Sony Xperia L - Using e-mail

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Using e-mail

To create and send an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select

the account you want to send the message from, then tap .

3

Tap To and start typing the recipient's address. Matches are displayed in a

dynamic list. Tap the relevant match or continue typing the complete email

address. To add more recipients, enter a comma ( , ) or a semicolon ( ; ) and start

typing another name. To delete a recipient, tap .

4

To select an email address saved in your contacts, tap , then find and mark the

checkbox next to a recipient field. To add more than one recipient, mark the

checkboxes for the desired recipients. When you are finished, tap Done.

5

Tap Subject and enter the email subject.

6

To attach a file, tap . Select the type of file, then tap the file you want to attach

from the list that appears.

7

In the message area, enter your message text.

8

To set a priority level, press , then tap Set priority and select an option.

9

To add Cc/Bcc fields, press , then tap Show Cc/Bcc.

10

To send the email, tap .

To receive email messages

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select

the account that you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts

at once, tap Combined view.

4

To download new messages, tap .

If you have set up a corporate email account, you can set the check frequency to Automatic

(Push).

To read your email messages

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select

the account you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts at

once, tap Combined view.

4

In the email inbox, scroll up or down and tap the email you want to read.

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To use the email preview pane

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

If you are using several email accounts, tap and select the account you want to

check. If you want to check all your email accounts at once, tap Combined view.

3

Hold your device horizontally. The email preview pane appears.

4

Scroll up or down in the email inbox and tap the email you want to read. The email

opens in the preview pane. To view more information about the email, tap the

downward arrow next to the sender's name. In the body text field, pinch two

fingers together, or spread them apart, to zoom out or in.

5

To view the email in fullscreen format, tap the split bar (located between the email

list and email body) accordingly. In fullscreen format, use the leftward and

rightward arrows to read your previous or next message.

6

To return to the inbox view, tap the split bar accordingly.

Before using the preview pane, activate it in the preview pane settings.

To hide the preview pane, hold your device vertically, or change the preview pane settings.

To change email preview pane settings

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3

Tap General > Preview pane, then select an option.

To view an email message attachment

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

Find and tap the email message containing the attachment that you want to view.

Emails with attachments are indicated by .

4

After the email message opens, tap , then tap View.

To save a sender's email address to your contacts

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

Find and tap a message in your email inbox.

4

Tap the name of the sender, then tap OK.

5

Select an existing contact, or tap Create new contact.

6

Edit the contact information, if desired, then tap Done.

To reply to an e-mail message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

In your email inbox, find and tap the message you want to reply to, then tap .

4

Tap Reply or Reply all.

5

Enter your reply, then tap .

To forward an e-mail message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

In your email inbox, find and tap the message you want to forward, tap .

4

Tap Forward.

5

Tap To and enter the recipient's email address manually, or tap to select a

recipient from your contacts.

6

Enter your message text, then tap .

To delete an email message

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

In your email inbox, find and tap the message you want to delete, then tap .

4

Tap Delete.

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To sort your emails

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

If you are using several email accounts, tap at the top of the screen and select

the account that you want to check. If you want to check all your email accounts

at once, tap Combined view.

4

Press , then tap Sort.

5

Select a sorting option.

To search for emails

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

Tap at the top of the screen and select the account that you want to search.

3

Tap .

4

Enter your search text, then tap

on your keyboard.

5

The search result appears in a list sorted by date. Tap the email that you want to

open.

To change search options, tap and select a different option.

To view all folders for one email account

1

From your Home screen, tap . Then find and tap Email.

2

Tap at the top of the screen and select the account you want to check, then

tap again, and select Show all folders to view all the folders in this account.

To change the inbox check frequency

1

From your Home screen, tap .

2

Find and tap Email.

3

Press , then tap Settings.

4

Select the account for which you want to change the inbox check frequency.

5

Tap Inbox check frequency and select an option.

To set an Out of Office auto-reply in an Exchange Active Sync account

1

From your Home screen, tap , then find and tap Email.

2

Press , then tap Settings.

3

Select the EAS (Exchange Active Sync) account for which you want to set an Out

of Office auto-reply.

4

Tap Out of office.

5

Tap beside Out of office so that changes to .

6

If needed, mark the Set time range checkbox and set the time range for the auto

reply.

7

Enter your Out of Office message in the body text field.

8

Tap OK to confirm.

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