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P310A
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Alcatel P310A User Manual

P310A
Table of Contents
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1 Your device ..........................................................................4
1.1 Keys and connectors ..................................................................................4
1.2 Getting started ............................................................................................ 7
1.3 Home screen ................................................................................................ 9
2 Text input ...........................................................................19
2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard ...................................................................... 19
2.3 Text editing ................................................................................................. 20
3 People .................................................................................22
3.1 Consult your contacts .............................................................................22
3.2 Managing contact groups .........................................................................23
3.3 Adding a contact .......................................................................................24
3.4 Editing your contacts ................................................................................25
3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing ........................................25
4 Messaging, Email ...............................................................27
4.2 Gmail
TM
/Email .............................................................................................33
5 Calendar & Time ............................................................................ 39
6 Getting connected ............................................................43
6.1 Connecting to the Internet ....................................................................43
6.3 Connecting to Bluetooth
6.4 Connecting to a computer .....................................................................55
6.5 Sharing your tablet's mobile data connection ....................................57
6.6 Connecting to virtual private networks ..............................................58
®
devices ......................................................54
7 Google Play™ Store ..........................................................60
7.1 Locate the item you want to download and install ..........................60
7.2 Download and install ................................................................................61
7.3 Manage your downloads ..........................................................................63
8 Multimedia applications ...................................................65
8.3 YouTube
8.5 Video Player ................................................................................................72
TM
...................................................................................................70
9 Google Maps™...................................................................73
9.1 Get My Location .......................................................................................73
9.2 Search for a location ................................................................................74
9.3 Star a location ............................................................................................75
9.4 Get driving, public transportation or walking directions................. 76
9.5 Arrangement of Layers ............................................................................77
10 Others ................................................................................78
10.1 Calculator ....................................................................................................78
10.2 File Manager ...............................................................................................78
10.3 Sound Recorder ........................................................................................79
10.4 Setup Wizard .............................................................................................79
10.5 Other applications ...................................................................................79
11 Settings ..............................................................................80
11.1 Wireless & networks ...............................................................................80
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12 Making the most of your tablet .......................................96
12.1 Over-the-air software update capable ................................................. 96
13 12 Month Limited Warranty
14 Accessories ....................................................................... 99
15 Troubleshooting ...............................................................100
16 Safety and use ..................................................................104
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Your device ............................
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1.1 Keys and connectors
Headset connectorUSB
Front camera
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This product meets applicable national SAR limits of
1.6W/kg. The specific maximum SAR values can be found on page 8 of this user guide.
When carrying the product or using it while worn on your body, either use an approved accessory such as a holster or otherwise maintain a distance of
1.0 cm from the body to ensure compliance with RF exposure requirements. Note that the product may be transmitting even if you are not making a phone call.
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Back key
Home key
Touch screen
Recent Apps key
Microphone
Rear Camera
Micro SIM
microSD
Speaker
Power key
Volume up
Volume down
Recent Apps key*
•Touch to open a list of recently used applications.
Home key*
•Touch to return to the Home screen from any screen.
Back key*
•Touch to go back to the previous screen, close a dialog box,
options menu, the Notifications panel, etc.
*These keys are visible when the screen lights up.
Power key
•Press: Locks screen/Lights up screen
•Press and hold: Pop up menu will appear with Power off,
Restart, Airplane mode or Silence mode. Hold Power key more than 10 seconds for force power off.
•Press and hold Power key and Volume down key to capture
a screenshot.
Volume Keys
•Adjusts media (music, video, etc.) volume.
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1.2 Getting started
1.2.1 Set-up
Inserting the micro SIM card & the microSD card
Before inserting/removing the SIM card and the microSD card, ensure the tablet is off to prevent corruption or damage. In addition, regularly removing or inserting the SD card may cause the tablet to restart.
Your tablet only supports micro-SIM card. Do not attempt to insert other SIM types like mini and nano cards, this may cause tablet damage.
