Huawei P9 Lite User Guide

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Editing a group
Add or remove people from a group or change the group name.
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch Groups and select the group you want to edit.
3 Touch and add new members to the group.
4 Touch . You can then:
• Touch Remove members to remove members from the group.
• Touch Delete group to delete the group.
• 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...

Messaging and Email  
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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 three lines of text, touch  to switch to full...

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Cancel a message: You can cancel a message up to four seconds after it was sent. 
Touch  > 
Settings, then turn on the Cancel send switch. Double touch the 
message to cancel sending.
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...

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Searching for messages
Use the message search feature to find messages quickly.
1 Open Messaging.
2 Swipe down on the screen in the list of message threads to bring up the search bar.
3 Enter one or more keywords. The search results will be displayed underneath the 
search bar.
Deleting threads
Delete unwanted or old threads to tidy up your message list.
 Deleted threads cannot be retrieved, so please proceed with caution.
1 Open Messaging.
2 In the list of message threads, touch...

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• 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 threads, touch 
 > Favorites to view 
your favorite messages.
• Lock the message: Touch  > Lock to lock...

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Use a common phrase in a message: When composing a message, touch  . 
Select 
Phrase, then select a common phrase to add it to your message.
Adding a message signature
Add a message signature to save you time when sending messages.
1 Open Messaging.
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...

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After adding an email account, touch  > Settings > Add account in your Inbox 
to continue adding other accounts.
Adding an Exchange account
Exchange is an email system developed by Microsoft for businesses. Some email service 
providers also provide Exchange accounts for individuals and families.
When adding an account, consult your email service provider if you are unsure about the 
account settings.
1 Open Email.
2 Touch Exchange.
3 Enter your email address, user name, and...

Messaging and Email  
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Sending an email
1 Open Email.
2 Touch .
3 Touch From: and then select the email account you want to use.
4 Enter one or more recipients.
 To Cc or Bcc the email to multiple recipients, touch Cc/Bcc:.
5 Enter your email subject and main body. Touch to add an attachment.
6 Touch .
 Your email service provider may place a limit on the size of email attachments. If your 
attachments exceed the limit, send the attachments in separate emails.
Touch  > Save to save your email as a...

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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.
• Touch to reply, forward, or delete the email.
• Touch Reply… and enter text to compose a quick reply.
• Swipe left or right to read the next or previous email.
Managing VIP contacts
Add important contacts to your VIP...

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Account settings
Changing email accounts
If you have added multiple email accounts on your phone, ensure you switch to the right 
account before viewing or sending emails.
1 Open Email.
2 In your Inbox, touch in the upper left corner to open the account list.
3 Select the desired email account.
Removing an email account
1 Open Email.
2 In your Inbox, touch  > Settings.
3 Select the account you want to remove.
4 Touch Remove account > OK.
After you remove an email account, you...