Asus E550C- Manuals

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 3 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 by coun...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 4 • Your Nexus 7 can be charged via the USB port on a computer only when Nexus 7 is in sleep mode (screen off ) or turned off. Charging through the USB port will take longer than charging with the USB charging unit. DO NOT throw the battery in municipal waste. The sym...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 5 • Gmail• YouTube• Google Apps• AdWords• Any other Google product 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 Acco...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 7 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 Recommendatio...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 8 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 you wan...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 10 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 most place...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 11 To change your tablet’s speech settings, go to Set-tings > Personal > Language & input. What’s New in Android Whether you’re new to Android or an avid user, check out some of the new features in Android 4.1 and 4.2 (Jelly Bean). For a compre -hensive list...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GE T STARTED 12 • Expandable notifications Expandable notifications were introduced in Android 4.1, in-cluding the option to perform actions from the notification it-self. In Android 4.2, you can expand notifications more easily with a swipe of your finger. Swipe down the notifica...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE 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 your fa...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE 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, swipe th...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE 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 screen. Ico...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 17 Quick Settings Available for Android 4.2 and later. Use Quick Settings to easily access Wi-Fi settings, manage dis-play brightness, open the main Settings menu, and more. To open Quick Settings, swipe down from the top right corner of any screen: Relax wit...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 18 • Recommended on Play. Suggests music, movies, and other content that may interest you. Touch the suggestion to learn more about it. • Recommended apps. Recommends apps that you can add to your Home screen. Touch the recommendation to learn more about it. ...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 19 Sign in to play.google.com to get your entertainment from anywhere. Find your content If you purchased on Google Play in the past, you’ll automatically have access to this content on your Nexus 7 — just make sure you’re signed in using the same account tha...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 20 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. The Google Play Settings screen lets you control when you’re no-tified about updates to apps and games...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 21 To open Google Now from the lock screen, swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen. Enter your PIN, pattern, or password if prompted. Add a widget to the lock screen 1. If the lock screen has no widgets yet, you’ll see a large Plus icon. If you don’t see...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 22 You can set locks of different strengths using lock settings: 1. Go to Settings > Personal > Security > Screen lock. 2. Touch the type of lock you’d like to use. Face Unlock is one of the options available. After you’ve set it up, you can unlock y...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 23 Your friend’s device displays the transferred content. Or, if the necessary app isn’t installed, Google Play opens to a screen where your friend can download the app. TIP: When you touch another device to the back of your Nexus 7, make sure it’s near the “...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 24 To change your tablet’s wallpaper, go to Settings > Device > Display > Wallpaper. 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 ...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 25 IMPORTANT: Using external devices such as keyboards via USB will cause a significant additional drain on your bat-tery, as will continuous use of a mouse via Bluetooth. You pair and connect Bluetooth input devices to your tablet in the same way as any othe...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK E XPLORE YOUR TABLE T 26 Other input devices You can connect joysticks, gamepads, and other input devices to your tablet. If they work without special drivers or adapters on your PC, they will likely work with your tablet. However, games and other apps must be designed to support ...

NE XUS 7 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 it. Basi...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK USE THE K E YBOA RD 28 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 word highlights, with a tab at each end of the se-lection. Drag the tabs to ch...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK USE THE K E YBOA RD 29 3. Continue to touch words unless the one you want doesn’t ap- pear. If so, type it.Your tablet continues to suggest words as you type. To change your tablet’s keyboard and input meth-ods, go to Settings > Personal > Language & input. To turn next-...

NE XUS 7 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 you use G...

NE XUS 7 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.

NE XUS 7 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. From All A...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK TRY SOME A PPS 33 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’s settings. Start Gmail Use the Gmail app to read and write email from any mo...

NE XUS 7 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 everyon...

NE XUS 7 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 options for...

NE XUS 7 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 event a...

NE XUS 7 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 up. It...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 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 score, and...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 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 ex-ample,...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 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 dentist appoin...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 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 relevant base...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 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 turn not...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 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 keyboar...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 47 Define home & work As you use Google Now, you may be asked to confirm your home or work address to get commute traffic information, travel help, and more. You can change these addresses in several other ways: • When a Traffic card appears for home o...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 48 To delete location history details, follow these steps from a desk-top computer: 1. Open a web browser and make sure you’re signed in with the account whose location history you want to manage. 2. Visit google.com/locationhistory . A page appears that a...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 49 To keep location access on, you must keep GPS satellites, Wi-Fi & mobile network location, or both settings checked. If you prefer, you can turn off location access by Google apps while still permitting its use by non-Google apps – just go to Set-ti...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 50 Voice Search After you touch the Microphone icon or say “Google,” Google lis-tens as you speak and initiates the search or action you describe. If Voice Search doesn’t understand you, it lists a set of possible meanings. Just touch the one you want. If ...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 51 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 F...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 53 “Listen to” Play music in the Google Play Music app by speaking the name of a song, artist, or album. “Listen to: Smells Like Teen Spirit” Google Now Card list Cards are displayed when you’re most likely to need them. Most are based on information avail...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 62 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 confirmation ...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 6 3 IMPORTANT: Gmail cards appear only if your device and Gmail languages are set to English, and they’re currently not available when you’re using Google Now with a Google Apps account. About the Activity summary card The Activity summary card appears onc...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 6 4 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 touch ...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW & SE ARCH 65 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 it on fo...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK SE T TINGS 66 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 that you...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK ACCESSIBILIT Y 67 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 include: •...

NE XUS 7 GUIDEBOOK A PPENDIX 70 Nexus 7 hardware NOTE: SIM card tray is available only for Nexus 7 with mobile data, and microphone is lower on Wi-Fi-only model. Touch screen Front-facing camera 3.5mm headset jack Micro USB port Speaker Microphone Microphone NFC area 4-pin connector SIM card tray Vo...