The charging status icon will not display on tablet screen if battery
is fully consumed. To reduce power consumption and energy waste, when battery is fully charged, disconnect your charger from electric outlet; switch off Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth or background-running applications when not in use; reduce the backlight time, etc. This device cannot be charged through USB computer connection, ensure to charge tablet using charger and electrical outlet.
1.2.2 Power on your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the tablet powers on. Unlock your tablet (Slide, PIN, Password, Pattern, Face unlock or Voice unlock) if applicable and confirm, the Home screen will then be displayed.
If you do not know your PIN/Password or if you have forgotten it, contact your service provider. Do not store PIN/Password code within your tablet, instead store PIN/Password in a location that is accessible without using tablet.
Charging battery
Connect supplied Micro USB cable to tablet and charger, then connect to electric outlet.
•When using your tablet for the first time, charge the battery fully
(approximately 5 hours).
If device is on, when battery is fully charged the icon on tablet status bar. If device is off, a charging status icon will be displayed on tablet screen displaying the charge percentage, the percentage increases as the tablet is charged.
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will be displayed
Set up your tablet for the first time
The first time you power on the tablet, you should set the following options:
•Touch Get started..., then select the tablet's language.
•The device will search for service by itself. The process of activation will
take a few minutes.
•Select your preferred keyboard, then touch Next.
•Set your date and timezone, default option will be Automatic time
zone, then touch Next.
•Setup your Google account: Touch Setup now and you will be
prompted to sign in to your Gmail account or to create an account, once completed select Next. If you prefer to skip this step, touch Next instead of Setup now to go to next screen.
•Setup complete screen will display, touch Finish to complete setup.
When the tablet is powered on without a SIM card inserted, you may still sign into your Google account and use some features by connecting to Wi-Fi network.
1.2.3 Power off your tablet
Hold down the Power key until the pop-up menu appears, select Power off to confirm.
1.3 Home screen
You can bring all the items (applications, shortcuts, folders and widgets) you love or use most frequently to your Home screen for quick access. Touch the Home key to switch to Home screen.
Status bar
• Status/Notification indicators.
Favorite applications tray
• Touch to enter the application.
• Touch and hold to move or change applications.
Applications icon
•Touch to open applications menu.
Home screen is provided in an extended format to allow more space for adding applications, shortcuts etc. Slide the Home screen horizontally left and right to get a complete view of the Home screen. The highlighted point at the top part of the screen indicates which screen you are viewing.
1.3.1 Using the touchscreen
Touch
To access an application, touch it with your finger.
Touch and Hold
Touch and hold the home screen to access Widgets and Downloaded screen.
Drag
Place your finger on any item to drag it to another location.
Slide/Swipe
Slide the screen to scroll up and down the applications, images, web pages… at your convenience.
Flick
Similar to swiping, but flicking makes it move quicker.
Pinch/Spread
Place your fingers of one hand on the screen surface and draw them apart or together to scale an element on the screen.
Rotate
Automatically change the screen orientation from portrait to landscape by turning the tablet sideways to have a better view.
1.3.2 Status bar
From status bar, you can view both tablet status (at the right side) and notification information (at the left side).
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Status icons
Notification icons
GPRS connected No signal (gray)
GPRS in use Roaming
EDGE connected
EDGE in use Signal strength (blue)
Tablet microphone is mute
HSPA connected
HSPA in use
Connected to a Wi-Fi network
Bluetooth is on
Connected to a Bluetooth device
Airplane mode
Alarm is set
No SIM card inserted
Ringer is silenced
Battery is very low
Battery is low
Battery is partially drained
Battery is full
Battery is charging
Headset connected
New text or multimedia message
Problem with SMS or MMS delivery
New Hangouts message
New voicemail
Upcoming event
Data is synchronizing
Song is playing
Screenshot captured
USB tethering is on
Portable Wi-Fi hotspot is on
Uploading data
Downloading data
Select input method
An open Wi-Fi network is available
Tablet is connected via USB cable
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Settings shortcut panel
Touch and drag down StatusCBSGSPN right side to open the Settings
shortcut panel, where you can get quick access to the following settings:
Google Profile, Battery level, full Settings menu, WiFi, Bluetooth, GPS, Data connection, Data usage, Airplane mode, Brightness, Time out, Auto rotate and Wireless display
Touch to get instant access to all Settings options.
