Avoiding Duplicate Entries In The Contacts Application; Adding And Editing Contacts - Sony Xperia M C1904 User Manual

To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth™ technology
1 Make sure you have the Bluetooth™ function turned on and your device 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.
Drag down the Notification panel and tap the file you received to import the
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contact data.
To import contacts from a SIM card
From your Home screen, tap
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Press , then tap Import contacts > SIM card.
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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 on
your device. Select your desired option.
4 To import an individual contact, find and tap the contact. To import all contacts,
tap Import all.

Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application

If you synchronize your contacts with a new account or import contact information in
other ways, you could end up with duplicate entries in the Contacts application. If this
happens, you can join such duplicates to create a single entry. And if you join entries by
mistake, you can separate them again later.
To link contacts
1 From your Home screen, tap
2 Tap the contact you want to link with another contact.
3 Press , then tap Link contact.
4 Tap the contact whose information you want to join with the first contact, then tap
OK to confirm. The information from the first contact is merged with the second
contact, and the first contact is no longer displayed in the Contacts list.
To separate linked contacts
From your Home screen, tap
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Tap the linked contact you want to edit, then tap
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3 Tap Unlink contact.
4 Tap OK.

Adding and editing contacts

You can create, edit, and synchronize your contacts in a few simple steps. You can
select contacts saved in different accounts and manage how you display them on your
device.
If you synchronize your contacts with more than one account, you can join contacts on
your device to avoid duplicates.
Some synchronization services, for example, some social networking services, do not allow
you to edit contact details.
To add a contact
1 From your Home screen, tap
Tap .
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If you have synchronized your contacts with one or more accounts, select the
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account to which you want to add the contact, or tap Local contact if you want
to keep the contact's information only on your device.
4 Enter or select the desired information for the contact.
5 When you are finished, tap Done.
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