Gmail

After you sign in to your Google account on the phone, you can send and retrieve Gmail messages with the Gmail app.

NOTE: This feature may not be available in certain regions or with certain service providers.

Opening Your Gmail Inbox

1.Press the Home Key > . The Inbox screen appears.

If you haven’t signed in, you will be prompted to do so or create a new account.

2.Tap at the bottom right of the screen to refresh your Inbox and download new messages.

Switching Accounts

Gmail displays conversations, messages, and settings from one Google account at a time. If you have signed in to more than one Google account on your phone, you can switch accounts and view information in each account.

1.From your Inbox, tap the current account at the top of the screen.

2.From the drop-down menu, tap the account you want to see. The account’s Inbox will open.

Writing and Sending a Message

1.Open your Gmail Inbox and switch to the account you want to use for sending the message.

2.Tap .

3.Enter a contact name or email address in the To field. Separate each recipient with a comma.

4.Enter the email subject and compose the email text.

5.To attach an image, press the Menu Key > Attach picture and select a file from the image gallery.

6.Tap at the top right of the screen to send the message.

Adding a Signature to Your Gmail Messages

You can set a few lines of plain text as a signature for every outgoing Gmail message. The signature you set on the phone is independent of the signature you use for Gmail on the web.

1.Open the Gmail app.

2.Press the Menu Key > Settings and select the account you want to add a signature to.

3.Tap Signature and enter the text.

4.Tap OK.

Replying to or Forwarding a Message

1.Open the Gmail message you want to reply to or forward to another person.

2.Choose one of the following:

•To reply to the sender, tap in the message header.

•To reply to the sender and all recipients of

the original message, tap in the message header > Reply all.

•To forward the message, tap in the message header > Forward.

3.Edit your message and tap .

Working With Received Attachments

When a message has an attachment, Gmail displays information about that attachment at the top of the message.

Depending on the attachment type, the applications installed on your phone, and your settings, you may preview, view, play, or save the attachment or check information about the attachment.

TIP: For documents with multiple pages, tapping the Preview option will only download the pages you view, while tapping Save will download the entire file and cost more time and data.

Searching for Messages

You can search for messages using words that appear in addresses, subjects, labels, or contents.

NOTE: If you search while the phone doesn’t have an active Internet connection, only messages synchronized onto your phone can be searched.

1.Open the Gmail app and tap .

2.Enter the words to search for and tap the search key on the screen keyboard.

As you type, suggestions may appear below the search field. You can tap a suggestion to search for it right away, or tap the arrow next to it to add its text to the search field.

3.In the search results, tap the message you need and work with it just as you would with any Gmail message.

Working With Labels

Message labels include both labels you create and default labels such as Sent, Starred, and Outbox. You can organize your emails by labeling them or adding stars to them. Labels also help you sort your messages, just like folders.