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Synchronising data on your device, Synchronising with online accounts

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Synchronising data on your device Synchronising with online accounts Synchronise your device with contacts, email, calendar events and other information from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange ActiveSync, Facebook™ and Flickr™. You can synchronise data automatically for such accounts by activating the auto-sync function. Or you can synchronise each account manually. To set up an online account for synchronisation 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings > Account & sync > Add account, then select the account that you want to add. 3 Follow the instructions to create or sign in to an account. To synchronise manually with an online account 1 From your Home screen, tap > Settings > Account & sync. 2 Tap the name of the account that you want to synchronise with. A list of items appears showing what can be synchronised with the account. 3 Tap the slider next to the item that you want to synchronise. To remove an online account 1 From your Home screen, tap > Settings > Account & sync. 2 Select the account type. 3 Tap , then tap REMOVE ACCOUNT. 4 Tap REMOVE ACCOUNT again to confirm. Synchronising with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync® If your company uses a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can access your corporate email messages, calendar appointments and contacts directly on your device. After setup, you can find your information in the Calendar and Contacts applications. To set up an EAS account for synchronisation 1 From your Home screen, tap . 2 Tap Settings > Account & sync > Add account > Exchange ActiveSync. 3 Enter your corporate email address and password. 4 Tap Next. If a failure occurs, enter the domain and server details for your account manually and then tap Next. 5 Tap OK to allow your corporate server to control your device. 6 Select a synchronisation method, a synchronisation interval and the data that you want to sync with your device. 7 Tap Next, then select how you want to be notified when a new email arrives. 8 Tap Next, enter a name for the corporate account, then tap Finish setup. 9 If prompted, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server to set certain security rules on your device, such as disabling voice recording and using storage encryption. To remove an EAS account 1 From your Home screen, tap > Settings > Account & sync. 2 Tap Exchange ActiveSync, then select the EAS account that you want to remove. 3 Tap , then tap REMOVE ACCOUNT. 4 Tap REMOVE ACCOUNT again to confirm. 54 This is an internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.

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Synchronising data on your device
Synchronising with online accounts
Synchronise your device with contacts, email, calendar events and other information
from online accounts, for example, email accounts such as Gmail™ and Exchange
ActiveSync, Facebook™ and Flickr™. You can synchronise data automatically for
such accounts by activating the auto-sync function. Or you can synchronise each
account manually.
To set up an online account for synchronisation
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Tap
Settings
>
Account & sync
>
Add account
, then select the account that you
want to add.
3
Follow the instructions to create or sign in to an account.
To synchronise manually with an online account
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
>
Settings
>
Account & sync
.
2
Tap the name of the account that you want to synchronise with. A list of items
appears showing what can be synchronised with the account.
3
Tap the slider next to the item that you want to synchronise.
To remove an online account
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
>
Settings
>
Account & sync
.
2
Select the account type.
3
Tap
, then tap
REMOVE ACCOUNT
.
4
Tap
REMOVE ACCOUNT
again to
confirm.
Synchronising with Microsoft
®
Exchange ActiveSync
®
If your company uses a Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account, you can access
your corporate email messages, calendar appointments and contacts directly on your
device. After setup, you can
find
your information in the
Calendar
and
Contacts
applications.
To set up an EAS account for synchronisation
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
.
2
Tap
Settings
>
Account & sync
>
Add account
>
Exchange ActiveSync
.
3
Enter your corporate email address and password.
4
Tap
Next
. If a failure occurs, enter the domain and server details for your
account manually and then tap
Next
.
5
Tap
OK
to allow your corporate server to control your device.
6
Select a synchronisation method, a synchronisation interval and the data that
you want to sync with your device.
7
Tap
Next
, then select how you want to be
notified
when a new email arrives.
8
Tap
Next
, enter a name for the corporate account, then tap
Finish setup
.
9
If prompted, activate the device administrator to allow your corporate server to
set certain security rules on your device, such as disabling voice recording and
using storage encryption.
To remove an EAS account
1
From your
Home screen
, tap
>
Settings
>
Account & sync
.
2
Tap
Exchange ActiveSync
, then select the EAS account that you want to
remove.
3
Tap
, then tap
REMOVE ACCOUNT
.
4
Tap
REMOVE ACCOUNT
again to
confirm.
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