Samsung Galaxy A3

Samsung Galaxy A3

Create contact - Samsung Galaxy A3

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You can save your contacts in your phone's address book. You can save additional information to a contact such as email address and personal ring tone.

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Find "Contacts"

Press Contacts.

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Create contact

Press the new contact icon.

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Select address book

Press the drop down list above "Name".

If you select Device, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM card, the contact is created on your SIM.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your phone.
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Select address book

Press Device.

If you select Device, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM card, the contact is created on your SIM.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your phone.
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Step 5 of 30

Enter name

Key in the required name.

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Enter phone number

Press Phone number and key in the required phone number.

If you key in the phone number with a + followed by the country code, you can also call contacts in the address book when you're abroad.
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Enter phone number

Press the drop down list next to the phone number.

If you key in the phone number with a + followed by the country code, you can also call contacts in the address book when you're abroad.
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Enter phone number

Press the required number type.

If you key in the phone number with a + followed by the country code, you can also call contacts in the address book when you're abroad.
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Enter email address

Press the add icon next to "Email" and key in the required email address.

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Enter email address

Press the drop down list next to the email address.

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Enter email address

Press the required email type.

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Add more information

You can add more information to the contact. The following steps show two examples:
Assign picture, go to 7a.
Assign ring tone, go to 7b.

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7a - Assign picture

Press the picture icon.

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7a - Assign picture

To take a new picture:
Press Take picture.

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7a - Assign picture

Point the camera lens at the required object and press the camera icon to take the picture.

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7a - Assign picture

Press OK.

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7a - Assign picture

To assign a saved picture:
Press Image.

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7a - Assign picture

Go to the required folder.
Press the required picture.

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7a - Assign picture

Drag the frame to the required position to select the required detail.

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7a - Assign picture

Press Save.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Press Ringtone.

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7b - Assign ring tone

To assign your phone's current default ring tone:
Press Default ringtone.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Press Done.

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7b - Assign ring tone

To assign one of your phone's default ring tones:
Press the different ring tones to listen to them.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Once you've found a ring tone you like, press Done.

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7b - Assign ring tone

To assign one of your own ring tones:
Press Add.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Go to the required folder.
Press the different ring tones to listen to them.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Once you've found a ring tone you like, press Done.

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Save contact

Press Save.

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Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

Find "Contacts"

Press Contacts.

Create contact

Press the new contact icon.

Select address book

Press the drop down list above "Name".
If you select Device, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM card, the contact is created on your SIM.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your phone.
Press Device.
If you select Device, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM card, the contact is created on your SIM.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your phone.

Enter name

Key in the required name.
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Enter phone number

Press Phone number and key in the required phone number.
If you key in the phone number with a + followed by the country code, you can also call contacts in the address book when you're abroad.
Press the drop down list next to the phone number.
If you key in the phone number with a + followed by the country code, you can also call contacts in the address book when you're abroad.
Press the required number type.
If you key in the phone number with a + followed by the country code, you can also call contacts in the address book when you're abroad.

Enter email address

Press the add icon next to "Email" and key in the required email address.
Press the drop down list next to the email address.
Press the required email type.

Add more information

You can add more information to the contact. The following steps show two examples:
Assign picture, go to 7a.
Assign ring tone, go to 7b.
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7a - Assign picture

Press the picture icon.
To take a new picture:
Press Take picture.
Point the camera lens at the required object and press the camera icon to take the picture.
Press OK.
To assign a saved picture:
Press Image.
Go to the required folder.
Press the required picture.
Drag the frame to the required position to select the required detail.
Press Save.

7b - Assign ring tone

Press Ringtone.
To assign your phone's current default ring tone:
Press Default ringtone.
Press Done.
To assign one of your phone's default ring tones:
Press the different ring tones to listen to them.
Once you've found a ring tone you like, press Done.
To assign one of your own ring tones:
Press Add.
Go to the required folder.
Press the different ring tones to listen to them.
Once you've found a ring tone you like, press Done.

Save contact

Press Save.

Return to the home screen

Press the Home key to return to the home screen.

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