Toshiba AT7-B8 Android 4.2 Jellybean User's Guide for Excite AT7-B Series - Page 48

Status icons, Managing Notifications, Sample Image Status icons

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48 Getting Started Navigation and features Status icons Status icons are located on the far upper-right of the screen. Status icons display current system status information, such as power usage and network connectivity status. Status icons Time (Sample Image) Status icons Touch the Time display to view the Status Details panel. For more information, see "Securing your tablet" on page 50. After your Google™ Account is set up, the Network Status icons are blue when connected to Google services. This indicates that the tablet is ready to sync your Gmail™, Calendar, and contacts, and to back up your settings. When your tablet is not connected to a Google Account or the wireless connection is disabled, the icons are gray. Managing Notifications Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, and they report the status of your Wi-Fi® connection. Notification icons appear in the center of the System bar, along with a summary that appears briefly. Depending on your settings you may also hear a notification sound. Typical notifications are currently running programs and available updates. To activate a specific task, click the appropriate Notification bar icon. Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail™ and the calendar, have their own settings. These settings can be configured to send notifications in different ways, with a sound or vibration, etc. See the documentation for those apps for details.You can open the Notifications list to view all of your current notifications.

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48
Getting Started
Navigation and features
Status icons
Status icons are located on the far upper-right of the screen.
Status icons display current system status information, such
as power usage and network connectivity status.
(Sample Image) Status icons
Touch the
Time
display to view the Status Details panel. For
more information, see
“Securing your tablet” on page 50
.
After your Google™ Account is set up, the Network Status
icons are blue when connected to Google services. This
indicates that the tablet is ready to sync your Gmail™,
Calendar, and contacts, and to back up your settings. When
your tablet is not connected to a Google Account or the
wireless connection is disabled, the icons are gray.
Managing Notifications
Notifications report the arrival of new messages, calendar
events, and alarms, and they report the status of your Wi-Fi
®
connection.
Notification icons appear in the center of the System bar,
along with a summary that appears briefly.
Depending on your settings you may also hear a notification
sound.
Typical notifications are currently running programs and
available updates. To activate a specific task, click the
appropriate Notification bar icon.
Most apps that send notifications, such as Gmail™ and the
calendar, have their own settings. These settings can be
configured to send notifications in different ways, with a
sound or vibration, etc. See the documentation for those
apps for details.You can open the Notifications list to view all
of your current notifications.
Status icons
Time