Touch to clear all event–based notifications (other ongoing notifications will remain)
1.3.3 Search bar
The tablet provides a Search function which can be used to locate information within applications, the tablet or the web.
Notifications panel
When notifications are received, touch and drag down the Status bar from left side to open Notifications panel and access all received notifications.
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Search by text
•Touch Search bar from the Home screen.
•Enter the text/phrase you want to search for.
•Touch
Search by voice
•Touch
•Speak the word/phrase you want to search, a list of search results will
display.
on the keyboard to search, a list of search results will display.
from Search bar to display a dialog screen.
1.3.4 Lock/Unlock your screen
To protect your tablet and privacy, you can lock the tablet screen by choosing a slide, pattern, PIN or password unlock option.
To create a screen unlock pattern
•Drag down the Settings shortcut panel and touch the settings icon
to enter Settings, then touch Security\Screen lock\Pattern.
•Draw your own pattern.
Draw your unlock pattern.
Touch Continue to confirm by drawing pattern again.
•Set your PIN or password.
To lock tablet screen
Press the Power key once to lock the screen.
To unlock tablet screen
Press the power key once to light up the screen, draw the unlock pattern you have created or enter PIN or password to unlock the screen.
If you have chosen Slide as the screen lock, touch and drag the icon to the right to unlock the screen.
To create a screen unlock PIN/Password
•Touch Settings\Security\Screen lock\PIN or Password.
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1.3.5 Personalize your Home screen
Add
You may touch and hold a folder, an application or a widget to activate the Move mode and drag the item to any Home screen as you prefer.
1.3.6 Volume adjustment
Using Volume key
Press Volume key to adjust the volume. To activate the Silent mode, press the Volume down key until the silent icon
displays.
Reposition
Touch and hold the item to be repositioned to activate the Move mode, drag the item to the desired position and then release. You can move items both on the Home screen and in the Favorite applications tray. Hold the icon on the left or right edge of the screen to drag the item to another Home screen.
Remove
Touch and hold the item to be removed to activate the Move mode, drag the item up to the top of Remove, and release after the item turns red.
Create folders
To organize the items (shortcuts or applications) on the Home screen, you can add them to a folder by dragging one item onto another.
Wallpaper customization
Touch and long press the blank area in Home screen, then touch Wallpaper to customize wallpaper. Choose wallpaper from the following options: Gallery, Live wallpapers, Photos and Wallpapers.
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Using Settings menu
Drag down the Settings shortcut panel and touch the settings icon to enter Settings, then touch Sound to set tablet, notifications, media and alarm volume.
Text input ..............................
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2.1 Using Onscreen Keyboard
Onscreen Keyboard settings
Drag down the Settings shortcut panel and touch Language & input. Located Android keyboard (AOSP) or preferred
keyboard and touch to the right of input method to access keyboard settings.
, then select
2.2 Android™ keyboard
Touch to switch between
"abc/Abc/ABC" mode.
Touch to switch between
symbol and numeric
keyboard.
2.3 Text editing
Editing entered text
•Touch and hold or double-tap within the text you would like to edit.
•Drag the cursor tabs to change the high-lighted selection.
•Following options will show: Select all, Cut
•Touch the icon DONE
to confirm.
, Copy .
Touch to enter symbols/emoticons
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keyboard.
Inserting new text
•Touch where you want to type in text and cursor will show in location,
enter text. To move cursor to another position, touch and hold cursor tab, then drag to different location.
