Sony Xperia E1

Sony Xperia E1

Create contact - Sony Xperia E1

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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 the menu icon.

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Find "Contacts"

Press Contacts.

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Create contact

Press the new contact icon.

Step 4 of 26

Enter name

Key in the required first name.
Press Last name and key in the required last name.

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Select address book

Press the drop down list below the name.

If you select Phone contact, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM contact, 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.
Step 6 of 26

Select address book

Press Phone contact.

If you select Phone contact, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM contact, 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.
Step 7 of 26

Enter phone number

Press Phone 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 Email and key in the required email address.

Step 11 of 26

Enter email address

Press the drop down list next to the email address.

Step 12 of 26

Enter email address

Press the required email type.

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Step 13 of 26

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 camera icon.

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7a - Assign picture

To take a new picture:
Press Take photo.

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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

To assign an existing picture:
Press Choose photo from Album.

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7a - Assign picture

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 Crop.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Press the menu icon.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Press Set ringtone.

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7b - Assign ring tone

Press the required ring tone 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 Done.

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Return to the home screen

Press the home icon to return to the home screen.

Find "Contacts"

Press the menu icon.
Press Contacts.

Create contact

Press the new contact icon.

Enter name

Key in the required first name.
Press Last name and key in the required last name.

Select address book

Press the drop down list below the name.
If you select Phone contact, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM contact, 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 Phone contact.
If you select Phone contact, the contact is created in your phone's address book.
If you select SIM contact, 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 phone number

Press Phone 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 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 camera icon.
To take a new picture:
Press Take photo.
Point the camera lens at the required object and press the camera icon to take the picture.
To assign an existing picture:
Press Choose photo from Album.
Press the required picture.
Drag the frame to the required position to select the required detail.
Press Crop.

7b - Assign ring tone

Press the menu icon.
Press Set ringtone.
Press the required ring tone to listen to them.
Once you've found a ring tone you like, press Done.

Save contact

Press Done.

Return to the home screen

Press the home icon to return to the home screen.

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