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Table of Contents Package contents ..............................................................................5

Using your PadFone E Basics .................................................................................................6

Setup Wizard ......................................................................................................7 Screen Views ......................................................................................................8 Navigating your PadFone E ................................................................................9 Making calls ......................................................................................................0 Setting up your contacts list ..............................................................................0

Connecting to the world .................................................................11 Connecting to mobile networks ......................................................................... Connecting to Wi-Fi networks ........................................................................... Using Bluetooth ................................................................................................

Using your PadFone E Station Basics ...............................................................................................17

Unlocking your device .......................................................................................7 Home Screen ....................................................................................................7

Touching and typing Using gestures ................................................................................18 Using the onscreen keyboard ........................................................19 Using Google voice typing .............................................................20

Using apps and widgets Using apps on the PadFone E .......................................................21

Managing Apps ................................................................................................. Launching apps ................................................................................................ Messaging ........................................................................................................ Surfing the web ................................................................................................. Managing notifications ...................................................................................... Searching your PadFone E or web ...................................................................5 Taking pictures ..................................................................................................5 ASUS Splendid ...............................................................................................6 SuperNote ........................................................................................................7

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Using apps on the PadFone E Station ..........................................29 Managing Apps .................................................................................................9 Task Manager ................................................................................................... File Manager ...................................................................................................4 Play Store .........................................................................................................6 Settings ...........................................................................................................8 Music ............................................................................................................40 Gallery ............................................................................................................4 Camera ............................................................................................................44 Email ............................................................................................................45 Gmail ............................................................................................................47 Maps ............................................................................................................49 Story ............................................................................................................50 SuperNote ........................................................................................................5

Using PadFone E widgets ..............................................................54 Adding widgets .................................................................................................54 Task Manager ...................................................................................................55

Using PadFone E Station widgets .................................................56 Adding widgets .................................................................................................56 ASUS Battery ....................................................................................................57

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Package contents

Item PadFone E PadFone E Station

2-in-1 set

PadFone E PadFone E Station Power adapter PadFone E USB cable Headset Quick Start Guide User Manual Warranty card

NOTES: ASUS PadFone E and PadFone E Station are purchased separately. Contact your retailer if any of the items is damaged or missing.

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Using your PadFone E Use your PadFone E to enjoy the latest features and technologies of Android 4. (Jelly Bean) operating

system. Do work and play on your PadFone E to fully appreciate the tons of interactive applications

and features, and the seamless connectivity solutions in data sharing and communication that Android

4. has to offer.

Basics

IMPORTANT: Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the User Manual that comes with the PadFone E package to prevent injury or damage to your device. Refer to your User Manual that comes with the PadFone E package for instructions on installing the SIM card and charging your device.

NOTES: The screenshots are for reference only. Actual screens may vary on your device. The home screen varies with the Android OS. When upgrading the firmware of your PadFone E, do not insert into or remove from the PadFone E Station. When turning on your PadFone E, do not insert into or remove from the PadFone E Station. When upgrading the firmware of your PadFone E Station, do not remove the PadFone E.

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Setup Wizard The first time you turn on your PadFone E, youll see the Setup Wizard. Touch and follow the

instructions to set up your PadFone device.

NOTE: You can skip some of the steps and set them up later.

To access it again, touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Setup Wizard .

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Screen Views To enable/disable Auto-rotate screen, go to Settings > Display. You can also touch from ASUS Quick Settings.

NOTES: Auto-rotate function is not supported on the Home Screen and the locked screen of your PadFone E.

For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notifications in Chapter 4.

Landscape view Portrait view

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Navigating your PadFone E After you finish setting up your PadFone E, the Home Screen appears.

At the bottom of your PadFone E, youll find three navigation icons , , . These icons

allow you to instantly return to a previous page, jump back to the Home Screen, or launch a recent app.

Icon Description

Allows you to go back to the previous screen, until you are in the Home Screen.

Tap to open your Home Screen.

Opens a thumbnail list of your most recent apps. To launch an app, touch the thumbnail image. If you wish to remove a thumbnail app, swipe it to the left or right.