•If any text has been copied, touch the cursor tab to show Paste
in top edit menu options, which allows you to paste any text you have previously copied.
People ................................
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People enables quick and easy access to the people you want to reach.
You can view and create contacts on your tablet and synchronize these with your Gmail contacts or other applications on the web or on your tablet.
3.1 Consult your contacts
Touch to view your
contact groups and
favorite contacts.
Touch to view the
contact’s detailed
information.
Touch to add a new contact.
Touch to search in People.
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Touch the Menu key to display contacts list option menu.
Following actions are enabled:
•Delete contact Select and delete unwanted contacts.
•Contacts to display Choose contacts to display.
•Import/Export Import or export contacts between tablet, SIM
•Accounts Manage the synchronization settings for different
•Settings Set contacts' display mode.
•Share visible
contacts
•Share Share contact via Bluetooth, Gmail, MMS and
•Delete Delete the current contact.
card, microSD card and Internal storage.
accounts.
Share contacts with others by sending the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Email, SMS,etc.
so on.
3.3 Adding a contact
Touch the icon in the contact list to create a new contact.
You are required to enter the contact's name and other contact information. By scrolling up and down the screen, you can move from one field to another easily.
Touch to save.
Touch to select a contact picture. Touch to add a new label.
Touch to unfold the other predefined labels of this category.
•Print Print the contact via Bluetooth by connecting
•Add to Home
screen
to the printer.
Add the current contact to the Home screen.
3.2 Managing contact groups
The contact group helps you to improve the organization of your contacts. You can add, remove and view groups in the Groups screen.
Touch the Groups to view local groups. To create a new group, touch the icon
have added accounts to your tablet, touch the Groups to view groups in accounts.
, enter the new name and touch Done to confirm. If you
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If you want to add more information, touch Add another field to add a new category.
When finished, touch Done to save.
To exit without saving, you can touch
Add to/remove from Favorites
To add a contact to Favorites, you can touch a contact to view details then touch when selected).
To remove a contact from favorites, touch the blue star details screen.
to add the contact to Favorites (the star will turn blue
and select Discard.
on contact
3.4 Editing your contacts
To edit contact information, touch the icon on the contact details screen. When finished, touch Done.
Delete a contact
To delete a contact, touch screen.
The contact you have deleted will also be removed from other applications on the tablet or web the next time you synchronize your tablet.
and select Delete from contact details
3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing
This tablet enables you to import or export contacts between tablet, SIM card, microSD card and Internal storage.
From Contacts screen, touch Export, then select to Import/Export contacts from/to SIM card, Tablet, Internal storage, Accounts, etc.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, choose an account and target SIM card(s), select the contact you want to import/export, and touch the icon
To import/export all contacts from/to SIM card, choose an account and target SIM card(s) mark Select all and touch the icon
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, Gmail, etc.
Touch a contact you want to share, touch contact details screen, then select the application to perform this action.
to confirm.
to open options menu, touch Import/
to confirm.
and select Share from
3.6 Accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple accounts, depending on the applications installed on your tablet.
To add an account, drag down Settings shortcut panel and touch to enter Settings, then touch Add account.
You are required to select the kind of account you are adding, like Google, Email, etc.
As with other account set-ups, you need to enter detailed information, like username, password, etc.
You can remove an account and all associated information from the tablet. Open the Settings screen, touch the account you want to delete, touch the Menu key and select Remove account, then confirm.
Turn on/off the sync & Auto-sync
Touch an account to enter the account screen, mark/unmark the checkbox(s) to turn on/off the account’s auto-sync. When activated, all changes to information on the tablet or online will be automatically synchronized to each other.
Sync manually
You can also synchronize an account manually on Accounts screen, touch an account in the list, then touch the Menu key and select Sync now.
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Messaging, Email ...................
