Galaxy S6 edge. GalaxyBasics

Basic Operations
The following topics outline basic features and operations of your phone.
Basics
The following topics offer an overview of your phone’s basic operations.
Home Screen and Applications (Apps) List
Most of your phone’s operations originate from the Home screen or the apps list.
1. From any screen, press the Home key to display the Home screen.
2. Tap Apps to display the apps list.
For information about using the Home screen, see Home Screen Basics.
Select Options and Navigate Screens
Tap icons, onscreen keys, and other items to open or activate the assigned function.
n Tap the Back key to return to the previous screen.
Recent Applications
You can display a list of recently used applications using the Recents key.
n Tap Recents Basic Operations
to view a list of recently used applications.
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Phone Settings Menu
You can customize your phone’s settings and options through the Settings menu.
n From home, tap Apps > Settings .
– or –
Drag the Notification Panel down and tap Settings .
The Settings menu displays.
For more information, see Settings.
Portrait and Landscape Screen Orientation
The default orientation for your phone’s screen is portrait (vertical), but many apps will change to landscape orientation (widescreen) when you rotate the phone sideways.
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Turn Screen Rotation On or Off
1. Open the Status Bar by dragging down from the top of the screen.
2. Tap Screen rotation to turn the option on or off.
l You may need to scroll left or right to see the Screen rotation option.
l If the Screen rotation option is not available, tap Edit to display the full options list.
l Not all screens will adjust for landscape orientation.
Capture Screenshots
You can use your phone’s Power and Home keys to capture screenshots.
n Press and hold the Power key and Home key at the same time to capture a screenshot of the current screen.
The current screenshot will be captured and stored in the Screenshots album in the phone’s Gallery. From home, tap Apps > Gallery .
Depending on your settings, you may also capture a screenshot by swiping your palm across the screen from side to side.
To set up palm swipe screen capture:
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