Summary of some tips for Galaxy Note / Note II

The article will explain to you some tips on Galaxy Note and Note II, especially tips for S Note note software.

This is a very powerful note-taking application, combined with the included S Pen, you can do a lot of good things with this phone.

1. Switch to manual mode with one hand

This mode allows users to change the keyboard position to the left / right to conveniently type with one hand. To use this mode, go to Settings> One-handed operaion and check the following items:

- Keypad & in-call Buttons: Move the keyboard to dial a phone number

- Samsung keyboard: Move the default keyboard

- Calculator: Move the computer keyboard

- Unlock Pattern: Move the unlocked keyboard

After turning on these features, the above keyboard types will have a small arrow on the left or right side of the screen, you click on it to change the position of the keyboard.

2. Press the button on S Pen + twice fast on the screen to open S Note

Can be done right on the lock screen and Homescree n . To allow opening S Note from the lock screen, go to Settings> Lock screen> Popup Note on lock screen.

3. Take a screenshot and take notes directly there

Hold down the S Pen button and touch the pen on the screen until the screen is captured, you will hear a "split" sound that indicates the screen has been taken again. You can then use a pen or finger to write, draw or take notes directly on this screen.

4. Zoom in / zoom out the picture in S Note

While in S Note, you can use 2 fingers to zoom in or zoom out your drawing to work more accurately.

5. Use 2 fingers to move the drawing in S Note

After zooming in, you can touch 2 fingers simultaneously on the screen and start dragging 2 fingers to move to other areas of the drawing.

6. Insert pictures, record directly into S Note

S Note allows you to add images to your drawing by clicking on the image button with the plus sign in the right corner, then you can choose to insert images from sources such as cameras, photos in the camera, video recording, maps . You can also record directly into the drawing by selecting the record button next to it.

7. Capture part of the screen

Sometimes we just want to capture a part instead of the whole screen. To do that, you need to capture the entire screen first by holding down the S Pen button and tapping the pen on the screen, after you finish shooting, continue to hold down the S Pen button and circle the area you want to keep, it's done.

8. Notes directly to the Calendar screen (S Planner)

You can draw, write letters or make notes on S Planner's calendar interface by clicking the pen-shaped button at the far right of the screen (if you don't see it, click the calendar button in the upper left corner of the screen) ).

When the pen light turns green, you can start drawing, after you finish drawing, press that button again to lock it, all your strokes will be preserved.

9. Call and instant message by swiping your hands

When you are in your contacts, you can quickly call the person by swiping their name to the right, swipe back to message.