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Chapter 3: Keeping in touch

Customizing your contact’s profile

Edit your contact’s info, add a photo, set a ringtone, or take a photo as a cover for your contact’s

profile.

1. Launch the Contacts app then select the contact whose info or profile you want to edit or

customize.

2. Make the changes from the contact’s profile page.

Setting up your VIPs

Group your contacts as VIPs to get notified about upcoming anniversaries, birthdays, and other

important events. You’ll also get alerts about any emails from your VIPs.

Set up your VIP from the Contacts app home screen

To set up your VIP from the Contacts app home screen:

1. Launch the Contacts app, tap and hold the contact you want to set up as a VIP, then select

Add

to VIP group

Tap to add your contact’s photo from Gallery or by

capturing a photo

Tap to edit your contact’s info

Tap to add your contact’s profile cover from Gallery or by

capturing a photo

You can display a Facebook profile cover as the theme cover

for a Facebook contact

Summary of Contents for ZenPad Z 8

Page 1: ...Meet your tablet ...

Page 2: ...ICE AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY ASUS ASUS ASSUMES NO RESPONSIBILITY OR LIABILITY FOR ANY ERRORS OR INACCURACIES THAT MAY APPEAR IN THIS MANUAL INCLUDING THE PRODUCTS AND SOFTWARE DESCRIBED IN IT Copyright 2016 ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC All Rights Reserved LIMITATION OF LIABILITY Circumstances may arise where because of a default on ASUS part or other liability you are entitled to rec...

Page 3: ...ng the touchscreen 19 2 There s no place like Home Zen Home features 22 Home screen 22 Personalizing your Home screen 24 App shortcuts and widgets 24 Wallpapers 25 Quick settings 27 Setting up the date and time 28 Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds 28 System notifications 29 Weather and time 30 Weather 30 Clock 32 World Clock 32 Alarm clock 33 Stopwatch 33 Timer 34 Lock Screen 35 Customizin...

Page 4: ...ion 61 Sharing files from the Gallery 62 Deleting files from the Gallery 62 Editing images 62 5 Work hard play harder Browser 63 Launching the Chrome app 63 Adding a new tab 63 Bookmarking pages 63 Clearing the browser cache 64 Email 64 Setting up email accounts 64 Adding email accounts 65 Setting up a Gmail account 65 Calendar 66 Creating events 66 Adding accounts to Calendar 66 Creating an event...

Page 5: ...airing your ASUS Tablet from the Bluetooth device 73 Mobile Hotspot and Tethering 74 USB Tethering 74 Mobile Hotspot 75 Bluetooth Tethering 76 PlayTo 77 Launching PlayTo 77 7 Zen Everywhere Special Zen Tools 78 Calculator 78 Quick Memo 79 Power Saver 80 8 Maintain your Zen Keeping your device up to date 81 Updating your system 81 Storage 81 Backup and reset 81 Securing your ASUS Tablet 82 ...

Page 6: ... near medical equipment near gas or fuel construction sites blasting sites and other areas Use only AC adapters and cables approved by ASUS for use with this device Refer to the rating label on the bottom of your device and ensure that your power adapter complies with this rating Do not use damaged power cables accessories and other peripherals with your device Keep your device dry Do not use or e...

Page 7: ... crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the product electrical electronic equipment and mercury containing button cell battery should not be placed in municipal waste Check local regulations for disposal of electronic products Do not throw the battery in municipal waste The symbol of the crossed out wheeled bin indicates that the battery should not be placed in municipal waste DO NOT throw the dev...

Page 8: ...articularly the touch screen dry all the time Water or other liquids can cause the touch screen to malfunction 1 Get your Zen ready NOTE The bottom side may vary in appearance depending on model Speaker Front camera Ambient light sensor SIM microSD card slot Rear camera Volume Power button Speaker Headset port Microphone USB Type C port Speaker Touchscreen panel ...

Page 9: ...oth The microSD card is sold separately CAUTION Be extra careful when handling a memory card ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or damage incurred to your memory card To install a memory card 1 With the tablet facing up open the SIM microSD card slot cover CAUTION Be careful not to damage the card slot cover or injure your fingernails when you remove the cover Do not forcibly remove shear o...

