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Tip: Want to set a specific ringtone for a contact so you immediately know when they

are calling? Edit the contact information in the People app.

Change the message tone or other notification sounds

Swipe down from the top of the screen, and tap All settings > System > Notifications

& actions. Under Show notifications from these apps, select the app you want to add the

notification sound to, and under Notification sound, select the tone you want.

Apps may not be visible until you have used them on your phone.

Add new ringtones to your phone

Connect your phone to your PC with a USB cable, and use the file manager of your PC to move

the song you want to the ringtones folder in your phone. Your PC must have Windows Vista,

Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10. Alternatively, you can use OneDrive to

transfer files to your phone.

After the file is in the ringtones folder in your phone, the song appears in the ringtones list in

Sounds.

You can use a song as your ringtone if it is not protected with digital rights management

(DRM), and it’s smaller than 30 MB. The supported formats are WMA, MP3, and M4R.

Tip: Want to create your own unique ringtone? Use the Ringtone Maker app to help

you. If you don’t have the app on your phone yet, you can download it from

www.microsoft.com.

Switch your phone to silent mode

When you turn silent mode on, all ringtones and alert tones are muted. Use this when you

are, for example, at the theater or in a meeting.

1. Press a volume key on the side of your phone to see the volume status bar, and tap .

2. To switch to silent mode, tap .