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Making calls To make a call:

. Touch on the Home Screen.

. Key in the number you wish to call.

. Tap or to dial.

NOTES: You can also assign names to the call buttons and modify the functions of the SIM cards from Settings >

Dual SIM card settings.

If there is only one SIM card installed, press or to dial.

4. Tap to end the call.

Setting up your contacts list Adding a new contact: To add a new contact:

. From the Home Screen, touch then select .

. To save a new contact to your ASUS PadFone E, tap Device. To save a new contact to your

SIM card, tap the SIM account.

. Key in the details of the new contact, then tap Done. Importing contacts:

To import contacts:

. From the Home Screen, touch then tap > Manage contacts.

. Touch Import/Export then tap the SIM that contains the contacts you want to import to

your PadFoneE.

. Tap Device then tap the contacts. 4. When done, tap Import.

Connecting to the world

Connecting to mobile networks After installing the SIM card, you are ready to use your PadFone E to make/receive voice calls or

transmit/receive data. Different countries or regions may have different mobile networks available and

you may have to configure your PadFone E to access these networks.

To configure your Mobile networks setting:

. Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen:

Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings .

Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then

touch .

. From the Settings screen, touch More....

. Touch Mobile networks.

NOTE:

For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notifications in Chapter 4.

IMPORTANT: If your PadFone E does not connect to a network, contact your mobile network carrier for assistance. Refer to your PadFone E User Manual that comes with the PadFone E package for instructions on how to install a SIM card.

Connecting to Wi-Fi networks Wi-Fi wireless networking technology allows you to exchange data wirelessly over a network. To use

Wi-Fi, enable the Wi-Fi feature in your PadFone E and connect to a wireless network. Some wireless

networks are secured with a key or protected with digital certificates and requires additional steps to

set up; others are open and you can easily connect to them.

TIP: Turn OFF Wi-Fi when youre not using it to help save battery power.

To enable Wi-Fi and connect to a Wi-Fi network:

. Do any of the following to go to the Settings screen:

Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings .

Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings then

touch . You can also touch Wi-Fi from ASUS Quick Settings to directly

enable/disable Wi-Fi.

. Slide the Wi-Fi switch to ON. When enabled, your PadFone E scans for available Wi-Fi

networks.

. Touch Wi-Fi to display list of available Wi-Fi networks nearby. Secured networks are

indicated with a lock icon.

4. Touch a network name to connect to it. If the network is secured or protected, you are

prompted to key in a Password or key in other credentials.

NOTE: For more details about ASUS Quick Settings, refer to the section Managing notifications in Chapter 4.

IMPORTANT: If your PadFone E finds a network that you have connected to previously, it automatically connects to it.

Using Bluetooth Enabling or disabling Bluetooth in your device

Bluetooth is a wireless standard used for exchanging data over short distances. Bluetooth exists in

many products, such as smartphones, computers, tablet devices, and headsets.

Bluetooth is very useful when transferring data between two or more devices that are near each other.

The first time you connect to a Bluetooth device, you must pair it with your PadFone E.

TIP: Turn OFF Bluetooth in your PadFone E when youre not using it to help save battery power.

To enable or disable Bluetooth in your PadFone E, you can do any of the following:

Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth

switch to ON / OFF.

Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to go to ASUS Quick Settings, touch

Bluetooth .

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Pairing your PadFone E with a Bluetooth device

Before you can connect to a device, you must first pair your PadFone E to that device. Once paired,

the devices stay paired unless you unpair them or turn off Bluetooth.

To pair your PadFone E to a device:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth

switch to ON.

. Touch Bluetooth to display all available Bluetooth devices within range. If the device you

want to pair with is not in the list, ensure that its Bluetooth feature is turned ON and set as

Discoverable. See the technical documentation that came with the device to learn how to

turn its Bluetooth ON and how to set it to discoverable.

3. If your PadFone E has finished scanning before your Bluetooth device is ready, touch

Search for devices.

4. In the list of available devices, touch the Bluetooth device you want to pair with. Follow the

succeeding screen instructions to complete the pairing. If necessary, refer to the technical

documentation that came with the device.

