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E-mail (Sidekick® LX Tony Hawk Edition)
NOTE: The first time you access e-mail, you will see a welcome tab describing the new features of the application. To hide this tab, roll to the bottom of the screen and select Hide Welcome Tab. To view the tab again, press the Menu key, select View, and then Show "Welcome" Tab.
Setting up an account ›
Accessing e-mail ›
Viewing e-mail ›
Deleting e-mail ›
Replying to e-mail ›
Forwarding e-mail ›
Creating and sending e-mail ›
Adding attachments ›
Changing account settings ›
Changing alert settings ›
Switching between accounts ›
Deleting accounts ›
Moving tabs ›
Renaming tabs ›

Setting up an account

NOTE: When you first power on and register your Sidekick device, you automatically receive a personal Sidekick e-mail account. You can access your Sidekick e-mail account under Email under the Tmail tab.
NOTE: You can set up three e-mail accounts on individual tabs in addition to the Tmail account.
Adding an AOL® account ›
Adding a Yahoo!® account ›
Adding a POP3 or IMAP account ›

Adding an AOL® account

To add an AOL® account, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the Add Account tab.
3. Roll to and select AOL / AIM Mail.
4. Roll to and select Add.
5. At Screen Name, type your account username, and then roll to and select @aol.com or @aim.com.
6. Roll to Password and type your account password.
7. Roll to and select Sign In.

Adding a Yahoo! account

To add a Yahoo! account, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the Add Account tab.
3. Roll to and select Yahoo! Mail.
4. Roll to and select Add.
5. At Yahoo! ID, type your username and press the trackball.
6. Roll to Password and type your account password.
7. Roll to and select Sign In.

Adding a POP3 or IMAP account

To add a POP3 or IMAP account, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the Add Account tab.
3. Roll to and select POP / IMAP.
4. Roll to and select Add.
5. At Mail Server, type the name of your mail server.
6. Roll to Protocol and select the protocol used by your mail server or select Auto-detect.
NOTE: Do not change the port address unless directed to by your e-mail provider.
7. Roll to Username and type your account username.
8. Roll to Password and type your account password.
9. Roll to and select Next.
10. If desired, roll to and type the following information: From Name, From Address, Reply-To Name, and Reply-To Address.
11. Roll to and select Next.
12. At Incoming Email, roll to and select either Separate tab or Tmail folder.
13. Roll to and select Done.
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Accessing e-mail

To access e-mail, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
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Viewing e-mail

To view e-mail, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Roll to and select Inbox.
4. Roll to and select the e-mail message.
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Deleting e-mail

To delete e-mail, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Roll to and select Inbox.
4. Roll to the e-mail message.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Roll to and select Discard.
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Replying to e-mail

To reply to e-mail, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Roll to and select Inbox.
4. Roll to the e-mail message.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Roll to and select Reply.
7. Type your reply.
8. Roll to and select Send.
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Forwarding e-mail

To forward e-mail, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Select Inbox.
4. Roll to the e-mail message.
5. Press the Menu key.
6. Roll to and select Forward.
7. At To, type the contact's e-mail address.
8. Roll to the message body and press the Return key to create a space for your message.
9. Type your message.
10. Roll to and select Send.
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Creating and sending e-mail

To create and send e-mail, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Press the Menu key and select New Message.
4. At To, type the contact's e-mail address.
5. Roll to Subject and type the subject.
6. Roll down and type your message.
7. Roll to and select Send.
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Adding attachments

Attaching images ›
Attaching videos ›
Attaching sound files ›
Attaching vCards ›

Attaching images

To attach images, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Press the Menu key and select New Message.
4. At To, type the contact's e-mail address.
5. Roll to Subject and type the subject.
6. Roll down and type your message.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Roll to and select Attach, and then Image/Video.
9. Roll to and select the desired photo(s).
NOTE: Videos have a film icon in the lower right corner of the thumbnail.
10. Press the Menu key and select Use Checked.
11. Roll to and select Send.

Attaching videos

To attach videos, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Press the Menu key and select New Message.
4. At To, type the contact's e-mail address.
5. Roll to Subject and type the subject.
6. Roll down and type your message.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Roll to and select Attach, and then Image/Video.
9. Roll to and select the desired video.
NOTE: Videos have a film icon in the lower right corner of the thumbnail.
10. Press the Menu key and select Use Checked.
11. Roll to and select Send.

Attaching sound files

To attach sound files, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Press the Menu key and select New Message.
3. At To, type the contact's e-mail address.
4. Roll to Subject and type the subject.
5. Roll down and type your message.
6. Press the Menu key.
7. Roll to and select Attach, and then Audio.
8. Select one of the following options: Record, Beeps or Songs.
NOTE: If you select Record, press the trackball to begin recording. Press the trackball again to stop recording. Roll to and select Done.
9. Roll to and select the desired sound file.
10. Repeat steps 6-9 to attach additional sounds.
11. Roll to and select Send.

Attaching vCards

To attach vCards, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Press the Menu key and select New Message.
4. At To, type the contact's e-mail address.
5. Roll to Subject and type the subject.
6. Roll down and type your message.
7. Press the Menu key.
8. Roll to and select Attach, and then vCard.
9. Roll to and select the desired vCard.
10. Repeat steps 7-9 to attach additional vCards.
1. Roll to and select Send.
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Changing account settings

To change account settings, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Press the Menu key and roll to and select Accounts, and then Edit.
3. Roll to and select the desired account.
4. Press the trackball to select one of the following:
  • Sign-In Information to change the account log in information.
  • Identity to change how your name and e-mail address appears to contacts. Roll to and type the From Name, From Address, Reply-To Name, or Reply-To Address.
  • Email storage (POP3 and IMAP accounts only) to choose a separate tab or custom Tmail folder for incoming mail.
  • General to copy outgoing messages to a contact and to send new message alerts.
  • Signature to change the account e-mail signature.
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Changing alert settings

To change alert settings, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Press the Menu key.
3. Roll to and select Settings, and then General.
4. Roll to New message Alert Ring and press the trackball.
5. Select the desired alert category.
6. Select the desired alert sound.
7. Press the Done key to save.
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Switching between accounts

To switch between accounts, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
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Deleting accounts

To delete accounts, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Press the Menu key and select Accounts, and then Remove.
3. Roll to and select the account that you want to delete.
4. Roll to and select Remove.
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Moving tabs

To move tabs, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Press the Menu key and roll to and select Move Tab.
4. Roll to the desired position and press the trackball.
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Rename tabs

To rename tabs, perform the following steps:
1. At the Jump screen, roll to and select Email.
2. Roll to the desired account tab.
3. Press the Menu key and roll to and select Rename….
4. At Name, type the new name for the tab.
5. Roll to and select Done.

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