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PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Table of Contents 1. Get Started............................................................Page 3 2. Play & Explore.......................................................Page 5 3. Tune Performance................................................Page 21 4. Enter & Edit Text..................................................Page 25 5. Connect to Networks...........................................Page 28 6. Connect to Keyboards, Mice & Other Devices...Page 36 7.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 1 Getting Started Power On & Sign In To turn on your Prestige, press the Power button on the right edge near the top for a few seconds, then release it. Charge the battery The battery may not be fully charged at first. It’s a good idea to fully charge it as soon as you can. The tablet can be charged 2 ways. With the power adapter, connect the power adapter to the tablet and to a power outlet.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book When prompted, you can sign in with your Google Account or create one at that time. You can also choose to skip this step and create one later. An e-mail address that you use for any of the following counts as a Google Account: • • • • • Gmail YouTube Google Apps Adwords Any other Google Product When you sign in with a Google Account, all the e-mail, contacts, calendar events and any other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your tablet.
2 PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Play & Explore Browse Home Screens To move between Home screens, swipe left or right. To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go and drag the blue dots. To remove it, touch & hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen. Tap Status Bar for Notifications Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as video downloads.
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PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Certain notifications can be expanded to show more information, such as email previews or calendar events. To expand or collapse a notification, use two fingers to either swipe vertically or twist together. To open the related app, touch the notification icon on the left. Some notifications also allow you to take specific actions by touching icons within the notification.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Opens the previous screen you were working in, even if it was in a different app. Once you back up to the Home screen, you can’t go back any further in your history. Home Opens Home. If you’re viewing a left or right Home screen, opens the central Home screen. Recent Apps Opens a list of thumbnail images of apps you’ve worked with recently. To open an app, touch it. To remove a thumbnail from the list, swipe it left or right.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To select or activate something, touch it. To type something, such as a name, password, or search terms, just touch where you want to type. A keyboard pops up that lets you type into the field. Type text by speaking: you can speak to enter text in most places that you can enter text with the onscreen keyboard. 1. Touch a text field, or a location in text you've already entered in a text field. 2. Touch the Microphone key on the onscreen keyboard. 3.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To improve the processing of your voice input, Google may record a few seconds of ambient background noise in temporary memory at any time. This recording remains on the device only fleetingly and is not sent to Google. Other common gestures include: Touch & Hold: Touch & hold an item on the screen by touching it and not lifting your finger until an action occurs.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book and pinching them together (to zoom out) or spreading them apart (to zoom in). Rotate the Screen: on most screens, the orientation of the screen rotates with your device as you turn it. You can change this in display settings. Settings On the All Apps screen or the Utilities home screen, notice the settings icon. This brings you to the settings screens for your tablet, where you can adjust things like network, sound, and account settings, among many others.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Settings > Device > Display. Lock Screen Depending how you use your tablet, you may want to set some form of automatic screen lock to prevent unauthorized access. if a lock has been set, the screen locks when your tablet’s display goes to sleep. When you touch the power button to wake up a locked tablet, you must take some action, ranging from a simple swipe to typing a lengthy password, to unlock it.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Access Your Content To resize a widget, touch & hold, then let go and drag the blue dots. To remove it, touch & hold, then drag it to the Remove icon at the top of the screen. To add a widget, touch and hold on an empty part of the home screen, then select Widgets from the popup menu and swipe from up until you see the one you want. If there is proper space for the widget it'll be placed on the home screen.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To remove an app icon from the Home screen, touch and hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over the Remove icon . Most apps include a Menu icon near the top or bottom of the screen that lets you control the app’s settings. Organize Your Home screens To move an app or widget icon to a different location on a Home screen: Touch & hold the icon. Slide your finger to the new position.