Sony Xperia E5 Manual

							Contacts
Use the Contacts application to store and manage all your numbers, email
addresses, and other contact data in one place. Just tap on a contact to see all
communications with that contact in one easy overview.
You can add new contacts in your phone and synchronise them with contacts saved
in your Google™ account, Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
 account, or other
accounts that support synchronisation. The Contacts application automatically creates new entries and also helps you match data such as email addresses with
existing entries. You can also manage this process manually. For more information,
go to  www.sonymobile.com .
Transferring contacts to your new phone
There are several ways to transfer contacts to your new phone. Select a transfer
method that best suits your situation.
Transferring contacts using a PC
You can use a PC to transfer contacts from several phone brands, including iPhone,
Samsung, HTC and Nokia.
You need:
• An Internet-connected PC running Windows®
• A USB cable for your old phone
• A USB cable for your new Android™ phone
• Your old phone
• Your new Android™ phone
If you don't have access to all of the items listed above, go to  www.sonymobile.com to find
out about other ways to transfer your contacts.
Using the PC Companion program to transfer contacts
If you are transferring contacts using a PC, use the PC Companion progam. It's free,
and the installation files are already saved on your new phone. PC Companion also
offers a range of other features, including help to update your phone software.
To install PC Companion
1 New phone : Turn on your new Android™ phone and connect it to a PC using a
USB cable.
2 New phone : Tap Install  to install PC Companion on the PC.
3 Computer : If a popup window appears, select  Run Startme.exe. In the new
popup window that appears, click  Install to start the installation and then follow
the instructions to complete the installation.
To transfer contacts to your new phone using PC Companion
1 Make sure that PC Companion is installed on your PC.
2 Open the PC Companion program on the PC, then click  Contacts Setup and
follow the instructions to transfer your contacts.
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							Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computerFor detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts
from your old phone, go to  www.sonymobile.com.
Transferring contacts using synchronisation accounts Your phone works with popular online synchronisation accounts such as Google
Sync™, Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
or Facebook™. If you have synced the
contacts in your old phone or your computer with an online account, you can transfer
your contacts to your new phone using that account. For more detailed information
about synchronisation, see  Synchronising data on your phone  on page 62.
To synchronise your phone contacts with a synchronisation account
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Settings > Accounts & sync .
3 To set up a synchronisation account, tap  Add account and follow the on-
screen instructions. If you have already set up a synchronisation account and
you want to sync with that account, tap the account, press 
, and tap  Sync
now .
Transferring contacts from a SIM card
To import contacts from a SIM card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
 , then tap  .
2 Press 
 , then tap  Import contacts  > SIM card .
3 If you have set up a synchronisation account, you can choose to add the SIM
card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use these
contacts in the phone. Select your desired option.
4 To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all
contacts, tap  Import all.
Transferring contacts from a memory card
To import contacts from a memory card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Import contacts  > Memory Card .
3 If you have set up a synchronisation account, you can add the imported
memory card contacts under that account. Or you can choose to only use the
imported contacts in the phone. Select your desired option.
4 If you have more than one vCard file on the Memory card, a list appears
showing different batches of phone contacts, with the corresponding dates for
when they were created. Select the batch you want to import.
Receiving contacts from other devices
To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth™ technology
1 Make sure you have the Bluetooth™ function turned on and your phone set to
visible. If not, then you cannot receive data from other devices.
2 When you are asked to confirm whether you want to receive the file, tap
Accept .
3 Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you received to import the
contact data.
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							To receive contacts sent using a messaging service
1 When you receive a new text message, multimedia message, or email
message, open the message.
2 The received contact data appears as a vCard attachment. Tap, or touch and
hold the vCard file to open a menu so you can save the contact data.
Contacts screen overview1Tap this icon to create a contact2Contact search field3Tap a contact to view its details4Tap a contact thumbnail to access the quick contact menu5Shortcut tabs
Managing your contactsYou can create, edit and synchronise your contacts in a few simple steps. You can
select contacts saved in different accounts and manage how you display them in the
phone.
If you synchronise your contacts with more than one account, you can join contacts
in your phone to avoid duplicates.
Some synchronisation services, for example, some social networking services, do not allow you to edit contact details.
To view your contacts
• From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap . Your contacts are listed here.
To select which contacts to display in the Contacts application
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Filter.
3 In the list that appears, mark and unmark the desired options. If you have
synchronised your contacts with a synchronisation account, that account
appears in the list. You can tap the account to further expand the list of
options. When you are finished, tap  OK.
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							To add a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap 
.
3 If you have synchronised your contacts with one or more accounts, select the
account to which you want to add this contact, or tap  Local contact if you only
want to use this contact in your phone.
4 Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
5 When you are finished, tap  Done.
If you add a plus sign and the country code before a contact phone number, you can use the
number when you make calls from other countries.
To edit a contact
1 From the Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, then tap  Edit contact.
3 Edit the desired information. When you are finished, tap  Done.
To associate a picture with a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold the contact you want to edit, then tap  Edit contact.
3 Tap 
 and select the desired method for adding the contact picture.
4 When you have added the picture, tap  Done.
You can also add a picture to a contact directly from the  Gallery application.