Page 10: ...y to safely remove it from device To eject the memory card go to Home Settings Storage To remove a memory card 1 With the tablet facing up open the SIM microSD card slot cover CAUTION Be careful not to damage the card slot cover or injure your fingernails when you remove the cover Do not forcibly remove shear or distort the card slot cover 2 Press the memory card to eject then pull it out 3 Close ...

Page 11: ...xtra careful when handling a micro SIM card ASUS is not responsible for any data loss or damage incurred to your micro SIM card To install a micro SIM card 1 With the tablet facing up open the SIM microSD card slot cover CAUTION Be careful not to damage the card slot cover or injure your fingernails when you remove the cover Do not forcibly remove shear or distort the card slot cover 2 Insert the ...

Page 12: ...e incurred to your micro SIM card To remove a micro SIM card th the tablet facing up open the SIM microSD card slot cover Wi CAUTION not to Be careful Do not forcibly re damage the back cover or injure your fingernails when y ou remove the cover move shear or distort the back cover 1 2 Press the Micro SIM card to eject then pull it out 3 Close the card slot cover ...

Page 13: ...e AC power adapter for this device is DC 5V 2A When using your ASUS Tablet while plugged in to a power outlet the power outlet must be near your device and easily accessible Do not use or expose your ASUS Tablet near liquids rain or moisture Do not use your ASUS Tablet near heating equipment or in places where there is likelihood of high temperature Keep your ASUS Tablet away from sharp objects Do...

Page 14: ...rge is indicated by the following icons Low Not Charging Charging Full 4 When fully charged disconnect the USB cable from your ASUS Tablet first before unplugging the AC power adapter from the power outlet NOTE You can use your device while charging but it may take longer to fully charge the device Charging your device via USB port of a computer may take longer to fully charge the device If your c...

Page 15: ...nd hold the Power button Power off your device To turn your tablet off press and hold the Power button Then tap Power off OK Suspend your device To put your device in sleep mode a Press the Power button to suspend your device b You can also double tap the blank screen from your device s home page to suspend the device ...

Page 16: ... make your life easier while letting you have fun with your ASUS Tablet Camera ASUS PixelMaster technology camera captures those precious moments in vivid and high quality photos and videos Do It Later Get hold and act on your important emails interesting websites or other important tasks when it is more convenient for you to do so NOTE Availability of ASUS ZenUI apps vary per region and ASUS Tabl...

Page 17: ...r Location Information Verizon Wireless phones are preset to E911 only which will only allow emergency response personnel to locate you if you dial 9 1 1 from your phone Other wireless devices such as Broadband Data Cards or devices without a keypad or user interface may or may not have such limitations and location settings available By enabling location settings you are permitting third party ac...

Page 18: ...r 1 Get your Zen ready 18 Power management tips The battery charge is the lifeline of your ASUS Tablet Here are some battery power conservation tips that helps preserve the power of your ASUS Tablet s battery ...

Page 19: ...nager app simply tap on it Moving or deleting items Do any of the following To move an app or widget tap and hold then drag it to the location where you want it to be To delete an app or widget from the Home screen tap and hold then drag it to Remove Moving through pages or screens Do any of the following Swipe your finger to the left or to the right to switch between screens or to flip through a ...

Page 20: ...in Spread apart your two fingers on the touch panel to zoom in an image in Gallery or Maps or zoom in a web page Zooming out Bring together your two fingers on the touch panel to zoom out an image in Gallery or Maps or zoom out of a web page ...

Page 21: ...on When your touch screen panel is off with these easy and intuitive gestures you can launch apps on your ASUS Tablet in a snap by simply writing down an alphabet Gesture App c Camera rear s Camera front V Contacts W Weather Z Chrome e Email ...

Page 22: ...reen 2 There s no place like Home 2 There s no place like Home Swipe down this area to display System notifications and Quick settings Tap to update Weather settings Tap to display Time settings Tap to open Google Search page Tap to open Voice Search Tap to open an app Tap to open All Apps screen Swipe the Home screen to the left or right to display the extended Home screen NOTE To add more pages ...

