User guide

Chapter 8 : Contacts, Calendar and other personal information 99
4 If you are setting up a Skype account, tap Sign In.
5 Enter the account information and then tap Sign in.
6 If you are setting up an Exchange account, to keep your Exchange
account secure, you may be asked to set a password or PIN that is
required to unlock the smartphone. Tap Set Password or Set PIN.
Enter a password or PIN and tap Done. If you encounter problems
while setting up an Exchange account, see Set up email: Microsoft
Exchange and Lotus Notes to learn about setting up an account
manually.
7 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for
which apps should download data from that account. For each app,
tap On or Off and then tap Create.
NOTE If you add your Facebook or LinkedIn account to Contacts, your friends'
Facebook and LinkedIn email addresses show up in Contacts. You cannot
change Facebook or LinkedIn info from Contacts on your smartphone. You also
cannot add friends to your Facebook or LinkedIn account from Contacts. To
work directly with Facebook or LinkedIn, download the free Facebook or
LinkedIn application from App Catalog (see Download a free application and
Facebook) or go to facebook.com or linkedin.com in the Web application (see
Web).
Set up an online account in Contacts
1 Open Contacts .
2 Do one of the following:
• To set up an online account the first time you use Contacts: See
Use Contacts for the first time.
• To set up an online account any other time: Open the application
menu, tap Preferences & Accounts, tap Add an account, tap an
account type and go to step 3. To set up an account type that is
not listed, tap Find more to find an app, then follow the
instructions onscreen.
3 If you are setting up a Skype account, tap Sign In.
4 Enter the account information and then tap Sign in.
5 If you are setting up an Exchange account, to keep your Exchange
account secure, you may be asked to set a password or PIN that is
required to unlock the smartphone. Tap Set Password or Set PIN.
Enter a password or PIN and tap Done. If you encounter problems
while setting up an Exchange account, see Set up email: Microsoft
Exchange and Lotus Notes to learn about setting up an account
manually.
6 Depending on the account, you may be presented with options for
which apps should download data from that account. For each app,
tap On or Off and then tap Create.
Create a Skype account in Contacts
You do not need to have a Skype account set up before using Skype in
Contacts—you can set one up directly from Contacts. You can also create
a Skype account in Accounts (see Use the Accounts application to set up
an online account), Messaging (see Create a Skype account in
Messaging) and Phone (see Create or sign in to a Skype account).
1 Open Contacts .
2 Do one of the following:
• The first time you open Contacts: Tap Add An Account.
• Any other time: Open the application menu and tap Preferences &
Accounts. Tap Add an account.
3 Tap Skype, and then tap Create Account.
4 Tap Accept to agree to Skype's terms and conditions.
5 Enter the following details:
• Full Name: Enter your full name.
• Skype Name: Enter a name that you will use to identify yourself to
other Skype users.