Samsung Galaxy TabA User Manual

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12 Navigation, Motions, and GesturesKnow Your DeviceTouchscreen NavigationTapLightly tap items to select or launch them.• Tap the on screen keyboard to enter charactersor text.• Tap an item to select it.• Tap an app icon to launch the application.Touch and HoldActivate onscreen items by a touch and holdgesture. For example:• Touch and hold a widget on the Home screen tomove it.• Touch and hold a field to display a pop-up menuof options.Swipe or SlideTo swipe, lightly drag your finger vertically orhorizontally across the screen.• Swipe the screen to unlock the device.• Swipe the screen to scroll through theHome screens or menu options.DragTo drag, touch and hold on an item, and then moveit to a new location.• Drag an app shortcut to add it to a Home screen.• Drag a widget to a place it in a new location on aHome screen.Pinch and SpreadPinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger orspread by moving your fingers apart.• Pinch or spread the screen to zoom in or out whileviewing a picture or a web page.• Pinch or spread the screen to zoom in or out whiletaking a picture.Motions and GesturesControl your device by making specific gestureswith your hand above the device’s screen.Enable Motions and Gestures1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Settings> Motions and gestures.2. Touch ON/OFF to enable each feature:• Mute: Mute alarms by turning the device overor by covering the screen with your hand.• Palm swipe to capture screen: Create acopy of the current screen by swiping theside of your hand across the screen. Thescreenshot is saved to the clipboard and tothe Screenshots folder in the Gallery app.Navigation, Motions, and Gestures