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Section 6:

Messaging

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58

Types of Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Creating and Sending Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58

Message Options

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Viewing New Received Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Deleting Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

Messaging Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using Email

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Using Gmail

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

Google Talk

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Section 7:

Changing Your Settings

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65

Wireless and Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Sound Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71

Display Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72

Location and Security . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73

Applications

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

Accounts and Synchronization

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77

Privacy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

SD card and tablet storage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78

Search Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Locale and Text Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79

Voice Input and Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Accessibility Settings

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82

Date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

About Tablet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83

Section 8:

Connections

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85

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85

Wi-Fi

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

PC Connections

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

Section 9:

Applications

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98

Alarm Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98

AllShare . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99

AT&T Hot Spots

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Calculator

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Calendar

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101

Camera

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Contacts

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Daily Briefing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102

Digital Frame . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Email . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Gallery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Gmail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Google Search

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Latitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105

Maps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107

Market . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Media Hub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109

Memo

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Section	Page
i987 Galaxy Tab User Manual	1
Table of Contents	5
Section 1: Getting Started	8
Setting Up Your Tablet	8
Charging the Battery	9
Switching the Tablet On or Off	10
Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen	11
Creating a New Google Account	11
Retrieving your Google Account Password	12
Section 2: Understanding Your Tablet	13
Features of Your Tablet	13
Front View of Your Tablet	13
Side Views of Your Tablet	15
Rear View of Your Tablet	16
Display Layout	16
AT&T Account Manager	25
Menu Navigation	26
Customizing Your Home Screen	27
Notification Bar	30
Memory Card	31
Section 3: Entering Text	33
Text Input Methods	33
Entering Text Using the Samsung QWERTY Keypad	33
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad	34
Using Abc Mode	34
Using Symbol/Numeric Mode	35
Using XT9 Predictive Text	35
Entering Text Using Swype	36
Section 4: Contacts and Your Address Book	38
AT&T Address Book Activation	38
Adding a New Contact	39
Editing an Existing Contact	41
Using Contacts	41
Joining Contacts	42
Synchronizing Accounts	43
Address Book Options	44
Groups	45
Address Book Favorites	46
Managing Address Book Entries	46
Section 5: Multimedia	48
Media Hub	48
Music Player	49
Using Playlists	50
Video Player	51
Gallery	52
Camera	53
Using the Camera	53
Camera and Camcorder Options	55
Using the Camcorder	59
Section 6: Messaging	62
Types of Messages	62
Creating and Sending Messages	62
Message Options	63
Viewing New Received Messages	63
Deleting Messages	64
Messaging Settings	65
Using Email	65
Using Gmail	66
Google Talk	67
Section 7: Changing Your Settings	69
Wireless and Network	69
Sound Settings	75
Display Settings	76
Location and Security	77
Applications	80
Accounts and Synchronization	81
Privacy	82
SD card and tablet storage	82
Search Settings	83
Locale and Text Settings	83
Voice Input and Output	86
Accessibility Settings	86
Date and time	87
About Tablet	87
Section 8: Connections	89
Browser	89
Wi-Fi	94
Bluetooth	97
PC Connections	100
Section 9: Applications	102
Alarm Clock	102
AllShare	103
AT&T Hot Spots	104
Browser	104
Calculator	104
Calendar	105
Camera	106
Contacts	106
Daily Briefing	106
Digital Frame	107
Email	109
Gallery	109
Gmail	109
Google Search	109
Latitude	109
Maps	111
Market	113
Media Hub	113
Memo	114
Messaging	114
Music	114
My Files	114
myAT&T	115
Navigation	115
nook	117
Places	119
Quickoffice	119
Settings	120
Talk	120
Task Manager	120
Video	121
Voice Search	121
World Clock	121
YouTube	122
YP.com	122
Section 10: Health and Safety Information	124
Exposure to Radio Frequency (RF) Signals	124
Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) Certification Information	128
Smart Practices While Driving	129
Battery Use & Safety	130
Section 11: Warranty Information	139
Standard Limited Warranty	139
Index	143
A	143
B	143
C	143
D	143
E	143
F	144
G	144
H	144
I	144
K	144
L	144
M	144
N	145
P	145
Q	145
S	145
T	145
U	145
V	146
W	146

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