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Use Quick Settings to easily access Wi-Fi settings, manage display brightness, open the main Settings menu and more. Swipe down from the top right corner of any screen to open Quick Settings, then touch one of the boxes to open a specific setting. Change sound settings Your tablet uses sounds to communicate, including notifications, alarms, and navigation feedback.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Screen lock sound is triggered when you unlock the screen. Change the wallpaper Touch and hold on an empty part of any home screen. Select Wallpapers and a selection of thumbnails will appear. Swipe left or right to browse the available wallpapers. Tap on one to select it. Choose Set wallpaper to make the selection your wallpaper. Google Now (You must be logged in to your Google account to use this feature.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book When the Google Now screen is open, you can say “Google” to activate a voice search. Open Google Now, then say “Google” and your query to search. You’re in control When you decide to use Google Now, you’re turning on location reporting and location history. Google Now also uses location information provided by Google’s location service and GPS, if those are currently turned on. Google Now also uses data that you may have stored in other Google products.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Relax with Google Play Google Play brings together all your favorite content in one place – movies, TV shows, books, music, magazines, apps, and more – so you can reach it from any of your devices. Shop on Google Play Sign in to play.google.com to get your entertainment from anywhere.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book You can quickly access your content this way, from the Google Play Store app, even if you originally purchased it on Google Play using a different phone or tablet. If you get a new device, all your media will automatically be waiting for you here when you turn on and sign in. Google Play settings To adjust your Google Play settings, switch accounts, or get help, choose the option you want from the Menu in the top right corner.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book This information applies to Android 4.2.1 and higher. If an earlier version is installed on your device and you haven’t accepted the latest system update, some details will differ. You can add widgets to the top of the lock screen and swipe be¬tween them. Lock screen widgets let you scan recent Gmail mes¬sages, Calendar entries, and other app content without unlocking your screen.
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PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 3 Tune Performance Optimize Battery Life You can extend your battery’s life between charges by turning off features that you don’t need. You can also monitor how apps and system resources consume battery power. To control battery settings, go to Settings > Device > Battery. Extend the life of your battery If you aren’t using Wi-Fi use the Settings app to turn it off. Turn down screen brightness and set a shorter sleep timeout: Settings > Device > Display.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Check battery level and usage details open Settings > Device > Battery. The list at the bottom of the screen shows the breakdown of battery usage for individual apps and services. Touch a graph for more details. The details screen for some apps includes buttons that allow you to adjust settings affecting power usage, or stop the app completely. Warning: if you stop some apps or services, your device may not work correctly.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book You’ll see three tabs at the top of the screen, each displaying a list of apps or their components: Downloaded. Displays apps you’ve downloaded Running. Displays all apps, processes, and services that are currently running or that have cached processes, and how much RAM they are using. The graph at the bottom of the Running tab shows the total RAM in use and the amount free.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Disable button: Prevents the app from running, but does not uninstall it. This option is available for some apps and services that can’t be uninstalled. Clear data button: Delete an app’s settings and other data without removing the app itself. Clear cache: if the app stores data in a temporary area of the tablet’s memory, lists how much information is stored, and includes a button for clearing it.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 4 Enter & Edit Text Use the keyboard You can enter text using the onscreen keyboard. some apps open it automatically. in others, you open it by touching where you want to type. To make the keyboard go away, touch the modified ton below it. back but- Basic editing ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Move the insertion point: Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a green tab appears below it. Drag the tab to move the cursor. Select text: Touch & hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest word highlights, with a tab at each end of the selection. drag the tabs to change the selection. The tab disappears after a few moments, to get out of your way. To make it reappear, touch the text again. Delete text: Touch before the cursor.
