Page 3 - Table of contents; Explore your tablet
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook iii Table of contents 1. Get started 1 insert & activate a siM card 1 Charge the battery 4 set up your tablet 5 Get around 6 use your Home screens 8 Touch & type 10 Type text by speaking 11 2. Explore your tablet 13 swipe up for Google Now 13 Swipe down for notifica...
Page 5 - Hardware reference; What’s in the box
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook v 6. Settings 67 7. Accessibility 68 Appendix: Hardware reference 70 What’s in the box 70 Nexus 7 (2013) hardware 71 specs (Wi-Fi models) 73 specs (32Gb + LTe) 75
Page 6 - Get started; Insert & activate a SIM card; To insert a new siM card:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 1 1 Get started Insert & activate a SIM card Applies only to Nexus 7 (2013) LTE. To use your tablet with mobile network data, you must first insert & activate a siM card. if no card is installed, the message “No siM card” appears on the tablet’s lock s...
Page 7 - insert the siM ejection tool that comes with the tablet (or a
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 2 3. insert the siM ejection tool that comes with the tablet (or a paperclip) into the hole on the tray, and push firmly but gently until the tray pops out. 4. Remove the tray and place the micro siM card inside it, with the angled corner fitting snugly into t...
Page 8 - Carefully reposition the tray in the slot and push it gently back
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 3 5. Carefully reposition the tray in the slot and push it gently back into the tablet. To activate a siM card: 1. After completing the setup instructions, open the settings app and turn off Wi-Fi. Once Wi-Fi is off, you’ll see a notification at the top of you...
Page 9 - Charge the battery; • To avoid risk of injury or damaging your device, peel the pro-
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 4 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. Connect the micro usb cable to Nexus 7 and to the charging unit, and the charging unit to a power outlet: • The usb charging unit varies...
Page 10 - • The input voltage range between the wall outlet and this; Set up your tablet; The first time you turn on the tablet, you’ll see a Welcome screen.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 5 • The input voltage range between the wall outlet and this charging unit is AC 100V–240V, and the charging unit’s output voltage is dC5.2V, 1.35A. • Your Nexus 7 can be charged via the usb port on a computer only when Nexus 7 is in sleep mode (screen off ) o...
Page 11 - Get around
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 6 When you sign in with a Google Account, all the email, contacts, Calendar events, and other data associated with that account are automatically synced with your tablet. if you have multiple Google Accounts, you can add the others later. Get around every Home...
Page 13 - Use your Home screens; Browse Home screens; To move between Home screens, swipe left or right.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 8 Use your Home screens Browse Home screens To move between Home screens, swipe left or right. The My Library widget displays music, movies, magazines, and books you already have: When you’re ready to shop for more, try the suggestions in one of the Play Recom...
Page 14 - Organize Home screens; To add an app or widget to a Home screen:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 9 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. Organize Home screens To add an app or widget to a Home screen: 1. Go to the Home screen where...
Page 16 - Type text by speaking; Touch a text field, or a location in text you’ve already entered
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook Ge T sTA RTed 11 To change your tablet’s notification sounds, vol-umes, and more, go to Settings > Device > Sound. To change your tablet’s brightness, font size, and more, go to Settings > Device > Display. Type text by speaking You can speak to enter text in mo...
Page 18 - Explore your tablet; Swipe up for Google Now
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 13 2 Explore your tablet Swipe up for Google Now Google Now is about getting you just the right information, at just the right time. it tells you today’s weather before you start your day, how much traffic to expect before you leave for work, and even...
Page 19 - You’re in control
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 14 Give it a try! Swipe your finger up from the bottom of any screen, or touch the Google search bar at the top of the Home screen. When you want to see more cards, touch Show more cards at the bottom of the screen. When you don’t need them any more, ...
Page 20 - Swipe down for notifications & settings
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 15 Swipe down for notifications & settings Notifications alert you to the arrival of new messages, calendar events, and alarms, as well as ongoing events, such as video downloads. When a notification arrives, its icon appears at the top of the scr...
Page 21 - You can perform these actions from the notification shade:; Quick Settings
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 16 You can perform these actions from the notification shade: Touch to respond to other guests swipe down using one finger to expand certain notifications dismiss all Quick Settings use Quick settings to easily access Wi-Fi settings, manage dis-play b...
Page 22 - relax with Google Play; Use Google Play widgets; These widgets are available on your Home screens:; • My Library. displays your most recently used music, books,; and so on. Touch any of the images to see your content.; • recommended apps. Recommends apps that you can add to
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 17 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. Use Google Play widgets These widgets are availabl...
