Screen Navigation; Using The Multi Window - Samsung Galaxy S5 User Manual

Screen Navigation

Using the touch screen display and the keys, you can navigate the features of your device and enter characters.
The following conventions are used in this manual to describe the navigation action in the procedures.
Important! This device no longer uses a hardware menu button. This function has been moved to an on-screen
Menu button.
Navigating Through the Screens
The following terms describe the most common hardware and on-screen actions.
● Press and hold: Pressing relates to use of the hardware keys and buttons to select or activate an item. For
example: press the Navigation key to scroll through a menu. Some buttons and keys require you to press
and hold them to activate a feature, for example, you press the Lock key to lock and unlock the device.
● Tap: Use a brief touch to select items on the display or to enter text on the virtual QWERTY keyboard. For
example: touch an Application icon to open the application. A light touch works best.
● Touch and hold: Touch and hold an icon or key to open the available options, or to access a pop-up
menu. For example: touch and hold from the Home screen to access a menu of customization options.
● Flick: Move your finger in lighter, quicker strokes than swiping. This finger gesture is always used in a
vertical motion, such as when flicking through contacts or a message list.
● Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger vertically or horizontally across the screen. This allows you to
move the area of focus or to scroll through a list. For example: slide your finger left or right on the Home
screen to scroll among the seven panels.
● Drag: Press and hold your finger with some pressure before you start to move it. Do not release your
finger until you have reached the target position.
● Rotate: Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the device
sideways. For example: rotate to landscape orientation when entering text, to provide a larger keyboard,
or when viewing web content to minimize scrolling.
● Pinch: "Pinch" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out when viewing a picture or a Web
page. (Move fingers inward to zoom out.)
● Spread: "Spread" the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom in when viewing a picture or a Web
page. (Move fingers outward to zoom in.)
Note: These screens can be re-arranged in any desired order. For more information, refer to "Customizing the
Screens" on page 16.
● Motion Navigation and Activation: The device comes equipped with the ability to assign specific functions
to certain device actions that are detected by both the accelerometer and gyroscope.
Note: Motion must be enabled for this feature to be active. For more information, refer to "Motions and
Gestures" on page 85.
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Using the Multi Window

This feature allows you to run multiple applications on the current screen at the same time.
Note: Only applications found within the Multi window panel can be active atop another current application on
the screen. When launching applications that contain multimedia files (music/video), audio from both files
will be played simultaneously.
Activating and Deactivating Multi window
To activate Multi window via the Notification screen:
1. In a single motion, touch the Status bar to reveal the Notifications tab, and then drag it to the bottom of the
screen to open the Notifications screen.
2. From the Notification screen, tap
3. Tap the Multi window entry to activate the feature. The icon turns green when active.
Note: Although the Multi window feature is now active (as shown via the Notifications screen), the user must
enable/display the Multi window list is shown only by using the Back button.
This action is a one time event during the initial access. After that, the Multi window list is displayed
whenever the feature in active via the Notifications screen.
To display the Multi window tab:
1. Press and hold the Back key. The Multi window tab
screen.
Note: When initially activated, the entire apps panel is briefly displayed, then minimized to only show the tab.
2. Tap the tab to open the application panel showing all the available Multi window apps.
To activate Multi window via the Settings menu:
1. From the Home screen, tap Apps g
2. Verify feature is active (indicated by
3. Press Home to return to the Home screen and then tap
panel showing all the available Multi window apps.
To hide the Multi window tab:
► Press and hold the
Back key. This action hides the Multi window tab from view.
Open Grid view to display additional functions.
appears (by default) on the left side of the
Settings g Multi window.
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Tray position to open the application