Using the Xelio Tablet

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1 1 Using the Xelio Tablet by Dick Evans The Eyeglass in the top left opens the Google search on the Internet The microphone picture lets you talk instead of typing The 6 squares in the upper right open a window with all your installed apps On the bottom: The arrow to the left takes you back a screen The picture of the house brings you back to the home screen The 2 boxes show you a list of images of the last places you visited on the internet The little box to the far right shows how much battery you have left. By the way, you can use the tablet while ii is charging. The numbers are the current time (assuming you set it in the control panel for your time zone) Between the time and the battery you will see bars indicating you have an internet connection. The more bars the better the connection. If not showing, you net to go to settings and turn the WiFi ON.

2 2 Left to right: Power (hold in until the screen starts or if turning it off, hold in until screen goes dark) Headphones Micro SD card slot Charger connection Volume control + and -

3 3 Setting the time to turn off the display Locate the Setting icon in your apps window (the 6 little squares in the upper right of the home page) Click to open the settings window: Click Display and then Sleep to change the number of minutes with no activity that will turn the screen off. I suggest setting it for 30 minutes.

4 4 Turning ON WiFi Locate the Setting icon in your apps window (the 6 little squares in the upper right of the home page) Click to open the settings window: Tap to turn WiFi ON A list of available networks will appear on the right. Locate the one you want to use and tap it. If it has not been set up yet you will get the next screen to enable you to enter the password to gain access to the wireless router.

5 5 Tap the blue line to the right of Password to open a keyboard and then enter the password. Note: if you check the box next to Show password you will see the actual characters instead of ****. When finished entering, click Connect and you should be on the internet. If not, your password was not correct for the connection. You will have to go back through these steps and click Forget so it does not try to use what you previously typed. Then you can get back to this screen and try again. If connected you will see the WiFi icon to the right of the time on the home screen.

6 6 Installing Google Play Store If you want to have the Google Play store all you have to do is go to Settings and allow the installation of non market apps. Then go to your PCs browser and go to Create a free account with them. Then on your tablet go to your browser and go to Login with your user name and password created on your PC. Search for Google Play store APK wait for the download button to appear. Click on download. When the download is complete click on it. It will ask you if you want to install. Click confirm and Google Play store is now installed. The following will step you through the above. Before you can download apps for the Android, you must install the Play Store. This does not come with the device. You will be downloading an app for the Android from the Internet and you must first create an account on your PC. On your PC s browser open Join with Facebook, Twitter, or Google or fill in the boxes. Now you are ready to go back to your tablet and find the APP. Note: you could have done the above with the browser on your tablet. It just may be

7 7 easier to do it on your PC since you do not have Facebook, etc installed yet. You need Google Play to do that. Locate the Setting icon in your apps window (the 6 little squares in the upper right of the home page) Click to open the settings window: Click Security and then make sure there is a checkmark next to Unknown Sources Return to the home screen and in the upper left click Google. Enter the following URL into search box This will open the same screen as it did on your PC when you signed up.

8 8 Login and then enter the following in the box that says Search files, then click the magnifying icon to the right of the search box. google play store apk 4.3 Click the button to the left that is green and says APK. The app will download to your tablet. Confirm and Install it. It will now show up in your APP window.

9 9 Installing an App from Google Play Store Click the Apps button on the Home screen and Locate and click the Play Store icon Click the magnifying glass in the upper right to open the search box As you start to type possible results show in a drop down box. I was looking for an app for Crackle (free movies) It did not find one, but gave me a list of others like Crackle. I chose NETFLIX.

10 10 Click INSTALL Click ACCEPT WAIT for the blue bar to go all the way to the right as it downloads the app

11 11 When the download and install finishes, this screen will appear, OPEN opens the app, UNINSTALL removes it from your tablet. Getting out of the screen by going back to Home does not remove the app. You will find it on the Apps page. Click OPEN. The Apps opens If you do not have an account you would have to sign up for trial.