Customizing Your Home Screen - Samsung GALAXY Tab User Manual

Navigating Using Sub-Menus
Sub-menus are available when you are at any Home screen or
have selected a feature or application such as Email, Contacts,
Messaging, or Browser.
To access a sub-menu:
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Tap
1.
A sub-menu will appear at the bottom of the screen.
Tap any option.
2.
Accessing Recently-Used Applications
Press and hold
1.
recently-used applications window.
Tap an icon to open the selected application or tap Task
2.
Manager to access the Task Manager. For more information,
refer to "Task Manager" on page 109.

Customizing Your Home Screen

You can customize your Home screen by doing the following:
Creating Shortcuts
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Adding and Removing Widgets on the Home Screen
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Repositioning Widgets
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Creating Folders
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from any screen to open the
Changing the Wallpaper
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Creating Shortcuts
Shortcuts activate a feature, perform an action, or launch an
application.
Note: To move a shortcut from one screen to another, it must first be deleted
from its current screen. Navigate to the new screen, then add the
shortcut.
Adding a shortcut from the Applications tab
Press to activate the Home screen.
1.
Navigate to the desired Home Page.
2.
Tap to display your current applications.
3.
Scroll through the list and locate your desired application.
4.
Touch and hold the on-screen icon. This creates an
5.
immediate shortcut of the selected icon and closes the
Applications tab. The new shortcut then appears to hover
over the Home screen.
While still holding the on-screen icon, position it on the
6.
current page. Once complete, release the screen to lock the
new shortcut into its new position on the current screen.
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