Samsung Galaxy S8+ User Manual

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Edit a Contact
Once you have added a contact, you can add or edit 
any of the information in the entry, assign a caller ID 
picture, customize with a unique ringtone, and more.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts, and then tap the contact to 
select it.
3. Tap  Details  > Edit .
4. Tap any of the fields to add, change, or delete 
information.
5. Tap Save .
Delete Contacts
You can delete a single contact or choose multiple 
contacts to delete.
1. From home, swipe up to access...

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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 home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts, and then tap the contact to 
select it.
3. Tap  Details .
4. Tap  Add to Favorites (the star brightens ).
To remove contacts from Favorites:
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts, and then tap the contact to 
select it.
3. Tap...

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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 home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts, and then tap the contact to 
select it.
3. Tap  Details  >  More options > Link contacts .
4. Tap contacts to choose them.
5. Tap Link . To unlink contacts:
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps
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2. Tap  Contacts, and then tap...

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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 home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts >  More options > Groups.
3. Tap Create , and then tap fields to enter information 
about the group:
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Send a Message to a Group
You can send a text message to members of a group.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts >  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 home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts >  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 
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Share a Contact 
You can quickly share contacts using Bluetooth, email, 
Gmail, or text messaging.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts.
3. Tap a contact, and then tap  Details.
4. Tap Share .
5. Tap vCard file (VCF) to share the contact as a vCard 
file, or tap  Te x t to share the contact information in 
a text file.
6. Select a sharing method and follow the prompts.
• Link sharing : Send large files to others, 
even to people who are not in your Contacts 
(vCard only).
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• Wi-Fi Direct : Send the information to another 
device using Wi-Fi Direct. See “Wi-Fi” on 
page  160.
7. Complete the required steps as prompted for the 
selected method.
Import Contacts
Your phone offers a couple of options for importing 
contacts from installed SD memory cards or external 
devices using USB.
Before Importing Contacts from an SD Card
You will need to have installed an SD card with 
previously backed up contacts information into your 
phone before you can import contacts. See...

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Before Backing Up Contacts to an SD Card
You will need to have installed an SD card (not 
included) into your phone before you can back up your 
contacts. See “Memory Card (SD Card)” on page  214 fo r 
SD card information.
Back Up Contacts to Your SD Card
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps .
2. Tap  Contacts.
3. Tap  More options >  Manage contacts >  
Import/export contacts .
4. Tap Export and follow the prompts to complete the 
export.
Contacts Settings
These settings allow you to modify...

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Email
Use the Email application to send and receive email 
from your webmail or other accounts, using POP3 
or IMAP, or access your ActiveSync account for your 
corporate email needs.
Set Up an Email Account
Your phone supports several types of email accounts 
and allows you to have multiple email accounts set up 
at one time.
Before setting up an email account, make sure you 
have the username (user ID), password, server name, 
etc., so you can get set up successfully.
1. From home, swipe up to...

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Add an Email Account from the 
Settings Menu
You can also set up email accounts from the Accounts 
menu in Settings.
1. From home, swipe up to access Apps . 
2. Tap  Settings >  Cloud and accounts > 
Accounts .
3. Tap Add account > Email .
4. Enter the Email address and  Password for the 
email account and then tap  Sign in.
• If you have custom settings you need to 
configure, tap  Manual setup and enter your 
settings. These may include mail type, user 
name, password, server, security type,...