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Tuesday, October 22, 2013

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How-to: Send and Manage Text and Multimedia Messages on the ZTE Source

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 08:34 AM PDT

Sending a Text Message:

  1. Tap the "Messaging" icon located on the home screen
  2. Tap the icon depicting a "+" sign next to a message
  3. Tap the "To" field and enter the recipient's phone number or contact name. Alternatively, tap the "Contacts" button and select the recipient(s) from the contacts list
  4. Tap the "Type message" field and enter your message
  5. When ready, tap "Send"

Sending a Multimedia Message:

  1. Access the "Messaging" application
  2. Tap the "New message" icon located at the bottom
  3. Specify your recipients in the "To" field
  4. Press the "Menu" button on your device, and tap "Add subject" to add a subject
  5. Tap the icon depicting a paperclip, to add an attachment, and select one of the following options:
    • Pictures: Select a picture to add to your message
    • Capture picture: Take a photo and add it to your message
    • Videos: Select a video clip to attach to your message
    • Capture video: Shoot a video clip and add it to your message
    • Audio: Select an audio file to add to your message
    • Record audio: Record an audio file and add it to your message
    • Slideshow: Add slides and more attachments to create a slideshow
    • People: Insert a contact in text or attachment format
  6. Tap "Send" when ready


Replying to a Message:

  1. After receiving a message, go to the "Messaging" screen
  2. Tap the thread containing the message that you wish to reply to
  3. Tap the "text field" at the bottom and type in your reply. Optionally, you can add an attachment
  4. Tap "Send" when ready

Forwarding a Message:

  1. Access the "Messaging" app and the thread that contains the desired message
  2. Tap the message that you wish to forward, and select "Forward"
  3. Enter the recipients for the message, and edit the message if you want
  4. Tap "Send"

Deleting Messages in a Thread:

  1. Access the "Messaging" app
  2. Select a thread
  3. Press the "Menu" button > "Multi-Select"
  4. Mark the check boxes associated with the messages that you wish to delete
  5. Press the "Trash can" icon located at the bottom
  6. Tap "Delete"

Deleting Message Threads:

  1. On the "Messaging" screen, tap and hold a thread that you wish to delete. Note: to delete more threads, tap and hold them one by one
  2. Tap the "Trash can" icon
  3. Tap "OK"

How-to: Use and Manage Gmail Accounts and Emails on the ZTE Source

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:43 AM PDT

Signing In With Gmail and Accessing the Inbox:

  1. While on the home screen, tap the "All Apps" icon
  2. Browse for and open "Gmail"
  3. If this is the first time using the Gmail app, you will be prompted to create a new Google account, or sign in with a new one. Follow the on-screen instructions
  4. After adding an email account, you can press "Menu" > "Refresh" to see your inbox and download new email messages

Switching Gmail Accounts:

You can set up multiple Gmail accounts, but you can view the inbox of only one account at a time. To switch between accounts:

  1. Access the "Gmail" app and go to your "Inbox"
  2. Tap the "Gmail" icon located at the top
  3. In the menu that appears, select the account that you wish to use

Adding a Signature to Your Gmail Messages:

  1. While on the home screen, tap "All apps" > "Gmail"
  2. In the Gmail app, press the "Menu" key > "Settings"
  3. Select the account that you wish to add a signature to
  4. Tap the "Signature" field and enter the desired text
  5. Press "OK" to save the changes

Writing and Sending a Gmail Message:

  1. Access the "Gmail" app and go to your "Inbox". If necessary, switch to the Gmail account that you wish to use
  2. Tap the "New Email" icon depicting a "+" sign next to an envelope
  3. Type in the recipient's email address or contact name in the "To" field. Optionally, to add more recipients, separate them with a comma
  4. Type in the subject in the "Subject" field
  5. Enter your message in the appropriate field
  6. To attach a file, press the "Menu" button and tap "Attach picture / Attach video", and then browse for the desired file
  7. When ready, press the "Send >" button located at the top-right corner of the screen

