Sony Ericsson Xperia X1 User Guide - Page 18

3 By default, the suggested word list appears whenever you enter a space. To make the word list appear after letters are entered, select the number of letters that you want to be entered before displaying the word list. 4 The suggested word list shows up to four words by default. You can change the number of words to display in the suggested list. 5 Make sure the Enable Auto Correct check box is marked if you want mistyped words to be corrected automatically. The word database learns and adds more words as you enter new words during text entry. To delete the added words and reset the database back to the default, tap Clear Stored Entries. Alarms and notifications To set an alarm 1 Tap > Settings > the System tab > Clock & Alarms > the Alarms tab. 2 Tap and enter a name for the alarm. 3 Tap the day of the week for the alarm. You can select multiple days by tapping each desired day. 4 Tap the time to open a clock and set the time for the alarm. 5 Tap the alarm icon to specify the type of alarm you want. You can choose a flashing light, a single sound, a repeating sound, or vibration. 6 If you choose to play a sound, tap the list next to the Play sound check box and tap the sound you want. To choose how to be notified about events or actions 1 Tap > Settings > the Personal tab > Sounds & Notifications. 2 On the Sounds tab, choose how you want to be notified by marking the appropriate check boxes. 3 On the Notifications tab, in Event, tap an event name and choose how you want to be notified by marking the appropriate check boxes. You can choose from several options, such as a special sound, a message, or a flashing light. Synchronizing Synchronizing your data is a way to always have your information up to date and carry it with you in your phone, whereever you go. You can synchronize the following types of information between a computer and your phone: • Microsoft® Outlook® information, such as Outlook e-mail, contacts, calendar, tasks and notes • Media, such as photos, videos and music • Favorites, which is Web page bookmarks under Mobile Favorites • Files, such as Microsoft® Office documents, pdf files and more Before you can synchronize Before you can synchronize, you need to install and set up synchronization software on your computer. If you are using Windows XP you should first install ActiveSync, see To install ActiveSync before you can set up synchronization. If you are using Windows Vista you may not need to install any software but you need to set up synchronization. For more information on setting up synchronization, see To set up synchronization on Windows XP and To set up synchronization on Windows Vista. To install ActiveSync 1 Insert the software CD into the disc drive on the computer. 2 ActiveSync is available in English and several other languages. Select the desired language and click Next. 3 Click Setup and Installation. 4 Select the ActiveSync check box and click Install. 5 Read the license terms and click Accept. 6 When installation is complete, click Done. 7 Finish the installation by clicking Close. Ways to synchronize After you have installed the synchronization software in a computer, you can synchronize your phone with your computer using one of the following methods: • USB connection - When you connect the USB cable between your phone and a computer, the synchronization process starts automatically. • Bluetooth connection - You must first set up a Bluetooth partnership between your phone and the computer before you can synchronize information between them. For more information about setting up a Bluetooth partnership, see Bluetooth™ partnership. For information about synchronizing through Bluetooth, see To synchronize using a Bluetooth link. • Wireless connection - Synchronize with an Exchange Server using ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Center. Try to synchronize frequently in order to keep information up-todate in both your phone and the computer. Setting up synchronization • If the computer uses Windows XP® or other compatible Windows operating system, you should use Microsoft ActiveSync® 4.5 or later. You can find Microsoft ActiveSync® on the CD that comes with the phone. • If the computer uses Windows Vista®, you should use Windows® Mobile Device Center, which is part of Windows Vista. To set up synchronization on Windows XP 1 Install Microsoft ActiveSync® on the computer from the CD that comes with the phone. 2 Connect the phone to the computer using the USB cable that comes with the phone. The Synchronization Setup Wizard automatically starts and guides you to create a synchronization partnership. 3 Click Next on the computer. 4 To synchronize your phone with the computer, mark the Synchronize directly with a server running Microsoft Exchange check box and click Next. 5 Select the information types that you want to synchronize, then click Next. 6 Click Finish. 18 Synchronizing This is an Internet version of this publication. © Print only for private use.