Connecting your PadFone E to a Bluetooth device

After you have paired your PadFone E to a Bluetooth device, you can easily reconnect to it again

manually, after it is back in range.

To connect:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth

switch to ON.

. In the list of PAIRED DEVICES, touch the name of the paired device.

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Unpairing and configuring a Bluetooth device

To unpair or configure a Bluetooth device:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Settings . Slide the Bluetooth

switch to ON.

. Touch Bluetooth to display the Bluetooth settings.

. Touch the Bluetooth Quick Settings icon beside the connected Bluetooth device you want to

unpair or configure.

4. From the Bluetooth Quick Settings screen, you can do any of the following:

Touch Unpair to unpair the device.

Touch Rename to rename the Bluetooth device.

5. Touch when youre finished.

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Using your PadFone E Station Install your PadFone E into your PadFone E Station to extend its battery life and turn it into a tablet

device. The screen view of the PadFone E Station rotates automatically when you hold your PadFone

E Station horizontally to vertically, and vice versa.

IMPORTANT: Before you start, ensure that you have read all the safety information and operating instructions in the User Manual that comes with the PadFone E package to prevent injury or damage to your device. Refer to your PadFone E Station Quick Start Guide for instructions on inserting your PadFone E into the PadFone E Station.

NOTES: The images used are for reference only and may look different on your PadFone E Station. The Home Screen may update and change with the version of the Android OS.

Landscape view Portrait view

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Home Screen

Launches Voice search

Returns to the previous screen

Returns to the Home Screen

Displays recent apps

Shortcuts

Displays local weather information. Touch to customize weather widget settings, location, and frequency updates.

Displays local date

Notification area & Settings

Displays your favourite apps or widgets. Touch to add or remove an app or widget to the bar.

Launches Google Text search

Basics

Unlocking your device To unlock your device, touch and drag the lock icon out of the circle to the open locked icon.

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Touching and typing Using gestures Use your fingers to launch apps, move icons, select menu items, press buttons, type on the onscreen

keyboard, and perform other useful gestures on your PadFone E devices touchscreen.

To key in or type something, touch the part where you need to type and the onscreen keyboard will pop

up.

The following table describes more useful gestures.

Gesture Description

Pinch Place two fingers on the screen and spread them apart to zoom in and bring them together to zoom out. This gesture can be used in selected apps, including Maps, Gallery, and Browser.

Drag Touch and hold an icon or item then, without lifting your finger, move your finger on the screen to move the icon or item.

Touch and hold Touch and hold an item until an action occurs.

Swipe or slide Quickly move your finger across the screen in one sweeping motion.

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Using the onscreen keyboard You can type text using the onscreen keyboard. In most apps, the onscreen keyboard appears

automatically when needed. In other apps, you can touch where you need to type to open the onscreen

keyboard.

While typing on the onscreen keyboard, the keyboard displays suggestions that may match the text

that you need. Touch a suggestion to use it.

Touch and hold to show input methods and keyboard settings

Touch to toggle between numeric pad with special characters and QWERTY keyboard

Touch to turn caps lock ON, Fixed ON, or OFF. When ON,

the alphabet keys are shown in capital letters

Touch for back space

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Using Google voice typing

Google voice typing uses Googles speech-recognition technology, that converts spoken words into text

input. You must be connected to the Internet when using this feature.

As you speak, the converted text is underlined and you can continue speaking to keep it, or you can

delete it.

To use Google voice typing:

1. Touch text field where you want to type text.

2. Depending on the app youre using, you can do either of the following:

If you see the microphone icon beside the text field, touch it.

If the onscreen keyboard is open, touch .

. When you see the microphone icon, speak clearly what you want to type. When you pause,

Google voice typing transcribes the text you spoke and displays it on the text field.

TIPS: Say period, comma, question mark, or exclamation point to type these punctuation marks. Touch the Backspace key to delete the underlined text.

Using apps and widgets You can seamlessly use apps between your PadFone E and PadFone E Station.

