How To Use Shortcuts – Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro

Learn how to use Shortcuts on your Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro. You can add, reposition, or remove shortcuts and widgets from the Home screen.

• Shortcuts: Icons on the Home screen that launch applications.
• Widgets: Self-contained applications. They appear as onscreen applications.

Adding a Shortcut or Widget

You can customize the Home screen by adding shortcuts and widgets.

• From a Home screen, touch and hold on an empty area of the screen until the Home screen pop-up appears.
  OR
• Touch Apps icon to display the Apps screen.
• For shortcuts, touch the Apps tab. For widgets, touch the Widgets tab.
• Touch and hold the shortcut or widget, and then drag it to the Home screen and release.

Removing a Shortcut or Widget

Shortcuts and widgets can be removed from the Home screen.

• Touch and hold the shortcut or widget until it detaches, and then drag it to Remove icon and release.

Note: Removing a shortcut does not delete the application; it simply removes the shortcut from the Home screen.

Note
This guide will work on all Samsung Galaxy Tab Pros; including Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4, Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 10.1 and Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 12.2.