Working with photos in Gallery | Sony MT25i guide

To share an album in Gallery

If you share an album, do not delete the original copy of the album before the items in the album are completely sent.

1From the main Gallery screen, touch and hold an album that you want to work with. Selection mode is now activated.

2Check the albums you want to share, then press.

3Tap Share.

4In the menu that opens, tap the application that you want to use to share the selected albums.

To delete an album in Gallery

1From the main Gallery screen, touch and hold an album that you want to work with. Selection mode is now activated.

2Check the albums that you want to delete, then press .

3Tap Delete. In the dialog that opens, tap Delete again.

Working with photos in Gallery

You can edit and reorganise your photos in Gallery. For example, you can crop photos, use them as contact pictures and as wallpaper.

To zoom a photo

•When you are viewing a photo, double-tap the screen to zoom in. Double-tap again to zoom out.

•When you are viewing a photo, spread two fingers apart to zoom in, or pinch two fingers together to zoom out.

To watch a slideshow of your photos

1From your Home screen, tap .

2Find and tap Xperia™ Gallery.

3Tap an album to open it, then tap a photo and press .

4In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Slideshow.

5Tap a photo to end the slideshow.

To rotate a photo

1When you are viewing a photo, press .

2Tap More, then select Rotate Left or Rotate Right. The photo is saved in the new orientation.

To use a photo as a contact picture

1When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Set as > Contact picture.

3Select the contact you want to associate with the photo.

4Crop the photo, if required.

5Tap Save.

To use a photo as wallpaper

1When you are viewing a photo in the photo viewer, press .

2In the toolbar at the bottom of the screen, tap Set as > Wallpaper.

3Crop the photo, if required.

4Tap Save.

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Sony MT25i manual Working with photos in Gallery

