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Contacts screen overview, Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer

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Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from your old phone, go to www.sonymobile.com/support/contacts. Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts Your phone works with popular online synchronization 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 synchronization, see Synchronizing data on your phone on page 68. To synchronize your phone contacts with a synchronization account 1 From your Home screen, tap , then tap . 2 Press , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync. 3 To set up a synchronization account, tap Add account and follow the on-screen instructions. If you have already set up a synchronization account and you want to sync with that account, tap the account, press , and tap Sync now. 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 synchronization 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, press , then tap Import all. 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. 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 overview 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Tap here to create a contact 2 Contact search field 40 This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Transferring contacts using an Apple® Mac® computer
For detailed instructions on how to use an Apple Mac computer to transfer contacts from
your old phone, go to
www.sonymobile.com/support/contacts
.
Transferring contacts using synchronization accounts
Your phone works with popular online synchronization 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
synchronization, see
Synchronizing data on your phone
on page 68.
To synchronize your phone contacts with a synchronization account
1
From your Home screen, tap
, then tap
.
2
Press
, then tap
Settings
>
Accounts & sync
.
3
To set up a synchronization account, tap
Add account
and follow the on-screen
instructions. If you have already set up a synchronization account and you want to
sync with that account, tap the account, press
, and tap
Sync now
.
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 synchronization 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,
press
, then tap
Import all
.
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.
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 overview
2
1
6
5
4
3
1
Tap here to create a contact
2
Contact search field
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This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.