Samsung Galaxy Note Owners Manual

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Messages: AT&T Messages brings your texts, calls, and 
voicemail messages together into a single conversation 
thread and is accessible by phone or computer. For more 
information, refer to “Messages App”  on page 95.
Messaging: You can send and receive different types of 
messages.  For more information, refer to “Messaging”  on 
page 87.
Mini Diary: The Mini Diary allows you to keep a diary of your 
daily activities and also attach pictures. You can publish 
your diary entries to Facebook and MySpace. For more 
information, refer to “Mini Diary”  on page 153.
Movies: The Movies application allows you to rent movies 
to watch on your phone.  For more information, refer to 
“Movies”  on page 154.
Music: With the Music application, while online, you can play 
music that you have added to your music file as well as any 
music you copied from your PC. While offline, you can listen to 
music you have copied from your PC. For more information, 
refer to 
“Music”  on page 72.
Music Player: The Music Player allows you to play music 
files that you have stored on your phone and memory card. 
You can also create playlists. For more information, refer to 
“Music Player”  on page 69.
My Files: My Files allows you to manage your sounds, 
images, videos, bluetooth files, Android files, and other 
memory card data in one convenient location. For more 
information, refer to “My Files”  on page 155.
myAT&T: MyAT&T allows you to manage your own AT&T 
account. You can review and pay your bill, check minutes 
and data usage, upgrade to a new device, or change your 
rate plan. For more information, refer to “myAT&T”  on 
page 155.
Navigation: Navigation is an internet-connected GPS 
navigation system with voice guidance. You can type or 
speak your destination. For more information, refer to 
“Navigation”  on page 156.
News & Weather: Displays current news and weather for 
your location. For more information, refer to “News & 
Weather”  on page 157.
Places: Places is an application that uses Google Maps 
and your location to help you find Restaurants, Cafes, Bars, 
Attractions, and more. For more information, refer to 
“Places”  on page 158.
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Polaris Office: Polaris® Office Mobile for Android is a 
Microsoft Office compatible office suite. This 
application provides a central place for managing your 
documents online or offline. For more information, 
refer to “Polaris Office”  on page 158.
Qik Lite: Allows you to record and share live video from your 
device with your friends, family and your favorite social 
networks. For more information, refer to “Qik Lite”  on 
page 73.
S Memo: The S Memo application allows you to create 
memos using the keypad, the S Pen tool, or both. You can 
add images, voice recordings, and text all in one place. For 
more information, refer to “S Memo”  on page 159.
Samsung Apps: Samsung Apps allows you to easily 
download an abundance of applications to your phone. 
Includes games, news, reference, social networking, 
navigation, and more applications. For more information, 
refer to “Samsung Apps”  on page 162.
Settings: This icon navigates to the sound and phone 
settings for your phone. It includes such settings as: 
display, security, memory, and any extra settings 
associated with your phone. For more information, refer to 
“Changing Your Settings”  on page 97.
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Social Hub: With Social Hub, you can now easily and 
intuitively satisfy all of your relevant communication needs 
from one integrated user experience. E-mails, instant 
messaging, social network contents, and calendar 
contents from all major service providers are available. For 
more information, refer to “Social Hub”  on page 162.
Ta l k: Google Talk is a free Windows and web-based 
application for instant messaging offered by Google. 
Conversation logs are automatically saved to a Chats area 
in your Gmail account. This allows you to search a chat log 
and store them in your Gmail accounts. For more 
information, refer to “Google Talk”  on page 95.
Task Manager: The Task Manager application provides 
information about the processes and programs running on 
your phone, as well as the memory status. It can also be 
used to terminate processes and applications. For more 
information, refer to “Task Manager”  on page 163.
Videos: The Video application plays video files stored on 
your microSD card. For more information, refer to “Videos”  
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Tip: To open applications quickly, add the icons of frequently-used 
applications to the Home screen or to the folders you created. For 
details, see “Customizing Your Home Screen” on page 32.
Google Search Bar
The Google Search Bar provides you an on-screen Internet 
search engine powered by Google™.
1.From the main home screen, sweep the screen to the left 
and tap the Google Search bar  .
2.Use the on-screen keypad to enter the item you want to 
search for, then tap 
Go.
3.Tap   to narrow your search results. Tap All, Web, Apps 
or 
Contacts to only search in those areas.
4.Tap   to use Google Voice Search. For more 
information, refer to “Voice Search”  on page 164.
Voice Recorder: The Voice Recorder allows you to record an 
audio file up to one minute long and then immediately send 
it as a message. For more information, refer to “Voice 
Recorder”  on page 163.
