Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 For Dummies

by Dan Gookin

Overview

Learn to:

• Navigate the Galaxy Tab and speedily download apps, movies, and music
• Video chat and read eBooks on the bigger, better screen
• E-mail, browse the web, and map directions for a trip

IN FULL COLOR!

Welcome to the Galaxy!

Let Dan Gookin help you get to know your Galaxy Tab

Fabulous device. Flimsy documentation. So again, it's Dan Gookin and For Dummies to the rescue! Dan shows you how to conquer the Galaxy, from initial set-up to video chatting and beyond. Learn to e-mail, web surf, play movies and music, read eBooks, navigate, take pictures, track appointments, print documents, and so much more, the Galaxy Tab way.

• Tour the Galaxy — turn it on and off, configure your account, find things, use the touchscreen, and type
• Talk to the Tab — dictate text to appear on the screen, or command the Tab with your voice
• That social stuff — update your Facebook status, tweet, explore other social networks, maintain contacts, e-mail, and chat
• You are here — use Maps to find out where you are, where your friends are, and how to get where you're going
• Wait, there's more — explore eBooks, keep your calendar, set alarms, shoot photos and video, make Skype and video calls, and shop for apps

Open the book and find:

• All the basic Tab operations
• Ways to surf the Internet at blazing 4G LTE speeds
• How to grab contacts from your social networking sites
• Tips for setting up e-mail, Facebook, and Twitter
• Advice on sharing and printing photos
• Tab travel tips
• All about Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and USB connections
• Common Tab questions and answers

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781118280195
Publisher:	Wiley
Publication date:	01/09/2012
Sold by:	JOHN WILEY & SONS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	336
File size:	11 MB
Note:	This product may take a few minutes to download.

About the Author

Dan Gookin is the bestselling author who wrote the original For Dummies book in 1991. With more than 11 million copies in print, his books have been translated into 32 languages and explain hardware, software, smartphones, and other technologies in plain English. Visit Dan's website at www.wambooli.com.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Part I: The Galaxy in Your Hands 7

Chapter 1: Welcome to Tablet Land 9

Chapter 2: Galaxy Tab On and Off 17

Chapter 3: Find Your Way around the Galaxy 29

Chapter 4: Typing and Text on the Tab 45

Part II: The Communications Tab 59

Chapter 5: You Have Friends 61

Chapter 6: Mail of the Electronic Kind 75

Chapter 7: Tablet Web Browsing 91

Chapter 8: The Digital Social Life 105

Chapter 9: Phone Calls and Video Chat 115

Part III: The Everything Tab 133

Chapter 10: Getting from Here to There 135

Chapter 11: It’s a Big, Flat Camera 149

Chapter 12: Galaxy Gallery 161

Chapter 13: The Galaxy Is Alive with the Sound of Music 177

Chapter 14: Your Digital Library 191

Chapter 15: What Else Does It Do? 201

Chapter 16: A Galaxy of Apps 213

Part IV: Nuts & Bolts 223

Chapter 17: It’s a Wireless Life 225

Chapter 18: Connect and Share 237

Chapter 19: Taking Your Tab with You 251

Chapter 20: Customize Your Galaxy Tab 257

Chapter 21: Galaxy Tab Health, Happiness, and Maintenance 271

Part V: The Part of Tens 285

Chapter 22: Ten Tips, Tricks, and Shortcuts 287

Chapter 23: Ten Things to Remember 295

Chapter 24: Ten Great Apps 301

Index 307