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Tips & Tricks

Tip #1: Sending Personal Email

To send and receive email (after initial setup), press the Messaging key on the lower right-hand side of the keyboard. Then select the appropriate email provider, press Menu, then New. Compose the message and press Send.

Tip #2: Changing the Ringtone

From the Home screen, press Start > Settings > Sounds > Ringtone. Use the left or right Navigation key to select the desired ringtone. Press the Done left soft key.

Tip #3: Turning Bluetooth® On

Press the Quick List/Power button on the upper left-hand side of the phone for the Quick List options. Select Wireless Manager > Bluetooth > On > Done.

Tip #4: Download AT&T Navigator

AT&T Navigator is a pre-loaded application with a designated icon that requires installation, and can be installed in just a couple of steps. From the home screen, press Start, then press the AT&T Navigator icon. After the download has completed, the user will be prompted to enter their mobile phone number, name, and AT&T Navigator PIN, which will arrive via SMS after download.

Tip #5: Turning Wi-Fi On

The Wi-Fi default is Off. To turn this function On from the home screen, press the Power/Quick List button on the upper left-hand side of the phone. Select Wireless Manager > Wi-Fi > On > Done.

Tip #6: Task Manager Shortcut

Press and hold the Home key to launch the Task Manager in one step.

Tip #7: Activating the Airplane Mode

Users can deactivate Wi-Fi and other non-FAA approved functions while traveling on an airplane, so they can continue to use the phone’s other functions, like Music and calendar or document review. Press Quick List > Wireless Manager > Phone Off > Done.

Tip #8: Calling Numbers in Text Message

To dial a phone number from a text message, simply highlight that number and press Call.

Tip #9: Accessing Internet Explorer to Browse the Web

From the Home screen, press the left soft key for the Start menu. Press the left soft key for More. Choose Internet Explorer > Menu > Address Bar. Type the desired URL and press the Go soft key.

Tip #10: Receiving and Replying to a Threaded Text Message

On the home screen, press the left soft key for the Start menu, then Messaging – or press the Messaging key. Scroll to a message, select it, enter your message, and press Send. To end the conversation, press the right soft key for Menu, then Close.

Tip #11: Changing Backlight Settings

Users can adjust the backlight settings to set the amount of time the backlight stays illuminated. To change backlight settings, press the left soft key to enter the Start menu. Scroll to Settings. Select More > Power Management. Scroll down to Display Time Out or Backlight Time Out on Battery. Press the Navigation key left or right to change settings and then press Done.

Tip #12: Save an Existing Contact to SIM

To save an existing contact to the SIM card from the home screen, press the right soft key for Contacts. Highlight the contact to be saved and press the center of the Navigation key to select. Press the right soft key for Menu, select Save to SIM, and press the left soft key for Done.

Tip #13: Ending a Video Share Call

Users can end streaming video on a Video Share call in progress and go back to a standard phone call by pressing the Stop icon. To disconnect, press the END key twice.

Tip #14: Add a Contact

To add a Contact from the home screen, press the right soft key to enter the Contacts menu, then the left soft key for New. Choose where the contact is to be saved by selecting either SIM Contact or Outlook Contact. Enter the contact information and then select the left soft key for Done.

Tip #15: Voicemail Shortcut

Press and hold the 1 key to check voicemail.

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