LG Optimus 5 User Manual

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Adding Bookmarks to Your Home Screen
1. From any open Web page, press  > Bookmarks.
– or –
From any open Web page, tap 
.
2.  Touch and hold an existing entry from the list to display a 
popup menu.
3.  Tap Add Shortcut to Home to add the selected entry to 
your Home screen.
Connecting to Wi-Fi Networks
Wi-Fi is a wireless networking technology that can provide 
Internet access at distances of up to 100 meters, depending on 
the Wi-Fi router and your surroundings.
To use Wi-Fi on...

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To turn Wi-Fi on and connect to a Wi-Fi network:
1. Press 
 > .
2. Tap Settings > Wireless & Networks > Wi-Fi Settings.
3.  Tap Wi-Fi to turn Wi-Fi on and scan for available Wi-Fi 
networks.
  A list of available Wi-Fi networks will be displayed.    >Ê
Secured networks are indicated by a lock icon.
  If the device finds a network that you have connected to    >Ê
previously, it automatically connects to it.
4. Tap a network to connect to it.
  If the network is open, you will be...

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To add a Wi-Fi network:
You can add a Wi-Fi network manually if it does not broadcast 
its name (SSID) or if you want to add a Wi-Fi network when you 
are out of its range.
To add a secured network, you need to contact the network’s 
administrator to obtain the password or other required security 
credentials.
1. Turn on Wi-Fi, if it’s not already on.
2. From the Wi-Fi settings screen, tap Add Wi-Fi Network.
3.  Enter the SSID (name) of the network. If the network is 
secured,...

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Email
Your device’s Email application lets you access and manage 
multiple email accounts simultaneously in one convenient 
location.
Although there is a separate Gmail application, the main email 
application can manage both Internet-based email services 
(Gmail™ and Yahoo™) and Corporate Work Email (Outlook
®). 
The device can also be manually configured to connect to other 
email systems.
NOTE:  If you have multiple email accounts, you must configure each account with 
its own...

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Gmail
This email client is Google’s web-based email service. 
(See “Synchronizing Your Google Account” on page 83.)
Depending on your synchronization settings, Google Mail 
(along with calendar events, phone numbers and other contact 
information) on your device are automatically synchronized 
between your device and your Gmail account on the Web.
NOTE:  You must have a valid and active Google account prior to using this email 
client.
  Gmail is web-based s  : Your messages are...

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with Gmail you can label a conversation with your mother 
about your brother’s birthday present with both “Mom” and 
“Dave.” Later, you can look for the all messages containing 
either label. Using folders, you’d have to store the message in 
the “Mom” folder or the “Dave” folder, not both.
  Gmail for the phone is optimized for mobile s  : Some Some 
features are only accessible on your computer browser. The 
best place to organize and learn about Gmail is the Web. For 
example,...

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Opening Gmail and Your Inbox
When you open the Gmail application, the most recent 
conversations are displayed in your Inbox.
Press    Ej
 >  > Gmail.
All of your conversations are displayed in your Inbox unless 
you delete, archive, or filter them. Conversations with new 
messages are displayed with bold subject lines. To read a 
message in a conversation, tap the conversation. (See “Reading 
Your Messages” on page 186.)
Your account.
The number of unread 
messages in your...

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To switch accounts:
Gmail displays conversations and messages from one Google 
Account at a time. If you have more than one account, you can 
open the Accounts screen to view how many unread messages 
you have in each account and to switch accounts.
1. From your Inbox, press 
 > Accounts.
– or –
Tap your account name at the top right corner of the Inbox 
screen.
2. Tap the account that contains the email you want to read.
Reading Your  Messages
  Tap a conversation that contains...

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to undelete it. You can also touch Older to read the next, 
oldest, unread message in a conversation in your Inbox (or the 
conversation list you’re working in). You can scroll to the bottom 
of a message to access buttons for replying to or for warding 
the message, as described in “Replying to or For warding a 
Message” on page 189.
To reread a message:
When you open a conversation, messages that you’ve already 
read are minimized into a tab that indicates the number of 
hidden...

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When reading a message or when its tab is selected, you can 
press  > Mark unread to return a read message to the 
unread state. For example, to remind yourself to read it again 
later.
Composing and Sending a Message
You can compose and send a message to people or groups 
with Gmail addresses or other email addresses.
To compose and send a message:
1. Press 
 >  > Gmail.
2. Press 
 > Compose.
3.  Enter a recipient’s address. 
As you enter text, matching addresses are offered...