Galaxy Tab Tips and Tricks

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How to edit a contact for Samsung Galaxy Tab

Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Applications icon.
• Step 2: Tap Contacts.

Samsung Galaxy Tab contacts

• Step 3: Tap to select the desired contact, and then tap Edit.
• Step 4: Update contact information in all the desired fields, and then tap Done when complete.
  NOTE: To add additional fields, tap the plus sign (+). To remove a field, tap minus sign (-).

Samsung Galaxy Tab edit contact

 

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How to delete a contact for Samsung Galaxy Tab

Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Applications icon.
• Step 2: Tap Contacts.

Samsung Galaxy Tab contacts

• Step 3: Tap to select the desired contact, and then tap Delete.
• Step 4: Tap OK.

Samsung Galaxy Tab delete contacts

 

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How to access the browser settings for Samsung Galaxy Tab

Symptom:
Error: Your Internet connection is not configured properly. Please verify your settings in Data Connections.
Advisory:
If you need assistance with specific APN settings, please contact your IT department. The standard AT&T preconfigured APN provides connectivity to all supported applications. If a 3rd party application requires a custom APN for connectivity, please contact the 3rd party application support. The Samsumg Galaxy Tab is supported with the LaptopConnect APN.
Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and then select Settings.

Samsung Galaxy Tab settings

• Step 2: Tap Wireless & Networks.
• Step 3: Tap Mobile Networks.

Samsung Galaxy Tab mobile networks

• Step 4: Tap Access Point Names.
• Step 5: Tap the Menu key, and then select New APN.

Samsung Galaxy Tab new APN

• Step 6: Tap the desired fields to edit.
• Step 7: Tap the Menu key, and then select Save.

Samsung Galaxy Tab new APN save

• Step 8: Tap the desired APN radio button to connect with.

Samsung Galaxy Tab APN button tap

 

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How to sign into a google account using Samsung Galaxy Tab

Overview
Required for use of any Google-branded app such as GMail, YouTube, Android Marketplace and synchronization with Google Contacts and Calendars.
Prerequisite
A Gmail account. If needed, please register for a free account at http://google.com/gmail.
Procedure

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Applications icon.

Samsung Galaxy Tab applications

• Step 2: Tap Gmail.
• Step 3: Tap Next.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gmail

• Step 4: Tap Sign In.
  NOTE: To create a new Gmail account, tap Create.
• Step 5: Enter the Username, Password, and then tap Sign in.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gmail sign in

• Step 6: Tap Next.
• Step 7: Tap Finish setup.

Samsung Galaxy Tab Gmail finish

 

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How to access the calendar on Samsung Galaxy Tab

Prerequisite
For Gmail account synchronization, Sign into a Google Account.
Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Applications icon.
  
  Samsung Galaxy Tab applications
  
• Step 2: Tap Calendar.
• Step 3: Default calendar view will be displayed. With Month view in focus, upcoming events will appear on the right panel. For a full list of events, tap List.
  
  Samsung Galaxy Tab calendar
  
  
  • To create a new event, tap the New icon.
  • Enter the desired event details, and then tap Done.
    
    Samsung Galaxy Tab calendar event
    

Note:
The following is a list of known issues when syncing the Samsung Galaxy with Calendar via Exchange 2007:
NOTE: These issues are dependent upon the Exchange Mail Server.

• Meeting Request Acceptance
  • When a user receives a meeting request on the device the mail client will automatically accept it by default. This is an Android 2.2 limitation.
• Meeting Request Creation
  • When creating a meeting request on the device, the user cannot access the GAL (Global Address List). User must manually enter the address or access the device’s contact list.
• Editing Calendar Events
  • Once events are created either on the device or in Outlook and then synced to Exchange 2007, the user may not be able to edit the event.

 

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How to set time and date for Samsung Galaxy Tab

Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Menu Key and then select Settings.

Samsung Galaxy Tab settings

• Step 2: Scroll to and tap Date and Time.
• Step 3: Verify “Automatic” is selected. If active, a green checkmark will be displayed next to it.
  NOTE: If manual setting is desired, tap Automatic to deselect and manually set by tapping date, time zone, and set time options as desired

Samsung Galaxy Tab date and time

 

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How to pair a Samsung Galaxy Tab with a bluetooth device

Instructions:
Now that you have your headset in pairing mode, proceed to pair it with your device.

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Menu key and then select Settings.

Samsung Galaxy Tab settings

• Step 2: Tap Wireless & Networks.
• Step 3: Tap Bluetooth Settings.

Samsung Galaxy Tab bluetooth settings

• Step 4: Tap Scan Devices.
  NOTE: If Bluetooth is not active, first tap Bluetooth to activate.
• Step 5: Tap desired device.

Samsung Galaxy Tab scan devices

• Step 6: Tap Accept. If prompted, enter the other device’s password in the Enter PIN field and tap Ok.
  NOTE: To find the headset’s password, refer to the manufacturer guide.
• Step 7: The Samsung Galaxy Tab will connect to the device.

Samsung Galaxy Tab bluetooth pairing

 

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How to access or change the text message center number with Samsung Galaxy Tab



Symptom:
Unable to Send Text Messages
Advisory:
NOTE: Text messaging is not available for customers on a DataConnect Pass. It is only available for customers on post-paid data rate plans.
Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap Applications.

Samsung Galaxy Tab applications

• Step 2: Tap Messaging.
• Step 3: Tap the Menu Key and then select Settings.

Samsung Galaxy Tab messaging

• Step 4: Tap Message Center.
• Step 5: Enter the appropriate Message Center Number, and then tap OK.

Samsung Galaxy Tab message center

 

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How to change the language for Samsung Galaxy Tab

Advisory:
IMPORTANT: Changing the language only affects the time, date, and currency indicators. The menus will stay in English (United States) format.
Instructions:

• Step 1: From the Home screen, tap the Menu key and then select Settings.
• Step 2: Scroll to and tap Locale and Text.

Samsung Galaxy Tab locale and text

• Step 3: Tap Select Locale.
• Step 4: Tap the desired Locale.
  NOTE: The language and regional settings will change when the local is changed.

Samsung Galaxy Tab select locale

 

[slbailey1]

Haven't seen this yet:

While on the home screen you can pinch and it will give you thumbnails of all your home pages.

Good to get around quick and you can change the "home" tab

Maybe this is normal but its nice on the big 7" screen!

With the home screen thumbnails visable, you can remove unused home screens by tapping and dragging to the remove icon.

 

[clitrenta]

I have a wallpaper trick. If you are using one of the market apps for wallpaper, make sure you save the file to device and then navigate to the file and open it. Then choose set as wallpaper. This will make the wallpaper fit this device. If you use set as wallpaper within the app, sometimes it wont scale right.

I have no luck with these wall papers. Seems every time I download one to try, it ends doing weird things to my Tab and crashing it. I'm giving up unless I specifically see that one was designed for the Tab

 

[kartini]

great! as a newbie in about 3hrs long.. hihi this is a great thing!

 

[Redcelosia]

Hi,
I'd really like to watch movies on TCM on demand online, but it says I have to have Flash. I'm finding all kinds of conflicting info online any help would be hugely appreciated.
Thanks!