Page 23 - To add another Google Play widget, touch the; Shop on Google Play; sign in to; Find your content; if you purchased on Google Play in the past, you’ll automatically
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 18 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 another Google Play widget, touch the All Apps icon, then Widgets, and swipe ...
Page 24 - Play store icon to open Google Play. in the top; Google Play settings
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 19 have access to this content on your Nexus 7 — just make sure you’re signed in using the same account that you used to pur-chase it. You can get to your content using any of the Google Play icons in your Favorites tray, including books, Magazines, M...
Page 25 - Google Play support; Use & customize the lock screen; To set or change the type of lock, go to to; Settings > Personal; Add a widget to the lock screen; if the lock screen has no widgets yet, you’ll see a large
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 20 and enable user controls. To filter Android apps based on matu-rity level or require a PiN before completing any purchase, touch Content filtering or Set or change PIN. Google Play support For more detailed information about Google Play, including ...
Page 26 - reorder lock screen widgets; Try Face Unlock; You can set locks of different strengths using lock settings:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 21 3. Touch the widget you want to add. You can add up to five widgets to your lock screen. To move be-tween them, swipe across the top of the screen in portrait mode, or across the left side of the screen in landscape mode. reorder lock screen widget...
Page 27 - Share content with Android Beam; open a screen that contains something you’d like to share,
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 22 TIP: After you set up Face unlock, look under Settings > Personal > Security for two additional settings: Improve face matching and Liveness check. use these to make Face unlock more reliable and secure. Share content with Android Beam You ca...
Page 28 - Change the wallpaper; To change the wallpaper that’s displayed on your Home screens:; drag the blue dots to determine the cropping, and touch OK.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 23 To turn on NFC, go to Settings > Wireless & net-works > More > NFC. To turn on Android beam, go to Settings > Wireless & networks > More > Android Beam. Change the wallpaper To change the wallpaper that’s displayed on your...
Page 29 - Take a screenshot; Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 24 Take a screenshot You can easily take a screenshot on your tablet that you can save in your Gallery or share with others: 1. Make sure the image you want to capture is displayed on the screen. 2. Press the Power and Volume down buttons simultaneous...
Page 30 - To pair and connect a bluetooth input devices to your device:; Keyboards; other screen with multiple text fields.; Mice; • only one mouse button is supported.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 25 To pair and connect a bluetooth input devices to your device: 1. Make sure your bluetooth input device is in pairing mode.2. Touch Settings > Wireless & Networks > Bluetooth.3. Make sure bluetooth is turned on.4. Touch the name of your de...
Page 31 - • if your mouse has a trackball or scroll wheel, you can use it to; Other input devices
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook e xPLoRe YouR TA bLe T 26 • if your mouse has a trackball or scroll wheel, you can use it to scroll both vertically and horizontally. Other input devices You can connect joysticks, gamepads, and other input devices to your tablet. if they work without special drivers or ada...
Page 32 - Use the keyboard; To make the keyboard go away, touch the modified
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook use THe k e YboA Rd 27 3 Use the keyboard Enter & edit text 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 back but- ton below i...
Page 33 - Basic editing; Paste
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook use THe k e YboA Rd 28 Basic editing • Move the insertion point. Touch where you want to type. The cursor blinks in the new position, and a blue tab appears below it. drag the tab to move the cursor. • Select text. Touch & hold or double-tap within the text. The nearest...
Page 34 - Use next-word suggestions; Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t ap-; Try Gesture Typing; To input a word using Gesture Typing:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook use THe k e YboA Rd 29 Use next-word suggestions 1. Touch the location where you want to input text.2. start typing out a word. When the word you want is displayed in a list above the keyboard, touch it. 3. Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t ap- pear. i...
Page 35 - Use Gesture Typing without the space bar; Use keyboard dictionaries; Personal dictionary
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook use THe k e YboA Rd 30 TIP: if there are letters you want to emphasize — for in-stance, if the keyboard displays a similar word instead of the one you want — hover over it slightly longer before mov-ing on to the next letter. Use Gesture Typing without the space bar When yo...
Page 36 - settings icon next to Android keyboard.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook use THe k e YboA Rd 31 Add-on dictionaries 1. Touch the settings icon next to Android keyboard. 2. Touch Add-on dictionaries. You’ll see dictionaries for other languages that you can down-load to your device. 3. Touch the dictionary you want, then Install.
