AT&T Fusion2 User Manual

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5  Using the Onscreen Keyboard
5.1  Displaying the Keyboard
To enter  text, use the onscreen  keyboard.  Some applications  open the keyboard 
automatically.  In others,  touch a text  \037eld  to open  the keyboard.
Touch  to hide  the keyboard.
 Touch and hold a text \037eld to open the  Edit text menu.
5.1.1   Choosing  an Input  Method
1.  Touch  and hold  a text  \037eld  until  the Edit  text menu  is displayed.
2.  Touch  Select input method .
3.  Select  the input  method.
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Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. 
Touch twice to capitalize all letters to be entered . Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode.  Touch to enter text by voice.
Touch to insert a space. Touch to delete a character to the 
left of the cursor. 
Touch and hold to delete all 
characters to the left of the cursor.
Touch to select or set input method.
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5.1.2  
Using  the Android  Keyboard
 The keyboard layout may vary slightly depending on the \037eld where you\
 are 
entering text. The previous \037gure is provided for your reference only\
. 
						

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Touch once to capitalize the next letter you type. 
Touch twice to capitalize all letters to be entered. Touch and hold to get helpful tips.
Touch to get swype functions. 
Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode. 
Touch to insert a space. Touch to delete a character to the left
of the cursor. 
Touch and hold to delete all 
characters to the left of the cursor.
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To enter a word, just drag your 
\336nger over the letters in the word.
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To capitalize, go above the keypad.
To enter apostrophes in common 
words drag through the \324n\325.
To enter double letters, circle the letter.
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 On the Home screen, touch 
 > Settings >  Language & keyboard  > Android 
keyboard >  Voice input  to turn on or turn off voice input.
5.1.3   
						

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 The keyboard layout may vary slightly depending on the \037eld where you\
 are 
entering text. The previous \037gure is provided for your reference only\
.
5.1.4   Using  the Landscape  Keyboard
If  you  \037nd  the keyboard  inconvenient  or dif\037cult  to use,  turn  your  mobile  phone 
sideways.  The screen  will display  the keyboard  in landscape  orientation,  providing 
you  with  a wider  keyboard  layout.
5.2  Customizing Keyboard Settings
1. On  the  Home  screen,  touch   >  Settings  > Language  & keyboard .
2. In  Keyboard  settings, select an input  method  to customize  the keyboard  settings.
6  Messaging
The Messaging  application  allows you to exchange  text messages  \(SMS\) and 
multimedia  messages \(MMS\) with anyone  using an SMS  or MMS  capable  phone. With 
the  Email  application  you can read  and send  emails.
6.1  SMS and MMS
6.1.1  Opening  Messaging
Touch   >  Messaging.
6.1.2   Creating  and Sending  a Text  Message
1.  Touch   >  Messaging  > New  message.
2. Enter  a phone  number  or a contacts  name in the  To \037eld,  or touch  to select  a contact  from Contacts  or Groups.
As you enter the phone number or the contacts name, the phone displays \
possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of p\
ossible 
matches or continue entering.
After  you select  a contact  or \037nish  entering  a number,  add a comma  and you can 
enter  another  recipient.  You can also  touch  a previously  entered contact again to 
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3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4. When you are ready to send the message, touch Send.
Sent and received messages will be displayed in a message thread, groupi\
ng 
together the messages in a conversation.
6.1.3 

 
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very spe\
cial. 
You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing Happy Birth\
day and send 
it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The\
 possibilities 
are endless.
1. Touch   > Messaging >  New message.
2. Enter a phone number in the  To field, or touch  to select a contact from Contacts or Groups.
3. Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
4. Touch   > Add to add a picture, music, or video file. 
5. When the message is ready to be sent, touch  Send MMS. On the message editing screen, you can also touch
desired files to add.
 You can select a media file \(music, video, or picture\) and send it as \
an attachment 
in a multimedia message. In  File Manager, touch and hold a media file, and then 
touch Share >  Messaging.
Adding a Slideshow
If you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the  Slideshow option.
1. On the message editing screen, touch to display the options panel.
2. Touch Add > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it.
3. Touch  and then touch More >  Add slide to add more slides.
4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia 
message screen.
5. To alter your multimedia message, touch the slideshow on the multimed\
ia  message screen. When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send. 
						

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6.1.4 
1. In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.
2. Touch the multimedia message to view the message.
6.1.5  
1. In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to ope\
n it.
2. Touch the text box to compose your message. Once finished, touch Send.
 You can also do the following to reply to a message: Touch   > Multiselect, 
select one or more message threads, and touch  Reply.
6.1.6 
1. In the message list, touch a text message thread to open it.
2. Touch and hold one of the messages, and then touch  Copy message to.
3. Touch  Notepad or  Calendar to save it as a note or an event.
For information about how to use  Notepad or Calendar, see the relevant sections of 
this guide.
6.1.7  

Customizing 
In the message list, touch Settings to customize the message 
settings.
6.2  Email
Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone\222\
s Email 
application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other p\
opular email 
services on your phone.
6.2.1 
When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email 
account. The Email setup wizard helps you to configure your account. A n\
umber of 
popular email systems are supported. You can work with the same email se\
rvice that 
you use on your PC or you can select another email service.
1. On the Home screen, touch   > Email.  
						

