Manage Email Account on Sony Xperia

Edited by Timbuktu, Charmed, Eng, Nuance

9 Parts:
Add Microsoft Exchange Email
Add an Email Account
Change Email Settings
Set Default Email
Send a Photo via Email
Change Email Syncing Frequency
Delete Email
Questions and Answers
...More

If you're always on the internet, and you enjoy using email on your mobile device, you'll enjoy this article that will help you manage your email on your Sony Xperia mobile. We will show you on how you can add, delete, change settings andyou're your default mail.

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Add Microsoft Exchange Email

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    On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes
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    Tap "Settings"
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    Tap "Add Account"
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    Tap "Corporate".
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    Enter your email address, then your password and then tap "Manual Setup".center
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    Provide the details, the domain, server then tap "Done" in the lower right corner of your mobile
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    Tap "Next"
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    On the popup window tap "OK"
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    Tap "Next".
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    Tap "Activate".center
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    Now you can edit the account name
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    This is optional.
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    After you've edited - or not, tap "Next"
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    Now your email account should be added
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    If you want to check your email, you can press the "Home" button, which is the house icon in the middle of your mobile.
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    Then tap "Apps".
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    Then Tap 'Emails' You should then be able to see your added email from there.
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Add an Email Account

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    On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes.
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    Tap "Emails"
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    Press the menu button in the lower right corner of your mobile
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    This is if you already have an existing email account. If this is the first email account you're adding to your mobile, it will direct you to the page where you'll need to enter your email address and password, as in the image below.
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    If this isn't the first email that you're adding, then press the "Menu" button after you tap "Emails".
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    Then tap "Settings".
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    Tap "Add Account".
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    Now enter the email address and password of the account that you want to add.
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    When you're finished, tap "Next".
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    Now your phone will verify and check your account information
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    If the information you have provided is correct, then it will go through. You will be prompted to tap "Next".
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    Then you will be given the option to setup an account name for your newly added email.
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    Fill in the your name (the one you want displayed on sent emails) This is required field, meaning, you must fill this field, then tap "Next."
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    Now your email account should then be added and your phone will start loading your emails.
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Change Email Settings

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    On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes.
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    Tap "Emails".
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    Then press the "Menu" button and tap "Settings".
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    Tap to select the account that you want to edit
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    It will give you options for what you can edit, or what you need to edit from there.
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    • Set Default Email

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      On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes.[[
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      Tap "Emails".
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      Press the "Menu" button then tap "Settings".
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      Then tap to select the account that you want to set as default.
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      Tap "Default Account".
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      The selected account will be set as your default email.
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    Send a Photo via Email

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      On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes.[[
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      Tap "Emails".
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      Tap the + icon in the lower left corner of your mobile
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      Tap the "Add" icon.
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      Select the contact you want to send an email to
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      Tap "Done".
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      Type in the subject, your message, then press the "Menu" button in the lower right corner of your mobile, then tap to select "Attach File"
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      Tap to select "Add Picture".
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      Then select the picture that you want to send and then tap "Send" - the arrow icon in the upper right corner of your mobile.
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    Change Email Syncing Frequency

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      On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes.[[
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      Tap "Emails"
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      Press the "Menu" button in the lower right corner of your mobile
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      Tap "Settings".
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      Select the email account you want to change syncing frequency with, and at the bottom section under "Data Usage", tap "Inbox Check Frequency", and select the frequency you prefer.
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      The email syncing frequency will now be changed.
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    Delete Email

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      On your phone's main menu, tap the "Apps", which is the icon in the middle with cubes.[[
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      Tap "Emails"
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      Press the "Menu" button in the lower right corner of your mobile and tap "Settings", then select the email account you want to delete
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      Now scroll down and tap "Delete Account" then tap "OK" on the popup window.
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      Your selected email account should now be deleted.
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    Questions and Answers

    I have 2 email accounts on my Xperia. I want to set one of them to default.

    I have 2 email accounts on my Xperia. I want to set one of them to default. I can't find the "menu" button referenced in the directions.. I have tried: Settings

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