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Huawei Ascend Y manual Customizing Keyboard Settings, SMS and MMS, Opening Messaging

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On the Home screen, touch > Settings > Language & keyboard > Android keyboard > Voice input to turn on or turn off voice input.

5.1.3 Using the Landscape Keyboard

If you find the keyboard inconvenient or difficult to use, turn your mobile phone sideways. The screen will display the keyboard in landscape orientation, providing you with a wider keyboard layout.

5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings

1.On the Home screen, touch > Settings> Language & keyboard.

2.In Keyboard settings, select an input method to customize the keyboard settings.

6 Messaging

The Messaging application allows you to exchange text messages (SMS) and multimedia messages (MMS) with anyone using an SMS-or-MMS-capable phone. With the Email application you can read and send emails.

6.1 SMS and MMS

6.1.1 Opening Messaging

Touch > Messaging.

6.1.2 Creating and Sending a Text Message

1.Touch > Messaging > New message.

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Huawei Ascend Y manual Customizing Keyboard Settings, SMS and MMS, Using the Landscape Keyboard, Opening Messaging

Contents

User Guide Welcome to HUAWEIHUAWEI Ascend Y Contents 4.9 Managing Groups 10.2 1.1 Safety Precautions 1 Read Before Proceeding1.2 Personal Information and Data Security 1.3 Legal Notice Trademarks and Permissions Third-Party Software StatementDISCLAIMER OF WARRANTIES LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITYImport and Export Regulations 2 Getting Started 2.1 Appearance2.1.1 Key Functions at Your Fingertips 2.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone 2.2.1 Installing the Battery2.2.2 Charging the Battery 2.2.3 Important Information About the Battery Status Indicator2.3.1 Powering On Your Mobile Phone 2.3 Power On or Off Your Mobile Phone2.2.4 Power Saving Tips 2.3.2 Setting Up Your Mobile Phone2. Touch Power off 2.4 Using the Touchscreen2.3.4 Powering Off Your Mobile Phone 2.5 Locking and Unlocking the Screen2.6 Home Screen 2.5.2 Unlocking the Screen2.6.1 Notification and Status Icons 2.6.2 Notification Panel Opening the Notification PanelClosing the Notification Panel Adding a New Home Screen Item 2.6.3 Viewing Other Parts of the Home Screen2.6.4 Customizing the Home Screen Moving a Home Screen Item2.7 Application Screen 2.6.5 Service Shortcuts2.6.6 Setting a Home Screen Animation 2.6.7 Changing the Wallpaper2.8.2 Using the microSD Card as a USB Mass Storage 2.8 Using a microSD Card2.8.1 Optional Installing the microSD Card 2.7.1 Moving Icons on the Application Screen2.8.3 Removing the microSD Card 3 Calling3.1 Making a Call 3.1.1 Making a Call with the Dialer Application3.1.3 Making a Call from Call log 3.2 Answering or Rejecting a Call3.1.2 Making a Call from Contacts 3.2.1 Answering an Incoming Call3.2.3 Rejecting an Incoming Call 3.3 Other Operations During a Call3.2.2 Ending a Call 3.3.1 Making a Conference Call3.3.2 Switching Between Calls 3.4 Using the Call log3.5 Using Airplane Mode 4 Contacts4.3 Adding a Contact to Your Favorites 4.1 Opening the Contacts Application4.2 Adding a Contact 4.4 Indexing Contacts4.7 Communicating with Your Contacts 4.7.1 Using Quick Contact for Android4.6 Editing a Contact 4.7.2 Communicating with a Contact4.9.1 Creating a Group 4.8 Deleting a Contact4.9 Managing Groups 4.9.2 Editing a Group4.10.1 Joining Contacts 4.10 Joining and Separating Contacts4.11 Sending Contacts 4.10.2 Separating Contacts5.1 Displaying the Keyboard 5 Using the Onscreen Keyboard5.1.2 Using the Android Keyboard 5.1.1 Choosing an Input Method6 Messaging 5.2 Customizing Keyboard Settings5.1.3 Using the Landscape Keyboard 6.1 SMS and MMS6.1.3 Creating and Sending a Multimedia Message 1. Touch Messaging New message6.1.5 Replying to a Message 6.1.7 Customizing Message Settings6.1.4 Opening and Viewing a Multimedia Message 6.1.6 Copying a Text Message to Notepad or Calendar6.2.2 Viewing an Email Message 6.2 Email6.2.1 Adding an Email Account Adding Other Email Accounts6.2.5 Replying to an Email Message 6.2.3 Saving an Email Attachment6.2.4 Creating and Sending an Email Message 6.2.6 Deleting an Email Account4. Change General settings, Notification settings, or Server settings 6.2.7 Changing Email Account Settings3. Touch Account settings 2. Touch Wireless & networks Mobile networks7.2.1 Turning On Wi-Fi 7.2 Wi-Fi7.1.2 Turning on the Data Service 7.2.