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NEXUS 7 GUIDEBOOK  

APPENDIX

 

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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

Volume key

Power/lock 

key

SIDE

SIDE

BACK

FRONT

BOTTOM

Summary of Contents for 7 2012

Page 1: ...For AndroidTM mobile technology platform 4 2 2...

Page 2: ...d trademarks are properties of their respective owners The content of this guidebook may differ in some details from the product or its software For best results make sure you re running the latest An...

Page 3: ...s New in Android 11 2 Explore your tablet 13 Swipe up for Google Now 13 Swipe down for notifications settings 15 Relax with Google Play 17 Use customize the lock screen 20 Try Face Unlock 21 Share co...

Page 4: ...5 Google Now Search 39 About Google Now 39 Use Google Now 43 Turn Google Now on or off 46 Control location access reporting history 46 Use your voice on Android 49 Voice Actions commands 51 Google Now...

Page 5: ...NEXUS 7 GUIDEBOOK v 6 Settings 66 7 Accessibility 67 Appendix Hardware reference 69 What s in the box 69 Nexus 7 hardware 70 Specs Wi Fi models 71 Specs 32GB mobile data 72...

Page 6: ...o Nexus 7 with mobile data 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 screen Onl...

Page 7: ...and place the micro SIM card inside it with the angled corner to the left 5 Carefully reposition the tray in the slot and push it gently back into the tablet To activate a SIM card 1 Turn off Wi Fi af...

Page 8: ...arging unit varies by country or region Use only the USB charging unit and micro USB cable that come with your Nexus 7 Using a different charging unit or cable may damage your tablet To avoid risk of...

Page 9: ...up your tablet To turn on your Nexus 7 press the Power button on the right edge near the top for a few seconds then release it The first time you turn on the tablet you ll see a Welcome screen To choo...

Page 10: ...u can add the others later Get around Every Home screen shows the Favorites tray another quick way to get to your books magazines apps movies and music At the bottom of every screen no matter what you...

Page 11: ...ll Apps screen available from the Favor ites tray notice the Settings icon This brings you to the Settings screens for your tablet where you can adjust things like network sound and account settings a...

Page 12: ...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 Recommendations widgets Touch any ti...

Page 13: ...f necessary to find the app or widget you want 4 Touch hold the app or widget until the Home screen appears slide it into place and lift your finger To move an app or widget icon to a different locati...

Page 14: ...e your finger across the surface of the screen without pausing when you first touch so you don t drag something instead For example you can slide a Home screen left or right to view the other Home scr...

Page 15: ...en keyboard 3 When you see the microphone image speak what you want to type Say comma period question mark exclamation mark or exclamation point to enter punctuation When you pause what you spoke is t...

Page 16: ...cause they re added automatically for you Glide your finger over the letters you want to type and lift it after each word Google Play widgets New widgets on your Home screens display recently used app...

Page 17: ...location of your choice Slide an icon quickly over another to create a folder Screen magnification Android 4 2 Users with visual impairments can enter full screen magnifi cation by triple tapping the...

Page 18: ...s weather before you start your day how much traffic to expect before you leave for work and even your favorite team s score while they re playing All of this happens automatically Google Now intellig...

Page 19: ...ve stored in other Google products For example if you have searches stored in your Web History Google Now can show cards based on sports scores flight status and so on Similarly Google Now can use dat...

Page 20: ...top left cor ner of any screen Certain notifications can be expanded to show more information such as email previews or calendar events The one at the top is always expanded when possible To open the...

Page 21: ...u 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 NOTE The notification tray differs slig...

Page 22: ...orner of any screen 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 d...

Page 23: ...reen To add another Google Play widget touch the All Apps icon then Widgets and swipe from right to left until you see the one you want Then touch hold and let go in the Home screen loca tion you want...

Page 24: ...Play Store icon to open Google Play In the top right corner to the left of the Menu and Search icons you ll find a My Library icon corresponding to the section of Google Play you re currently viewing...

Page 25: ...hone and email support options visit support google com googleplay Use customize the lock screen This information applies to Android 4 2 1 and higher If an earlier version is installed on your device...

