Huawei Honor 6 User Manual

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Messaging
Managing messages
Copying messages to a SIM card
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to 
view the conversation thread. 
3. Touch and hold the message you want to copy, and touch Copy to SIM 
card
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Restoring your phone to its factory settings wont delete messages saved 
in your SIM card.
Forwarding a message
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to 
view the conversation thread. 
3. You can then: 
•Touch and hold the message you want to forward, and touch Forward. 
•Touch  > Forward to forward multiple messages.
4. Touch the recipient text box and enter the contact name or phone number.
 
Touch  to select more contacts. 
5. Touch Send. 
Deleting a message
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to 
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3. Touch and hold the message you want to delete, and touch Delete. 
 
Touch  > Delete to delete multiple messages simultaneously. 
Deleting a thread
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. In the list of message threads, you can: 
•Touch and hold the thread you want to delete, and touch Delete 
conversation
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•Touch  > Delete to delete multiple threads simultaneously.  
						

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Browser
Browsing web pages
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Enter a website address in the address box. Your phone then displays 
matching websites as you type. 
3. Touch the website you want to visit.
Managing bookmarks
Bookmarks let you keep track of your favorite websites. You can organize 
your bookmarks by placing them into different folders.
Adding a bookmark
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. On the Browser screen, open the web page you want to add as a 
bookmark. 
3. Touch  > Save to bookmarks. 
4. Name the bookmark and touch OK.
Accessing a bookmark
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab. 
3. Under Local, touch a bookmark.
Editing a bookmark
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > Bookmarks then the Bookmarks tab.  
						

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3. Touch and hold the bookmark you want to edit, and touch Edit bookmark. 
4. Rename the bookmark, change the website address, or revise the account 
information. Then touch 
OK. 
Setting the home page
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > Settings > General > Set homepage. 
3. From the displayed option menu, choose the web page you want to set as 
your home page. 
Clearing your browsing history
To better protect your privacy, clear your browsing history from time to time.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > Settings > Privacy & security. 
3. Touch Clear history then OK. 
						

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Email
Adding a POP3 or IMAP email account
Certain parameters must be set when you add a POP3 or IMAP email account. 
For details, contact your email service provider.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch Others 
3. Enter your Email address and Password, and touch Next.
4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure the email account. The 
system then automatically connects to the server and checks server 
settings. 
When the email account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. 
 
To add more email accounts, touch   > Settings > NEW ACCOUNT on 
the 
Inbox screen. 
Adding an Exchange account
Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft for internal enterprise 
correspondence. Some email service providers also provide Exchange 
accounts for individuals and families. 
You may need to contact your email service provider to configure certain 
parameters.
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch Exchange.
3. Enter your Email address, Domain, Username, and Password. Then, touch 
Next. 
						

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4. Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your Exchange account. The 
system then automatically connects to the server and checks server 
settings. 
When your Exchange account is set up, the Inbox screen is displayed. 
Sending an email
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. On the Inbox screen, touch to select an email account.
3. Touch . 
4. Enter one or more recipients. 
 
To send the email to multiple recipients, touch + Cc/Bcc. Separate 
different email addresses with semicolons (;). 
5. Enter the subject, and write your message. Touch to upload any 
attachments. 
6. When you are done, touch to send the email. 
Checking your emails
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. On the Inbox screen, touch to select an email account.
3. Touch the email you want to read.
4. You can then: 
•Touch to delete it.
•Touch to reply to it.
•Touch to reply to all.
•Touch to forward it. 
						

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Email
•Flick left to go back to the previous email or flick right to skip to the next 
email.
 
Mail retrieval may be slightly delayed, depending on the network 
condition. On the 
Inbox screen, touch   > Refresh to refresh the 
inbox. 
						

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Multimedia
Camera
Your phone supports a variety of capture scenarios, such as scenery, portrait, 
and dynamic. It also supports smart, beauty, panoramic, audio control, and 
burst capture modes.
Capture screen
Touch to record a video. 
•Touch to take a photo. 
•Touch and hold to take burst shots, and release your finger 
to stop. 
Touch the thumbnail to view your photos and videos.
•Touch an object on the viewfinder to focus the camera on it.
•Spread two fingers apart to zoom in or pinch them together to 
zoom out. 
Touch to select a capture mode. 
Touch to set the flash mode.
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Multimedia
Taking a photo
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Frame the scene you want to capture. Let your camera focus automatically 
or touch the screen to focus the camera. When the camera is focused, the 
frame in the center of the viewfinder turns green. 
3. Touch . 
Shooting a video
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Frame the scene you want to record.
3. Touch to start recording.
4. During the recording, touch an obje ct or a rea  to f oc us on it.
 
Touch  to pause recording.
5. Touch to stop recording. 
Ultra snapshot
You can quickly take a photo without unlocking the screen first.
1. Face your camera with the object you want to capture when the screen is 
turned off or locked.
2. Press the volume down button twice in rapid succession to quickly take a 
photo.
Continuous shooting
Continuous shooting allows you to record a series of dynamic images and pick 
the best from them. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
Touch to switch between the rear and front cameras. 
Touch for more options. 
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2. Frame the scene you want to capture. 
3. Touch and hold . The camera then takes up to 20 photos in rapid 
succession. You can stop shooting anytime by releasing your finger.
Taking a panoramic photo
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > to switch to panoramic mode. 
3. Frame the scene you want to capture. 
4. Touch to start shooting. 
5. Follow the onscreen instructions and move your phone slowly to capture 
multiple photos. 
6. Touch to stop shooting. The camera automatically stitches the photos 
together to create one panoramic photograph.
Taking an audio photo
You can record a brief audio clip after you take a photo. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > to switch to audio photo mode. 
3. Frame the scene you want to capture. 
4. Touch to take a photo. The phone then records an audio clip for a few 
seconds. Record your thoughts for the photo youve just taken. 
Using HDR
High dynamic range (HDR) imaging technology improves the details in the 
lightest and darkest areas of photos for true-to-life quality. 
1. On the home screen, touch .
2. Touch  > to switch to HDR mode. 
3. Frame the scene you want to capture.