Change The Wallpaper; Manage Home Screens - Samsung GALAXY TAB A User Manual

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: Swipe to the end of the
screens, and then tap
•
Remove a screen: Touch and hold on a
screen, and then drag it to
•
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.
3. To stop editing the Home screens, tap
Know Your Device
Add.
Remove.
Back.

Change the Wallpaper

Change the look of the Home and Lock screens
with wallpaper. You can display a favorite picture or
choose from preloaded wallpapers.
1. From a Home screen, pinch the screen.
– or –
Touch and hold an empty space on the screen.
2. Tap Wallpapers, and then choose HOME
SCREEN, LOCK SCREEN, or HOME AND LOCK
SCREENS.
3. Tap a wallpaper to see a sample, and then tap
SET AS WALLPAPER.
For more information, see
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. 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
Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the Home screen.
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Wallpaper Settings.
Remove and release it.
Home Screen