Samsung Galaxy S6

Samsung Galaxy S6

Create contact - Samsung Galaxy S6

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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 28

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 field 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 Email and key in the required email address.

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Enter email address

Press the field 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 add picture icon.

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7a - Assign picture

To take a new 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

To assign a saved picture:
Press the picture icon.

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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 the Return key.

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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 the Return key.

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7b - Assign ring tone

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

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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 field 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 Email and key in the required email address.
Press the field 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.
Samsung Galaxy S6

7a - Assign picture

Press the add picture icon.
To take a new picture:
Point the camera lens at the required object and press the camera icon to take the picture.
To assign a saved picture:
Press the picture icon.
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 the Return key.
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 the Return key.
To assign one of your own ring tones:
Press Add ringtone.
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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