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network7.4 Browser 7.3.2 Connecting to a Wireless Network via the WPS PIN7.3 WPS 7.4.1 Opening the Browser7.4.2 Opening a Webpage 7.4.3 Setting a Home Page2. Touch More Settings Set home page 7.4.4 Managing Bookmarks7.5.1 Turning On Bluetooth 7.5 Bluetooth7.4.5 Customizing Browser Settings 7.5.2 Pairing with and Connecting to a Bluetooth Device8 Entertainment 7.5.3 Sending Files via Bluetooth1. Touch Settings Wireless & networks Bluetooth settings 7.5.4 Disconnecting from or Unpairing with a Bluetooth DeviceCapture Screen 8.1.1 Opening Your Camera8.1.2 Taking a Photo 8.1 Taking Photos and Recording Videos8.1.4 Recording a Video 8.2 Using the Gallery8.1.3 Viewing Your Photos 8.1.5 Viewing Your Videos8.2.3 Rotating a Picture 8.2.1 Opening the Gallery8.2.2 Viewing a Picture 8.2.4 Cropping a Picture8.4.1 8.3 DTS Envelo8.4 Enjoying Music Opening the Music Library8.4.3 Adding Music to a Playlist 9 Google Services9.1 Creating a Google Account 8.4.4 Playing Music in a Playlist9.2.1 Opening Gmail 9.2.2 Switching Between Accounts9.2 Gmail 9.2.3 Creating and Sending an Email9.2.4 Replying to or Forwarding an Email 9.2.6 Customizing Your Gmail Settings9.3 Talk 9.2.5 Searching for an Email9.3.4 Starting a Chat 9.3.5 Setting Notifications for New Instant Messages9.3.3 Accepting an Invitation 9.3.6 Signing out of Talk9.4.2 Opening Maps 9.4.1 Enabling the Location Service9.4 Maps 9.4.3 Searching for Places of Interest9.5.1 Opening YouTube 10 Synchronizing Information9.5 YouTube 9.5.2 Searching for a Video10.1.2 Adding an Exchange Account 10.1 Managing Your Accounts10.1.1 Adding an Account 2. Touch Add account10.2 Customizing Your Account Synchronization 10.1.3 Removing an Account2. Touch Sign Out 10.2.1 Configuring General Synchronization Settings 11 Using Other Applications11.1 All Backup 10.2.2 Changing an Account’s Synchronization Settings11.2 Calendar 11.1.1 Backing Up data by using Backup to SD2. Touch Backup to SD 11.2.1 Opening Calendar11.2.3 Setting an Event Reminder 11.2.4 Setting Synchronization and Display11.2.5 Customizing Calendar Settings 11.3.2 Creating a Folder 11.3 File Manager11.3.1 Opening File Manager 11.3.3 Moving or Copying a FileCompressing Files 11.3.4 Searching for a File11.3.5 Compressing or Extracting Files 3. Touch CompressSetting an Alarm 11.4.2 Opening the AlarmsAdding an Alarm 11.4 Clock12 Managing Your Mobile Phone 11.5.2 Switching Between Basic and Advanced panelCustomizing Alarm Settings 11.5 Calculator12.2.1 Adjusting the Screen Brightness 12.1 Setting the Date and Time12.2 Setting the Display 12.2.2 Adjusting the Time Before the Screen Turns Off1. On the Settings screen, touch Sound Phone ringtone 12.3 Setting Ringers12.3.2 Adjusting the Volume 12.3.1 Turning On Silent Mode12.4.1 Customizing Call Settings 12.4 Setting Phone Services12.5 Configuring Text-to-Speech 12.4.2 Switching off the Data Service12.6.2 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Numeric PIN 12.6 Protecting Your Mobile Phone12.6.1 Protecting Your Mobile Phone with a Screen Lock 3. Touch Continue1. On the Settings screen, touch Applications Manage applications 12.7.1 Viewing an Installed Application12.7.2 Uninstalling an Application 12.7 Managing Applications1. On the Settings screen, touch Privacy Factory data reset 12.8 Resetting Your Mobile Phone12.9 Setting Power saving mode 12.7.4 Ways to Free Up Your Mobile Phone Memory12.10 Online Update 13.1 FAQ13 Appendix How do I stop the song playing in the background? How do I set the unlock pattern?How can I change the input method? How do I return to the calling screen?HUAWEI M866P V100R00101