Move a file from download to home screen

In the Downloads folder, tap and hold long tap the PDF file as shown above. If you only tap the file, Galaxy S9 will try to open it. Once the file is selected, you can see the check mark on the top left of the thumbnail as shown below. On the top left side, My Files will show you how many files are selected. You can select all files in this folder by tapping All button. If you need to pin multiple files to Galaxy S9 Home screen, you have to do it separately in My Files.

After selecting the PDF file, you can then tap the menu key 3 vertical dots on the top right as shown below. In the menu, as shown in the screenshot above, tap Add shortcut. Please note, the menu will be different if you select more than one file or less than one none. In both cases, there will be no option of add shortcut.

So, if you get a menu without add shortcut, or there is no menu icon 3 vertical dots , you need to make sure you select one and only one file. Like app icons, you can move the icon to any home screen panels. As mentioned earlier, once a file is added to Galaxy S9 Home screen, you can then manage it like other app icons. You can also tap and hold long tap the icon to manage the shortcut: remove it from home screen, select more items, or move it. You can also create folders, just like app folders.

For file shortcuts. In fact, you can create a folder with both apps and file shortcuts pinned files. The procedure of creating folders for file shortcuts on Galaxy S9 home screen is identical to creating app folders. For example, as shown below, you can create a folder for two pinned files on the home screen, name the folder and customize the background color for the folder. In addition to adding file shortcuts to the home screen, you can also add file shortcuts pin files to the edge screen.

Actually, when you pin a file to Galaxy S9 Home screen, the phone will detect it and suggest you add it to the tasks edge as well. For example, after you add the file shortcut to the home screen, you can find a notification in Galaxy S9 notification panel as shown in the screenshot below. Tap the notification Add shortcut to tasks edge to jump to the setting page of tasks edge.

Of course, you can ignore the notification. Later, you can still add the file shortcut to tasks edge by opening tasks edge settings page. As shown below, in the settings page for the tasks edge, you can find the file shortcuts added to the home screen are available for tasks edge automatically.

To add a file shortcut to the tasks edge, tap and hold the item as shown below, then drag and drop it to any available slots. Once the file is pinned to the tasks edge, you can open it directly by tapping it from the edge screen. If you have found a way to do so, please provide detailed instructions. It should not be possible. Oct 22, PM in response to clarkkent27 In response to clarkkent Agreed, haven't found a way to add a file that's stored on the iOS device added to the homescreen.

However--crazy as it sounds--if you post the file online, then you CAN add it to your home screen. Upload the file, then browse to the file with Safari, then click the "right arrow in a box" icon at the bottom of the screen. From there, you have nine options for the file, one of which is "add to Home Screen".

This functionality was enhanced in iOS 6, but I'm almost certain the ability to "add a webpage to the homescreen" existed in iOS 5. Of course the caveat is the file is not stored on your device: you have to load it as a webpage everytime you access it.

Oct 22, PM. Nov 5, AM in response to clarkkent27 In response to clarkkent Lots of steps but pretty simple after one or two tries. Nov 5, AM. May 8, PM. Communities Get Support. Sign in Sign in Sign in corporate. Browse Search. Ask a question. Tap Move to…. A list of drives and locations will appear.

Tap the destination. If you want to move the file to your Google Drive, select it, then tap the folder where you want to move the file. Tap Move. The file will now appear in its new location. Method 2. Tap the location of the file you want to remove. The contents of the selected folder will appear. Tap and hold the file you want to move. This selects the file in most file managers.

Other file browsers only require you to tap the file once to select it. A list of locations will appear. Tap Move or Done. Include your email address to get a message when this question is answered. Related wikiHows How to. How to. About This Article. Written by:.

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