Samsung SM-T377A User Manual - Page 16

Manage Home Screens, App Shortcuts, Widgets, by adding application shortcuts

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The Home screen is the starting point for using your device. Customize your Home screen by adding application shortcuts, widgets, folders, and using wallpapers. Manage Home Screens Your device comes with multiple Home screens to hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home screens in a different order. 1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen or touch and hold Recent. - or - Touch and hold an empty space on the screen. 2. Use these options to manage screens: • Add a screen: Swipe to the end of the screens, and then tap Add. • Remove a screen: Touch and hold a screen, and then drag it to Delete. • Set a screen as the main Home screen: Tap Main Home screen at the top of a screen. This screen displays when you press the Home key. • Change the order of screens: Touch and hold a screen, and then drag to a new position. 3. To stop editing the Home screens, tap Back. App Shortcuts You can use app shortcuts to launch an app from any Home screen. Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps. 2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a Home screen, and release it. Remove a Shortcut 1. Touch and hold a shortcut to release it. 2. Drag the shortcut to Delete and release it. Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it just removes the shortcut from the Home screen. Widgets Widgets are self-contained apps that run on a Home screen. There are all kinds of widgets, including links to a specific contact, Internet bookmarks, Gmail and email accounts, and many others. Add a Widget to a Home Screen 1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen, and then tap Widgets. 2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home screen, and release it. Remove a Widget 1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to release it. 2. Drag the widget to Delete and release it. Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget, it just removes the widget from the Home screen. Know Your Device 10 Home Screen

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10
Home Screen
Know Your Device
 
The Home screen is the starting
point for using your device.
Customize your Home screen
by adding application shortcuts,
widgets, folders, and using
wallpapers.
Manage Home Screens
Your device comes with multiple Home screens to
hold apps and widgets. You can rearrange the Home
screens in a di³erent order.
1. ²rom a Home screen, pinch the screen or touch
and hold
Recent
.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
Add a screen
: Swipe to the end oF the ±
screens, and then tap ±
Add
.
Remove a screen
: Touch and hold a screen,
and then drag it to
Delete
.
Set a screen as the main Home screen
:
Tap
Main Home screen
at the top oF a
screen. This screen displays when you press
the Home key.
Change the order of screens
: Touch and
hold a screen, and then drag to a new
position.
3. To stop editing the Home screens, tap
Back
.
App Shortcuts
You can use app shortcuts to launch an app From
any Home screen.
Add a Shortcut to a Home Screen
1. ²rom a Home screen, tap
Apps
.
2. Touch and hold an app shortcut, drag it to a
Home screen, and release it.
Remove a Shortcut
1. Touch and hold a shortcut to release it.
2. Drag the shortcut to
Delete
and release it.
Note
: Removing a shortcut does not delete the app, it
just removes the shortcut from the Home screen.
Widgets
Widgets are selF-contained apps that run on a Home
screen. There are all kinds oF widgets, including
links to a specifc contact, Internet bookmarks,
Gmail and email accounts, and many others.
Add a Widget to a Home Screen
1. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen,
and then tap
Widgets
.
2. Touch and hold a widget, drag it to a Home
screen, and release it.
Remove a Widget
1. ²rom a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to
release it.
2. Drag the widget to
Delete
and release it.
Note
: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the Home screen.