settings () icon.
The Settings menu appears.
2Touch the 
Date & time () icon.
The Date & time menu appears.
   
 
 
(Sample Image) Date & time menu screen
3Touch the item you wish to change in the Date & time 
menu.
Below are some of the categories you can choose from:
❖
Automatic date & time—Clear the selection to set the 
date and time manually.
❖
Set date—If Automatic date & time is cleared, a 
screen opens to set the date manually.
❖
Set time—If Automatic date & time is cleared, a 
screen opens to set the time manually.
❖
Select time zone—Select to set the time zone 
manually.
❖
Use 24-hour format—Select to display the time using 
a 24-hour time format (i.e. 13:00, rather that 1:00).
❖
Choose date format—Select to open a screen to 
select the displayed date’s format. 
						

							72Settings
Customizing your device’s settings
About tablet 
The About tablet menu displays information regarding your 
operating system software and hardware.
To view the About tablet information:
1Touch the 
Settings () icon.
The Settings menu appears.
2Touch the 
About tablet () icon.
The About tablet menu appears.
3Touch the item you wish to view in the About tablet 
menu.
Below are some of the categories you can choose from:
❖
System updates—Select to open the Toshiba Service 
Station that lists the availability of operating system 
software updates.
❖
Status—Select to open a screen that displays 
information about your battery, network connections, 
etc.
❖
System information—Select to open a screen that 
displays information about the Manufacturer, Product 
name, Product version, Serial number, UUID, and OEM 
strings for your tablet.
❖
Legal information—Select to open a screen that 
displays legal information about the system software 
included with your tablet.
Accessing the Notifications menu
You can open the Notifications menu to view pending activity 
on your tablet.
1Touch and swipe down from the upper-left corner of the 
screen in the System bar.
The Notifications menu displays.
   
 
(Sample Image) Notifications menu screen 
						

							73Settings
Customizing your device’s settings
2Touch any open area of the display screen to close the 
Notifications menu.
Accessing the Quick Settings menu
You can open the Quick Settings menu to view and control 
the tablet settings you most often use, as well as access the 
Settings menu.
1Touch and swipe down from the upper-right corner of 
the screen in the System bar.
The Quick Settings menu displays.
   
 
 
(Sample Image) Quick Settings menu screen
2Touch the icon that corresponds to the setting you wish 
to change, and then select the setting you wish to 
change it to.
3Touch any open area of the display screen to close the 
Quick Settings menu.
The following are some of the icons you may find in the 
Quick Settings menu: 
Icon Name Description
Airplane mode Touch to turn ON/OFF Airplane mode.
Wi-Fi
®Touch to view the current Wi-Fi® 
connections, see “Wireless and networks 
settings” on page 58. 
						

							74Settings
Customizing your device’s settings
Auto-rotate 
screenTouch to lock/unlock auto rotation. When 
unlocked, the screen automatically 
changes orientation to match the 
orientation of the device.
Display 
brightnessTouch to adjust the screen brightness, see 
“Display settings” on page 61.
Settings Touch to select the tablet setting you wish 
to change, see “Apps and Settings menus” 
on page 54. Icon Name Description 
						

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Chapter 3
Working with Apps
Apps
In Google Play™ Store you will have direct access to tons of 
apps. Search for your favorite games, apps, wallpapers, and 
more to customize your tablet.
To learn more, visit the Google Help Center.
Downloading from Google Play™ Store
On the Home Screen, touch the Play Store ( ) icon. This 
opens Google Play™ Store, allowing you to choose music, 
books, and movies.
Preinstalled Apps on your tablet
Google Play™ Store, Gmail™, Maps, and many other apps 
are preinstalled on your tablet and the shortcuts for them 
appear on your Home screen. You can move the icons for 
these applications to other Home screens to customize the 
look of your tablet, see “Moving an item from the Home 
screen” on page 43.
You can install many more apps, widgets, games, etc. by 
visiting the Google Play™ Store.  
						

