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Learn to access apps, navigate home screens, and more.
Watch this video to learn how on your Samsung Galaxy Tab 2 10.1.
Your Galaxy Tab 2 10.1 has five different home screens
where you can put apps and shortcuts that you use often.
To move between them, swipe your finger to the left or right.
The dots at the top of your screen will let you know
which screen you are currently on.
To customize a home screen, simply touch and hold an empty space.
From here you have the option to add folders, more home screens
set the wallpaper, and more.
Touch the Back key.
Widgets give you quick access to application functions or information.
To add a widget to a home screen, touch Apps.
Then touch the Widgets tab.
Choose the widget you want to add by touching and holding it.
Then drag the widget to any of the available home pages, and let go.
Next, touch anywhere on the home screen to set your widget.
Your widget has been added to the page.
If you don't like the location, touch and hold the widget
then drag it to the location you want.
Now, touch the home screen once more to set your widget.
You also can resize some widgets.
To do this, touch and hold the widget.
Then use the handles to change the size.
Once you are satisfied with the changes
touch the home screen to set your widget.
And later, if you decide to remove a widget
just touch and hold, and then drag it to the trashcan at the top.
At the bottom left of the screen, you'll notice some important keys.
There's Back, Home, Recent Apps, and the screen capture key.
By touching the recent apps key
you can see a list of the apps you've used recently.
Touch an app to switch to it.
Touch the Home key to return to your most recently used home screen.
At the bottom right, you can see the time, network connectivity
battery level, and other notifications.
Touch anywhere in this section to open the Quick Panel.
Here you can view and change settings such as Bluetooth, Sound
Screen rotation, and more.
Touch anywhere on the home page to close the Quick Panel.
To view your Applications, touch the Apps icon
at the top right of your screen.
Back on the Home screen, you can also quickly search Google
by touching the Google icon in the top left corner of your home screen.
To leave search, touch the down arrow on the bottom left of the screen.