Samsung Galaxy J7 V Owners Manual

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Contacts
Store and manage your contacts with the Contacts 
app, which can be synchronized with a variety of your 
existing personal accounts.
For more information on connecting with and 
managing your accounts through your device, see  
"Add an Account" on page  153.
Note : The Contacts app is different from the Contacts 
tab in the Phone app. Although both list the contacts 
in your phone and accounts, the available options and 
functions are different.
Add a Contact
Use the following procedure to add a new contact.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  Create contact , and then tap contact fields 
to enter information.
• Choose a storage account for the contact. You 
can store the contact on the device or sync it 
with an account.
• Tap  Contact photo  to assign a picture to the 
new contact.
• Enter a name and other contact information.
 -Tap  Add field to enter additional entries.
 -Tap  Remove field  to remove an entry.
 -Tap  More for additional fields.
 -Tap the label to the right of an entry to 
choose a label for the field (for example, 
Home or Work).
• Tap Scan business card  to import contact 
information from a business card through the 
device’s camera.
3. Tap  Save .  
						

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Edit a Contact
When editing a contact, you can tap a field and change 
or delete the information, or you can add more fields to 
the contact’s list of information.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap the contact to select it, and then tap 
 Details > Edit .
3. Tap any of the fields to add, change, or delete 
information.
4. Tap Save .
Share, Import, or Export Contacts
When you share a contact, the contact’s information is 
sent as a vCard file (VCF) or as a text file. You can share 
a vCard using Bluetooth or Wi‑Fi Direct, attach it to a 
message, or save it to a storage location.
Share a Contact
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap the contact to select it, and then tap 
 Details > Share .
3. Choose whether to send the contact as a 
vCard file (VCF) or as a  Te x t.
4. Choose a sharing method and follow the prompts.
Import Contacts
Your phone can import contacts from an installed 
memory card (not included).
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Settings  > 
Import/Export contacts .
3. Tap Import  and follow the prompts.  
						

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Export Contacts
If you are saving contacts to an account that does 
not automatically back them up to the Cloud, you can 
manually back them up to an optional installed SD card 
for re‑import if needed.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Settings  > 
Import/Export contacts .
3. Tap Export  and follow the prompts.
Link or Unlink Contacts
When you have contacts from various accounts, you 
may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. 
Contacts lets you link multiple entries into a single 
contact. To link contacts:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps
 >  Contacts .
2. Tap the contact to select it, and then tap 
 Details.
3. Tap  More options > Link contacts .
4. Tap contacts to choose them.
5. Tap Link .
To unlink contacts:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap the contact to select it, and then tap 
 Details.
3. Tap  More options > Manage linked contacts .
4. Tap  Disconnect beside contacts to unlink them 
from the main contact.  
						

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Mark Contacts as Favorites
When you mark contacts as favorites, they are easily 
accessible from other apps. Favorites display together 
on the Favorites tab in the Phone app.
To mark contacts as Favorites:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap the contact to select it, and then tap 
 Details.
3. Tap  Add to Favorites (the star brightens ).
To remove contacts from Favorites:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts .
2. Tap the contact to select it, and then tap 
 Details.
3. Tap  Remove from Favorites  (the star dims ).
Delete Contacts
You can delete a single contact or choose multiple 
contacts to delete.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts .
2. Touch and hold a contact to select it.
• You can also tap other contacts or tap the All  
checkbox at the top of the screen to select all 
contacts.
3. Tap  Delete , and then confirm when prompted.  
						

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Groups
You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your 
device comes with preloaded groups, and you can 
create your own. You might create a group for your 
family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it easy 
to find contacts, and you can send messages to the 
members of a group.
Create a Group
You can create your own contact groups.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Groups.
3. Tap Create , and then tap fields to enter information 
about the group:
• Group name : Enter a name for the new group.
• Group ringtone : Customize the sounds for the 
group.
• Add member : Select contacts to add to the new 
group, and then tap  Done.
4. Tap Save .
Add to or Remove Contacts from a Group
You can add more contacts to a group, or remove 
contacts.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap Edit .
• To add a contact, tap  Add member, and then tap 
the contacts you want to add. When finished, 
tap  Done .
• To remove a contact, tap  Delete  next to a 
contact.
4. Tap  Save .  
						

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Edit a Group
You can rename a contact group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap Edit and enter a new name.
4. Tap Save .
Send a Message to a Group
You can send a text message to members of a group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap  More options > Send message .
Send an Email to a Group
You can send an email to members of a group.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Groups, and then tap a group.
3. Tap  More options > Send email .
4. Tap contacts to select them, or tap the  All checkbox 
at the top of the screen to select all, and then 
tap  Done .
• Only group members that have an email address 
in their records are displayed.
5. Choose an email account and follow the prompts.  
						

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Delete a Group
Preset groups cannot be deleted.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Groups, and then tap the 
group to delete.
3. Tap  More options > Delete .
4. Tap Group only  to only delete the group or tap 
Group and members  to delete the group and the 
contacts in the groups.
Contacts Settings
These settings allow you to modify settings associated 
with using the Contacts app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  >  Contacts .
2. Tap  More options > Settings .
3. Tap an option and follow the prompts. 
						

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Email
Use the Email app to view and manage all your email 
accounts in one app. To add an email account, see  
"Add an Email Account" on page  14.
To access Email:
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 Email .
Create and Send an Email
This section describes how to create and send an email 
using the Email app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder > 
 Email .
2. Tap  Compose new email .
3. Tap the To field to manually add an email address 
or tap 
 Add from Contacts to select a recipient 
from Contacts or Groups.
• If manually entering recipients, enter additional 
recipients by separating each entry with a 
semicolon (;). More recipients can be added at 
any time before the message is sent.
• If adding a recipient from your Contacts, tap 
the contact to place a checkmark, and then 
tap  Done . The contact is displayed in the 
recipients field.
• Tap  Show additional fields  to add Cc and 
Bcc fields.
4. Tap the  Subject and  Message fields to enter text.
• Tap Attach to add files, images, audio, and more 
to your email.
• Tap  More options for additional email options.
5. Review your message and tap  Send.  
						

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Manage the Inbox
There are several tools available from the Inbox screen.
 ► From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 Email .
• Tap a message to read and reply or forward it.
• Tap Search  to search for key words in your email 
inbox.
• Tap  Edit  for additional message options like 
sorting, deleting, sharing and more.
• Tap  Sort  by to customize how messages display.
View Multiple Email Accounts
You can view email you receive for multiple accounts 
on the Combined inbox screen or you can view email 
accounts individually.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 Email .
2. Tap  Mailbox  at the top left of the screen to view 
the current account mailbox.
3. Tap the account name to view:
• All accounts : View all email in a combined 
inbox.
• [Account Name] : View email for only one email 
account.  
						

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Remove Email Accounts
To remove an email account:
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps  > 
Samsung folder > 
 Email .
2. Tap  Mailbox >  Settings .
3. Tap the account you want to remove.
4. Tap Remove . Confirm when prompted.
Email Settings
These settings allow you to modify settings associated 
with using the Email app.
1. From a Home screen, tap  Apps > 
Samsung folder > 
 Email .
2. Tap  Mailbox >  Settings .
3. Under General , tap an option, and then follow the 
prompts.
4. Tap an account to configure specific settings for 
only that account.