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PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 5 Connect to Networks Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings. To use Wi-Fi, you connect to a wireless access point, or “hotspot.” Some hotspots are open and you can simply connect to them. Others implement security features that require other steps to set up, such as digital certificates or other ways to ensure that only authorized users can connect.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book If you’re adding a Wi-Fi network when first setting up your device touch Settings > Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to the on position. The device scans for available Wi-Fi networks and displays the names of those it finds. Secured networks are indicated with a Lock icon. If the device finds a network that you connected to previously, it connects to it.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To join a secured network, you first need to learn security details from the network’s administrator. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on. Touch the Plus icon at the top of the screen. Enter the ssid (name) of the network. if necessary, enter security or other network configuration details. Touch Save. The information about the network is saved. Your device will connect to this network automatically the next time you come within range.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Some network administrators require you to connect to internal or external network resources via a proxy server. by default, the Wi-Fi networks you add are not configured to connect via a proxy, but you can change that for each Wi-Fi network you’ve added. Proxy settings are used by browser but may not be used by other apps. Touch & hold a network in the list of Wi-Fi networks you’ve added. Touch Modify network in the dialog that opens. Select Show advanced options.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on. In the Wi-Fi settings screen, touch Menu icon > Advanced. These are the settings you can adjust: Network notification: by default, when Wi-Fi is on, you receive notifications in the Status bar when your device detects an open Wi-Fi network. uncheck this option to turn off notifications. Keep Wi-Fi during sleep: To conserve mobile data usage, your device stays connected to Wi-Fi when the screen goes to sleep.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To turn Wi-Fi on or off, go to > Wi-Fi. Settings > Wireless & networks To manage mobile data options, go to networks > Data usage. Settings > Wireless & Connect to Virtual Private Networks Virtual private networks (VPNs) allow you to connect to the resources inside a secured local network, from outside that network.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book From the VPN screen, touch Add VPN profile. In the form that appears, fill in the information provided by your network administrator. Touch Save. The VPN is added to the list on the VPN screen. Connect to a VPN From the VPN screen, touch the name of the VPN. In the dialog that opens, enter any requested credentials. Touch Connect. When you’re connected to a VPN, a Status icon and notification are displayed continuously.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Control Airplane Mode & Other Network Settings These settings are available under Settings > Wireless & networks > More. Follow the links for detailed instructions: Airplane Mode. Check to turn off all data transmission from the device. VPN. Touch to adjust settings that allow you to connect to websites and other resources within a secured local network from outside that network. see “Connect to virtual private networks” on page 59. ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 6 Connect to Keyboards, Mice, & Other Devices You can connect a keyboard, mouse, or even a joystick or other input device to your tablet via usb and use it just as you would with a PC. You may need the provided adapter to connect the keyboard or other device to your tablet’s USB port. To connect more than one USB device at a time, use a powered usb hub to reduce the drain on your tablet’s battery.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Pressing escape is equivalent to touching back. Press Tab or Shift-Tab to move from field to field in a form or other screen with multiple text fields. Mice When you connect a mouse to your tablet and move the mouse, an arrow-shaped cursor appears, just as on a computer: Use the mouse to move the cursor. Clicking, pressing, and dragging with the mouse button is equivalent to touching, touching & holding, and dragging with your finger. Only one mouse button is supported.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 7 Connect to a Computer Connect to a Windows Computer via USB You can use a usb cable to connect your tablet to a Windows computer and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is supported by most recent versions of Windows. When you connect your tablet to the usb port on your computer, its usb storage is mounted as a drive and appears on your computer screen.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book You can use a usb cable to connect your tablet to a computer running Mac OS X with a usb cable and transfer music, pictures, and other files in both directions. This connection uses the MTP protocol, which is not supported by Mac OS X natively. Therefore, you first need to install the free Android File Transfer application on your Macintosh. It’s available from www.android.com/filetransfer, along with instructions on how to install it.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book files to or from it and other Finder windows. Disconnect the USB cable when you’re finished. To change your tablet’s USB connection options, go to Settings > Device > Storage > Menu > USB computer connection. ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 8 Manage Accounts Add or remove accounts You can use multiple Google Accounts and Microsoft exchange Activesync accounts on your device. You may also be able to add other kinds of accounts, depending on your apps. Some you can add in the Accounts section of settings, as described here. Others you add using an app that works with those kinds of accounts. For example, you can add IMAP and POP3 email accounts with the email app.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Go to Settings > Accounts > Add account. Touch the kind of account to add. Follow the on-screen instructions. Most accounts require a username and password, but the details depend on the kind of account and the configuration of the service you’re connecting to. Depending on the kind of account, you may be asked to configure what kinds of data you want to sync, name the account, and other details.