Page 23: ...nshot Shows that you took screenshots of your ASUS Tablet Airplane mode Shows that your ASUS Tablet is on Airplane mode Mobile Hotspot Shows that mobile hotspot of your ASUS Tablet is enabled Smart Saving mode Shows that Smart Saving mode is enabled NOTE For more details see the Power Saver section Mute mode Shows that Mute mode is enabled Download status Shows the download status of an app or fil...

Page 24: ...ts and widgets make it easier to quickly access your favorite items from your Home screen You can add or remove your apps and widgets anytime you like and you can also group your apps into one folder Adding app shortcuts and widgets 1 Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Apps Widgets 2 From the All Apps list tap and hold an app or a widget then drag it to an empty area on your...

Page 25: ...r to make your screen come alive Tap to apply a background tint Tap to adjust the transparency of the status bar Tap to select wallpaper Tap to select an image from your saved photos or images Grouping your app shortcuts in a folder Create folders to organize your app shortcuts on your Home screen 1 On your Home screen tap and drag an app onto another app and a folder will appear 2 Tap open the ne...

Page 26: ...ound tint to your wallpaper skip to step 4 3 Tap then select a color 4 Select a wallpaper then tap Apply NOTE You can also set up your wallpaper settings from Settings Display Extending your Home screen You can add more pages to extend your Home screen and put more app shortcuts and widgets on it 1 Tap and hold an empty area on your Home screen and select Home edit Edit pages 2 Tap to add a new pa...

Page 27: ...ur ASUS Tablet NOTE A blue button indicates that the feature is currently enabled while a gray button indicates a disabled feature The green buttons refer to individual utilities that you can quickly access via the Quick Settings Notification Panel Tap these buttons to enable or disable their functions Slide left or right to adjust the screen s brightness Tap to open Settings Tap these buttons to ...

Page 28: ...te time 4 Select the time zone and manually set the date and time 5 You can opt to use the 24 hour format if desired 6 Select the date format that you want to display NOTE See also the Clock section Setting up your ringtone and alert sounds Set up the sound for your notifications such as emails and event alerts You can also choose to enable or disable the touch sounds or screen lock sound To set u...

Page 29: ...on panel while an unchecked box means the opposite 3 Tap to go back and view the current ASUS Quick settings notification panel System notifications From System notifications you can see the latest updates done and system changes made on your ASUS Tablet Most of these changes are data and system related To launch the System notifications panel swipe down with one finger from the top of your ASUS T...

Page 30: ...r of the following options Tap Weather From your ASUS Tablet s home screen tap the weather icon Weather home screen Set up and get your current location s weather updates as well as other parts of the world Tap to search for a city s weather info Tap to get the area s current weather info refresh the weather info edit the location list or configure the weather settings Swipe up to see other weathe...

Page 31: ...res against harmful ultra violet rays or air pollutants 1 Before getting the weather updates ensure the following Wi Fi or mobile network is turned on when you are indoors and GPS is turned on when you are outdoors Turn on the location access from Settings Location access 2 Launch the Weather app in any of these two ways Tap Weather From your ASUS Tablet s home screen tap the weather icon 3 Tap 4 ...

Page 32: ...tch using the Clock app Launching Clock Launch the Clock app using either of the following options Tap Clock From your ASUS Tablet s home screen tap the digital clock display World Clock Tap to access the world clock settings of your ASUS Tablet Tap this to add a new city to mark on your world clock s map Tap this to access the Clock app settings ...

Page 33: ...p to access the alarm clock settings of your ASUS Tablet Stopwatch Tap to use your ASUS Tablet as a stopwatch Tap this to set a new alarm time Tap this to access the settings of the alarm clock feature Tap this button to start running the stopwatch feature ...

Page 34: ... set multiple timer options for your ASUS Tablet To do this follow the steps below Setting the timer 1 Tap to access the timer feature of your ASUS Tablet 2 Use the numeric keypad to input your target time then tap start to start the timer Numeric keypad ...

Page 35: ... screen panel Your device s lock screen can also be customized to regulate access to your mobile data and apps Customizing your lock screen If you want to change your lock screen settings from the default Swipe option refer to the following steps 1 Launch Quick settings then tap 2 Select Lock screen 3 In the next screen tap Screen lock 4 Tap the screen lock option you would like to use NOTE For mo...

