Contacts Screen Overview; Managing Your Contacts - Sony Xperia S User Manual

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.
Transferring contacts using synchronisation accounts
Your phone works with popular online synchronisation accounts such as Google Sync™,
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Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync
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
synchronisation, see Synchronising data on your phone on page 66.
To synchronise your phone contacts with a synchronisation account
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From your Home screen, tap
2 Press , then tap Settings > Accounts & sync.
3 To set up a synchronisation account, tap Add account and follow the on-screen
instructions. If you have already set up a synchronisation account and you want to
sync with that account, tap the account, press

Contacts screen overview

1 Create a contact
2 Contact search field
3 Tap a contact to view its details
4 Icon shows contact's status on instant messaging services
5 Alphabetical index for browsing contacts
6 Tap a contact thumbnail to access the quick contact menu
7 Shortcut tabs

Managing your contacts

You can create, edit and synchronise your contacts in a few simple steps. You can
select contacts saved in different accounts and manage how you display them in the
phone.
If you synchronise your contacts with more than one account, you can join contacts in
your phone to avoid duplicates.
Some synchronisation services, for example, some social networking services, do not allow
you to edit contact details.
To view your contacts
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From your Home screen, tap
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or Facebook™. If you have synced the contacts in
, then tap .
, and tap Sync now.
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, then tap . Your contacts are listed here.
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