Replying to or Forwarding an Email:

  1. In the "Gmail" app, go to your inbox and open the desired email message
  2. Perform one of the following steps:
    • To reply to the original sender: tap the icon depicting an arrow curved to the left
    • To reply to the sender and all of the recipients of the original message: press the "menu" icon depicting three vertical dots, and then tap "Reply all"
    • To forward the message: tap the "Menu" icon > "Forward"
  3. Optionally, edit your message
  4. Press the "Send >" icon when ready

How-to: Set Up, Use and Manage Your Email Address / Emails on the ZTE Source using the Default "Email" app

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 02:01 AM PDT

Using the "Email" Application

Setting up Your First Email Account:

  1. While on the home screen, tap the "All apps" icon
  2. Tap "Email"
  3. Being the first time you use the "Email" app, type in your email address and password
  4. Tap "Next"
  5. Follow the on-screen instructions to finish the setup

Adding Another Email Account:

  1. Open the "Email" app located on the home screen or the app drawer
  2. Go to the "Inbox" screen
  3. Tap the "Menu" button and tap "Settings" > "Add Account"
  4. Follow the on-screen prompts to set up the account

Editing an Email Account:

  1. Tap "All apps" on the home screen > "Email"
  2. Go to your "Inbox"
  3. Tap the "Menu" button and tap "Settings"
  4. Select the setting(s) that you wish to change
  5. After performing the necessary changes, press the "Back" key on your device

Removing an Email Account:

  1. Access the "Email" app and go to the "Inbox" screen
  2. Press the "Menu" button and tap "Settings"
  3. Select the account that you wish to remove and tap "Remove account"
  4. Tap "OK" to confirm

Changing General Email Settings:

  1. In the "Email" application, tap "Inbox"
  2. Press the "Menu" button
  3. Tap "Settings" > "General"
  4. After making the desired changes, press the "Back" button on your device

Adding a Signature to Your Emails:

  1. Open the "Email" application
  2. Press the "Menu" button and tap "Settings"
  3. If necessary, select the email account that you wish to add a signature to
  4. Tap "Signature" and enter the desired text
  5. Tap "OK" to confirm the changes

Writing and Sending an Email using the "Email" App:

  1. In the "Email" application, go to your Inbox
  2. Tap the "Create New" icon depicting a "+" sign next to an envelope
  3. Type in the recipient's email address or contact name in the "To" field
  4. To send an email to more than one recipients, separate them with a comma. Alternatively, you can tap the "Contacts" icon and select the desired recipients from your contacts list
  5. To send a carbon copy or a blind copy to more recipients, tap the "Menu" button > "Add Cc/Bcc"
  6. Enter the email subject and type in your email in the appropriate fields
  7. To attach a file, tap the "menu" button > "Attach file" and browse for the desired file
  8. When ready, press the "Send >" button located at the upper-right corner of the screen

Replying to, or Forwarding an Email:

  1. Open the "Email" application
  2. Select the email that you wish to forward or reply to
  3. Perform one of the following steps:
    • To reply to the sender, tap the icon depicting an arrow curved to the left
    • To reply to the sender and all of the recipients of the original email, tap the icon depicting two arrows curved to the left
    • To forward the email to a different recipient, tap the icon depicting an arrow curved to the right
  4. Edit the message if you wish. When ready, tap the "Send >" button

Deleting an Email:

  1. Access the "Email" application
  2. Go to your Inbox and open the message that you wish to delete, then tap the "trash can" icon > "OK"
  3. Alternatively, while in the message list (Inbox), tap the check boxes associated with the messages that you wish to delete, then tap the "trash can" icon and tap "OK"

How-to: Add, Manage, Import / Export and Share Contacts and Groups on the ZTE Source

Posted: 22 Oct 2013 01:19 AM PDT

Contact Management

Adding a New Contact:

