September 2011
Beginner
444 pages
12h 13m
English
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Customizing the Home Screen and Panes
Here’s one of the many nice things about the Galaxy Tab—it’s easy to put your personal mark on it. Wish there were a few more apps on the Home screen? No problem; you can easily add them. Want to change the location of apps, or move around widgets and add new ones to each of your panels and the Home screen? It’s a breeze. The rest of this section shows you how. Think of yourself as Picasso and the Home screen as your canvas.
First, a bit of explanation. Your Home screen is actually a whole lot bigger than it looks. At first glance, it appears to be a single panel. In fact, though, there are five panels. To see them, swipe your finger to the left or right along the Home screen. You see two panels to the left of the main Home panel, and two panels to the right of them. The panel indicator at the top of the screen shows you which panel you’re currently on. You can also move from panel to panel by tapping the panel’s button. This section shows you how to customize any or all of those five panels.
To start, tap the + button on the upper right of the Tab’s screen. You see thumbnails of all five of your panels on the top part of the screen. On the bottom part of the screen, you see buttons for widgets, app shortcuts, wallpapers, and more.
Tip
Don’t like the idea of tapping the + button? Then simply press your finger against the Tab screen, and the same thing happens.
Tap any of those buttons, and you see all the objects you can add to any of the panels. ...
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