Samsung Galaxy Alpha User Manual - Page 23

Use Multi Window, Window Controls, Create a Window Group

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Use Multi Window After activating Multi Window, you can use it to run multiple apps at the same time. The apps display together on a split screen. You can switch between the apps, adjust the size of their display on the screen, and copy information from one app to the other. 1. Touch and hold Window tray. Back to display the Multi • The tray will close when not in use. 2. Drag apps off of the tray and onto the main screen area to use multiple apps at once. Note: The number of apps you can use at the same time depends on your device model. You can also launch recently used apps directly into split view: 1. Tap Recent apps. Recently used apps that support Multi Window have a Multi Window icon in the title bar. 2. Tap the Multi Window icon in the title bar to launch the application in split screen view. Other recently used apps that support split screen view appear below the launched app. 3. Tap the app icon to add it to the Multi Window view. Note: Only applications that support Multi Window have the Multi Window icon. Window Controls Select an application window and tap Control in the middle of the windows to display the window controls: Control Buttons Switch windows: Switch the positions of two Multi Window applications. Move content: Share items between the application windows. Drag an item to share from one window to another. Some applications may not support this feature. Expand: Open the selected window in full screen view. Close application: Close the selected app. Customize Multi Window You can customize Multi Window to suit your preferences. Create a Window Group If you use certain apps together in Multi Window often, you can create a window group to quickly display the two apps in Multi Window. The window group will be stored in the Multi Window tray, so you can choose it any time to display the two apps. 1. Touch and hold Back to display the Multi Window tray, and then drag apps to the windows. 2. Scroll to the bottom of the Multi Window tray, and then tap Tray Controls > Create. Know Your Device 17 Multi Window

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Know Your Device
Use Multi Window
AFter activating Multi Window, you can use it to run
multiple apps at the same time.
The apps display together on a split screen. You
can switch between the apps, adjust the size oF their
display on the screen, and copy inFormation From
one app to the other.
1. Touch and hold
 
Back
to display the Multi
Window tray.
The tray will close when not in use.
2. Drag apps o² oF the tray and onto the main
screen area to use multiple apps at once.
Note
: The number of apps you can use at the same
time depends on your device model.
You can also launch recently used apps directly into
split view:
1. Tap
 
Recent apps
.
Recently used apps that support Multi Window
have a
Multi Window
icon in the title bar.
2. Tap the Multi Window icon in the title bar to
launch the application in split screen view.
Other recently used apps that support split
screen view appear below the launched app.
3. Tap the app icon to add it to the Multi Window
view.
Note
: Only applications that support Multi Window
have the Multi Window icon.
Window Controls
Select an application window and tap
Control
in the middle oF the windows to display the window
controls:
Control Buttons
Switch windows
: Switch the positions oF
two Multi Window applications.
Move content
: Share items between the
application windows. Drag an item to
share From one window to another. Some
applications may not support this Feature.
Expand
: Open the selected window in Full
screen view.
Close application
: Close the selected app.
Customize Multi Window
You can customize Multi Window to suit your
preFerences.
Create a Window Group
IF you use certain apps together in Multi Window
oFten, you can create a window group to quickly
display the two apps in Multi Window.
The window group will be stored in the Multi Window
tray, so you can choose it any time to display the
two apps.
1. Touch and hold
 
Back
to display the Multi
Window tray, and then drag apps to the windows.
2. Scroll to the bottom oF the Multi Window tray, and
then tap
Tray Controls
>
Create
.
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Multi Window