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book For any other type of account go, to Settings > Accounts > account-name and look for the Remove option. ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 9 Change Backup & Reset Options You can back up settings and other data associated with one or more of your Google Accounts. if you need to replace or factory reset your device, you can restore your data for any accounts that were previously backed up. To view the settings described here, go to & Reset. Settings > Backup These options are available: Back Up My Data.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Backup Account. Displays the Google Accounts whose information gets backed up. You must sign in with one or more of these accounts on a new or reset device to retrieve the associated information. To add a new account, touch Backup account > Add account. Automatic restore. Check this option to restore settings and other data when you reinstall an app.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 10 Secure Your Tablet Set Screen Lock Depending how you use your tablet, you may want to set some form of automatic screen lock to prevent unauthorized access. If a screen lock has been set, the screen locks when your tablet’s display goes to sleep. If your tablet’s playing music when the screen locks, you can continue listening or pause the selection without unlocking. To adjust your lock settings: 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock. 2.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Slide provides no protection, but lets you get to the Home screen quickly, or open Camera and start taking pictures immediately. Pattern lets you draw a simple pattern with your finger to unlock the phone. This is more secure than Slide unlock. PIN requires four or more numbers. Longer PINs tend to be more secure. Password requires four or more letters or numbers. This is the most secure option, as long as you create a strong password.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book You can encrypt all the data on your tablet: Google Accounts, app data, music and other media, downloaded information, and so on. if you do, you must enter a numeric PIN or password each time you turn on your tablet. Note that this is the same PIN or password that you use to unlock your tablet without encryption, and cannot be set independently. Warning: encryption is irreversible.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Schedule an hour or more for the encryption process: you must not interrupt it or you will lose some or all of your data. When you’re ready to turn on encryption: Touch Settings > Personal > Security > Encryption > Encrypt tablet. Read the information about encryption carefully. The Encrypt Tablet button is dimmed if your battery’s not charged or your tablet’s not plugged in. If you change your mind about encrypting your tablet, touch the back button.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book When encryption is complete, you’re prompted to enter your PIN or password. subsequently, you must enter your PIN or password each time you power on your tablet, to decrypt it. ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 11 Work with Certificates You can use digital certificates to identify your device for a variety of purposes, including VPN or Wi-Fi network access as well as authentication to servers by apps such as email or browser. To use a certificate to identify your device, you must obtain it with help from your system administrator, and install it in your device’s trusted credential storage . Android supports DER-encoded X.509 certificates, saved in files with a .crt or .
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To install a certificate from your tablet’s internal storage: Copy the certificate or key store from your computer to the root of your device’s internal storage (that is, not in a folder). Touch Settings > Personal > Security > Credential storage > Install from storage. Touch the filename of the certificate or keystore to install. Only certificates that you haven’t already installed are displayed. If prompted, enter the key store password and touch OK.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Warning: Apps such as email and browser that support certificates allow you to install certificates directly from within the app. For details, see the Help or other instructions that come with each app. Work with CA Certificates If a certificate authority (CA) certificate gets compromised, or for some other reason your organization doesn’t want to trust it, you can disable or remove it. To do so, follow these steps: 1.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To remove or disable a CA certificate, scroll down to the bottom of the details screen and touch either Disable for system certificates or remove for user certificates. When you disable a system CA certificate, the button at the bottom of its details screen changes to Enable, so you can enable the certificate again if necessary. When you remove a user-installed CA certificate, it is gone permanently and must be re-installed if you want it back.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 12 Try Some Apps Use All Apps From All Apps, you can: • Move between screens - Swipe left or right. • Open an app - Touch its icon. • Place an app icon on a Home screen - Touch & hold the app icon, slide your finger, and lift your finger to drop the icon in place. • Browse widgets - Touch the Widgets tab at the top of any All Apps screen. • Get more apps - Touch the Play Store icon in the list of app icons, or the Shop icon at the upper right.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Most apps include a Menu icon near the top or bottom of the screen that lets you control the app’s settings. Start Gmail But Gmail isn’t just about email.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book No matter where you are within Gmail, you can always get back to the Inbox by touching the Gmail icon at the top of the screen. Find People When you first turn on your tablet and sign into a Google Account, any existing contacts from that account are synced with your People app. After that, all your contacts stay in sync automatically on your tablet, another device, or a Web browser. If you use Exchange, you can also sync that contact information with People.
• PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Edit details. While viewing a contact, touch icons at the top of the screen or the Menu icon to edit or share contact details, delete a contact, and so on. You can also touch the star beside the contact’s name to add that contact to your Favorites list. • Change your settings. While viewing the main list screen, touch the Menu icon to import or export contacts, choose display options for the Groups and All tabs, and add or edit accounts.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book From any of these views, you can: • Read or edit event details. Touch an event to view its details. • Manage events and calendars. Touch icons across the top of the screen or Menu to search or create events, return to today, or adjust settings. To email everyone who’s invited to an event, you have two options: 1. Open the event from the Calendar app at any time and touch Email guests. 2.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book You can also add a label to an alarm and change the ringtone. To change these options for a single alarm, touch the arrow underneath the On/Off switch. Set a timer 1. Touch the Timer icon in the top left corner of the screen. 2. Enter the time you want, then touch Start. When the timer is going, you can add an additional minute, pause the timer, or delete the current timer. The timer beeps when the time is up. It keeps beeping until you touch Stop. Use the stopwatch 1.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To view the current date and time, touch the Clock icon at the top center of the screen. Manage downloads Google Play streams your purchases and rentals from Google servers while you’re playing them. They don’t occupy permanent storage space. However, you can pin (download) books, movies, and other content in order to access it offline. In addition to downloading content from Google Play, you can download files from Gmail or other sources.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 13 Google Now & Search About Google Now You must be logged in to your Google account in order to use this feature. Google Now gives you just the right information at just the right time. Swipe up from the bottom of your tablet to get commute traffic before work, popular nearby places, your favorite team’s current score, and more. You can turn Google Now on or off at any time. Swipe up the same way and touch Menu > Settings > Google Now.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To know when to display what information, Google Now uses contextual data from your tablet and from other Google products, plus data from third-party products that you allow Google Now to access. For example, Google Now uses the time of day, your current location, and your location history to show you what the traffic on your commute is like when you wake up in the morning.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book get back to the main Google Now screen, touch Hide sample cards. In addition to the cards shown in the list of samples, you may also see a Public Alerts card. Public Alerts provide emergency information from sources such as the National Weather Service and the U.S. Geological Survey. Coverage is currently provided by a limited number of key partners, only in the United States (excepting U.S. Geological Survey earthquake alerts).
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Google apps while still permitting its use by non-Google apps – just go to Settings > Accounts > Google > Location settings. Location reporting refers your tablet’s ability to report your current location for the purpose of recording your location history. Location history refers to your tablet’s ability to store your past locations, including home and work. When you decide to use Google Now, you’ll start reporting your location and turn on your location history.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Now to work. To manage this setting, go to > Location access. Settings > Personal For more details, see “Control location access, reporting, & history.” About Web History & other data Google Now uses data from multiple sources to help predict what you need. For example, if you have a synced calendar entry for a dentist appointment, Google Now can check traffic and suggest when to leave.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Google Now displays cards when they’re most likely to be useful and relevant based on the current time and your current location. To expand that search and get additional ones, touch Show more cards below the last card displayed. Swipe cards away Swipe cards away when you don’t need them. You’ll occasionally be asked whether a card was useful. By answering, you can help Google Now learn which cards are most useful to you and when. Turn cards off or on 1.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book The italicized text explains why the card has appeared at the current time or location. In some cases, you can also adjust preferences related to that card (such as Fahrenheit or Celsius for the Weather card). Some cards also let you answer questions that help Google Now fine-tune its performance. To hide this information, touch the ©2013 Visual Land Inc. Info icon again.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Some cards rely on details you specify about your home and work addresses, the sports team or stocks you’re following, and so on. To edit such details, go to Menu > Settings > My stuff. Adjust notifications When cards appear, you’ll receive a notification. You can touch the notification to open the card, or swipe to dismiss it. For high-priority card notifications, you can set a ringtone or turn Vibrate on or off.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To the Home screen: Touch the All Apps icon and swipe left until you find the widget. Then touch & hold the widget to activate a Home screen, and drag the widget to the location you want. Turn Google Now on or off You can turn Google Now on or off from within the Google Search app: 1. Swipe up from the bottom of any screen, or touch Google or the Google icon on a Home screen. 2. Touch Menu > Settings. You may need to lower the keyboard to see the Menu icon.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Turning off Google Now stops the display of cards and returns any card settings you may have changed to their initial state. Turning off location history doesn’t delete existing history or turn off location reporting. Control location access, reporting, & history This section describes how to set your home and work addresses and manage other location-related features used by Google Now.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To turn off both location reporting and location history for your tablet: 1. Go to Settings > Google > Maps & Latitude. This brings you to the Location settings screen for Google Maps. 2. To turn off location reporting, touch Location reporting > Do not update your location. 3. To turn off location history, uncheck Enable location history.
