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Sony Xperia Z
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Creating a contact for my mobile phone
Want to create a new contact? Follow these easy instructions.
List view
1. Find "Contacts"
Tap the menu icon.
Tap Contacts.
2. Create contact
Tap the new contact icon.
3. Select address book
Tap Local contact or the required account.
If you select Local contact, the contact is created in your mobile phone's address book.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your mobile phone.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your mobile phone.
The steps below are based on the Local contact address book. If you select another address book, there may be some differences in relation to the instruction.
If you select Local contact, the contact is created in your mobile phone's address book.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your mobile phone.
If you select an account, the contact is attached to this account but is also displayed on your mobile phone.
4. Enter name
Tap First name and key in the required first name.
Tap Last name and key in the required last name.
5. Enter phone number
Tap 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.
Tap the drop down list above 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.
Tap 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.
6. Enter email address
Tap Email and key in the required email address.
Tap the drop down list above the email address.
Tap the required email type.
7. Add more information
You can add more information to the contact. The following steps show two examples:
Assign picture, go to 7a.
Assign ringtone, go to 7b.
Assign picture, go to 7a.
Assign ringtone, go to 7b.
8. 7a - Assign picture
Tap the picture icon.
To take a new picture:
Tap Take new photo.
Tap Take new photo.
Point the camera lens at the required object and tap the camera icon to take the picture.
To assign an existing picture:
Tap Album.
Tap Album.
Tap the required picture.
Drag the frame to the required position to select the required detail.
Tap Crop.
9. 7b - Assign ringtone
Tap the drop down list below "Ringtone".
Tap the different ring tones to listen to them.
Once you've found a ringtone you like, tap Done.
10. Save contact
Tap Done.
11. Return to the home screen
Tap the home icon to return to the home screen.
You can add more information to the contact. The following steps show two examples:
Assign picture, go to 7a.
Assign ringtone, go to 7b.
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