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1. From the main menu, open your "Contacts".

2. Select the person in your contacts whose business card you'd like to send.

3. Press "Select" with the left soft-key, then scroll down the menu and select “Send” or "Send business card".

4. Then select "Via text message" for the easiest and fastest way to send.

5. Now choose the recipient(s) who'll receive the business card.

The recipient(s) will quickly receive a text message. Once they accept the message the business card will be stored permanently in their contacts.]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:10:10 +0300 Press Joystick right > Options > New group.

Name your group and then add contacts. The next time you want to send an SMS to these people, simply select this group, then create a message. You can even assign each group its own ringtone.]]> Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:11:30 +0300
Let's say the phone number is +358 50 123 4567. The conference ID is 12345 and the PIN number is 6789. Here's what you do:

1. Type the phone number into your S60 device, then insert a 'p' by pressing the '*' key three times. P stands for pause, it will pause the dialing for one second. Need it to pause for three seconds? Simply insert three p's.
2. Next you'll insert the conference ID followed by a hash mark, then insert another 'p'.
3. Finally you'll insert the PIN number followed by the hash mark and push SEND.
4. The number you dialed will look like this: +3585012345678p12345#p6789# - It dials the number, pauses for one seconds, inserts the conference ID, pauses again, then inserts the PIN code.]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:15:24 +0300
1. Make a connection with your first party by dialing them or receiving a call.

2. Once you're connected, choose Options -> New call.

3. Enter the number of your second party or press Find and search in your Contacts.

4. Once you're connected with your second party, choose Options -> Conference.

5. Repeat steps 2 through 4 to add more parties to your conference call.]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:01:31 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Tools".

2. Choose "Speed Dial" (it may be called "1-Touch"). If you're asked to turn on speed-dialing, press "Yes".
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1. From the main menu, choose "Tools".

2. Next choose "Settings", then "Call Settings" (or "Call"), then scroll down and select "1-Touch Dialing" and select "On". (see the screen below)

3. If you haven't specified your speed dial numbers yet, you can do this from your Contacts menu. When viewing a number, select "Options" and then "Assign speed dial". Pick a number and you're done.

4. When you're in standby mode, press and hold the assigned speed-dial key and your phone will make the call.]]> Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:01:01 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Contacts".

2. Select a particular contact you'd like to attach a photo to.

3. Choose "Options", then "Edit", then "Options", then select "Add thumbnail".

4. Select the memory (phone or memory card) where the photo is located and select "OK".]]> Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:01:01 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Tools" then "App mgr."
2. Here you'll see a list of applications found on your device, highlight one and choose "Options"

From the options menu you can "View details" to find the version number, supplier, memory location, application size, format, and more. You can also "Remove" to uninstall the application from your device.]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:14:44 +0300 Settings > Phone > Standby mode menu to pick the shortcuts. Need more? You can also set five other shortcuts corresponding to the five-way scroll button.

Many S60 devices also feature active standby mode, showing application shortcuts across the top of the screen, and listing calendar, to-do, and player events below.]]> Wed, 18 Jul 2007 13:57:38 +0300
To move an icon in the main Menu, move the selection cursor to the item, select Options > Move, and then move the item to where you want it to be. Alternatively, you can move it into a particular folder by pressing Options > Move to folder, and then select the folder you want it in. You can also rename and create folders, too.]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:51:40 +0200
You can download free themes with your mobile device. Open your browser and goto http://www.s60.com and select "Applications". Other themes can be found all around the Internet.
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1. From the main menu, choose "Gallery". You may have to select "Images & video" from the next menu.

2. Highlight an image you've saved and open it so it's the only image on the screen.

3. Select "Options" then select "Set as wallpaper".

4. Now you'll see that image as your wallpaper.

You can change the wallpaper whenever you feel like it. It's also good to remember that if you choose a new "theme", your customized wallpaper will be replaced by the new theme.

If you're using a 1st Edition S60 device (such as the Nokia 7650/3600/3620/3650/3660/N-Gage/N-Gage QD or Siemens SX1) and don't have the "Themes" option, you can still change your wallpaper.

1. From the main menu choose "Settings", then choose "Phone", then "Standby Mode", then "Background Image".

2. Select the image you'd like to see as your background.]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:05:06 +0200
1. From the main menu choose "Tools" and then choose "Profiles".