Page 36: ...customize these buttons to launch other apps on the lock screen using the following steps 1 Launch Quick settings then tap 2 Select Lock screen 3 Tap Quick access 4 Under the Quick access screen select which button you would like to customize 5 Tap the app you would like to preset on the quick access button you chose to configure NOTE Scroll up or down to view the current list of apps you can pres...

Page 37: ...e action using the Voice Search app Using Voice Search you can make voice commands to accomplish the following Search for data and information online or on your ASUS Tablet Launch apps inside your ASUS Tablet Get directions going to a location IMPORTANT Your ASUS Tablet must be connected to the Internet to be able to use this feature Launching Voice Search 1 Launch the Voice Search app by doing an...

Page 38: ...let search group If you want to set parameters for the voice search results gathered from your Google account and your ASUS Tablet s data you may do so using the following steps 1 On your ASUS Tablet s home screen tap Voice Search 2 Once your voice search results are shown tap Settings ...

Page 39: ...39 Chapter 2 There s no place like Home 3 Tap Tablet search 4 Tick the box of the search groups you would like to include as source when using Voice Search ...

Page 40: ...ect how you would want to display your contacts from the Contacts settings Such display options include displaying only those contacts with phones sorting list by first last name or viewing contact names as first last names first You can also choose which of these tabs to display on your Contacts screen Favorites Groups VIP To set up your Contacts settings tap Settings from the Contacts app Settin...

Page 41: ...Contacts app then tap 2 Select Device NOTE If you don t have an email account tap Add account then create one 3 Fill in the neccessary information such as mobile or home number email address or group where you want to put the contact in 4 After filling in the information and you want to add more contact numbers or email addresses tap New 5 If you want to add other contact information tap Add anoth...

Page 42: ...number to a contact number You can add an extension number to a contact s number 1 From the Add contact screen fill in the necessary fields 2 On the Phone field key in the main line then tap or and add the extension number 3 Tap Done to save the number ...

Page 43: ...bout upcoming anniversaries birthdays and other important events You ll also get alerts about any emails from your VIPs Set up your VIP from the Contacts app home screen To set up your VIP from the Contacts app home screen 1 Launch the Contacts app tap and hold the contact you want to set up as a VIP then select Add to VIP group Tap to add your contact s photo from Gallery or by capturing a photo ...

Page 44: ...from the Groups screen To set up your VIP from the Groups screen 1 Launch the Contacts app 2 Tap VIP 3 In the VIP screen tap 4 Select the contact or contacts you want to group as VIPs then tap Add The contact or contacts are added to your VIP list ...

Page 45: ... contact such as anniversary birthday and other important events 1 Launch the Contacts app tap the contact you want to add an event detail to then tap 2 In the contact s info screen tap Add another field Events 3 Select the date for the event then tap Set 4 Ensure that you select VIP under the Group field When finished tap Done 5 The contact s special event will appear in your calendar of events I...

Page 46: ...p your VIPs Marking your favorite contacts Set your frequently accessed contacts as your favorites to be able to locate them quickly from the Contacts app 1 Launch the Contacts app by doing any of the following a From the Home screen tap Contacts app b From the All Apps screen tap Contacts app 2 From the Contacts app screen tap then tap 3 Tick the boxes of the contacts that you wish to add to Favo...

Page 47: ...ontact source from to your ASUS Tablet or email account 1 Tap Contacts then tap Manage contacts 2 Tap Import export then select from the following options a Import from storage b Export from storage 3 Select from the following accounts to save the contact a Email account s b Device 4 Tick to select the contacts that you wish to import ...

Page 48: ... network account Sync your social network account to add the social network accounts of your contacts to your ASUS Tablet 1 Do any of the following to launch the Settings app Launch Quick settings then tap Tap Settings 2 From the Settings screen tap your social network account under Accounts section 3 Tick Contacts to sync the social network accounts of your contacts 4 Launch the Contacts app to v...

Page 49: ...erent name variations or nicknames in the Contacts app You can manually link and unify all these info and put them under one place or profile 1 From the Contacts app tap and hold the contact whose info you want to link then select Link contact 2 From the contact s profile page tap 3 Select all the contact profiles that you think should be linked to one profile then tap Link You can now view and re...

