Home » Huawei Manuals » Tablet PCs » Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim » Manual Viewer

Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim User Manual - Page 40

Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection, Turning airplane mode on or off

View all Huawei IDEOS S7 Slim manuals

Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 40 highlights

2.4 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection You can share your Tablet's data connection with a single computer via a USB cable: USB tethering. Or you can share your Tablet's data connection with devices at the same time, by turning your Tablet into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot. 2.4.1 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection via USB To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network connection via USB. You cannot share your Tablet's data connection and access the microSD card via USB at the same time. 1. Use the USB cable supplied with your Tablet to connect the Tablet to a USB port on your computer. 2. Open the Settings list. 3. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 4. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection. 2.4.2 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot 1. Open the Settings list. 2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then touch Tethering & portable hotspot. 3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection. When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Portable Wi-Fi hotspot settings to change its network name or secure it. 2.5 Turning airplane mode on or off In airplane mode, all wireless radios (mobile networks service, Bluetooth, and Wi-Fi) are turned off. Using a mobile device or accessory with wireless radios while on board an aircraft 31

Section	Page
IDEOS S7 Slim	1
Contents	2
1 Getting started	10
1.1 About your Tablet	10
1.2 Getting to know your Tablet	10
1.3 Installation	12
1.3.1 To remove the back cover	12
1.3.2 To install or remove the UIM card	12
1.3.3 To install or remove the battery	14
1.3.4 To install the back cover	14
1.4 Turning your Tablet on or off	15
1.4.1 To turn your Tablet on	15
1.4.2 PIN protection	16
1.4.3 To turn your Tablet off	16
1.5 Charging the battery	16
1.6 Keys	17
1.7 Using the touchscreen	18
1.8 Home screen	19
1.8.1 Getting to know the Home screen	20
1.8.2 Home screen extensions	21
1.8.3 Customizing the Home screen	22
1.9 Locking and unlocking the screen	24
1.9.1 To lock the screen	24
1.9.2 To set screen timeout period	24
1.9.3 To unlock the screen	24
1.9.4 To set unlock pattern	24
1.10 Text input	25
1.10.1 Using onscreen keyboard to enter text	25
1.10.2 Cutting or copying text	26
1.11 Opening and switching applications	27
1.12 Opening the Settings list	27
1.13 Setting date and time	28
1.14 Installing or removing the microSD card	28
1.15 Connecting to or disconnecting from a computer using USB	29
1.16 Using Hi Suite to Synchronize	31
1.17 Connecting your Tablet to a TV	32
2 Wireless networks	34
2.1 Wi-Fi	34
2.1.1 Opening Wi-Fi settings	34
2.1.2 Turning Wi-Fi on or off	34
2.1.3 Connecting to a Wi-Fi network	35
2.1.4 Turning open network notification on or off	35
2.1.5 Adding a Wi-Fi Network	36
2.1.6 Forgetting a Wi-Fi network	36
2.2 Bluetooth	36
2.2.1 Opening Bluetooth settings	37
2.2.2 Turning Bluetooth on or off	37
2.2.3 Changing the Bluetooth name of your Tablet	37
2.2.4 Connecting to Bluetooth devices	37
2.2.5 Disconnecting from or unpairing a Bluetooth device	38
2.2.6 Configuring the Bluetooth features	38
2.3 Mobile networks	39
2.3.1 Opening Mobile network settings	39
2.3.2 Turn Data roaming on or off	39
2.4 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection	40
2.4.1 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection via USB	40
2.4.2 Sharing Your Tablet's Data Connection as a Portable Wi-Fi Hotspot	40
2.5 Turning airplane mode on or off	40
3 Google Services	42
3.1 Creating a Google Account	42
3.2 Using Market	43
3.2.1 Searching for Applications	43
3.2.2 Installing an Application	43
3.2.3 Uninstalling an Application	43
4 Browser	45
4.1 Browsing webpages	45
4.1.1 To open Browser	45
4.1.2 To navigate within a webpage	45
4.1.3 To navigate between webpages	46
4.2 Working with bookmarks	47
4.2.1 To add a webpage to the bookmarks list	47
4.2.2 To open the bookmarks list	47
4.2.3 To open a bookmark	47
4.2.4 To edit a bookmark	48
4.2.5 To share a bookmark	48
4.2.6 To delete a bookmark	48
4.3 Downloading files	48
4.3.1 To download and install only trusted applications	48
4.3.2 To download a file	49
5 Email	50
5.1 Opening Email	50
5.2 Adding and deleting email accounts	50
5.2.1 To add an email account	50
5.2.2 To delete an email account	50
5.3 Sending and responding to email messages	51
5.3.1 To compose and send email messages	51
5.3.2 To receive email messages	51
5.3.3 To read an email message	52
5.3.4 To reply to or forward an email message	52
5.3.5 To delete an email message	52
6 Calls	53
6.1 Making calls by dialing	53
6.2 Answering, rejecting or ending calls	53
6.3 Working with the Call log	53
6.3.1 To open the Call log	54
6.3.2 To make calls from the Call log	54
6.3.3 To add numbers to the Contacts	54
6.3.4 To clear the Call log	54
6.4 Calling listed contacts	54
6.5 Calling favorite contacts	55
7 Messaging	56
7.1 Opening Messaging	56
7.2 Exchanging messages	56
7.2.1 To create and send a text message	56
7.2.2 To create and send a multimedia message	56
7.2.3 To view and respond to a message	57
7.2.4 To view message details	57
7.2.5 To forward or delete a message	57
8 Contacts	58
8.1 Opening Contacts	58
8.2 Creating a contact	58
8.3 Searching for contacts	59
8.4 Editing contacts	59
8.4.1 To edit contact details	59
8.4.2 To set default phone number	59
8.4.3 To delete a contact	60
8.4.4 To set contact group to display	60
8.5 Editing favorite contacts	60
8.5.1 To add a contact to favorites	60
8.5.2 To remove a contact from favorites	61
9 Multimedia applications	62
9.1 Sound Recorder	62
9.2 Camera and Camcorder	62
9.3 Music	62
9.4 Video	63
9.5 Photo	63
9.5.1 Opening Photo	63
9.5.2 Viewing a Picture	63
9.5.3 Sharing a Picture	64
9.5.4 Rotating a Picture	64
10 Handy applications	65
10.1 Calendar	65
10.2 Weather	65
10.3 RSS Reader	65
10.4 Memo	65
10.5 Alarm Clock	65
10.6 Calculator	66
10.7 Documents	66
10.8 File Manager	66
10.8.1 Creating a Folder	66
10.8.2 Deleting files and folders	66
10.8.3 Searching a File	67
11 Security settings	68
11.1 Enabling the UIM card PIN	68
11.2 Changing the UIM card PIN	68
12 Personal Information and Data Security	69