To view your communication with a contact
1 From the Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to view.
3 To view your communication with the contact for different media, tap or flick
through the filter items at the bottom of the screen.
To delete contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Delete contacts .
3 Mark the contacts you want to delete, or tap  Mark all if you want to delete all
contacts.
4 Tap  Delete  > OK .
To edit contact information about yourself
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold  Myself at the top of the contact list, then tap  Edit contact.
3 Enter the new information or make the changes you want.
4 When you are done, tap  Done.
Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application
If you synchronise your contacts with a new account or import contact information in
other ways, you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application. If this
happens, you can join such duplicates to create a single entry. And if you join entries
by mistake, you can separate them again later.
To link contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold the contact you want to link with another contact, then tap
Link contact .
3 From the list that appears, tap the contact whose information you want to join
with the first contact, then tap  OK to confirm. The information from the first
contact is merged with the second contact, and the first contact is no longer
displayed in the Contacts list.
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							To separate linked contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Touch and hold the linked contact you want to edit, then tap  Edit contact.
3 Tap  Unlink contact .
4 Tap  OK.
Favourites You can mark contacts as favourites so that you can get quick access to them from
the Contacts application.
To mark or unmark a contact as a favourite
1 From the Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact you want to add to or remove from your favourites.
3 Tap 
.
To view your favourite contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  Groups , then tap 
.
Groups You can assign contacts to groups to get quicker access to them from within the
Contacts application.
To assign a contact to a group
1 In the Contacts application, touch and hold the contact that you want to assign
to a group.
2 Tap  Edit contact , then tap the bar directly under  Assign to group.
3 Mark the checkboxes for the groups to which you want to add the contact,
then tap  Done.
4 Tap  Done .
Communicating with your contacts
To search for a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Enter the first few letters of the contact name in the  Search field. All contacts
beginning with those letters appear.
The quick contact menu Tap a contact's thumbnail to view quick communication options for a particular
contact. Options include calling the contact, sending a text or multimedia message,
and starting a chat using the Google Talk™ application.
For an application to appear as an option in the quick contact menu, you may need to set up the application in your phone and be logged in to the application. For example, you need to
start the Gmail™ application and enter your login details before you can use Gmail™ from the
quick contact menu.
Sharing your contacts
To send your business card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap  Myself .
3 Press 
, then tap  Send contact  > OK .
4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
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							To send a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Tap the contact whose details you want to send.
3 Press 
, then tap  Send contact  > OK .
4 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
To send several contacts at once
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Send contacts .
3 Mark the contacts you want to send, or select all if you want to send all
contacts.
4 Tap  Send , then tap  OK to confirm.
5 Select an available transfer method and follow the on-screen instructions.
Backing up contacts You can use a memory card, a SIM card or an online synchronisation tool such as
Microsoft ®
 Exchange ActiveSync ®
 to back up contacts.
To export all contacts to a memory card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Back up contacts  > Memory Card .
3 Tap  OK.
To export contacts to a SIM card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Back up contacts  > SIM card .
3 Mark the contacts you want to export, or tap  Mark all if you want to export all
your contacts.
4 Tap  Back up .
5 Select  Add contacts  if you want to add the contacts to existing contacts on
your SIM card, or select  Replace all contacts if you want to replace the
existing contacts on your SIM card.
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							Messaging
Using text and multimedia messaging
You can send and receive text messages from your phone using SMS (Short
Message Service). If your subscription includes MMS (Multimedia Messaging
Service), you can also send and receive messages that contain media files, for
example, pictures and videos. The number of characters you can send in a single text
message varies depending on the operator and the language you use. If you exceed
the character limit, then all your single messages are linked together and sent as one
message. You are charged for each single text message you send. When you view
your messages, they appear as conversations, which means that all messages to and
from a particular person are grouped together.To send multimedia messages, you need the correct MMS settings in your phone. See  Internet
and messaging settings  on page 32.
To create and send a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap  New message .
3 To add a recipient, tap  Add recipient, then find and mark the checkbox next to
the recipient name. To add more than one recipient, mark the checkboxes for
the desired recipients. You can also enter the full number in the search field
manually, then tap  Add.
4 When you are finished adding recipients, tap  Done.
5 Tap  Write message  and enter your message text.
6 If you want to add a media file, tap 
 and select an option.
7 If you want to add or remove recipients before sending the message, press
. To add a recipient, tap  Add recipient. To remove a recipient, tap  Edit
recipients  and tap 
 next to a recipient field. When you are finished, tap
Done .
8 To send the message, tap  Send.
If you exit a message before sending, it gets saved as a draft. The conversation gets tagged
with the word  Draft:.
To read a received message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 If the message is not yet downloaded, tap and hold the message, then tap
Download message .
When you receive a text or multimedia message,  appears in the status bar. To read the
message, you can also drag the status bar downwards and tap the received message when the status bar is open.
To reply to a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 Enter your reply and tap  Send.
To forward a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to forward, then tap  Forward message.
4 Select a recipient from the list, or tap  Add recipient to add a recipient who is
not in the list.