Page 50: ...your ASUS Tablet s Camera app Refer to any of the steps below to open the Camera app From the lock screen Drag down until the camera app is launched From the home screen Tap Using the volume key While your ASUS Tablet is on sleep mode double click the volume key to wake it up and immediately launch the Camera app NOTE Before using the volume key to launch the Camera app enable this function from S...

Page 51: ...ur camera and explore the image and video features of your ASUS Tablet Use advanced camera settings Switch between the front and rear cameras See the gallery Record videos Take photos Adjust settings Photo Locations To enable the location tagging feature refer to the following steps 1 Turn on the location access from Settings Location 2 Ensure that you have shared your location to Google Map 3 On ...

Page 52: ...ngs Adjust the appearance of your captured images by configuring your camera s settings using the steps below IMPORTANT Apply the settings first before taking images 1 On the camera s home screen tap 2 Scroll down and configure the available options ...

Page 53: ...below IMPORTANT Apply the settings first before taking images 1 On the camera s home screen tap 2 Scroll down and configure the available options Others settings Adjust advanced settings to customize your camera IMPORTANT Apply the settings first before taking images 1 On the camera s home screen tap 2 Scroll down and configure the available options ...

Page 54: ...From the Camera app s home screen tap HDR 2 Tap to start capturing HDR photos Beautification Have fun during and after taking photos of your family and friends using the Beautification feature of your ASUS Tablet When enabled this feature allows you to make live beauty enhancements on your subject s face before you press the shutter button Capturing Beautification photos 1 From the Camera app s ho...

Page 55: ...owl icon will automatically appear in dim light conditions for you to tap and enable the Low light mode 2 Tap to start capturing photos Capturing Low light videos 1 From the Camera app s home screen tap Low light 2 Tap to start recording a video Night Take well lit photos even on night time or on low light situations using the Night feature of your ASUS Tablet NOTE Keep your hands steady before an...

Page 56: ... or to increase or decrease the background blur 4 Tap to save the photo Effect Take photos using different effects such as Pixelize Cartoon Vintage LOMO or other effects NOTE Effect should be selected before taking the photo Capturing Effect photos 1 From the Camera app screen tap Effect 2 Tap and select an effect to apply to the photo 3 Tap to start capturing photos Applying effects to photos 1 T...

Page 57: ...nge Format images straight from your ASUS Tablet s camera using the GIF animation feature Capturing GIF animation photos 1 From the Camera app s home screen tap GIF Animation 2 Long press to start capturing burst photo for GIF animation 3 Make your preferred adjustments to the GIF animation settings 4 Tap when finished Panorama Capture images from various angles using Panorama Images captured from...

Page 58: ...g burst shots a few seconds before and after you actually press the shutter button As a result you get a timeline of images where you can choose the best image to save on your Gallery NOTE The Time Rewind feature can only be used on the rear camera Capturing Time Rewind photos 1 From the Camera app s home screen tap Time Rewind 2 Tap to start capturing photos 3 The Time Rewind viewer appears onscr...

Page 59: ...es 3 Touch the subject s face then select the subject s best facial expression 4 Swipe down from the top then tap to save the photo Slow motion The slow motion video feature allows you to record videos for slow motion playback Recording slow motion videos 1 From the Camera app s home screen tap Slow motion 2 Tap to start taking Slow motion videos Time lapse The time lapse video feature of your ASU...

Page 60: ...wing files from your social network or cloud storage By default your Gallery displays all the media files on your ASUS Tablet according to their album folders To view the media files from other locations accessible via your ASUS Tablet 1 From the main screen tap 2 Tap any of the following source locations to view their respective media files NOTE You can download photos to your ASUS Tablet from yo...

Page 61: ... Tablet and get the location details on your photos Your photos location details include the area where the photos are taken as well a map of the location via Google Map To view the details of a photo 1 Launch the Gallery app and select the photo whose details you want to view 2 Tap the photo then tap ...