NOTES: PadFone E and PadFone E Station are purchased separately. Some downloaded apps may work on your PadFone E but may not work on your PadFone E Station, and vice versa.

Using apps on the PadFone E Managing Apps

App shortcut

You can create shortcuts for your favorite apps on your PadFone E Home Screen.

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. From the All apps screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you wish to move then drag

and place the app on the Home Screen.

App info

You can view the detailed app information while you are creating a shortcut for the app. While holding

an app from the All apps screen to the Home Screen, the App info will appear on the top of the Home

Screen page. Drag the app to App info to display its detailed information.

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Launching apps Touch to display all your apps. The main apps screen is where you can see all your apps. From

the main apps screen you can:

Touch an icon to launch an app.

Swipe the screen to display more apps.

Drag an app icon into the Home Screen.

Explore widgets.

Get more apps from the Play Store.

Messaging Touch to compose and send a message.

Surfing the web Touch to launch the browser and surf the web.

Swipe sideways to see more options

Slide to adjust the screen brightness

Touch to turn on / off Automatic brightness

Touch to respond to a notification or swipe sideways to dismiss

ASUS Quick Settings

Touch to get into Settings screen

Managing notifications Notifications alerts you about new messages, calendar events, media service connections, alarms, and

more.

Enable the ASUS Quick Settings app to see more and do more from your Notifications area.

NOTES: If ASUS Quick Settings is not enabled, go to the All Apps screen, touch then select ASUS customized settings and enable Use ASUS Quick Setting. Depending on your sound settings, you will also hear a sound at the same time a notification icon is displayed on the top left of your screen - everytime a new notification arrives.

To see your notifications, swipe your finger down from the top of the screen.

Display settings

Clear notifications

Launch Miracast

Launch AudioWizard Wi-Fi settings

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Description

Touch to enable or disable the Wi-Fi connection.

Touch to enable or disable the Mobile Data function.

Touch to enable or disable the Smart Saving function.

Touch to enable or disable the Reading Mode function, which allows you to adjust the screen or text of your chosen apps for your reading enjoyment.

Touch to enable or disable the Instant Dictionary app.

Touch to enable or disable the Wi-Fi Hotspot function.

Touch to enable or disable the Bluetooth connection.

Touch to enable or disable the GPS function.

Touch to enable or disable the sound, vibrate, or mute mode.

Touch to enable or disable the auto-rotate screen feature.

Touch to enable or disable the Airplane mode.

Touch to enable or disable the Auto-sync function.

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Searching your PadFone E or web Use the Google Search bar at the top of your Home Screen to help you find anything that you need

from your PadFone E or from the web. To start searching, you can do either of the following:

Touch on the search bar then key in your search item. As you key in your search

item, Google lists suggestions that may match your search, touch a suggestion to search for

it immediately or touch the arrow beside it to add the term into the search field.

Touch then when prompted to Speak now, speak clearly the item youre searching.

Taking pictures With the camera app, taking pictures and videos with your PadFone E is fun and easy.

The camera app works with two cameras, one . megapixel camera at the front of your device and

one megapixel camera at the rear.

The front camera allows you take pictures and videos, while the rear camera allows you to take high

resolution pictures and videos. The rear camera also allows you to take pictures in Panorama mode,

where you can pan across a subject to create a single picture.

You can view your pictures and videos in the Gallery app.

Touch on the Home Screen, then touch to start taking pictures or touch to start

taking video.

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ASUS Splendid ASUS Splendid allows you to easily adjust the display settings.

To use ASUS Splendid:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen then touch Splendid .

. Adjust the screen color temperature and contrast through the Temperature and

Enhancement taps.

. Touch Done to apply the changes.

Touch to switch between tabs

Move to turn on/ off the Vivid Mode

Move to adjust the color temperature

Touch to set to factory defaults

Touch to reset to the last changes you made

Touch to display different views of pictures and screens

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SuperNote SuperNote is a convenient app used for writing and painting on your PadFone E. You can take notes,

send instant messages, draw sketches, create e-cards with audio recordings or diaries with video, and

a lot more.

To launch SuperNote, touch on the Home Screen.