2. Now you'll see your "Profiles" screen. Your profile dictates your device's sound settings. When you're using your phone normally, select the "General" profile. If you're in a meeting and you don't want the device to make any sounds, select "Silent". If you're in the noisy outdoors and afraid you may not hear your phone ring, select "Outdoor". Or create a brand new profile for your own reasons.

3. To change your profile, choose a profile you'd like to edit and select "Personalize". Here you can change your ringtone, video call tone, email tone, sms tone, volume, and more. To change your ringtone, select "Ringing tone".]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:05:06 +0200
1. From the main menu choose "Tools" and then "Profiles"

2. Highlight your current profile (probably "General"), select it, and choose "Personalize".

3. Scroll down until you find "Keypad tones".

4. Select it and change it to "Off" and press "OK" (shown below)]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:05:06 +0200
1. Press (don't hold!) your power button once.

2. After your profile menu appears, highlight and select "Silent" and your ringtones and other sounds will cease until you change your profile again.]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:05:06 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Contacts".

2. Select a particular contact you'd like to attach a photo to.

3. Choose "Options", then "Edit", then "Options", then select "Add thumbnail".

4. Select the memory (phone or memory card) where the photo is located and select "OK".]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:14:06 +0300
1. Press and hold the pound key (#) for just one second, and your phone automatically changes its profile to silent.
2. When you want your phone's profile set back to normal, simply press and hold that pound key once more.]]> Mon, 6 Aug 2007 12:21:58 +0300
It's simple, all you need to do is push the menu key and you'll have access to most of your other features and applications! Try it out!]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 12:59:26 +0200
1. Highlight an item you'd like to mark.
2. While holding down the edit button (it looks like a pencil), move the joystick up and down.
3. Release the edit button, move the joystick elsewhere, and you'll notice the items remain marked.
4. You can also use the same method to unmark marked items.

Once you have the specific messaged marked, you can choose Options, then Delete (or whatever else you'd like to do with them) to remove these messages. Remember, this tip can be used on any items in a menu, not just text messages.]]> Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:03:38 +0200
2. While holding down the Edit button, move the cursor key over the text to highlight it.
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2. Select the File Manager > Options > Find - then choose either your phone's memory or memory card.

3. Type in as much of the file name as you know; the phone searches for full or partial matches. It also searches for file extensions - for instance, type in .jpg to find all the photos on your device. (Remember that searches on older S60 phones are case sensitive.)]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:11:42 +0200 Press Joystick right > Options > New group.

Name your group and then add contacts. The next time you want to send an SMS to these people, simply select this group, then create a message. You can even assign each group its own ringtone.]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:08:38 +0200
To move an icon in the main Menu, move the selection cursor to the item, select Options > Move, and then move the item to where you want it to be. Alternatively, you can move it into a particular folder by pressing Options > Move to folder, and then select the folder you want it in. You can also rename and create folders, too.]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:06:18 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Tools".

2. Choose "Speed Dial" (it may be called "1-Touch"). If you're asked to turn on speed-dialing, press "Yes".
]]> Wed, 24 Jan 2007 13:14:30 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Tools".

2. Next choose "Settings", then "Call Settings" (or "Call"), then scroll down and select "1-Touch Dialing" and select "On". (see the screen below)

3. If you haven't specified your speed dial numbers yet, you can do this from your Contacts menu. When viewing a number, select "Options" and then "Assign speed dial". Pick a number and you're done.

4. When you're in standby mode, press and hold the assigned speed-dial key and your phone will make the call.]]> Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:01:51 +0200
1. Press (don't hold!) your power button once.

2. After your profile menu appears, highlight and select "Silent" and your ringtones and other sounds will cease until you change your profile again.]]> Fri, 1 Dec 2006 11:01:51 +0200
1. From the main menu, choose "Tools", then "Settings".

2. From the next menu, choose "Security", then "Phone and SIM".

3. Change "Lock if SIM changed" to "Yes".

4. Select "Lock Code" and type in your code.

This ensures that when the SIM card is changed, the user needs to know the correct code to access your device.]]> Tue, 22 May 2007 14:12:09 +0300
1. From the main menu choose "Connectivity", then "Bluetooth".

2. Once again select Bluetooth and change the option from "On" to "Off". Whenever you're in an area you don't trust, this is your best defense against bluejacking.]]> Tue, 5 Jun 2007 13:09:05 +0300