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For saved contacts, touch the photo to open the Quick Contact panel to communicate with the contact. For unsaved contacts, touch the photo to add the number to your People.
4.1 Messaging .....................................................
You can create, edit and receive SMS and MMS with this tablet. To access this feature, touch
All messages you receive or send out can be saved in tablet memory or SIM card. To consult the SMS messages stored in SIM card, touch from Messaging screen, then touch Settings\Text
message(SMS)\Manage SIM card messages.
4.1.1 Write message
On message list screen, touch the new message icon to write text/ multimedia messages.
from the Apps.
Touch to search in all messages.
•Touch to view the whole message
thread.
•Touch & hold to delete message or add
shortcut.
Touch to create a new message.
Sending a text message
Enter the mobile phone number of the recipient on Type name or number bar or touch
bar to enter the text of the message. When finished, touch the text message.
An SMS message of more than 160 characters will be charged as several SMS. When the total number of characters you have entered is approaching the 160-character limit, a counter will appear upon the Send option of the text box to remind you how many characters are allowed to be entered in one message.
Specific letters (accent) will increase the size of the SMS, which may cause multiple SMS to be sent to your recipient.
Sending a multimedia message
MMS enables you to send video clips, images, photos, animations, slides and sounds to other compatible mobiles and e-mail addresses.
An SMS will be converted to MMS automatically when media files (image, video, audio, slides, etc.) are attached or subject or email addresses are added.
To send a multimedia message, enter the recipient's phone number in the Type name or number bar, touch Type text message bar to enter the text of the message, touch
When finished, touch
to add recipients, touch Type text message
to send
to attach picture, video, audio and so on.
to send the multimedia message.
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Attach options:
•Capture picture Launches Camera to capture a new picture for
attaching.
•Capture video Launches Video Camera to record a new video
for attaching.
•Record audio Enter Sound Recorder to record a voice message
for attaching.
•Contact Access People application to select one or
more contact(s) to attach.
•Pictures Access Gallery application or File manager to
select a picture as attachment.
•Videos Access Gallery application or File manager to
select a video as attachment.
•Audio Access to select an audio file as attachment.
•Calendar Access Calendar application to select one or
more event(s) to attach.
•Slideshow Enter Edit slide show screen, touch Add slide
to create a new slide, and touch currently existing slide to edit it (see following picture). Touch the Menu key to get more actions, like setting the slide duration, adding music, etc.
To reply to a message, touch the current message to enter message­composing screen, enter the text, then touch
Touch and hold an SMS in message details screen. The following message options are available for selection.
•Copy This option displays when the message is an SMS.
•Forward Touch to forward the message to another recipient.
•Lock/Unlock
message
•Save message to
SIM card
•View message
details
•Delete message Delete the current message.
•Select text Touch to select the message text to copy, cut,
Copy the current message content. You can paste it to the enter bar of the new message you are going to compose.
Touch to lock/unlock the message so it can't/ can be deleted if you reach maximum number of stored messages.
This option displays when the message is an SMS. Touch to save the message to SIM card.
Touch to view details of the message.
add to dictionary, etc.
.
4.1.3 Adjust message settings
You can adjust the set of message settings. From Messaging application screen, touch the Menu key and select Settings.
4.1.2 Manage messages
When receiving a message, an icon will appear on status bar as notification. Drag down the status bar left side to open the Notifications panel, touch the new message to open message. You can also access messages using Messaging application and touch the message to open.
Messages are displayed in conversational order.
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Text message (SMS)
•Request delivery
report
•Manage SIM card
messages
•Edit quick text Touch to add or edit message templates.
Select to request a delivery report for each text message you send.
Touch to manage messages stored on your SIM card.
•SMS Service
Center
•Validity period Touch to set the validity period of messages.
•SMS storage
location
•Alphabet
management
Multimedia message (MMS)
•Group messaging Mark the checkbox to send a single message to
•Request delivery
report
•Request read
report
•Send read report Select to request a report on whether the
•Auto-retrieve Select to download the full MMS message
•Roaming auto-
retrieve
Touch to select a SMS Service Center.