All your notebooks

Notebooks, Bookmark,

Timestamp, All Pages

Add new notebook

Settings

Selection

Show locked notebook, Import Notebook

List by name / by last modified

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Using SuperNote

To create a new notebook:

. Touch Add a new notebook.

2. Key in a name for the file and choose the notebook type to start writing on the page.

The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone E.

Goes back to SuperNotes

main page

New pageSave

Settings

Backspace Space Return

Next page

Previous page Page number

Paste, Recognize, Baseline

NOTE: For more details on using SuperNote on your PadFone E, tap Tutorial.

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Using apps on the PadFone E Station Managing Apps

App shortcut

You can create shortcuts for your favorite apps on your PadFone E Station Home Screen.

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. From the All apps screen, touch and hold the icon of the app you wish to move then drag

and place the app on the Home Screen.

App info

You can view the detailed app information while you are creating a shortcut for the app. While holding

an app from the All apps screen to the Home Screen, the App info will appear on the top of the Home

Screen page. Drag the app to App info to display its detailed information.

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Removing App shortcuts from Home Screen

You can remove app shortcuts from your PadFone E Home Screen. The original app will remain in your

All apps screen. To remove an app in your Home Screen:

. Touch and hold an app on your Home Screen until X Remove appears.

. Drag the app to X Remove to remove it from the Home Screen.

App Folder

Create folders to organize your applications and shortcuts on your PadFone E Station Home Screen.

1. On your PadFone E Stations Home Screen, touch and drag an app or shortcut onto another

app and a folder will appear.

. Touch the new folder and tap Unnamed Folder to rename the folder.

Recent Apps

The Recent Apps screen allows you to view a list of app shortcuts based from your recently launched

apps. Using the Recent Apps screen, you can easily go back to or switch between the apps you

recently launched.

. Touch at the bottom of the Home Screen.

. Swipe to the left or to the right to view Recent Apps. Swipe a recent app up or down to

remove from the list.

. Touch and hold a recent app to display the menu. Select to remove app from list or display

app information.

Task Manager ASUS Task Manager displays a list of currently running utilities and apps and their usages in

percentages on your PadFone E Station.

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. Touch WIDGETS to display the widgets menu.

. Touch and hold ASUS Task Manager to display the ASUS Task Manager box on the Home

Screen.

4. Touch and hold the widget to display the sizing brackets. Pull the sizing bracket upward or

downward to show the complete list of tasks.

5. Tap beside each running app to close the app. Touch Close All to close running apps

all at once.

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File Manager File Manager allows you to easily locate and manage your data either on the internal storage device or

the connected external storage devices.

To access the internal storage device:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. Go to All Apps screen, touch File Manager, then go to My Storage.

. The Internal Storage (/sdcard/) and any connected external storage devices (/Removable/)

are displayed on the left panel. Touch the source icon on the left panel to display the content

list, and touch to select an item.

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4. Touch the Return folder icon to return to the root directory of My Storage.

To copy, cut, delete, or share files:

Tick the file you wish to copy, cut, share, or delete and touch the action icon found at the tool bar on the

upper right corner of the File Manager screen.

You can also tick the file and drag/drop it to your desired destination folder.

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Play Store Access lots of fun games and tools in the Play Store using your Google account. If you dont have a

Google account, please create one.

To access the Play Store:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. From the Allapps screen, tap Play Store .

3. You need a Google account to access Google Play. If you dont have an existing account,

tap New.

4. Type your Email and Password to Sign in if you already have an account.

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5. After signing in, you can start downloading and adding apps to your device from the Play

Store.

NOTES: You cannot restore uninstalled apps, but you can login with the same Google account and download them

again.

There are both free and paid applications in Google Play Store .

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Settings Settings screen allows you to configure the settings of your PadFone E Station, including Wireless & networks, Device, Personal, Accounts, and System settings. Touch the tabs on the left to switch

screens and do the configurations.

There are two ways to go to the Settings screen.

From the All apps screen:

Touch Settings to display the settings menu.

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From ASUS Quick Settings:

Swipe your finger down from the top of the screen to launch the ASUS Quick Settings panel.

