Huawei P9 Manual

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Merging duplicate contacts
When you add contacts to your phone from different sourc e s ,   y o u   m a y   e n d   u p   w i t h   d u p l i c a t e             
entries. These duplicate entries can be merged into one to help keep your contacts organized. 
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Organize contacts > Merge duplicate contacts.
3 Select the contacts you want to merge, and then touch .
Deleting contacts
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Organize contacts > Delete contacts by batch.
3...

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Viewing contacts from different accounts
You can select which contacts to display on your phone.
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch  > Display preferences.
3 Select the account you want to display or customize the accounts to display.
Hide contact photos, company information and job title: Touch  > D i s p l a y  p r e f e r e n c e s             
on the contacts screen, and then turn on the Simple layout switch.
Adding a contact to your favorites
You can add frequently-contacted people to...

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Creating a group
1 Open Contacts.
2 Touch Groups and then .
3 Enter the group name (for example Family or Friends) and then touch OK.
4 Touch . Select the contacts you want to add to the group, and then touch .
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.
•...

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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 three lines of text, touch  to switch to full screen text entry. Touch...

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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 of message threads to bring up the...

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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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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 and password, and then touch Next. Touch Manual setup to 
configure an email account manually.
4 Follow the onscreen instructions to configure your account. The system will automatically...

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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 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...

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• 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 list. Emails from your VIP   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             
inbox.
1 Open Email.
2 In your Inbox, open the email that you want to read.
3 Touch the contacts photo, and then select Add to VIP list in the popup menu....