Touch to select tablet or SIM card to store messages.
Touch to select Auto format, Super compact or Precise mode.
multiple recipients.
Select to request a delivery report for each multimedia message you send.
Select to request a report on whether each recipient has read a multimedia message sent by you.
multimedia message is sent out.
(including message body and attachment) automatically to your tablet. Otherwise, download only the MMS message header.
Select to download the full MMS message (including message body and attachment) automatically when roaming. Otherwise, download only the MMS message header to avoid extra charges.
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•Creation mode Touch to select MMS creation mode, including
•Maximum
message size
•Priority Touch to set the priority of MMS.
Notifications
•Message
notifications
•Mute Touch to mute or select the time interval of
•Ringtone Touch to select a ringtone as a new message
General
•Chat wallpaper Touch to select wallpaper for message
•Message font size Touch to select message font size.
•Show email
address
•Delete old
messages
• Text message limit Touch to set the number of text messages to
•Multimedia
message limit
•Enable CB
ringtone
•Cell broadcast Touch to choose a SIM card and configure cell.
Restricted, Warning and Free.
Select to edit the message size, but it should not be more than 600KB.
Select to display message notifications in status bar.
notification sound.
notification tone.
background.
Mark the checkbox to include email address in contact results.
Select to delete old messages when the maximum number of stored messages is reached.
be saved per conversation.
Touch to set the number of multimedia messages to be saved per conversation.
Mark the checkbox to enable CB ringtone.
•Enable WAP
PUSH
Mark the checkbox to enable to receive WAP PUSH.
4.2 GmailTM/Email
The first time you set up your tablet, you can select to use an existing Gmail account or to create a new account.
4.2.1 Gmail ...................................................................
As Google's web-based email service, Gmail is configured when you first set up your tablet. Gmail on your tablet can be automatically synchronized with your Gmail account on the web. Unlike other kinds of email account, each message and its replies in Gmail are grouped in your inbox as a single conversation; all emails are organized by labels instead of folders.
To access Gmail
Gmail displays messages and conversations from one single Gmail account at a time, if you own more than one account, you can add a new one by touching the Menu key and selecting Settings from Inbox screen, then touch ADD ACCOUNT. When finished, you can switch accounts by touching the account name from Inbox screen, and touch the account you want to view.
To create and send emails
•Touch the icon
•Enter recipient(s)’s email address in To field, and if necessary, touch CC/
BCC to add a copy or a blind copy to the message.
•Enter the subject and the content of the message.
•Touch
•Finally, touch the icon
•If you do not want to send the mail out right away, you can touch the
Menu key and select Save draft or touch Back key to save a copy. To view the draft, touch the icon
to add an attachment.
from Inbox screen.
to send.
, then select Drafts.
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If you do not want to send or save the mail, you can touch the Menu key and then select Discard.
To add a signature to emails, touch the Menu key and select Settings from inbox screen, choose an account, then touch Signature.
To receive and read your emails
When a new email arrives, you will be notified by a ringtone or vibration, and an icon
Touch and drag down the Status bar to display the Notifications panel, touch the new email to view it. Or you can also access the Gmail Inbox label and touch the new mail to read it.
You can search for an email by sender, receiver, subject, etc.
•Touch the icon
•Enter the keyword you want to search for in the searching box and
touch
To reply or forward emails
•Reply
•Reply all
•Forward Touch
Managing Gmails by Labels
To conveniently manage conversations and messages, you can organize them using a Label.
To label a conversation when reading a conversation’s messages, touch the
and select the label to assign to the conversation.
icon
will appear on Status bar.
from Inbox screen.
in the soft keyboard.
When viewing an email, touch sender of this mail.
Touch loop.
people.
to reply the
to send message to all people in a mail
to forward the received mail to other
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