Huawei Honor 8 User Guide

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• Slide your finger up or down the index on the right-hand side of the screen to scroll through 
your contacts.
• Enter the contacts name, initials, phone number, email address, or other contact information 
in the search bar at the top of the contact list. Search results will be displayed underneath.
3 Select a contact. You can then choose to call them, send them a text message, or edit their 
contact information.
 
If an error message is displayed or you are unable to search for...

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Contact groups
Organize friends and family i n t o   d i f f e r e n t   g r o u p s .   Y o u   c a n   s e n d   t e x t   m e s s a g e s   o r   e m a i l s   t o             
everyone in a group. Contacts now also features 
Smart groups.   Y o u r   p h o n e   c a n   a u t o m a t i c a l l y             
sort contacts according to their company or the date you las t   c o n t a c t e d   t h e m ,   m a k i n g   i t   e a s i e r             
to manage contacts and...

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• Touch Rename to edit the group name.
Sending messages or emails to a group
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch Groups and select which group you want to send a message or email to.
3 Touch to send a message or to send an email.
Deleting a group
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch Groups.
3 Touch and hold the group you want to delete, and then touch Delete.
4 Touch Delete.
 
Deleting a group will not remove the contacts in the group. 

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Messaging and Email
Sending a message
Spice up your messages by adding emoticons, images, videos, music, recordings, and more.
1 Open Messaging.
2 In the list of message threads, touch .
3 Select the recipient box and enter the contact name or phone number. You can also touch 
to open your contact list and choose a contact or contact group.
4 Select the text field and enter your message, and then touch .
 
If you enter more than two lines of text, touch  to switch to full screen...

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Replying to a message
1 Open Messaging.
2 In the list of message threads, touch a contact name or phone number to view your 
conversations.
3 Select the text field and enter your message, and then touch .
 
Reply to a message from the notification bar: New messages will be displayed in the 
notification bar. Touch the button to compose a reply.
Searching for messages
Use the message search feature to find messages quickly.
1 Open Messaging.
2 Swipe down on the screen in the list...

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• Delete the message: Touch  > Delete to delete the message. Deleted messages cannot 
be retrieved.
• Copy the message: Touch to copy the message to the clipboard and paste it elsewhere. 
When viewing a message, touch the message twice to enter full screen text selection view.
• Add the message to your favorites: Touch  > Copy to Favorites to add the message 
to your favorites. When you delete messages, messages in your favorites will not be affected. 
In the list of message...

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2 Touch  > Settings > Advanced > Signature in the list of message threads, and then turn 
on the Attach signature switch.
3 Touch Edit signature, enter your signature, and then touch OK.
Adding an email account
Adding a personal email account
When adding an account, consult your email service provider i f  y o u  a r e  u n s u r e  a b o u t  t h e  a c c o u n t             
settings.
1 Open Email.
2 Choose an email service provider or touch Others.
3 Enter your email address...

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When adding an account, consult your email service provider i f  y o u  a r e  u n s u r e  a b o u t  t h e  a c c o u n t             
settings.
1 Open Email.
2 Touch Exchange.
3 Enter your email address, user name, and password. Touch Next.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your account. The system will automatically 
connect to the server and check the server settings.
Once the account has been set up, your Inbox will be displayed.
Sending an email
1 Open...

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Checking your emails
Open Email and then swipe down in your Inbox to refresh the list of emails.
1 Open Email.
2 In your Inbox, touch in the upper left corner to select an account.
3 Touch the email you want to read. You can:
• Touch to star for future reference.
• Swipe left or right to read the next or previous email.
Managing VIP contacts
Add important contacts to your VIP list. Emails from your VI P   c o n t a c t s   w i l l   a p p e a r   i n   a   s e p a r a t e...

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After you remove an email account, you will no longer be able
 
 to send or receive emails using that            
account.
Personalizing your email account
Display contact pictures, choose what to display after deletin g  an  email,  change  your  signature,            
set inbox update frequency, and  change email notification tones.
1 Open Email.
2 In your Inbox, touch  > Settings and then choose the desired settings.