Samsung Galaxy J7 V Owners Manual

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To add a widget to a Home screen:
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap 
Widgets .
3. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, 
and release it.
To remove a widget:
1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to 
release it.
2. Drag the widget to  Remove shortcut and 
release it.
• Removing a widget does not delete the 
widget, it just removes the widget from the 
Home screen.
Screen Grid
Change the number of icons that can be placed on each 
Home screen by changing the Screen grid dimensions.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
2. Tap  Screen grid .
3. Tap a dimension option ( 4 x 4, 4 x 5 , or 5 x 5 ) to 
preview its appearance. The numbers indicate how 
many icons can be placed horizontally by how many 
icons can be placed vertically.
4. Tap  Apply to apply the selected dimensions. 
						

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App Shortcuts
You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any 
Home screen. 
To add a shortcut:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps.
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a 
Home screen, and then release it.
To remove a shortcut:
1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it.
2. Drag the app shortcut to  Remove shortcut  and 
release it.
• Removing a shortcut does not delete the 
app, it just removes the shortcut from the 
Home screen. To move a shortcut from one Home screen to another:
1. Touch and hold an app shortcut to release it.
2. Drag the app shortcut to  Move apps
 and 
release it.
3. Swipe to a new Home screen.
4. Tap the shortcut to place it in the next available 
location, or drag it to a specific location and 
release it. 
						

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Folders
Place folders on a Home screen to organize items.
Create a Folder
You can create an app folder on a Home screen.
1. From a Home screen, touch and hold an app 
shortcut and drag it on top of another app shortcut 
until highlighted.
2. Release the app shortcut to create the folder.
• Enter folder name: Enter a name for the folder.
•  Palette: Change the color.
•  Add: Place more apps in the folder. Tap apps 
to select them, and then tap  Add.
3. Tap anywhere outside of the folder to close it.
• To add more apps, touch and hold an app 
shortcut and drag it to the folder.
Remove a Folder from a Home Screen
You can remove a folder that you added to a 
Home screen.
1. Touch and hold the folder until it detaches.
2. Drag the folder to  Delete and release it. 
Confirm when prompted. 
						

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Navigation
Learn the basics for how to navigate through your 
device.
Touchscreen Navigation
Please note that a touch screen responds best to a light 
touch from the pad of your finger or a capacitive stylus. 
Using excessive force or a metallic object on the touch 
screen may damage the tempered glass surface and 
void the warranty.
Use the following motions and gestures on your 
touchscreen to navigate the device.
Ta p
Lightly tap items to select or launch them.
• Tap the keyboard to enter characters or text.
• Tap an item to select it.
• Tap an app shortcut to launch the application.
D o u b l e -Ta p
Lightly tap items twice to select or launch them.
• Double‑tap an image to zoom in or out.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold items on the screen to activate them.
• Touch and hold a widget on a Home screen to 
move it.
• Touch and hold a field to display a pop‑up menu of 
options.
Swipe
Lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across 
the screen.
• Swipe the screen to unlock the device.
• Swipe the screen to scroll through the Home screens 
or menu options.  
						

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Drag
Touch and hold an item, and then move it to a new 
location.
• Drag an app shortcut to add it to a Home screen.
• Drag a widget to place it in a new location on a 
Home screen.
Pinch and Spread
Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger or 
spread by moving your fingers apart.
• Pinch the screen to zoom out while viewing a picture 
or a web page.
• Spread your fingers on the screen to zoom in while 
viewing a picture or a web page.
Common Options
The device uses basic command options to perform 
common actions.
•  More options: Tap to view more menu options for 
a screen. This often allows you to select items to 
delete or share.
• Delete : Tap to select items to delete. 
• Share: Tap to select items to share, and then choose 
a sharing method. 
• Edit : Tap to customize the screen.
• On/Off : Tap to turn the option on () or  
off (
).
•  Checkbox : Tap to enable or select. When 
enabled, a checkmark is displayed. You can often tap 
a checkbox at the top of the screen to select all.
•  Menu : Tap to view available options for the field.  
						

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Entering Text
Text can be entered using a keyboard or by speaking.
Use the Samsung Keyboard
Enter text using a QWERTY keyboard.
Predictive text
Options
Special Keys
Symbol: Tap to insert symbols.
Touch and hold  Options for the following:
Voice input: Enter text using Google Voice™ 
typing.
Clipboard: Access the clipboard.
Emoticon: Insert an emoticon at the 
cursor position.
One-handed keyboard: Change the 
keyboard layout to accommodate use with 
one hand.
Keyboard settings: Access keyboard 
settings.  
						

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Configure the Samsung Keyboard
To customize the Samsung keyboard:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings .
2. Tap General management  > Language and input  > 
Virtual keyboard  > Samsung keyboard  for options.
• Languages and types : Set the keyboard type 
and choose which languages are available on 
the keyboard. To switch between languages, 
slide the Space bar sideways.
• Predictive text : Predictive text suggests 
words that match your text entries, and can 
automatically complete common words. 
Predictive text can learn your personal writing 
style from your contacts, messages, Gmail, and 
social networking sites — improving its accuracy 
of predicting your text entries.
• Additional keyboard settings provide assistance 
with capitalization, punctuation, and much 
more.
Use Google Voice Typing
Instead of typing, enter text by speaking.
SettingsDelete text
To enable Google voice typing:
1. Tap  Voice input  on the Samsung keyboard.
• You may need to touch and hold  Options (left of 
the Space bar) to find it.
2. Speak your text.  
						

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Configure Google Voice Typing
To customize Google voice typing:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings .
2. Tap General management  > Language and input > 
Virtual keyboard  > Google voice typing  for options.
• Languages: Select languages for Google voice 
typing.
• “Ok Google” detection : Launch a Google search 
whenever you say “OK Google”.
• Hands-free : Allow requests with the device 
locked.
• Speech output : Select options for spoken 
feedback.
• Offline speech recognition : Download and 
install speech recognition engines, allowing you 
to use voice input while not connected to the 
network.
• Block offensive words : Hide search results that 
contain offensive words.
• Bluetooth headset : Use audio input from a 
Bluetooth® headset (not included) if one is 
connected.  
						

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Multi Window
Multitask by using multiple applications at the 
same time.
Window Controls
Tap  Window controls in the middle of the 
window border for options.
Switch windows: Switch locations between 
Multi window™ apps.
Close app: Close the selected app.
*Devices and sof tware are constantly evolving — the illustrations you see here are for reference only. 
						

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Enable Multi Window
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Settings.
2. Tap Advanced features  > Multi window .
3. Tap Split screen view action  to enable this feature.
Use Multi Window
Apps that support Multi window display together 
on a split screen. You can switch between the apps 
and adjust the size of their display on the screen. 
Multi window is not available for all apps.
1. From any screen, touch and hold  Recent apps.
2. Tap two apps that support Multi window to open 
them in split screen view.
– or –
If you are currently using an app that supports 
Multi window, tap another app to add it in split 
screen view. You can also launch recently used apps directly into 
Multi window view. Only applications that support 
Multi window have the Multi window icon.
1. Tap  Recent apps
.
• Recently used apps that support Multi window 
have a 
 Multi window  icon in their title bar.
2. Tap  Multi window in the title bar to launch an 
application in split screen view.
• Other recently used apps that support 
Multi window display below the launched app. 
3. Tap an app icon to add it to the split screen view.