Page 26: ...support lock screen wid gets can add their own widgets to this list 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...

Page 27: ...Liveness check Use these to make Face Unlock more reliable and secure Share content with Android Beam You can beam a web page a video or other content from your screen to another device by bringing t...

Page 28: ...s networks More Android Beam Change the wallpaper To change the wallpaper that s displayed on your Home screens 1 Touch hold anywhere on a Home screen that s not occupied A list of options appears 2 T...

Page 29: ...ally saved in your Gallery TIP To easily share your screenshot via Gmail Google and more swipe down the notification shade and touch the Share icon next to the preview of your screenshot Connect to ke...

Page 30: ...screen Pressing Return when an item is selected is equivalent to touching that item Pressing Escape is equivalent to touching Back Press Tab or Shift Tab to move from field to field in a form or othe...

Page 31: ...er 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 any special...

Page 32: ...cally 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 Basic editing Move the insertion point Touch where you want to type...

Page 33: ...ted text or the charac ters before the cursor Type capital letters Touch the Shift key once to switch to capi tal letters for one letter Or touch hold Shift key while you type When you release the key...

Page 34: ...suggestions Try Gesture Typing Gesture typing is available for Android 4 2 and higher and works best for English Quality varies for other languages and some don t support it yet To input a word using...

Page 35: ...your finger across the letters you want to input then lift your finger to start the next word To change Gesture Typing settings go to Settings Language input Keyboard input methods An droid keyboard T...

Page 36: ...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 d...

Page 37: ...ight Open an app Touch its icon Place an app icon on a Home screen Touch hold the app icon slide your finger and lift your finger to drop the icon in place Browse widgets Touch the Widgets tab at the...

Page 38: ...t to sign in to all Google apps and services including these and many more Google Now for getting just the right information at just the right time Calendar People for keeping track of your contacts G...

Page 39: ...acts stay in sync automati cally on your tablet another device or a Web browser If you use Exchange you can also sync that contact information with People All your People information is available from...

Page 40: ...w and edit your sched ule To open it touch the Calendar icon on a Home or All Apps screen When you first set up your tablet you configured it to use an ex isting Google Account such as Gmail or you cr...

Page 41: ...sing one finger to expand the notification if necessary and touch Email guests Open use Clock To open the Clock touch the Clock icon from a Home or All Apps screen Set an alarm 1 Touch the Alarm Clock...

Page 42: ...p right corner of the screen 2 Touch Start to start the stopwatch If you want to pause the stopwatch touch Stop You can also add laps while the stopwatch is running by touching the icon to the left of...

Page 43: ...loads app to view reopen or delete what you download in this way From the Downloads app Touch an item to open it Touch headings for earlier downloads to view them Check items you want to share Then to...

Page 44: ...t After you decide to start using Google Now you don t need to do anything else If you like you can fine tune some settings but Google Now doesn t need any elaborate setup The information you need is...

Page 45: ...w screen touch Hide sample cards In addition to the cards shown in the list of samples you may also see a Public Alerts card Public Alerts provide emergency information from sources such as the Nation...

Page 46: ...g your location history Location history refers to your tablet s ability to store your past locations including home and work When you decide to use Google Now you ll start reporting your location and...

Page 47: ...ts scores flight status and more To manage your Web History visit google com history You can delete or pause your Web History and still use Google Now but certain kinds of information such as flight d...

Page 48: ...ch and get additional ones touch Show more cards below the last card displayed Swipe cards away Swipe cards away when you don t need them You ll occasionally be asked whether a card was useful By an s...

Page 49: ...lso adjust preferences related to that card such as Fahrenheit or Celsius for the Weather card Some cards also let you answer questions that help Google Now fine tune its performance To hide this info...

Page 50: ...o adjust notifications Touch Menu Settings Notifications Use the Google Now widget The Google Now widget displays a summary of your current Google Now cards either on a Home screen or on the lock scre...

Page 51: ...een 1 Touch Google Now 2 Slide the On Off switch to Off 3 In the dialog that appears decide whether you also want to turn off Location History If so check Also turn off Location history Selecting this...

