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 On the Groups tab, t ouch . 
3.  Enter a name for the group.  
4.  Touch   to  select a photo for the group.  
5.  Touch   >  Add contact to group.  
6.  Select the contacts you want to add, and then touch  Save . 
7.  When your group is complete,  touch Save. 
Edit a Contact G roup 
You have full control of your groups. Change the group name, photo, or add  and remove group 
members from the People app.  
1.  Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  On the Groups tab,  touch and hold the group, and then t ouch Edit group.  
3.  You can:  
   Touch  the group name to change the name. You can only change the name  for 
groups that you have created.  
   Touch   to change or remove the group  photo.  
   Touch   >  Add contact to group  to add more members. 
   To rearrange the group members, touch  and hold  at the end of the  contact ’s 
name, and then drag it to its new position.  
   Touch   beside a contact to remove from the group.  
4.  Touch  Save . 
Send a  Message or E mail to a Group 
Easily send a message or email to all members of the group.  
Note:  You will be charged for each text message sent. For example, if you send a 
message to a group of five people, you will be charged for five messages.  
1.  Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  On the Groups tab, t ouch the group you want to send a message or email to.  
3.  Go to the Group action tab.  
4.  Choose if you want to send a text message or email.  
Rearrange Your Contact G roups 
Put your favorite group at the t op of the groups’  list.  
1.  Touch   >   >  People .  
						

							 
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 On the Groups tab,  touch  >  Edit groups.  
3.  Touch  and hold   at the end of the group to move, and then drag it to its new  position.  
4.  Touch  Save . 
Delete G roups 
You can only delete groups that you have created.  
On  the Groups tab, you can:  
  Touch  and hold a group you want to delete, and then t ouch Delete group.  
  Touch   >  Edit groups  to choose several contact groups to remove.  
Use People Widgets  
Stay close with the people that matter by adding a people widget for each  of your groups and 
setting the default communication method when you touch the contact from the widget . 
Add a People Widget  
Set the Default Communication Method 
Get in Touch with a Contact  
Add a People Widget 
Select from several People widget styles that you can add to your Home screen.  
1.  Touch  and hold on an empty space on your Home screen.  
2.  On the Widgets tab,  touch All Widgets >  People . 
3.  Choose the widget style, and then drag it to a H ome screen thumbnail where you want 
to add it.  
4.  Select the group you want to add as a widget.  
5.  Repeat the above steps to add another People widget.  
Set the Default Communication Method 
Choose the communication action (for example, call or send a message) when you touch  a 
contact ’s photo on the People widget.  
1.  On the Home screen, go to the People widget.  
2.  Touch  a contact ’s photo on the widget.  
3.  Touch  the communication method you want for the contact.  
4.  If you need to change the default communication method,  touch the contact ’s name  (not 
the photo), and then t ouch Set default action .  
						

							 
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Get in Touch with a Contact  
Use the People widget to get in touch with a contact faster.  
1.  On the Home screen, go to the People widget.  
2.  Touc h a contact ’s photo (not the name) on the widget. The default  communication 
method you’ ve set for this contact will be performed.  
Send Contact  Information 
Quickly s hare your  contact card or People entries on your phone.  
1.  Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  Do any of the  following: 
   To send s omeone’s contact information, touch  and hold the name of the contact (not 
the icon or photo), and then touch  Send contact as vCard.  
   To send y our contact information, touch  and hold My profile, and then touch  Send 
my  profile.  
3.  Select  how you want to send the vCard.  
4.  Select the type of information you want to send.  
5.  Touch  Send. 
Send Multiple  People Entries  
1. Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  Touch   >  Send contacts . 
3.  Select the contacts whose contact information you want to share  
4.  Touch  Send. 
5.  Select  how  you want to send the contact cards.  
Share All Visible Contacts 
You can share all entries that appear in your contacts list, regardless of the online account that 
your contacts sync with. 
1.  Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  Touch   >  Manage  contacts  > Import/Export  contacts >  Share visible contacts . 
3.  Select how you want to send your contacts . 
Back  Up  and Restore  Your  Contacts  
Make sure you don’ t lose your contacts by backing them up in your phone’ s storage.   
						

