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Visual QuickStart Guide

Google Nexus 7 Tablet

Chris Fehily

Peachpit Press
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Copyright © 2013 by Chris Fehily

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ISBN-13:   978-0-321-88734-4
ISBN-10:  

0-321-88734-4

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Summary of Contents for Nexus 7

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Page 2: ...Peachpit Press V I S U A L Q U I C K s ta r t G U I D E Google Nexus 7 Tablet Chris Fehily...

Page 3: ...y The information in this book is distributed on an As Is basis without warranty While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of the book neither the author nor Peachpit shall have any lia...

Page 4: ...rs 24 Viewing the Status Bar 25 Setting the Date and Time 26 Adjusting Screen Brightness 27 Changing the Wallpaper 28 Changing Screen Orientation 29 Adjusting the Volume 30 Using Earphones and Speaker...

Page 5: ...s 79 Connecting to a Windows PC via USB 80 Connecting to a Mac via USB 81 Chapter 8 Getting Notifications 83 Viewing Notifications 84 Managing Notifications 85 Chapter 9 Google Now 87 Using Google Now...

Page 6: ...Chrome 131 Searching the Web 133 Navigating Web Pages 135 Working with Tabs 137 Bookmarking Web Pages 139 Downloading Files 141 Changing Chrome Settings 144 Chapter 14 Watching YouTube Videos 147 Usin...

Page 7: ...86 Clearing the Map 187 Using Compass Mode 188 Finding Your Location 189 Exploring Street View 190 Searching for a Location 191 Layering Maps 193 Saving Offline Maps 195 Getting Directions 197 Using M...

Page 8: ...ext This chapter shows you how to n Use onscreen or physical keyboards n Type in other languages n Cut copy and paste text n Dictate text In This Chapter Using the Onscreen Keyboard 48 Using a Physica...

Page 9: ...cape wide views The latter view is roomier for typing For details see Changing Screen Orientation in Chapter 2 n Uppercase letters To type an upper case letter tap the Shift key This key changes to wh...

Page 10: ...tion mark n Keyboard switching On the alpha betic keyboard tap the 123 key to see numbers and most punctuation Within that layout tap the key to see less common symbols tap 123 to return to the number...

Page 11: ...d includes a com key Touch and hold the com key to get your choice of net org edu and other top level domains C depending on what country or region you ve set your Nexus for n Smileys In email messagi...

Page 12: ...ct multiple USB devices use a pow ered USB hub When you connect a keyboard to your Nexus you can use it to navigate as well as type text n Use the arrow keys to select items n Pressing Return when an...

Page 13: ...ngs You can set the following options n Auto Capitalization Capitalize the first letter after a period automatically n Sound on Keypress Play a sound each time you press a key To adjust the key press...

Page 14: ...and hold the center suggestion to see additional suggestions Auto Correction can make word sugges tions based on the last word you typed To toggle this feature tap Advanced Settings A Next Word Predic...

Page 15: ...by tapping Your personal dictionary contains a list of words that you don t want to be autocor rected or flagged as misspellings The dictionary starts out empty Words are added to it when you tap Add...

Page 16: ...ou chose when you set up your Nexus is used for the screens keyboard and interface Switching keyboards doesn t affect the system language which you can view or change by tapping Settings Language Inpu...

Page 17: ...s B To switch keyboards Tap the Globe key repeatedly to cycle through your keyboards Stop when you see the name of the desired keyboard on the spacebar or Touch and hold the Globe key and then tap th...

Page 18: ...d automatically every few seconds or when you switch away from or close the app You can select any portion of text within an editable area and then edit it by typing or by using the standard cut copy...

Page 19: ...of the selec tion To extend or shorten the range of selected text drag the tabs to encom pass the characters or paragraphs that you want to select To select all the text in the field or page tap the S...

Page 20: ...configure dictation 1 Tap Settings Languages Input 2 To toggle dictation tap Google Voice Typing When dictation is turned on the key appears on the onscreen keyboard 3 To configure dictation tap next...

Page 21: ...e is transcribed by the speech recognition service and entered in the text field You can tap the pop up Delete button to erase the text handy for comically wrong transcriptions or tap underlined text...

Page 22: ...8 apps adding to Home screen 23 browsing in Google Play store 168 changing settings for 18 removing from Home screen 23 searching in Google Play store 168 switching 22 viewing details about 37 Apps sc...

Page 23: ...g 119 editing 118 eliminating duplicates 120 exporting 116 filtering 111 importing 115 116 joining 120 multiplying sourced 118 read only accounts 119 separating 120 sharing 117 viewing 111 112 convers...

Page 24: ...Before Sending 161 Days of Mail to Sync 162 Download Attachments 162 Email Notifications 162 Gmail Sync is ON OFF 162 Hide Pictures in Messages 161 Manage Labels 162 Message Text Size 161 Priority In...

Page 25: ...tions responding to 126 iPad vs Nexus 7 2 K keyboards international 55 56 switching 56 typing on 10 using 51 L landscape view changing to 29 using for Web pages 135 language choosing 13 Language Input...

Page 26: ...isplay resolution 2 display size 2 memory RAM 2 Micro USB cable 2 processors 2 storage 2 USB charging unit 2 weight 2 wireless 2 notification bar 3 25 notification shade 84 notifications See also stat...

Page 27: ...overriding 29 S screen adjusting length of time to stay on 7 capacitative 10 cleaning 35 screen brightness adjusting 27 screen content beaming 70 71 screen lock Owner Info 44 setting 42 44 setting sou...

Page 28: ...on HDTV 174 videos on YouTube finding 149 150 watching 149 150 virtual private networks VPNs 66 voice actions 105 106 volume adjusting 3 30 W wake feature activating 7 wallpaper changing 28 Web searc...

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