Page 37 - Try some apps; Use All Apps; • Browse widgets. Touch the Widgets tab at the top of any All; icons, or the shop icon at the upper right.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook TRY soMe A PPs 32 4 Try some apps Use All Apps To see all your apps, touch the All Apps icon in the Favorites tray on any Home screen. This is where you can see all your apps, including those downloaded on Google Play. You can move app icons to any of your Home screens. Fro...
Page 38 - Start Gmail
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook TRY soMe A PPs 33 To view info about an app from an All App screen, touch & hold it, slide your finger toward the top of the screen, and drop the app over the App info icon. Most apps include a Menu icon near the top or bottom of the screen that lets you control the app...
Page 39 - To change your settings, add an account, or get help, touch the; Find People
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook TRY soMe A PPs 34 To change your settings, add an account, or get help, touch the Menu icon. 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 The People app gives you quick access to ...
Page 40 - • Change your settings. While viewing the main list screen,; People icon at the top of the; Manage your Calendar
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook TRY soMe A PPs 35 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 opti...
Page 41 - To email everyone who’s invited to an event, you have two options:; Set an alarm; Touch the Alarm Clock icon in the lower left corner of the
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook TRY soMe A PPs 36 the screen or Menu to search or create events, return to to-day, or adjust settings. To email everyone who’s invited to an event, you have two options: • open the event from the Calendar app at any time and touch Email guests. • When a notification of the ...
Page 42 - Set a timer; Manage downloads
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook TRY soMe A PPs 37 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...
Page 44 - About Google Now; back button to lower
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 39 5 Google Now & Search About Google Now 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 sc...
Page 45 - About Google Now cards
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 40 for sports or flight updates, or from your synced calendar entries for appointment reminders. About Google Now cards A Google Now card is a short snippet of useful information that slides into view right when you’re most likely to need it. For e...
Page 46 - locationhistory
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 41 About location access, reporting, & history Location access settings determine whether your tablet can use your current location. When location access is turned on, apps can use it to give you more relevant information, such as nearby restau...
Page 47 - About Web History & other data
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 42 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 dentis...
Page 48 - Use Google Now; Swipe cards away; swipe cards away when you don’t need them.; Turn cards off or on
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 4 3 Use Google Now To view the Google Now cards that are waiting for you at any par-ticular time, swipe up from the bottom of your tablet, or touch Google on any Home screen. Google Now displays cards when they’re most likely to be useful and relev...
Page 49 - The icon turns blue, and the card expands downward, like this:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 4 4 The icon turns blue, and the card expands downward, like this: The italicized text explains why the card has appeared at the cur-rent time or location. in some cases, you can also adjust preferences related to that card (such as Fahrenheit or C...
Page 50 - Adjust notifications; To add a Google Now widget:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 45 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. You can also ...
Page 51 - Turn Google Now on or off; swipe up from the bottom of any screen, or touch Google or; the Google icon on a Home screen.; Touch Menu > Settings. You may need to lower the keyboard; to see the Menu icon.; Turn on Google Now from the settings screen:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 46 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...
Page 52 - Location History dashboard; Turn off Location reporting & History
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 47 IMPOrTANT: The location settings described here are available only if your tablet has Google Maps for mobile version 7.0 or higher. To get the latest Google Maps, open Google Play and search for Google Maps. if you don’t have the latest version,...
Page 53 - Delete Location History details; open a web browser and make sure you’re signed in with the
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 48 You can turn off and delete your location history and still use Goo-gle Now, but certain kinds of information, such as commute traf-fic, may be limited or won’t show up at all. Delete Location History details even if you turn off both Location R...
Page 54 - To delete all your recorded Location History, click delete all; Turn off location access for your tablet; Settings > Personal > Location access and slide the; For more information about location access settings, see
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 49 for any date. 3. 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. 4. Click OK. Turn off loca...
Page 55 - age location access; Use your voice on Android; crophone icon on the Home screen or in the Google search app.; Turn hotword detection on or off
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 50 age location access . 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 Mi- crophone ...
Page 56 - Voice Actions
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 51 meanings. Just touch the one you want. if you ask your question to Google, the answer can be spoken to you. The answer can be a fact, weather condition, stock price, flight status, sports score, currency conversion, mathematical calculation, and...
Page 57 - • “Navigate to Mike’s bikes in Palo Alto.”; Voice Actions commands; This table also lists some key Voice Actions phrases.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 52 examples include: • “set alarm for 8:30 a.m.”• “send email to Marcus Foster. subject: Coming tonight? Mes- sage: Hope to see you later.” • “Navigate to Mike’s bikes in Palo Alto.” Voice Actions commands Voice Actions are only supported in englis...
