Huawei Ascend 2 User Manual

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 Touch  > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input.
5.1.3  Using the Swype Keyboard
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Touch twice for all caps.Touch and hold to get helpful tips.
Touch to get swype functions. Touch to change from text mode to symbol/number mode. Touch to insert a space.Touch to delete a character
to the left of the cursor. 
Touch and hold to delete all 
characters to the left of the 
cursor.
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To enter a word, just drag your 
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To enter apostrophes in common 
words drag through the ‘n’.
To enter double letters, circle the
letter.
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5.1.4  Using the Landscape Keyboard
If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone 
sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing 
you with a wider keyboard layout.
5.2  Customizing Keyboard Settings
1. Touch  > Settings > Language & keyboard.
2.  Select an input method to customize the keyboard settings.
6  Messaging
The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and 
multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. 
With the 
Email application you can read and send emails.
6.1  SMS and MMS
6.1.1  Opening Messaging
Touch  > Messaging.
6.1.2  Creating and Sending a Text Message
1. Touch  > Messaging > New message.
2.  Enter a phone number or a contacts name in the 
To field, or touch   to select a 
contact from Contacts.
As you enter the phone number or the contacts name, the phone displays 
possible matches from your contacts. Select a contact from the list of possible 
matches or continue entering.
After you select a contact or finish entering a number, add a comma and you can 
enter another recipient. You can also touch a previously entered contact again 
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3.  Touch the composition text box to start entering your message. While entering your message, you can touch  > Insert contact to insert 
contact information.
4.  When you are ready to send the message, touch 
Send.
The message list opens, and your name appears in the list, followed by the message 
you just sent. Responses appear in the window. As you view and send additional 
messages, a message thread is created. 
6.1.3  Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message
You can use multimedia messages to make everyday communications very special. 
You can record a message and send it as an audio file, sing Happy Birthday and 
send it to friend, or send a slideshow of photographs of a special event. The 
possibilities are endless.
1. Touch  > 
Messaging > New message.
2.  Enter a phone number in the 
To field, or touch   to select a contact from Contacts.
3.  Touch the composition text box to start entering your message.
 If you want to enter a smiley face, touch  , and then touch Insert smiley.
4.  Touch   to display the options panel. 
• Touch 
Add subject to add the message subject. Your mobile phone is now in 
multimedia message mode.
• Touch 
Attach to add a picture, music, or video file.
5.  When the message is ready to be sent, touch Send. You can select a media file directly (music, video or picture) and send it as an 
attachment to a multimedia message. In File Manager, touch and hold a media 
file, and then touch Share > Messaging.
Adding a SlideshowIf you want to attach more than one file to your message, use the Slideshow option.
1.  On the message editing screen, touch   to display the options panel.
2. Touch 
Attach > Slideshow, and then select a slide to start editing it. 
						

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3.  Touch   and touch Add slide to add more slides.
4. Touch Done to finish composing your message and return to the multimedia 
message screen.
5.  To alter your multimedia message, touch the slideshow on the multimedia 
message screen. When the message is ready to be sent, touch 
Send.
6.1.4  Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message
1.  In the message list, touch the message thread you wish to view.
2.  Touch the multimedia message to view the message.
6.1.5  Replying to a Message
1.  In the message list, touch a text or multimedia message thread to open it.
2.  Touch the text box to compose your message, and then touch Send. You can also do the following to reply to a message: In Messaging, touch  
> Multiselect. Select one or more message threads, and then touch Reply.
6.1.6  Copying a Text Message to Calendar
1.  In the message list, touch a text message thread to open it.
2.  Touch and hold one of the messages, and then touch Copy message to.
3. Touch Calendar to save it as a note or an event.
For information about how to use Calendar, refer to the relevant sections.
6.1.7  Customizing the Message Settings
In the message list, touch  , and then touch Settings to customize the message 
settings.
6.2  Email
Your mobile phone also puts email at your fingertips. With your phone’s Email 
application, you can use your email account with Yahoo!, AOL, or other popular email 
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6.2.1  Adding an Email Account
When using the Email application for the first time, you must configure an email 
account. The Email setup wizard helps you set up your account. A number of popular 
email systems are supported. You can work with the same email service that you use 
on your PC or you can select another email service.
1. Touch  > 
Email. 
2.  To customize your email settings, answer the onscreen prompts, and then touch 
Next. Or touch Manual setup if you want to set the mail server yourself. If you choose to set up your account manually, you will need the correct 
parameters for the account. Contact your email service provider for this 
information.
3.  Enter the account name and the name you want other people to see when they 
receive an email from you.
4. Touch 
Done. 
After the initial setup, your Email opens to the screen you were viewing the last time 
the application was opened. If, however, the Email application has not been used for 
a period of time, it displays the contents of your Inbox or the accounts screen (if you 
have more than one account).
Adding Other Email Accounts
1.  After creating your initial email account, touch   on the Inbox screen, and then 
touch Accounts to access the accounts screen.
2.  Touch   on the accounts screen, and then touch 
Add account to create 
another email account.
 When adding an additional email account, you have the option to use the new 
account to send all outgoing messages.
6.2.2  Viewing an Email Message
1.  On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2.  Access a folder, and then touch the message that you want to view. 
						