							76Working with Apps
Apps
Uninstalling Apps on your tablet
To uninstall applications from your tablet.
1Touch the 
Apps () icon.
2Touch & hold the icon that represents the application you 
want to delete, and then drag it to 
Uninstall.
3Confirm the deletion.
Applications that came preinstalled on your tablet cannot 
be deleted from the device.
NOTE 
						

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Chapter 4
Exploring the 
Features on your 
Device
Using the onscreen keyboard
Your tablet comes with an onscreen keyboard.
   
(Sample Image) Onscreen keyboard
Enter text using the onscreen keyboard. Some applications 
open a text field that when touched, opens the onscreen 
keyboard allowing you to enter text. Some apps open the 
keyboard automatically.
The onscreen keyboard has a number of settings. For more 
information, see “Language & input settings” on page 69. 
						

							78Exploring the Features on your Device
Using the onscreen keyboard
Type to enter text
To begin typing, touch the text field in the application you are 
using to open the onscreen keyboard.
   
 
(Sample Image) Touching a text field to type
An insertion point tab ( ) appears where you touch the text 
field. If text has been previously entered you can drag the 
insertion point by its tab to move it to the location in the text 
line you wish to begin typing from.
You may also select one or more words to copy, cut, and 
paste.
Not all applications support this function.
1Select the text you want to cut or copy.
   
 
(Sample Image) Touching a text field to cut, copy, or replace 
text
NOTE
Select All, Cut, Copy  
						

							79Exploring the Features on your Device
Using the onscreen keyboard
2Touch Select All (), Cut ( ), or Copy () in the 
Application bar.
Touching 
Cut removes the selected text from the text 
field, but it can be pasted into another text field.
3Place the cursor in the text field where you want to place 
the text.
4Touch and hold until the 
Paste ( ) option appears on 
the screen.
5Touch the 
Paste () icon.
The text is inserted into the new text field.
Text can be copied and pasted from one app to another.
❖Touch the space bar or a punctuation mark to auto 
complete a word you are typing.
❖Touch the 
Shift ( ) key one time to capitalize the next 
letter typed. 
❖Double-tap the 
Shift ( ) key to capitalize all of the 
letters you type. Touch the 
Shift ( ) key again to type in 
lower case.
   
 
(Sample Image) Word suggestion
❖While typing, spelling suggestions and similar word 
suggestions appear just above the keyboard. Touch a 
word suggestion to use it in place of the underlined word 
in the text field. To change the input settings, see 
“Language & input settings” on page 69.
❖Touch the 
Delete ( ) button to erase characters to the 
left of the cursor.
NOTE
Wo rd  
Underlined 
suggestion word  
						

							80Exploring the Features on your Device
Using the built-in speaker
❖Touch the Number and Symbols ( ) button to type 
numbers, symbols, and other special characters.
❖Touch the 
Close Keyboard ( ) button when you are 
finished.
You can change the language you want to use by touching 
the 
Input Method ( ) button, or by going to the Settings 
menu, see “Language & input settings” on page 69.
Speak to enter text
You can use the speech-recognition feature to input text to 
the onscreen keyboard.
1Touch the text field.
2Touch the 
Microphone ( ) button on the keyboard.
3Speak your text when you are prompted to “Speak 
now.”
The speech-recognition types the words you say.
4To enter punctuation, say “comma,” “period,” 
“exclamation mark,” etc.
The text you enter by speech is underlined.
5Touch the 
Delete ( ) button to erase the underlined 
text, or the 
Send ( ) button to accept the text.
You can change the language you want to use by touching 
the 
Input Method ( ) button, or by going to the Settings 
menu, see “Language & input settings” on page 69.
Using the built-in speaker
Your tablet is equipped with an internal speaker. To increase 
or decrease the volume, use the volume control buttons on 
the side of your tablet.
You can silence your tablet, so that your notifications are 
announced with a vibration instead of a tone. To place your 
tablet into Silent mode, use the volume decrease button to 
turn the volume down completely, and then press it once 
again to place your tablet into Silent mode.