Notification Panels

Notification panels will appear under the Quick Setting panel for alerts or updates in apps, incoming

emails, and utillity status.

IMPORTANT: Swipe a notification to the right or to the left to remove item from the list.

Display local date and time

Auto Brightness

Quick Setting Adjustment Panel. Touch the individual icons to turn on/ off the function.

Brightness Manual Adjustment

Wi-Fi settings

Launch AudioWizard Settings Menu Launch Miracast

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Music

Touch Play Music in the Google Folder on the Home Screen to play your music files. This

app automatically collects and lists all the audio files stored in your PadFone E. Display all music or on device only

Search

Settings

Supported audio and video formats for playback

Audio AAC LC/LTP, HE-AACv (AAC+), HE-AACv (enhanced AAC+), AMR-NB, AMR-WB, MP, FLAC, MIDI, PCM/WAVE, Vorbis, WAV a-law/mu-law, WAV linear PCM

Video H.6, H.64, MPEG-4, VP8

Supported audio and video formats for encoding

Audio AAC LC/LTP, AMR-NB, AMR-WB

Video H.6, H.64, MPEG-4

Library and

Playlists

File options

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Gallery Touch Gallery on the All apps screen to browse for images or video files. This app automatically

collects and displays all the images and video files stored in your PadFone E.

From the Gallery, you can display images in a slideshow or touch to select for image or video files.

You can also use the menu buttons on the upper right corner of the Gallery screen to sort the files by

album, by location, by time, by people, or by tags.

Quick launch camera

Gallery settings

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Sharing and deleting albums

Touch and hold an album in the Gallery until the Tool bar on top appears.

Using the Tool bar options, you can upload, delete, or share selected albums online.

Share the selected album through ASUS Webstorage, Bluetooth, Gmail, and more Delete the selected album

Tool bar

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Sharing, deleting, and editing images

Touch an image in the Gallery and use the tool bar on the upper right corner to share, delete, or edit a

selected image. Tool bar

Check the image information, and edit the selected imageCAUTION!

You cannot restore a deleted file.

Share the selected album through Amazon Kindle, ASUS Webstorage, Bluetooth, and more

Quick launch camera

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Camera Touch Camera from the Home Screen to take pictures or record videos. You can use the front camera

or the back camera to take pictures or record videos.

The image and video files are saved to Gallery.

Camera button

Camera/video mode

Video button

Camera / video effects

Camera filter effects

Settings

Camera switch

Flash

Turbo Burst

The Camera app also allows you to take multiple pictures in quick succession using Turbo Burst

feature. With this feature, you can select the best photos or arrange them in a sequence.

To use this feature, move TURBO slider to the right then tap and hold .

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Email Email allows you to add several e-mail accounts and conveniently browse and manage your e-mails.

To set up an email account:

4. Wait while your PadFone E automatically

checks your incoming and outgoing mail server

settings.

5. Configure the Account options and touch

Next.

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. Touch Email to launch the email app.

. From the email app screen,key in your Email address and Password, then touch Next.

6. Provide a name for the account and key in

the name you want displayed on the outgoing

messages. Touch Next to log into your mail

inbox.

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To add email accounts:

. Touch to go to the All apps screen, touch

Email and login using the account that

youve previously set up.

. Touch Settings on the upper right corner to

display the preferences for this account.

. Touch Add account on the upper right corner

to add another account.

NOTE: You can include all your e-mail accounts in Email.

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Gmail

Gmail (Google mail) allows you to access your Gmail account, receive, and compose e-mails.

To set up a Gmail account:

NOTE: Touch New if you do not own a Google Account.

. Wait while your PadFone E communicates

with Google servers to set up your

account.

. Touch Gmail from the All apps screen.

Touch Existing and type your existing

Email and Password, then touch Sign in.

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. You can use your Google account to backup

and restore your settings and data. Touch to

sign in to your Gmail.

IMPORTANT: If you have several e-mail accounts in addition to Gmail, use Email to set up and access all your e-mail accounts at same time.

