Sony 1271-1959 User Manual
Groups
You can assign contacts to groups to get quicker access to them from within the
Contacts application.
To assign a contact to a group
1
In the Contacts application, tap the contact that you want to assign to a group.
2
Tap , then tap the bar directly under Assign to group.
3
Mark the checkboxes for the groups to which you want to add the contact,
then tap Done.
4
Tap Done.
Communicating with your contacts
To search for a contact
1
From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2
Tap and enter the first few letters of the contact name in the Search
contacts field. All contacts beginning with those letters appear.
The quick contact menu
Tap a contact's thumbnail to view quick communication options for a particular
contact. Options include calling the contact, sending a text or multimedia message,
and starting a chat using the Hangouts™ application.
For an application to appear as an option in the quick contact menu, you may need to set up
the application in your device and be logged in to the application. For example, you need to
start the Gmail™ application and enter your login details before you can use Gmail™ from the
quick contact menu.
Sharing your contacts
To send your business card
1
From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2
Tap Myself.
3
Press , then tap
Send contact > OK.
4
Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send a contact
1
From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2
Tap the contact whose details you want to send.
3
Press , then tap
Send contact > OK.
4
Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send several contacts at once
1
From your Home screen, tap , then tap .
2
Press , then tap Mark several.
3
Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all
contacts.
4
Tap , then select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen
instructions.
Backing up contacts
You can use a memory card, a SIM card or an online synchronisation tool such as
Microsoft
Microsoft
®
Exchange ActiveSync
®
to back up contacts.
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