Page 62: ... 3 Tap the files you want to delete A check mark appears on top of the image you select 4 Tap Editing images The Gallery also features its own image editing tools that you can use to enhance images saved on your ASUS Tablet 1 From the Gallery screen tap the folder where the files are located 2 After opening the folder tap the image you want to edit 3 Once the image is opened tap it again to show i...

Page 63: ...ow to continue surfing or browsing another website 1 From the current page tap New tab or tap beside the current tab 2 Enter the URL address in the URL field and continue enjoying browsing the Internet from your ASUS Tablet 3 If you want to do add another tab follow step 1 again NOTE Opening many websites in your browser slows down its loading performance If Internet connection slows down try clea...

Page 64: ...mail account or send and receive emails from added accounts For more details see the Staying connected section Setting up email accounts Set up your existing personal or work email account so you can receive read and send emails from your ASUS Tablet 1 From the Home screen tap Email to launch the Email app 2 Tap the mail provider you want to set up 3 Key in your email address and password and tap ...

Page 65: ...ction to complete this setup process Setting up a Gmail account Set up your Gmail account to get into Google related services and apps as well as receive send and browse emails right from your ASUS Tablet 1 Tap Google then tap Gmail 2 Tap Existing and key in your existing Gmail account and password then tap NOTE Tap New if you do not own a Google account When signing in you have to wait while your...

Page 66: ... ll get a countdown notice on the System notifications panel as to the days left until this event takes place NOTE For details on the System notifications panel see the System notifications section 5 On the Reminders field select the time that you want to get an alert or reminder about the event 6 Once finished tap Done to save and exit Adding accounts to Calendar Aside from creating an event logg...

Page 67: ... New event screen input all the necessary details of your event then tap Done NOTE Your online account must already be added to Calendar before you can proceed with the following steps For more details see the Adding accounts to Calendar section Enabling alert reminders for events Turn on the alert function from the Calendar app to get alert reminders and notifications for special events such as b...

Page 68: ... tasks to Do It Later Adding to do tasks Create important to do tasks to organize your work or social activities in your professional or social life 1 From the Home screen tap Do It Later 2 Tap then fill in the necessary information 3 If you want to set the importance level select High in the Importance field 4 When you re done tap OK Prioritizing to do tasks Set the importance level of your to do...

Page 69: ...r app 1 From the Home screen tap Do It Later 2 Select the page or pages that you want to read now then tap Read now NOTE For details on setting pages as read later tasks see the Reading the pages later section Deleting to do tasks You can delete any completed overdue or unnecessary to do tasks from the Do It Later app 1 From the Home screen tap Do It Later 2 Tap the task you want to remove from th...

Page 70: ...ts of your ASUS Tablet then tap an item to select Accessing the external storage device To access the external storage device 1 Insert the microSD card into your ASUS Tablet 2 Tap File Manager 3 Tap MicroSD to view the contents of your microSD card Accessing Cloud Storage IMPORTANT Ensure that Wi Fi or mobile network is enabled on your ASUS Tablet For details see the Staying connected section To a...

Page 71: ...i Fi switch to the right to turn on the Wi Fi NOTE You can also enable the Wi Fi from Quick Settings screen Refer to section Quick settings on how to launch Quick Settings screen Connecting to a Wi Fi network 1 On the Settings screen tap Wi Fi to display all detected Wi Fi networks 2 Tap a network name to connect to it For a secured network you may be prompted to key in a password or other securit...

Page 72: ...r ASUS Tablet to send or receive files and stream multimedia files with other smart devices over short distances With Bluetooth you can share your media files with your friends smart devices send data for print with a Bluetooth printer or play music files with a Bluetooth speaker Enabling Bluetooth 1 Do any of the following to launch the Settings screen Launch Quick settings then tap Tap Settings ...

Page 73: ...ide that came with your device to learn how to enable its Bluetooth and set it to discoverable 2 Tap your ASUS Tablet to make it visible to other Bluetooth devices 3 Tap SEARCH FOR DEVICES to scan for more Bluetooth devices 4 In the list of available devices tap the Bluetooth device that you want to pair with 5 Ensure that the same passkey show on both devices then tap Pair NOTE Turn off the Bluet...