Page 52: ...dit the address and click Save Turn off location reporting history To turn off both location reporting and location history for your tablet 1 Go to Settings Google Maps Latitude This brings you to the...

Page 53: ...ng from a date you choose in the calendar 4 Click OK Turn off location access for your tablet Even when location reporting and location history are turned off Google can periodically report data for u...

Page 54: ...itiate an action or a search using your voice touch the Mi crophone icon on the Home screen or in the Google Search app If your device is running Android 4 1 or later you don t have to touch the micro...

Page 55: ...Locations Where s the nearest pharmacy Flight status When does United Airlines flight 900 depart Time What time is it in London Events When is sunset Math What is the square root of 2209 Translation H...

Page 56: ...Mike s Bikes in Palo Alto Voice Actions commands Voice Actions are only supported in English French German Spanish and Italian To see examples of Voice Actions commands on the Google Now screen say G...

Page 57: ...s song Scan a barcode Scan a barcode or QR code to learn more about a product Scan a barcode and hold barcode in front of the device s camera Go to Search string or URL Go to Google com Send email To...

Page 58: ...nt searches or calendar entries Gmail cards display information based on recent confirmation messages in the Gmail account you ve selected for use with Google Now For more details see About Gmail Card...

Page 59: ...Birthdays Displays an interesting fact about your birthdate on your birthday and reminds you of friends birthdays Events nearby Shown before your favorite artists give concerts near you or before othe...

Page 60: ...NEXUS 7 GUIDEBOOK GOOGLE NOW SEARCH 55 Flights Shown before flights that you ve searched for Gmail Event bookings tickets Shown before an event booking confirmed by Gmail...

Page 61: ...il Gmail Packages Displayed when you receive a shipping notification for online purchases For some shippers cards update when the package ships is out for delivery or has been delivered Links on each...

Page 62: ...H 57 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 appointmen...

Page 63: ...to 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 l...

Page 64: ...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 lis...

Page 65: ...n 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...

Page 66: ...ravel 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 and so on Tr...

Page 67: ...cards appear before restaurant reservations you ve made with OpenTable or when you receive email updates for packages in transit Gmail cards typically include links to other useful information such a...

Page 68: ...r tablet which are then compared to typical movements involved in walking or cycling This information isn t available unless you ve turned on location reporting and history for at least one of your An...

Page 69: ...elated to a single topic such as a trip you re planning and Google detects relevant webpages that you may not have found yet For this card to appear you must have Web History turned on for the account...

Page 70: ...ole domain To get more information about the settings available from this screen choose Menu Help Or open one of these correspond ing online articles Google Now Turn Google Now off or on and set card...

Page 71: ...Quick Settings Most apps include their own settings typically available from Menu Settings These are the main types of settings available Click the links to see the help articles available for each ca...

Page 72: ...a system feature that works with TalkBack allowing you to touch your tablet s screen and hear what s un der your finger via spoken feedback This feature is helpful to people with no vision Accessibili...

Page 73: ...IBILITY 68 You can also try magnification gestures which allow you to zoom in and out as well as temporarily magnify what s under your fin ger To try magnification gestures go to Settings Accessibilit...

Page 74: ...card ejection tool is also included with the mobile data 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 regi...

Page 75: ...lable 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 conn...

Page 76: ...g camera Wireless WiFi 802 11 b g n Bluetooth Memory 8 16 or 32 GB internal storage 1 GB RAM USB Micro USB Battery 4325 mAh up to 8 hours of active use OS Android 4 2 Jelly Bean CPU Quad core Tegra 3...

Page 77: ...x 120 x 10 45mm Weight 347g Camera 1 2MP front facing camera Wireless WiFi 802 11 b g n Bluetooth NFC Android Beam Memory 32 GB internal storage actual formatted capacity will be less 1 GB RAM Sensors...

Page 78: ...XLS XLSX CSV Excel PPT PPTX PPS PPSX POT POTX PowerPoint PDF DO NOT throw Nexus 7 in municipal waste This product has been designed to enable proper reuse of parts and recycling The sym bol of the cr...

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