Gookin - Samsung Galaxy Tabs For Dummies

Samsung Galaxy Tab S For Dummies

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2014948517

ISBN 978-1-119-00574-2 (pbk); 978-1-119-00582-7 (ebk); ISBN 978-1-119-00579-7 (ebk)

1. Table of Contents

The Samsung Galaxy Tab is an excellent choice for your twenty-first century, mobile digital life. The tablet is a remarkable gizmo, one thats capable of doing so much. Samsung packed a lot of potential into the device. One thing they didnt pack were any instructions. Yes, despite its impressive power, the Galaxy Tab can be a confusing, intimidating piece of hardware.

Relax.

You hold in your hand a great resource, companion, and guide to your Galaxy Tab. The purpose here is to help you get the most from your tablet, without scaring the bejeebers out of you.

Still reading? Great! So few people bother with the introduction in any book that Im amazed you bothered to keep going. Honestly, I could write down how to turn lead into gold in this paragraph and youd be one of six people on the planet to ever read it. Count yourself fortunate. And handsome. I mean, why not?

This book is a reference. Its written to help you get the most from your Galactic tablet. Each chapter covers a specific topic, and the sections in each chapter address an issue related to the topic. The overall idea is to show how to do things on the tablet and to help you get the most from it without overwhelming you with information or intimidating you into despair.

Sample sections in this book include

• Making a home for the tablet
• Touring the Home screen
• Typing quickly by using predictive text
• Placing a Skype phone call
• Running Facebook on your tablet
• Recording video
• Turning lead into gold
• Finding your lost tablet

Did you notice that one of those items is fake? Thats because youre still reading the Introduction and Im proud of you for sticking with it.

This book explains all topics carefully. Everything is cross-referenced. Technical terms and topics, when they come up, are neatly shoved to the side, where they're easily avoided. The idea here isn't to learn anything. This book's philosophy is to help you look it up, figure it out, and get on with your life.

This book follows a few conventions for using a Galaxy Tab. First of all, I refer to your device as the Galaxy Tab or just Tab throughout the book. I might also write Galaxy tablet or even, occasionally, Galactic tablet. Generally speaking, all the information here applies to the Galaxy Tab S and the Galaxy Tab 4. Occasionally, Ill offer specific information when the tablets differ in features or methods.

The way you interact with the tablet is by using its touchscreen. The device also has some physical buttons, found below the touchscreen. It also features some holes and connectors. All those items are described in .

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This book directs you to do things by following numbered steps. Each step involves a specific activity, such as touching something on the screen; for example:

• 2. Choose Downloads.

This step directs you to touch the text or item labeled Downloads on the screen. You might also be told to do this:

• 3. Tap Downloads.

Some options can be turned off or on, as indicated by a box with a check mark in it, similar to whats shown in the margin. Tap the box to add or remove the check mark. When the check mark appears, the option is on; otherwise, it's off.

Some on-off features are activated by using a Master Control icon, similar to whats shown in the margin. When the button is green, the feature is on. You can either touch the icon or slide it a wee bit by dragging your finger on the touchscreen.