Page 74: ...n NOTE Internet access via tethering may be slower than the standard Wi Fi or mobile connection Only a limited number of mobile devices can tether to your ASUS Tablet for Internet access Turn off the tethering feature when you re not using it to help save battery power USB Tethering Enable USB tethering on your ASUS Tablet and share its Internet connection with other devices 1 Connect your ASUS Ta...

Page 75: ...tspot to link with other devices 1 Do any of the following to launch the Settings screen Launch Quick settings then tap Tap Settings 2 Tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering Mobile Hotspot 3 Assign a unique SSID or network name and a strong password for your mobile hotspot When done tap Save ...

Page 76: ...r both devices NOTE For details see the Pairing your ASUS Tablet to a Bluetooth device section 3 From the Settings screen tap Mobile Hotspot and Tethering then silde Bluetooth tethering to ON 4 From the Mobile Hotspot and Tethering screen tap Mobile Hotspot to turn on the mobile hotspot on your ASUS Tablet 5 Connect other devices to your ASUS Tablet s hotspot connection the same way you connect to...

Page 77: ...you want to use with your ASUS Tablet 2 Launch Quick settings on your ASUS Tablet then tap PlayTo 3 Refer to the SSID shown on your streaming supported display and select the same SSID on your ASUS Tablet to start pairing Once the connection is made your streaming supported display shows the same content currently shown on your ASUS Tablet From Settings 1 Tap Settings 2 Under Wireless networks tap...

Page 78: ...ator One swipe and a tap is all it takes to launch your Calculator When you open the Quick settings panel the Calculator icon is there visibly on top of the list Tap it to get started with your computations Zen Everywhere 7 Tap this to enable Calculator ...

Page 79: ...tant notes you need to remember After creating notes you can turn them into a task inside Do It Later Creating a sticky note You can turn Quick Memo notes into a sticky note so you can view them anywhere on your ASUS Tablet To create a sticky note just tap on the pin icon on the upper right corner of Quick Memo after creating your note ...

Page 80: ...ns 1 Tap Settings Power management Power Saver 2 Select any of these battery modes Performance Normal Power saving Super saving Customized 3 For advanced settings tap Smart switch for more options Customizing Power Saver Set the brightness level for your frequent activities such as reading emails or ebooks watching videos browsing websites and listening to music You can also enable the power savin...

Page 81: ...r from the computer to your ASUS Tablet Backup and reset Back up data Wi Fi passwords and other settings to Google servers using your ASUS Tablet 1 Tap then tap Settings Backup and reset 2 From the Backup reset window you can Back up my data This feature backs up your data Wi Fi passwords and other settings to Google servers when enabled Backup account Allows you to specify the account you wish to...

Page 82: ...rity unlocking options that the ASUS Tablet offers you 1 Tap then tap Settings Lock Screen 2 Tap Screen lock then select an option to unlock your ASUS Tablet NOTE Refer to section Unlock screen options for more information To deactivate the unlock screen option that you set tap None on Choose screen lock screen Unlock screen options Choose from these options to lock your ASUS Tablet Swipe Swipe up...

Page 83: ...a PIN IMPORTANT Ensure to remember the PIN that you created to unlock your device Pattern Slide your finger on the dots and create a pattern IMPORTANT You can create a pattern with a minimum of four dots Ensure to remember the pattern that you created to unlock your device ...

Page 84: ...ide from the mode of screen lock you can also do the following from the Lock screen settings Quick Access Tap this to edit quick access on the lock screen Instant camera Slide the Instant camera switch to ON to launch the Camera app even if your ASUS Tablet is in idle mode by pressing the volume button twice Owner info Tap this to edit and key in the information that you want to appear even when y...

Page 85: ...ur mobile carrier and provide the information to blacklist the unauthorized use of your ASUS Tablet To display your ASUS Tablet s identity 1 Tap All Apps then tap Settings 2 On the Settings screen slide down to display other items then tap About The About screen displays the status legal information model number operating system version hardware and software information of your ASUS Tablet 3 To se...

Page 86: ...Manufacturer ASUSTeK Computer Inc Address 4F No 150 LI TE RD PEITOU TAIPEI 112 TAIWAN Authorised representative in USA ASUS Computer International Address 800 Corporate Way Fremont CA 94539 Model name P008 ...

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