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Maps Maps allows you to find establishments, view maps, and get directions. Touch the handle at

the upper-left corner to change settings and specify search parameters.

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Story Story allows you to create and share photo stories.

To use ASUS Story:

. From the All apps screen, touch Story.

. Touch Create Story to create a photo story.

4. Select photos you want to add to the story and

touch Done.

. Key in the story name and touch OK.

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To edit and share a story:

. Touch a story name from the ASUS Story main

page.

. Touch on the upper left corner of the screen then touch to share a photo story.

. Touch on the upper right corner of the screen to edit a photo story.

Touch to add a photo

Touch to add a map Touch to add text

Touch to layout a page

Touch to rearrange the photos Touch for a full screen view

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SuperNote SuperNote is a convenient app used for writing and painting on your PadFone E Station. You can take

notes, send instant messages, draw sketches, create e-cards with audio recordings or diaries with

video, and lots more.

All your notebooks

Selection

Settings

Create a new notebook

Notebooks, Bookmark,

Timestamp, All Pages

Show locked Notebook, import Notebook,

Sort by name / last modified

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Using SuperNote

To create a new notebook:

. Touch Add a new notebook.

2. Key in a name for the file and choose the notebook type to start writing on the page.

The following screen describes the SuperNote screen features on your PadFone E Station:

New page Settings

NOTE: For more details using SuperNote on your PadFone E Station, tap Tutorial.

Goes back to SuperNotes

main page

Share

Space Backspace

Enter

Next page Page number Previous page

Save

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Using PadFone E widgets

Adding widgets Widgets are useful and fun applications that brings information and services conveniently to your Home

Screen at-a-glance. You can find them in the Widgets tab in the All Apps screen, ready to be moved

into your Home Screen.

To see your widgets, touch on your Home Screen then touch the Widgets tab at the top of screen.

From the main Widgets screen, you can:

Drag a widget to another screen.

Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets.

IMPORTANT: You may be prompted to perform additional tasks (such as registration, activation) before you can use a selected widget. If there is not enough room on the screen where you placed a widget, the widget wont get added to that screen.

To remove a widget:

Touch and hold the widget until X Remove appears then without lifting your finger, drag the

widget into X Remove.

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Touch to close an app

Touch to close all running appsShows number of running apps Shows cache size status

Task Manager Task Manager is an easy and quick way to close running apps. It effectively cleans your cache and

frees more cache space for your PadFone E.

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu.

. Touch and hold Task Manager to display the Task Manager app.

Additional options:

To resize Task Manager, touch and hold anywhere on the app until the resize border

appears. Touch and drag the sizing handle to adjust to your preferred screen size. You can

do this to create additional room for more apps.

To remove Task Manager, touch and hold the app until X Remove appears, then without

lifting your finger, drag the app into X Remove.

Touch to lock/ unlock an app

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Using PadFone E Station widgets

Adding widgets Use widgets to conveniently access useful and fun applications on your PadFone E Stations Home

Screen. You can find them in the Widgets tab in the All Apps screen, ready to be moved into your

Home Screen.

To see your widgets, touch to go to the All apps screen, then touch Widgets.

From the main Widgets screen, you can:

Drag a widget to another screen.

Swipe left or right to move between screens and view more widgets.

IMPORTANT: You may be prompted to perform additional tasks (such as registration, activation) before you can use a selected widget. If there is not enough room on the screen where you placed a widget, the widget wont get added to that screen.

To remove a widget:

Touch and hold the widget until X Remove appears then without lifting your finger, drag the

widget into X Remove.

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ASUS Battery This special widget shows the individual battery status of your PadFone E and PadFone E Station by

percentage and color. The more battery power, the brighter the color.

. Touch to go to the All apps screen.

. Touch Widgets to display the widgets menu.

. Touch and hold ASUS Battery to display the ASUS Battery app.

4. The notifications panel also display the battery status. The battery status of the PadFone E

and PadFone E Station are shown separately. When battery is low, the battery icon turns

from blue to red with an exclamation mark. There will also be a warning sound to notify you

when the battery is running low.

Manualsnet FAQs

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