Contents

Xperia neo L Contents Sharing your contacts Backing up contacts Calendar Alarm clockNeoReader application menu overview Types of content you can back up 105 Wi-Fi Virtual private networks VPNsUsing TrackID technology results Working with albums Working with photos in Gallery SIM card protection 106 Setting a screen lock 107 Status icons 113 Notification icons Important information Android what and why? Applications To remove the battery AssemblyTo remove the battery cover Getting started To remove the memory card To insert a memory cardTo insert the SIM card To remove the SIM card Turning the phone on and off Setup guideScreen lock Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync account Accounts and servicesGoogle account Facebook account Getting to know your phone Phone overview Charging the battery Using the keysBattery To charge the phone Improving battery performance Battery LED statusTo check the battery level Using the touchscreen Zooming To zoom with two fingers ScrollingTo zoom To scroll To flick Home screenSensors To go to the Home screen Widgets Rearranging your Home screen Changing the background of your Home screen Accessing and using applicationsApplication screen Application menu Opening and closing applicationsRecently used applications window Rearranging your Application screen Checking notifications and ongoing activities To uninstall an application from the Application screenStatus and notifications To move an application on the Application screen Typing text Phone settings menuOn-screen keyboard Using the on-screen keyboard Using the Gesture input function to write words Application bar To enter text using the Gesture input function Using the PhonepadTo change the Gesture input settings Phonepad Keyboard and Phonepad settings Customising your phone Text input settingsAdjusting the volume Time and date Ringtone settings Screen settings Memory Airplane modePhone language Memory card Using a headset with your phoneInternet and messaging settings Formatting the memory card Turning off data traffic Usage info Network settings Data roaming Emergency calls CallingCall handling Recent calls Multiple calls VoicemailConference calls Barring calls Call settingsRejecting a call with a message Showing or hiding your phone number Forwarding callsFixed Dialling Numbers Contacts Transferring contacts using a PCUsing the PC Companion program to transfer contacts Transferring contacts to your new phone To import contacts from a SIM card To receive contact data sent using Bluetooth technologyTo receive contacts sent using a messaging service To import contacts from a memory card To view your contacts Contacts screen overviewManaging your contacts To add a contact Avoiding duplicate entries in the Contacts application Groups Favourites Communicating with your contactsSharing your contacts Quick contact menu To export all contacts to the memory card Backing up contactsTo send several contacts at once To export contacts to a SIM card Using text and multimedia messaging Messaging Text and multimedia message options To set up an email account in your phone Using emailTo create and send an email message To view an email message attachment To receive email messagesTo read your email messages To save a senders email address to your contacts To search for emails To forward an email messageTo delete an email message To mark a read email as unread Using email accounts To set up a Google account in your phone Gmail and other Google servicesTo open the Gmail application To start Google Talk Google TalkTo reply to an instant message with Talk Timescape Using TimescapeTimescape main view Downloading new services for Timescape Timescape event filter Timescape widget Timescape settingsInfinite button in Timescape To add the Timescape widget to your Home screen Timescape widget viewTo remove the Timescape widget from your Home screen Clearing your application data Getting started with Google PlayDownloading from Google Play Before you download applications Permissions Installing applications not from Google PlayTo delete an installed application To clear all cache for an application Downloading from the PlayNow service PlayNow serviceBefore you download content To start PlayNow Creating a Video Unlimited account Video UnlimitedVideo Unlimited menu overview Exploring the Video Unlimited selection Watching a video from Video Unlimited Video menu overview Music Unlimited To open Music Unlimited Getting organised Alarm clockCalendar To deactivate an alarm To set a new alarmTo edit an existing alarm To activate an existing alarm To set alarms to sound when the phone is in silent mode To activate the vibrate function for an alarmTo snooze an alarm when it sounds To start the NeoReader application Scanning with the NeoReader applicationNeoReader application menu overview To scan a barcode To synchronise manually with your Google account Synchronising data on your phoneSynchronising with Google To synchronise your browser with Google Chrome Synchronising with Facebook inside your Xperia phone To edit the setup of corporate email, calendar and contactsSynchronising your corporate email, calendar and contacts To set a synchronisation interval for a corporate account To set up a SyncML account in your phone Synchronising using SyncMLTo set up a Facebook inside Xperia account on your phone To remove a Facebook inside Xperia account from your phone To set a synchronisation interval To remove a SyncML account from your phone Wi-Fi Connecting to wireless networksBefore using Wi-Fi Wi-Fi sleep policy Advanced Wi-Fi settingsWi-Fi network status Connected devices Sharing your phone’s mobile data connection Virtual private networks VPNs To share your phone’s data connection using a USB cableTo rename or secure your portable hotspot To connect to a virtual private network To add a virtual private networkTo disconnect from a virtual private network Navigating web pages Web browserBrowsing the web Search and address bar Managing bookmarks To edit a bookmark To bookmark a webTo open a bookmark To add a bookmarked web page to your Home screen Managing text and images Multiple windows Downloading from the web Browser settingsAuto-fitting web pages Auto-filling text Plug-in settingsTo enable plug-ins on demand To create text for auto-filling Music Using the music playerTo play audio content Copying media files to your memory card To fast forward and rewind music To adjust the audio volumeTo change tracks To improve the sound with the equalizer Playing music in random order Discovering related audio contentMusic player widget Playlists To add tracks to a playlist To play smart playlistsTo create your own playlist To play your own playlists Identifying music using TrackID technology Using TrackID technology results To delete a track from the track history Taking photos and recording videos Using the cameraUsing the still camera Camera controls overview Still camera settings Using still camera settingsTo adjust the still camera settings Using video camera settings Using the video cameraTips on using the camera Video camera settings Using panorama mode To take a photo in panorama mode To open Gallery and view your albums Viewing photos and videos in GalleryWorking with albums To open an album in Gallery To view photos and videos in Gallery Working with batches of content in GalleryTo work with batches of photos or videos in Gallery Working with photos in Gallery Viewing your photos on a map Working with videos To share a video To adjust the volume of a videoTo fast forward and rewind a video To delete a video Naming your phone Bluetooth wireless technologyPairing with another Bluetooth device To give your phone a name To connect your phone to another Bluetooth device Sending and receiving items using Bluetooth technologyTo pair your phone with another Bluetooth device To unpair a Bluetooth device To receive items using Bluetooth To view files you have received using Bluetooth Transferring files using Media transfer mode via Wi-Fi Connecting your phone to a computerTransferring and handling content using a USB cable 100 PC Companion Media Go To transfer content using the Media Go application 102 Google Maps Using location services to find your positionUsing GPS Getting the best performance Using the Wisepilot application Using Google Maps to get directionsUsing the Navigation application Viewing your friends’ locations with Google Latitude Backing up and restoring Types of content you can back up105 Imei number Locking and protecting your phoneSIM card protection Setting a screen lock To disable the screen unlock PIN To unlock the screen using a screen unlock patternTo disable the screen unlock pattern To create a screen lock password Updating your phone using a USB cable connection Updating your phone wirelesslyUpdating your phone To download the PC Companion application from your phone To download software updates using a USB cable connectionTo update your phone using an Apple Mac computer 110 Phone settings overview 111 112 Notification icons Status and notification icons overviewStatus icons 113 114 User support To access the Help application115 Troubleshooting Cannot use Internet-based services Error messages Recycling your phone 118 Sony MT25i Legal information119 Index 120 121 MMS 122 SOS See emergency numbers 123