Manage home screens, App shortcuts, Widgets – Samsung SM-T700NZWAXAR User Manual

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Home Screen

Know 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 by
default, and you can additional screen. You can also
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 the Remove.

Set a screen as the main home screen:
Tap

Main Home Screen at the top of a

screen. This screen display when you press
the Home Key.

Change the order of screens: Touch and hold
on a screen, and then drag to a new position.

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, and then 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 the Remove icon and then

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 display on a
home screen. Unlike a shortcut, a widget operates
right on the 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. Touch and hold an empty space on the screen,

and then tap Widgets.

2. Touch and hold a widget, and then drag it to a

home screen and release.

Remove a Widget

1. From a Home screen, touch and hold a widget to

release it.

2. Drag the widget to the Remove icon and

release it.

Note: Removing a widget does not delete the widget,
it just removes the widget from the home screen.

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