Master the S Pen of your Galaxy Tablet

The Air command menu includes special features you can use with your S Pen, such as Live messages and Translate.

To access the Air command menu, hover your S Pen over the screen, and then tap the floating Air command icon. You can choose from several different features:

• Creative studio: Generate drawings, stickers, invitations, greeting cards, profile cards, and wallpapers with Galaxy AI.
  Note: This feature is only available on the Tab S12 Ultra, Tab S12+, Tab S11 Ultra, Tab S11, S10+, Tab S10 Ultra, Tab S9, Tab S9+, Tab S9 Ultra, Tab S8, Tab S8+, and Tab S8 Ultra. The feature is not available on other tablet models.
• Create note: Open a new note in Samsung Notes.
• View all notes: View every note you've written in Samsung Notes.
• Smart select: Select and save content quickly.
• Screen write: Write and draw on the current screen with the S Pen.
• Live messages: Personalize your messages with your own emojis, animated GIFs, and handwritten text on photos.
• AR Doodle: Draw and write in real time using the tablet's camera.
• Translate: Hover the S Pen over a word to translate it into another language.
• PENUP: Draw and color with the S Pen to create your own artwork.
• Settings icon: Change the tablet's Air command settings.
• Add shortcuts (the plus sign): Add shortcuts for frequently used apps to the Air command panel.

Type no more! With your S Pen in hand, you can write text directly on your tablet's screen.

To test it, open any app where you can type with an on-screen keyboard. Hover over the text field with your S Pen, and then select the Handwriting icon (it looks like the letter T). Your keyboard will turn into a white board where you can write with your S Pen.

The S Pen to text feature is enabled by default and can be turned on and off from the S Pen settings.

Did a great idea just pop into your head? To create a quick note, open the Air command menu by tapping the icon with your S Pen, and then tap Create note. It’ll open a Samsung Notes pop-up window where you can create a note. When you're finished, tap Back. The note will automatically save.

From the Air command menu, you can also tap View all notes to see everything you've saved in Samsung Notes.

Screenshots are fun and all, but sometimes you wish you could capture only one part of the screen. Well, with AI select and your S Pen, you can select and capture any portion of the screen.

1. Open the Air command menu by tapping the icon with your S Pen, and then tap AI select.
2. Draw around the parts of the screen you want to capture, or tap an onscreen object. AI select will automatically select the area you’ve chosen.
3. You can drag the corners of the selection to change the shape and size of your selection.
4. Depending on what you have selected, your options may be different. 
   • Photo assist – Use Galaxy AI to enhance your screenshot; erase, move, and resize people or objects, and more.
   • Map – Open a map of the selected location.
   • Add to note – Insert the selected content into Samsung Notes.
   • Copy – Copy the selected content to the clipboard.
   • Share – Send the selected content in a text, email, or any other sharing service.
   • Save – Save an image of your selection to your device.
   • Extract text – Copy the recognized text to the clipboard.
   • Pin – Pin the selection to your Home screen.
   • Edit – Open the selection in Gallery for editing.

You’re forwarding an email to a colleague, but it's massive. Instead of having them read the entire thing, take a screenshot and highlight the important parts using your S Pen.

Open the Air command menu by tapping the icon with your S Pen, and then tap Screen write. Your tablet will take a screenshot of the page you are currently on. You can write or draw directly on the screenshot or crop it. You can also share the screenshot with friends and save it in the Gallery app.

If you come across a webpage in a different language, don't panic if you can't read it. With the S Pen and its Translate feature, you can translate words by simply highlighting them with the pen.

1. Open the Air command menu by tapping the icon with your S Pen, and then tap Translate.
2. Allow the permissions, review the directions, and then tap OK.
3. Choose your desired source language - the foreign language you want to translate.
4. The target language (your language) will be your phone’s default language, but you can change it if desired. To do this, tap the default language on the right side.
5. Tap the arrows in the middle of the Translate bar to switch your source language and target language.
6. If you wish to translate an entire sentence, tap the Phrase translate icon on the Translate bar. Tap it again to return to Word translate mode. Phrase translate looks like a paragraph icon while Word translate has an icon with the letter T.

With Screen off memo, you can create notes instantly without even unlocking your tablet.

With the screen off, tap the tablet's screen with your S Pen while pressing the Pen button on the side of the S Pen. Screen off memo will automatically open. Start writing your notes and when you're done, tap Save. Your notes will be saved in Samsung Notes.

The Air command menu comes with default features, but you can add additional apps as well. If you'd like to use the S Pen's Magnify feature to zoom in on text or images, just add it to the Air command menu so you can open the app quickly.

Tap the Air command icon with your S Pen, and then tap Add shortcuts at the bottom (it looks like a plus sign). Select the app you would like to add - it will be moved to the Air command menu. If you change your mind, you can remove the app by tapping the red minus icon next to it.

Looking for more S Pen settings? Your tablet has a bunch of amazing features. Who knows, you might discover a feature you never even knew about.

From Settings, search for and select S Pen. Tap S Pen again to check out the available settings for your Galaxy Tab model.