							 
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Back Up Contacts 
1. Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  Touch   >  Manage  contacts.  
3.  Touch  Import/Export contacts  >  Export to phone storage . 
4.  Select an account or type of contacts to export, and  then touch  OK . 
Restor e C ontacts  
Note: You can only restore contacts that were backed up using the Export to phone 
storage  feature. 
1.  Touch   >   >  People . 
2.  Touch   >  Manage contacts.  
3.  Touch  Import/Export contacts  >  Import from phone storage . 
4.  If you have more than one account set up,  touch the type for the imported  contacts.  
						

							 
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Accounts and Messaging 
With Sprint s ervice and your phone’ s messaging capabilities, you have the opportunity to share 
information through many different channels and accounts.  
Gmail  
Email 
Text Messaging and MMS  
Social Networking Accounts  
Gmail 
You will need a Google Account  to access several phone  features such as Gmail, Google Maps, 
Google Talk, and Google Play . Before you are able to access Google applications,  you must 
enter your account information. These applications sync between your phone  and your online 
Google Account . 
Create a Google Account  
Sign In to Your Google Account  
View Your Gmail Inbox  
Send a New Gmail Message  
Reply To or Forward an Email Message 
Get Help with Gmail  
Create a Google Account 
If you do not already have a  Google Account, you can create one online or using your phone . 
Note :  You can also create and sign into your Google/Gmail A ccount through your phone’s 
Setup application.  
  Although you need a Gmail account to use certain features of your phone , such as 
Google Play , you do not need to use Gmail as the default account for your phone.  
Create a Google Account Online  
1. From a computer, launch a Web browser and navigate to  google.com. 
2.  On the main page, click Sign -in  >  Sign Up . 
3.  Follow the onscreen prompts to create your free account.   
						

							 
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4.
 Look for an email from Google in the email box you provided, and respond to the email 
to confirm and activate your new account.  
Create a Google Account Using  Your  Phone 
1. Open  the Notifications panel,  and then t ouch  >  Accounts  & sync. 
2.  Touch   >  Google  > New . 
3.  Enter your First name,  Last name, and then touch  Next. 
4.  Enter your desired email address, and then touch  Next. 
5.  When prompted, enter and re -enter a password, and touch  Next. 
6.  Enter a secondary email  address to help you recover your password if you ever lose it  
and then select a security question.  T ouch  Next . 
Note :  When setting up a new Google Account , either on your phone or online, you will be 
prompted to add a secondary email address. Enter a second Gmail address or any 
other email address from which you currently send and receive email. This address 
is used to authenticate your account should you ever encounter problems or forget 
your password. It is strongly encouraged for Android users so you can  regain access 
to Google services and purchases on your phone . 
7.  Select whether you want to j oin Google+ or touch Not now  to proceed.  
8.  Read the Google Terms of Service, and then touch  I accept.  
9.  Enter the characters shown, and then touch  Next. 
10.  After your phone  connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to 
sync with your phone,  and then touch  Next . Y our  phone  will synchronize the selected 
items.  
Sign In to Your  Google Account 
If you have a Google Account but have not yet signed in with your phone, follow these 
instructions to sign in to your Google Account.  
1.  Open  the Notifications panel, and then t ouch  >  Accounts & sync.  
2.  Touch   >  Google  > Existing . 
3.  Touch  Next . 
4.  Enter your Gmail username and password, and then touch Sign in . 
5.  After y our phone  connects with the Google servers, select the items you would like to 
sync with your phone  and then touch Next . 
View Your Gmail Inbox  
All your received emails are delivered to your Inbox.   
						

							 
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 Touch   >   >  Gmail . Your Gmail inbox then opens.  
 
2.  You can  do the following on your Gmail Inbox:  
   Archive, delete or  label multiple conversations.  T ouch  the check box  before the 
email or conversation. Then  touch the onscreen buttons at the bottom to choose 
what to do with the selected messages or conversations.  
   Display drafts, sent messages, and other labels.  Touch  Inbox  at the top left of the 
screen, and then  touch another label (such as Sent , Drafts , or your created label) to 
view its messages and conversations.  
   Switch to your other Gmail  Account . T ouch  the current account at the top right of 
the screen, and then t ouch another account you want to switch to.  
   Refresh the Inbox.  Touch  . 
Send a New  Gmail Message  
Create and send an email message from your Gmail Account.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Gmail . 
2.  In the inbox of t he Gmail account you want to use, touch  . 
3.  Fill in one or more recipients . 
Note :  If you want to send a carbon copy (Cc) or a blind carbon copy (Bcc) of the email to 
other recipients,  touch  >  Add Cc/Bcc.  
1.  Enter the email subject, and then compose your  email. 
2.  If you want to attach a photo or video,  touch  >  Attach  file . 
3.  Touch   to send.   
						

