Samsung Galaxy TabA - Manage Home Screens

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Home ScreenKnow 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 different order.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Use these options to manage screens:
•
Add a screen: Scroll to the end of the
screens, and then tap Add.
•
Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a
screen, and then drag it to
Remove.
•
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 on a screen, and then drag to a new
position.
•
Flipboard Briefing: Scroll to the left of the
screens to find the Flipboard Briefing screen.
To activate this feature, tap the checkbox at
the top center of the screen.
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 icon to
Remove 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 the Home Screen
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Tap Widgets.
3. 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
Remove and releaseit.
Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the Home screen.