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Contacts
Applications
Create a Shortcut to a Favorite
You can create a shortcut to a favorite on the home
screen, to access their information directly from the
home screen.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Contacts
.
2. Tap the
Favorites
tab, and then touch and hold a
contact to select it.
3. Tap
More options
>
Add shortcut to
Home screen
. The new shortcut displays in an
empty area of the home screen.
Groups
You can use groups to organize your contacts. Your
device comes with preloaded groups, and you can
create your own. You might create a group for your
family, for coworkers, or a team. Groups make it
easy to find contacts, and you can send messages
to the members of a group.
Create a Group
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Contacts
.
2. Tap
Groups
, and then tap
Create group
.
3. Tap fields to enter information about the group:
•
Tap
Create group in [location]
to choose
where to save the group. You can save it to a
specific account, to the device memory, or to
all accounts.
•
Tap
Group name
to enter a name for the new
group.
•
Tap
Group ringtone
,
Group message tone
,
and
Group vibration pattern
to select
identifying notifications for this group.
4. Tap
Add member
and select contacts to add to
the new group, and then tap
DONE
.
5. Tap
SAVE
to save the new group.
Rename a Group
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Contacts
.
2. Tap
Groups
, and then tap a group.
3. Tap
More options
>
Edit group
and enter a
new name.
4. Tap
SAVE
.
Add Contacts to a Group
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Contacts
.
2. Tap
Groups
, and then tap a group.
3. Tap
Add member
, and then tap the contacts
you want to add.
4. Tap
DONE
.
Send a Message or an Email to a Group
You can send a message or an email to members of
a group.
1. From a Home screen, tap
Apps
>
Contacts
.
2. Tap
Groups
, and then tap a group.
3. Tap
More options
>
Send message or email
.
4. Tap either
Message
or
.
5. Tap contacts to select them, or tap the
selected
checkbox at the top of the screen to select
all, and then tap
DONE
. Only group members
that have phone numbers (Message) or email
addresses (Email) in their records are shown.
6. Choose an account to use (for Email) and follow
the prompts.