Page 59 - Google Now Card list; “About Gmail Cards”
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 54 “Set alarm” “Time” or “for” & time, such as “10:45 a.m.” or “20 minutes from now,” “Label” & name of alarm “set alarm for 7:45 p.m., label, switch the laundry” “Listen to” Play music in the Google Play Music app by speaking the name of a...
Page 60 - Activity summary
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 55 Activity summary shows a rough approximation of how far you walked or cycled during the past month. Birthdays displays an interesting fact about your birthdate on your birthday, and reminds you of friends’ birthdays. Events nearby shown before y...
Page 61 - Flights
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 56 Flights shown before flights that you’ve searched for. Gmail: Event bookings & tickets shown before an event booking confirmed by Gmail.
Page 63 - Movies
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 58 Movies shows movies playing in your vicinity, and tells you when a movie you’re interested in is playing nearby. News update shows updates related to news items you’ve read recently. Next appointment shown before scheduled meetings.
Page 64 - Photo spots nearby
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 59 Photo spots nearby shown when you’re near a popular spot for taking photos. Places shows nearby businesses and other places of potential interest. if you’re at a museum or shop, you can use your camera to look up artwork or get product informati...
Page 65 - Public alerts; real estate
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 60 Public alerts Gives public advisories for your location from the National Weather service, u.s. Geological survey, and similar services. real estate shown when you’ve searched extensively for property listings and are near a property for sale.
Page 66 - research topics
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 61 research topics shown when you’ve recently used Google search to research a topic, such as a trip you’re planning. Sports shown for teams that interest you before, during, or after a game. Stocks shown periodically for stocks you’re tracking. Fo...
Page 67 - Traffic
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 62 Traffic shown before your usual commute times. Travel: Currency shows the latest currency conversion information for your location. Travel: Nearby attractions shown when you’re near well- known attractions, such as restaurants, museums, cafes, a...
Page 68 - Weather; About Gmail Cards; • All Gmail cards at once. Go to Menu > Settings > Google Now; and touch the on/off switch for Gmail cards.; Gmail and check or uncheck each card.
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 6 3 Travel: Translate shown when you’re visiting a place with a different language, to help translate words and phrases. Weather Periodically displays weather for home, work, or your current location. About Gmail Cards Gmail cards are based on conf...
Page 69 - About the Activity summary card; For more information, see; About the Stocks card; The stocks card displays stocks that:
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 6 4 IMPOrTANT: Gmail cards are currently not available in all languages or when using Google Now with a Google Apps account. About the Activity summary card The Activity summary card appears once a month. it provides a very rough approximation of h...
Page 70 - • When the stocks card is displayed, touch the; About the research topics card
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 65 To change the stocks displayed by the stocks card, do one of the following: • When the stocks card is displayed, touch the info icon to modify your existing stock list or add new stocks. • Go to Menu > Settings > My Stuff > Stocks. Then...
Page 71 - Google Now
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook GooGLe NoW & se A RCH 66 Google Now is turned off for your domain. if you see this message, you’re using Google Apps for business, and your system administrator has turned off Google Now for your organization. before you can turn it on, your administrator needs to turn ...
Page 72 - To open settings, touch its icon in; Device
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook se T TiNGs 67 6 Settings To open settings, touch its icon in All Apps. To open Quick settings, swipe down from the top right of any screen. To get more information about most settings screens, touch Menu > Help. Quick settings provide the fastest way to adjust settings t...
Page 73 - Accessibility; Nexus Accessibility
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook ACCessibiLiT Y 68 7 Accessibility To use the accessibility options available on your tablet, open Settings > System > Accessibility. To view detailed information about setting up these options, visit Nexus Accessibility . options for people with visual impairments inc...
Page 75 - d. Quick start card and Warranty & safety
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook A PPeNdix 70 Appendix: Hardware reference What’s in the box A. Nexus 7 2013 b. Micro usb cable C. usb charging unit d. Quick start card and Warranty & safety NFC A D B C
Page 76 - • A siM card ejection tool and directions for using it are also
Ne xus 7 (2013) Guidebook A PPeNdix 71 • A siM card ejection tool and directions for using it are also included with the LTe model. • if any item is damaged or missing, contact your point of pur- chase for assistance • The bundled usb charging unit varies by country or region. Nexus 7 (2013) hardwar...