Learn how to use Navigation And Gestures on your Samsung Galaxy Note 3. Using the touch screen display you can navigate the features of your device, select menu items, and enter characters. The following conventions are used in this manual to describe the navigation action in the procedures.
Waking the Device
- Shake the Galaxy Gear on your wrist or press Power/Home icon.
Navigating Through the Screens
- The following terms describe the most common hardware and on-screen actions.
- Swipe or slide: Quickly drag your finger left or right across the screen to view your favorite applications. Scroll up or down to navigate within an available on-screen list. For example: slide your finger left or right on the Home (Clock) screen to scroll among the currently loaded favorite applications or slide through an available on-screen list.
Note: From an open application screen, swipe down to exit the current application and return to the Home screen.
- Tap: use a brief touch to select items on the display or to enter text on the virtual keypad. For example: tap an Application icon to open the application.
- Double-Tap: in a single motion, tap the screen simultaneously with two fingers to: Access the Brightness and Volume controls, View Battery and Bluetooth connection status.
- Pinch: Pinch the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom out when viewing a picture. (Move fingers inward to zoom out.)
- Spread: Spread the screen using your thumb and forefinger to zoom in when viewing a picture. (Move fingers outward to zoom in.)