5 Edit the message and tap  Send.
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							To delete a message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 Touch and hold the message you want to delete, then tap  Delete message >
Yes .
To delete conversations
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Press 
, then tap  Delete conversations .
3 Mark the checkboxes for the conversations you want to delete, then tap
Delete .
To save a sender's number to a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap the sender's number at the top of the screen.
4 Tap 
.
5 Select an existing contact, or tap 
 if you want to create a new contact.
6 Edit the contact information and tap  Done.
To call a message sender
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Tap a conversation.
3 Tap the recipient name or number at the top of the screen.
4 If the recipient is saved in your contacts, tap the phone number you want to
call. If you have not saved the recipient in your contacts, tap 
.
To save a file contained in a message you receive
1 From yourHome screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Tap the desired conversation.
3 If the message has not been downloaded yet, tap and hold the message, then
tap  Download message .
4 Touch and hold the file you want to save, then select the desired option.
Text and multimedia message options
To change your message notification settings
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Settings.
3 To set a notification sound, tap  Notification tone and select an option.
4 For other notification settings, check or uncheck the relevant checkboxes.
To change the delivery report settings for outgoing messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap .
2 Press 
, then tap  Settings.
3 Tap  Delivery report  to activate or deactivate delivery reports.
When a message has been delivered to a recipient,  appears in the message.
To view messages saved on the SIM card
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then tap  Messaging .
2 Press 
, then tap  Settings > SIM messages .
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							Email
Use the Email application in your phone to send and receive emails through your
regular email account or through your corporate account. Or you can do both. Your
phone can handle several email accounts at the same time. You can set up these
accounts to run through one combined inbox, or through separate inboxes. Note that
emails you receive to your Gmail™ account can be accessed in the phone from both
the Email and the Gmail™ applications.Your corporate Microsoft® Outlook® email messages have to be stored on a
Microsoft® Exchange server for the functionality described above to work. See  Synchronising
your corporate email, calendar and contacts  on page 62 for more information.
To set up an email account in your phone
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
.
3 Enter your email address and password, then tap  Next.
4 If the settings for the email account cannot be downloaded automatically,
complete the setup manually. If necessary, contact your email service provider
for detailed settings. For corporate email setup on your phone, select
Exchange Active Sync  as the account type.
5 When you are prompted, enter a name for your email account, so that it is
easily identifiable. The same name shows in the emails you send from this
account. When you are finished, tap  Next.
You can set up more than one email account. See  To add an extra email account in your
phone  on page 52.
Using email
To create and send an email message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
, then find and tap . The inbox of your
default email account appears. If you want to use another email account that
you have set up on your phone, tap the bar containing 
, then select the
account you want to send the message from.
2 Tap 
.
3 Tap  To and start typing the recipient's email address. Matches are displayed in
a dynamic list. Tap the relevant match or continue typing the complete email
address. To add more recipients, enter a comma ( , ) or a semicolon ( ; ) and
start typing another name. To delete a recipient, tap 
.
4 To select an email address saved in your contacts, tap 
, then find and mark
the checkbox next to a recipient field. To add more than one recipient, mark
the checkboxes for the desired recipients. When you are finished, tap  Done.
5 Tap the subject field and enter the email subject.
6 To attach a file, press 
, then tap  Attach file . Select the type of file, then tap
the file you want to attach from the list that appears.
7 Tap the body text field and enter your message text.
8 To add Cc/Bcc fields, press 
, then tap  Show Cc/Bcc .
9 To send the email, tap 
.
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							To receive email messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
. The inbox of your default email account appears.
3 If you want to check another email account that you have set up on your
phone, tap the bar containing 
, then select the account you want to check. If
you want to check all your email accounts at once, tap the bar containing 
,
then tap  Combined view .
4 To download new messages, tap 
.
If you have set up a corporate email account, you can set the check frequency to  Automatic
(Push) .
To read your email messages
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
. The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want
to check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the
bar containing 
, and select the account you want to check.
3 In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email you want to read.
4 In the body text field, spread two fingers apart, or pinch them together, to
zoom in or out.
5 Use the forward and backward arrows to read your next or previous message.
To view an email message attachment
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
. The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want
to check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the
bar containing 
, then select the account you want to check.
3 Find and tap the desired message in your email inbox. Emails with attachments
are identified by 
.
4 Tap the attachment tab in the email body. All attachments appear in a list.
5 Tap  Load  below an attachment item.
6 When the attachment is downloaded, tap  View or Save .
To save a sender's email address to your contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
. The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want
to check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the
bar containing 
, then select the account you want to check.
3 Find and tap the desired message in your email inbox.
4 Tap the name of the sender.
5 Tap  OK when you are prompted to add the name to your contacts.
6 Select an existing contact, or tap  Create new contact if you want to create a
new contact.
7 Edit the contact information and tap  Done.
To reply to an email message
1 From your Home screen, tap 
.
2 Find and tap 
. The inbox of your default email account appears. If you want
to check another email account that you have set up on your phone, tap the
bar containing 
, then select the account you want to check.
3 Find and tap the message you want to reply to, then tap 
.
4 To reply to all, tap 
, then tap  Reply all.
5 Enter your reply, then tap 
.
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