  1. From the home screen, press the "People" icon
  2. Go to the "All contacts" tab
  3. Press the "Add new contact" icon depicting a "+" sign next to a human figure
  4. Tap the "account" field to select the location where you wish to save the contact
  5. Type in the contact's name in the appropriate field
  6. Enter the contact's phone number and any other additional information that you desire
  7. When ready, tap "Done" to save / add the contact

Setting Up Your Profile:

To create your own name card:

  1. Tap the "People" icon located on the home screen
  2. Go to the "all contacts" tab
  3. Tap "Set up my profile"
  4. Edit your profile information and press "Done" when you wish to save


Importing Contacts:

  1. While viewing the home screen, press the "People" icon
  2. Press the "Menu" key > "Import / export" and tap one of the following options:
    • Import from SIM card
    • Import from phone storage
    • Import from SD card
  3. Select an account for imported contacts, select a vCard file and tap "OK"

Exporting Contacts:

  1. From any of the home screens, tap "People"
  2. Press the "Menu" button
  3. Tap "Import / export" and select one of the following options:
    • Export to SIM card
    • Export to phone storage
    • Export to SD card

Note: When exporting to the UICC card, tap the desired contacts and tap "Export". When exporting to the SD card or the phone storage, you will be prompted with a vCard file name. Tap "OK" to start exporting

Sharing Contacts:

  1. While on the home screen, tap "People"
  2. Go to the "Contacts" tab
  3. Press the "Menu" button and tap "Multi-Select"
  4. Tap the contacts that you wish to share, and then tap the "Share" button
  5. Select the method of sharing

Adding and Removing Contacts from Favorites:

  1. Access the "People" app from the home screen
  2. Go to the "All contacts" tab
  3. Select a contact and then tap the "Star" icon associated with its name, in order to add or remove a contact from favorites

Editing a Contact and Setting a Custom Ringtone:

  1. Tap the "People" icon
  2. Select the contact that you wish to edit, then tap the "Edit" button depicting a pencil
  3. Edit the contact's details as desired
  4. To change the contact's ringtone, tap "Ringtone", select the desired audio file, then tap "OK"
  5. Press "Done"

Deleting a Contact:

  1. Access the "People" app
  2. Tap the contact that you wish to delete
  3. Press the "Menu" button > "Delete"
  4. Tap "OK" to confirm

Note: to delete more than one contact, tap the "Menu" button and select "Multi-Select", then touch the contacts that you wish to remove, tap the "trash can" icon and tap "OK" to confirm

Contact Group Management

Viewing Your Contact Groups:

  1. From the home screen, tap the "People" icon
  2. Tap the "Contact groups" icon
  3. Browse the list of groups, and select a group if you wish to view its members

Setting up a New Group:

  1. Press the "People" icon located on the home screen
  2. Tap the "Groups" icon
  3. Tap the "Add new group" icon depicting a "+" sign next to a group
  4. To choose an account for the group, tap the drop-down menu located at the top of the screen
  5. Type in the group's name in the appropriate field and tap "Done"
  6. Tap the icon depicting three contacts, and select the contacts that you wish to add to the group
  7. When ready, press the "Check mark" icon to save the group

Editing a Group:

  1. Access the "People" app and tap the "Contact groups" icon
  2. Select a group and then press the "Menu" button
  3. Tap "Rename group" to edit the group's name. Alternatively, tap "Multi-Select" to select and manage group members that you want to remove

Deleting a Group:

  1. Go to the "People" app and tap the "Contact groups" icon
  2. Tap the "Menu" button and select "Disband group"
  3. Tap "OK" for confirmation. Note: while disbanding a group, the contacts within the group will not be deleted

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Posted: 21 Oct 2013 09:25 PM PDT

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Posted: 21 Oct 2013 07:08 PM PDT

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Posted: 21 Oct 2013 06:57 PM PDT

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