							 
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Note
:  While composing the message,  touch  >  Save draft  to save it as a draft.  
Or  touch   to discard the message.  
Reply To or Forward an Email Message 
Use your Gmail Account to reply to or forward email messages.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Gmail . 
2.  Touch  the email message or conversation.  
3.  To reply to the sender,  touch . Or,  touch   and choose whether to  Reply all or 
Forward . 
4.  Do one of the following:  
   If you selected Reply  or  Reply all , enter your reply message.  
   If you selected Forward , specify the message recipients.  
Note :  Touch  Respond inline  if you want to interleave your new message with the received 
email. However, this removes any attachments or formatting in the original email.  
5.  Touch   to send.  
Get Help  with Gmail  
To find out more about using Gmail,  in the Gmail inbox, touch  >  Help . 
Email  
Use the Mail application to send and receive email from your webmail or other accounts, using 
POP3 or IMAP. You can also access your Exchange ActiveSync email and other features on 
your phone. Mail allows you to stay connected 24 hours a day anywhere on the Nationwide 
Sprint Network.  
Add a POP3 or IMAP Email Account  
Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account  
Check Your Mail Inbox  
Send an Email Message  
Save an Email Message in Tasks  
Print Your Email Messages  
Search Email Messages  
Work with Exchange ActiveSync Email  
Manage Email Messages   
						

							 
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Sync Email Less Frequently
 
Change the Email Account Settings  
Delete an Email Account  
Add the Mail Widget  
Add a POP3 or IMAP Email Account 
You can add a POP3 or IMAP email account on your phone and access it using the Mail app.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  Do one of the following:  
   If this is your first time  to add an email account in Mail, t ouch Other (POP3/IMAP)  on 
the Choose a mail provider screen.  
   If you have already added an email account in Mail, touch   >  New  account  >  Other 
(POP3/IMAP) . 
3.  Enter the  email address  and  password  for the email account, and then touch  Next.  
Important :  If you ’re asked to enter more email settings, ask your email service provider for 
assistance.  
4.  Enter the  account name  and your name , and  then touch  Finish setup.  
Add an Exchange ActiveSync Account 
If you synchronize your  phone with your Exchange ActiveSync account, you can read, manage, 
and send email in the same easy way as with a POP3/IMAP account. However, you can also 
access some powerful Exchange features. You can add up to 15  Microsoft Exchange 
A ctiveSync accounts on your phone. You can sync with Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 
Service Pack (SP2) or later.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  Do one of the following:  
   If this is your first time to add an email account in Mail, touch  Microsoft Exchange 
ActiveSync  on the Choose a mail provider screen.  
   If you have already added an email account in Mail, touch   >  New  account  >  
Microsoft  Exchange ActiveSync.  
3.  Enter the Exchange ActiveSync account details , and then touch  Next.  
Note :  If your corporate Exchange Server does not support auto -detect, you’ ll need to enter 
your Exchange Server settings. Ask your Exchange Server administrator for details .  
4.  Select the sync options you want and then t ouch Next. 
5.  Enter the account name, and then touch  Finish setup.  
						

							 
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Check Your Mai l Inbox  
When you open the Mail application, it displays the inbox of one of your email accounts that 
you’ve set up on your  phone. 
Switch Between Email Accounts  
1. Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  Touch  the bar that shows the current email account, and then t ouch another account.  
 
View  Email Messages From All Your Email Accounts  
You can view email messages from all your accounts just in one place without having to switch 
to different accounts. 
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  Touch  the bar that shows the current email account , and then touch All accounts.  
Email messages are color coded so you can easily distinguish which email accounts 
they belong to.  
Note :  Up to 15 email accounts can be shown in the unified inbox.  
Refresh an Email Account  
Whatever your automatic synchronization settings are, you can also synchronize your sent and 
received email messages manually at any time.  
1.  Touch   >   >  Mail . 
2.  Do any of the following:  
   While in the account you want to synchronize, touch   >  Refresh.  
   If you have several email accounts, you can refresh them all at the same time. Go to 
the unified inbox first  and  touch   >  Refresh.