3. 4. PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book To delete all your recorded location history, click Delete all history. Alternatively, from this screen you can delete a portion of your location history starting from a date you choose in the calendar. Click OK.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Use your voice on Android You can speak into your Android phone or tablet to search, get directions, send messages, and perform other common tasks. To initiate an action or a search using your voice, touch the Microphone icon on the Home screen or in the Google Search app. If your device is running Android 4.1 or later, you don’t have to touch the microphone — just open the Google Search app and say “Google.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book flight status, sports score, currency conversion, mathematical calculation, and more.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book After touching the Microphone icon or saying “Google,” speak the Voice Action you want to use. Or say “help” to see examples of the kinds of things you can tell Google to do for you. Examples include: “Set alarm for 8:30 a.m.” “Send email to Marcus Foster. Subject: Coming tonight? Message: Hope to see you later.” “Navigate to Mike’s Bikes in Palo Alto.” Voice Actions commands Voice Actions are only supported in English, French, German, Spanish, and Italian.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book “Directions to” or “Navigate to” Address, name, business name, type of business, or other destination “Directions to 1299 Colusa Avenue, Berkeley, California” or “Navigate to Union Square, San Francisco.” "Post to Google+" What you want posted to Google+ "What's this song?" "Post to Google+ I'm going out of town." When you hear a song, ask "What's this song?" "Scan a barcode" Scan a barcode or QR code to learn more about a product.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Gmail cards are based on confirmation messages sent to the Gmail account you’ve selected for use with Google Now. For example, cards appear before restaurant reservations you’ve made with OpenTable or when you receive email updates for packages in transit. Gmail cards typically include links to other useful information, such as a link to the email on which the card is based, or directions to a restaurant or hotel from your current location.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book in your tablet, which are then compared to typical movements involved in walking or cycling. This information isn’t available unless you’ve turned on location reporting and history for at least one of your Android devices. If you’ve turned these on for more than one device, the Activity summary card reflects the one you used most often that month. About the Stocks card The Stocks card displays stocks that: • You’ve searched on recently.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book About the Research topics card The Research topics card appears when your recent Web History includes several searches related to a single topic – such as a trip you’re planning – and Google detects relevant webpages that you may not have found yet. For this card to appear, you must have Web History turned on for the account you use with Google Now. To explore more links that may be relevant to the topic, touch Explore at the bottom of the card.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Tablet search. Control which apps on your tablet are included in Google searches. Privacy & accounts. Set the account for use with Google Search and search-related privacy options for that account. ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 14 Settings Quick Settings provide the fastest way to adjust settings that you access frequently, such as Wi-Fi or brightness. You can also reach the main Settings screen from Quick Settings. Most apps include their own settings, typically available from Menu > Settings. These are the main types of settings available. Click the links to see the help articles available for each category. Wireless & networks.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book 15 Accessibility To use the accessibility options available on your tablet, open Settings > System > Accessibility. Options for people with visual impairments include: TalkBack is a pre-installed screen reader from Google. It uses spoken feedback to describe events, such as notifications, and the results of your actions, such as opening an app.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book You can make reading and navigating this material easier by increasing the text size – just open Chrome, go to Menu > Settings > Accessibility, and drag the slider to adjust the text size. You can also try magnification gestures, which allow you to zoom in and out, as well as temporarily magnify what’s under your finger. To try magnification gestures, go to Settings > Accessibility > Magnification gestures. ©2013 Visual Land Inc.
PRESTIGE Android Tablet Guide Book Safety Information • • • • • • • • • The battery is not intended to be replaced by the consumer. If you believe the battery is damaged or needs to be replaced, contact Visual Land customer support for inspection and/or replacement. Do not let the battery come in contact with liquids. Do not place your device near a heat source or leave it in your car in high temperatures. Do not dispose of the battery in a fire. Avoid dropping device.
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