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2. In the email system list, select a system, or select Others.
3.  Next .
4. Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when\
 they  receive an email from you.
5. Touch  Done. 
Adding Other Email Accounts
1. After creating your initial email account, touch  on the Inbox screen, and then 
touch More > Accounts  to access the accounts screen.
2. Touch  on the accounts screen, and then touch Add account to create another 
email account. When adding an additional email account, you have the option to use the \
new 
account to send all outgoing messages.
6.2.2  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to view.
6.2.3  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. Touch the email message you want to view.
3. Touch  Save next to the attachment in the email.
4. Select a path for saving the attachment and touch  Save.
6.2.4 
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. On the  Inbox screen, touch  , and then touch Compose  in the options panel.
3. In the To field, enter the recipients\222 name or email address.
4. Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.
To send an attachment with the message, touch 
, and then touch Add 
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5. When you are finished, touch Send.If you are not ready to send the message, touch  Save as draft or touch 
to save 
the message as a draft.
6.2.5  
1. On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. Touch the email message to which you want to reply.
3. Touch  Reply or Reply all  to reply to the email message.
6.2.6  
1. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to \
delete.
2. Touch  Remove account.
3. Touch  OK.
6.2.7  
You can change a number of account settings, including how often you che\
ck for 
emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the server\
s the account 
uses to send and receive mails.
 Your account\222s incoming and outgoing settings depend on the kind of e\
mail 
service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, alt\
hough you 
may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct 
information.
1. Touch   > Email .
2. On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to \
change.
3. Touch  Account settings.
4. Change  General settings,  Notification settings, or  Server settings. 
						

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7  Getting Connected
7.1  Mobile Networks
Your mobile phone will be automatically con\037gured to use your network\
 operator\222s 
2G/3G service \(if available\) when you turn on the phone for the \037rs\
t time. Note that 
the SIM/UIM card must be inserted .
7.1.1  Checking  the Network  Connection
1.  Touch   >  Settings.
2.  Touch  Wireless  & networks  >  Mobile  networks  >  Network  settings.
3.  Touch  Network  operators  or Access  Point Names  to check  the network 
connection.
 Your  mobile  phone will automatically  read the access  point settings  from the SIM/
UIM card \(if any\). For this reason, do not change the access point par\
ameters; 
otherwise, you might not be able to access network resources.
7.1.2   Turning  on the  Data  Service
1.  Touch   >  Settings.
2.  Touch  Wireless  & networks  >  Mobile  networks .
3.  Select  the Data  enabled  check box to turn  on the  data  connection.
7.2  Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi  gives  you wireless  access to broadband  Internet. To use  Wi-Fi  on your  mobile 
phone,  you must  have an access  to wireless  access points \(hotspots\).  Obstacles that 
block  the Wi-Fi  signal  will reduce  its strength.
7.2.1   Turning  On Wi-Fi
1.  Touch   >  Settings.
2.  Touch  Wireless  & networks , and  then  select  the Wi-Fi  check  box to turn  on Wi-Fi. 
						

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7.2.2 
1. After turning on Wi-Fi, touch  > Settings.
2. Touch  Wireless & networks  > Wi-Fi settings . You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi 
networks in the  Wi-Fi networks section.
3. Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it.
\201 network.
\201  connect to it for the first time, enter the password as prompted, and th\
en touch 
Connect. If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have already 
used, you will not be prompted to enter the password again unless you ha\
ve reset 
your mobile phone to its default settings.
 On the  Wi-Fi settings screen, touch  Add Wi-Fi network to add a new Wi-Fi 
network.
7.3  Sharing Your Phone\325s Data Connection
You can share your mobile phones data connection with a single computer\
 via a USB 
cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phones data connection \
with a 
number of devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portabl\
e Wi-Fi 
hotspot.
7.3.1  
If your computer is running Windows 7 or a recent distribution of some f\
lavors of 
Linux \(such as Ubuntu\), you typically do not need to prepare your comp\
uter for 
tethering. But if you are running an earlier version of Windows or anoth\
er operating 
system, you may need to prepare your computer to establish a network con\
nection 
via USB.
Install the USB tethering driver in the following steps:
1.  phone.
2. Choose  Start > My Computer, and then double-click Mobile Partner.
3. Open the drivers folder and then open the usbnet_driver_win2k_xp  folder. 
Double-click the link  DownloadActiveSync.url. 
						

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4. Download and install ActiveSync 4.5 or a later version.
5. After the installation, you are able to use USB tethering.
7.3.2  
To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to pre\
pare your 
computer to establish a network connection via USB.
 You cannot share your mobile phone\222s data connection and access its m\
icroSD 
card via USB at the same time.
1. Touch   > Settings.
2. Touch  Wireless & networks  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
3. Select the USB tethering  check box to share your data connection.
7.3.3 
1. Touch   > Settings.
2. Touch  Wireless & networks  > Tethering & portable hotspot .
3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection.
 When  Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch  Mobile HotSpot settings 
to change its network name or secure it.
7.4  WPS
The Wi-Fi Protected Setup \(WPS\) function simplifies the operations to \
set up Wi-Fi 
networks and configure network security settings.
 When connecting to a Wi-Fi network via WPS, ensure that the Wi-Fi access\
 point 
to be connected supports the WPS function.
7.4.1 
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, and then access the Wi-Fi settings screen.
2. Touch  WPS button connection.
3. Press the WPS button of the Wi-Fi access point. When your phone conne\
cts to the  network, it displays a message.