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6.2.3  Creating and Sending an Email Message
1.  On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2. On the 
Inbox screen, touch  , and then touch Compose in the options panel.
3. In the To field, enter the name or the email address.
4.  Enter the subject of your message and compose the message.
To send an attachment with the message, touch  , and then touch 
Add 
attachment. 
5.  When you are finished, touch Send.
If you are not ready to send the message, touch 
Save as draft or touch   to 
save the message as a draft.
6.2.4  Replying to an Email Message
1.  On the accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2.  Touch the email message you want to reply to.
3. Touch 
Reply or Reply all to reply to the email message.
6.2.5  Saving an Email Attachment
1.  On the Accounts screen, touch the email account you want to use.
2.  Touch the email message you want to view.
3. Touch 
Save to download the email attachment.
6.2.6  Deleting an Email Account
1.  On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to delete.
2. Touch Remove account.
3. Touch OK.
6.2.7  Changing Email Account Settings
You can change a number of settings for an account, including how often you check 
for emails, how you are notified of a new mail, and details about the servers the 
account uses to send and receive mails.
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service you are using. You can enter the necessary details manually, although 
you may need to contact your email service provider to obtain the correct 
information for the account.
1. Touch  > 
Email.
2.  On the accounts screen, touch and hold the email account you want to change.
3. Touch 
Account settings.
4. Change General settings, Signature settings, Notification settings, or Server 
settings.
7  Getting Connected
7.1  Turning on the Data Service
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Mobile networks.
3. Select the Data enabled check box to turn on the data connection.
7.2  Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi gives you wireless access to broadband Internet access. To use Wi-Fi on your 
mobile phone, you need to have an access to wireless access points (hotspots). 
Obstacles that block the Wi-Fi signal will reduce its strength.
7.2.1  Turning On Wi-Fi
1. Touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks, and then select the Wi-Fi check box to turn on Wi-Fi.
7.2.2  Connecting to a Wireless Network
1.  After turning on Wi-Fi, touch  > Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Wi-Fi settings. You will see a list of detected Wi-Fi 
networks in the Wi-Fi networks section.
3.  Touch a Wi-Fi network to connect to it. 
						

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•  If you select an open network, you will be automatically connected to the 
network.
•  If you select a network that is secured with Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) 
and connect to it for the first time, enter the password, and then touch 
Connect. 
If you connect to a secured wireless network that you have already used, you 
will not be prompted to enter the password again unless you reset your mobile 
phone to its default settings.
 On the Wi-Fi settings  screen, touch Add Wi-Fi network to add a new Wi-Fi 
network.
7.3  Sharing Your Phone’s Data 
Connection
You can share your mobile phones data connection with a single computer via a USB 
cable: USB tethering. You can share your mobile phones data connection with 
devices at the same time, by turning your phone into a portable Wi-Fi hotspot.
7.3.1  Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection via USB
To use USB tethering in different operating systems, you may need to prepare your 
computer to establish a network connection via USB.
 You can not share your mobile phone’s data connection and SD card via USB 
at the same time. 
A Tethering Plan from your service provider is required to use this service.
1. Touch   > 
Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Select the USB tethering check box to share your data connection. 
						

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7.3.2  Sharing Your Phone’s Data Connection as a Portable 
Wi-Fi Hotspot
  A Tethering Plan from your service provider is required to use this service.
1. Touch   > 
Settings.
2. Touch Wireless & networks > Tethering & portable hotspot.
3. Select the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot check box to share your data connection. When Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is selected, you can touch Portable Wi-Fi 
hotspot settings to change its network name or secure it.
7.4  Browser
Your mobile phone comes with a browser. You can use Browser to access and 
browse the Internet.
7.4.1  Opening the Browser
Touch  > Browser to open the home page. When the known or open Wi-Fi networks and the mobile networks are present 
at the same time, your phone will preferably select a Wi-Fi network for internet 
access.
Open the browser options menu and perform one of the following operations, touch 
:
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New window: Touch to open a new window.
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Bookmarks: Touch to display bookmarks.
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Windows: Touch to go to the web preview screen. You can switch to another web 
page or open a new web page on this screen.
•  
Refresh: Touch to refresh the current page.
•  
Forward: Touch to browse the next web page.
•  
More: Touch to open other menus and perform operations such as searching, 
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7.4.2  Opening a Web Page
1.  In a browser window, touch the URL field at the top of the screen.
2.  Use the keyboard to enter the web page address. You can touch   to enter the 
web page address by voice.
3.  As you enter the address, matching web page addresses will appear on the 
screen. If you see the address you want, touch it and go directly to that web page or 
complete entering the address of the web page you want.
7.4.3  Setting a Home Page
1.  In a browser window, touch  .
2. Touch More > Settings > Set home page.
3.  Enter the address of the desired home page, and then touch OK.
7.4.4  Managing Bookmarks
You can store as many bookmarks as you want on your mobile phone.
Adding a Bookmark
1.  In a browser screen, go to the web page you want to save as a bookmark.
2.  Touch  , and then touch 
Bookmarks > Add. The add bookmark screen 
opens.
3.  Edit the bookmark name as needed and then touch 
OK.
Opening a Bookmark
1.  In a browser window, touch  , and then touch Bookmarks.
On the 
Bookmarks screen, touch the History tab to view the pages you have 
visited. Or touch the Most visited tab to view the pages you have visited most 
frequently.
2.  Touch the bookmark of the website you want to open.
7.4.5  Customizing the Browser Settings
Customize the browser to suit your browsing style. Use Browser to set page content, 
privacy, and security preferences. In the browser screen, touch  , and then touch 
More > Settings.