Samsung Galaxy S III - Manual (Page 7)

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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started ............................. 6
Setting Up Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
Charging a Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Switching the Phone On or Off . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Locking and Unlocking the Touch Screen . . . . . .11
Configuring your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
Creating a Samsung Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Creating a New Google Account . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Retrieving your Google Account Password . . . . .13
Setting Up Your Voice Mail . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
Android System Recovery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
Safe Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
Section 2: Understanding Your Phone ........ 16
Features of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
Front View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
Side Views of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Rear View of Your Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19
Display Layout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
Menu Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29
Customizing Your Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Notification Bar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Section 3: Call Functions ............................45
Displaying Your Phone Number . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Making a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Making Emergency Calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Making a Call Using Speed Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Making a Call from the Address Book . . . . . . . . 48
Answering a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Dialing Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Call Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Call Duration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Options During a Call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Call Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Section 4: Entering Text ..............................63
Text Input Methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Entering Text Using the Samsung Keyboard . . . 63
Changing the Text Input Mode - Keypad . . . . . . 64
Using ABC Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64