Click each step to see the action, click the picture or use the arrow keys

  • 1. When you first remove the S Pen, a home page displaying apps you can use with the S Pen will launch. Tap on the app you wish to use. In this example we will select Idea Note. Many of the other applications work in much the same way
  • 2. Use the S Pen to write a note, draw something or doodle
  • 3. To change the type of pen, tap and hold on the Draw Mode icon
  • 4. Tap the type of pen you wish to use
  • 5. Drag the Pen Size slider to increase of decrease the pen size
  • 6. Tap a colour to change the pen's colour
  • 7. Tap the X to close the pen settings window
  • 8. To undo something, tap the Undo icon
  • 9. To erase something, tap the Erase icon
  • 10. Use the S Pen to erase parts of a note
  • 11. To add text, tap the Text Mode icon
  • 12. Use the S Pen to enter text
  • 13. Tap the Draw Mode icon to return to the drawing mode
  • 14. To insert a photo or video, tap the Insert Object icon
  • 15. Tap the type of media you wish to insert. In this example, we will select Images
  • 16. Tap the location of your images
  • 17. Tap Just Once or Always
  • 18. Tap the location of your image
  • 19. Tap the image you wish to insert
  • 20. Use the transform handles to scale the image
  • 21. Tap and drag the image to move it
  • 22. Tap the screen to place the image
  • 23. To save a note, tap Save
  • 24. Enter a name for the note
  • 25. Tap OK
  • 26. To share a note, tap the Menu key
  • 27. Tap Share Via
  • 28. Tap the type of file you wish to send the note as. In this example, we will select Image File

    Note:
    If you have anything other than text in your note, you cannot send it as a Plain Text file. If you send it as an S Note file, the recipient must have a device with compatible software in order to read it
  • 29. Choose how you would like to send the note. In this example, we will select Messaging
  • 30. Enter the first few letters of the recipient's name and then tap their name in the displayed list
  • 31. Tap Send
  • 32. Tap Close to exit a note
  • 33. To open a saved note, from the S Pen home screen, tap List
  • 34. Tap the note you wish to open