Voice  Search: The Voice Search feature is a voice-activated 
application that allows you to tell the phone what to search 
for and then the phone activates a Google search based on 
what you said. For more information, refer to “Voice 
Search”  on page 164.
Voice talk: With the Voice talk application you can use your 
voice to perform operations that you would normally have 
to do by hand such as dialing a phone number, texting a 
message, playing music, etc. For more information, refer 
to “Voice Talk”  on page 164.
YouTube: YouTube is a video sharing website on which 
users can upload and share videos, and view them in 
MPEG-4 format. For more information, refer to “YouTube”  
on page 165.
YPmobile: The YP (Yellowpages) application provides quick 
and ready access to businesses, map locations, and 
storage of your favorite searches. This application allows 
you to tap into local businesses, locations, and events, 
connecting you to your search in real-time. For more 
information, refer to “YPmobile”  on page 165. 
						

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Menu Navigation
You can tailor the phone’s range of functions to fit your needs 
using both menus and widgets. Menus, sub-menus, and features 
can be accessed by scrolling through the available on-screen 
menus. Your phone originally has seven home screens.
Command Keys
Menu Key
Press  Menu to display a context-sensitive menu of options 
for the current screen or feature.
Home Key
Press  Home to display the Home screen. Press and hold to 
display your recently used applications and a shortcut to the Task 
Manager.
Back Key
Press  Back to return to the previous screen, option or step.
Search Key
Press  Search to launch Quick Search, to search the web and your 
phone.
Terms used in this user manual
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Lightly touch items to select or launch them. For example:
Tap the on screen keyboard to enter characters or text.
Tap a menu item to select it.
Tap an application’s icon to launch the application.
Touch and Hold
Activate on-screen items by a touch and hold gesture. For 
example: 
Touch and hold a widget on the home screen to move it.
Touch and hold on a field to display a pop-up menu of options.
Sweep
To sweep, lightly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across 
the screen. Use sweep when:
Unlocking the screen
Scrolling through the Home screen or a menu
Pan
To pan, touch and hold a selected icon, then move the device to 
the left or right to reposition it to another page. You must first 
activate Motion on your device. Use panning to:
Move icons on your Home screens or Application Menus to another 
page.
For more information, refer to “Motion”  on page 115. 
						

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Tilt
To activate the tilt feature, press and hold two points on the 
screen then tilt the device back and forth to reduce or enlarge the 
screen. Use tilt to:
Reduce or enlarge the screen in the Gallery or Browser.
For more information, refer to “Motion”  on page 115.
Locking and Unlocking the Phone
To lock your phone:
1.Press the lock button   located on the upper 
right side of your phone.
The screen should go blank.
To unlock your phone:
1.Press the lock button   located on the upper 
right side of your phone.
The last screen that you were on, should be displayed.
Home Screen Over view
The main home screen is the starting point for many applications 
and functions, and it allows you to add items like application 
icons, shortcuts, folders, or Google widgets to give you instant 
access to information and applications. This is the default page 
and accessible from any menu by pressing 
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Navigating Through the Home Screens
Your phone initially has seven home screens. If you like, you can 
place different applications on each of the home screens.
From the main Home screen, sweep the screen with your 
finger in either direction. The main Home Screen is located 
in the middle with three Home screens on each side.
Navigating Through the Application Menus
Your phone initially has four Application Menus available. Follow 
these steps to navigate through the Application Menus:
1.At the Home screen, tap  . The first Application Menu 
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Sweep the screen left or right to access the other three 
menus.
3.Tap one of the application icons.
Note: As you add applications, the number of Application menus that you have available will increase.
Navigating Using Sub-Menus
Sub-menus are available when you are at any Home screen or 
have selected a feature or application such as Phone, Contacts, 
Messaging, or Web.
To access a sub-menu:
1.Press .
A sub-menu will appear at the bottom of the phone screen.
2.Tap an option.
Accessing Recently-Used Applications
1.Press and hold   from any screen to open the 
recently-used applications window.
2.Tap an icon to open the selected application.
  
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Customizing Your Home Screen
You can customize your Home screen by doing the following: 
Creating Shortcuts
Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen
Repositioning Widgets
Creating Folders
Changing the Wallpaper
Adding and Deleting Home Screens
Creating Shortcuts
Shortcuts are different than the current Home screen Widgets 
that only launch an application. Shortcuts activate a feature, 
action, or launch an application.
Note: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, it must first be deleted 
from its current screen. Navigate to the new screen, then add the 
shortcut.
Adding a shor tcut from the Applications Menu
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3.Tap   to display your current applications.
4.Scroll through the list and locate your desired application.
5.Touch and hold the on-screen icon. This creates an 
immediate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the 
Applications tab. The new shortcut then appears to hover 
over the Home screen.
6.While still holding the on-screen icon, position it on the 
current page. Once complete, release the screen to lock 
the new shortcut into its new position on the current 
screen.
Adding a shor tcut via the Add to home screen
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Touch and hold on an empty area of the Home screen.
3.From the Add to home window, tap Shortcuts.
4.Tap a shortcut from the available list.
5.Follow the on-screen instructions to add the new shortcut 
to your current Home screen.
Deleting a shor tcut
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Touch and hold the desired shortcut. This unlocks it from 
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Drag the icon over the Remove icon   and release it.
Both items will turn red.
Note: This action does not delete the shortcut, it just removes it from the current screen.
Adding and Removing Primar y Shor tcuts
You can change any of your primary shortcuts with the exception 
of the Applications  and Home  shortcuts.
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Tap   to display your current applications.
3.Press  and tap Edit.
4.If the Reorganize icons screen is displayed, tap Switch.
5.Read the Edit applications information and tap OK (this only 
displays the first time you edit the Applications menu).
6.Scroll through the list and locate your desired application.
7.Touch and hold the on-screen icon, then drag it over the 
primary shortcut that you want to replace. The new 
primary shortcut then appears at the bottom of the screen. 
The old primary shortcut will return to the application 
menu.
8.Press  and tap Save.
9.Press   to return to the Home screen.
The new primary shortcut will now appear on all Home 
screens. 
Note: When a primary shortcut is removed, it will then appear as an option in the Application menu.
Adding and Removing Widgets
Widgets are self-contained applications that reside in either your 
Applications tab or on the main or extended Home screens. 
Unlike a shortcut, the Widget appears as an on-screen 
application.
Note: To move a Widget from one screen to another, it must first be deleted from its current screen. Activate the new screen, then add the Widget.
Adding a Widget
1.Press   to activate the Home screen.
2.Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3.Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
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Scroll through the available Widgets at the bottom of the 
screen, then tap it to place it on your current screen.
Removing a Widget
1.Touch and hold a Widget until you can move it around on 
the screen.
2.Drag the Widget over the Remove icon   and release it.
Both items will turn red.
Note: This action does not actually delete the Widget, it just removes it from the current Home screen.
Moving Icons in the Applications Menu
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Tap   to display your current applications.
3.Press  and tap Edit.
4.If the Reorganize icons screen is displayed, tap Switch. The 
view type must be set to 
customizable grid.
5.Read the Edit applications information and tap OK (this only 
displays the first time you edit the Applications menu).
6.Scroll through the list and locate the icon you wish to 
move.
7.Touch and drag the icon to the position that you want. To 
move to a different page, drag the icon to the edge of the 
page until the page scrolls to the desired page.
8.Press  and tap Save.
9.Press   to return to the Home screen.
Deleting Icons from the Applications Menu
1.Press   to activate the Home screen. 
2.Tap   to display your current applications.
3.Press  and tap Edit.
4.Tap an application that you would like to delete from the 
Applications menu. It must have a 
 symbol next to it in 
order to delete it.
5.Tap the icon.
6.At the Delete prompt, tap Ye s.
The application is deleted.
Note: If you would like to get an application that you have previously deleted, 
use the Android Market to download it. For more information, refer to 
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Creating and Managing Folders
Folders are located on any of the seven available Home screens 
and can contain both files (such as data and images) and Contact 
information or entries.
To create a folder on-screen follow these steps:
1.Press   to activate the Home screen.
2.Navigate to the desired Home Page.
3.Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
4.From the Add to home window, tap Folders.
5.Tap an available folder type to place it on your current 
screen.
Choices include New folder, All contacts, Contacts with phone 
numbers, Received list from Bluetooth, Recent documents, and 
Starred contacts.
Note: Starred contacts are those Contact entries tagged as very important.
Changing the Wallpaper
You can change the Wallpaper (background) of your home 
screens by following these steps:
1.Press   to activate the Home screen.
2.Touch and hold on an empty area of the screen.
3.From the Add to home window, tap Wallpapers.
4.Tap one of the following options:
 Gallery: select a wallpaper from photographs you have taken with 
your camera.
 Live wallpapers: select an animated wallpaper.
 Wallpaper gallery: select from many still-life wallpapers.
5.Select a wallpaper and tap Save or the Set wallpaper icon.
Moving Home Screens
Your phone comes with seven Home screens. You can arrange 
the screens in any order that you want.
To move a Home screen, follow these steps:
1.Press   to activate the Home screen.
2.Press  and tap Edit.