Motorola Q Tips and Tricks

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Lock/Unlock the Keyboard
Press Home and then Spacebar to lock your phone quickly, without having to hold down the Home button.

To unlock it, just follow the on-screen instructions. Press 'LEFT' softkey and then press '*' key, also your alpha (A) key.

Voicemail
Press-and-Hold the 1 key.
Within two seconds voicemail will be started.

HowTo Program Voice mail Auto-Pin Entry:

Start > Settings > Call Options
Scroll to Voice mail number:

Enter YOUR information in the following format: AREA CODE+PREFIX+SUFFIX+pp+VOICE MAIL PASSWORD+#
Example: 5555551234pp0000#
Note: Delete pp0000# to remove auto-pin entry.

This HowTo is based on Motorola Q software version Q2-BP_C_06.07.03P.

Filter and sort contacts from home screen
Pressing any Alpha key at the home screen will bring up the contact list...and filter the contacts based on the alpha key you pressed. If the alpha key you hit also happens to be a Numeric key, it pre-dials that digit while filtering the contacts list.

Quick access to flight mode, profiles and more
Press and hold the home key for 2 seconds. This will bring up a quicklist of items including profiles, flight mode, and device lock.

Recent Call List and Log
Press "Spacebar" at the Home Page to access the Recent Call List or Press the "Send" button.

Save e-mail
When you have the email downloaded on the Q, go to File Manager and navigate to \Application Data\Volatile. You will see your attachment there - click Menu\File\Copy To.

Then, navigate down to your Storage Card folder (or into a subfolder, if you like), and hit Done.

Automatic Profile
If "Automatic" profile is set, your Q will switch your profile automatically depending on your schedules and others. For example, if you have a meeting in your calendar, it will switch to "Meeting" profile during that time and switch back when it is done.

Unread Message Alert
To make sure that your Q keeps remindering you for any unread messages, set "Unread Message Alert" ON from Start > Settings > Unread Message Alert". The default is OFF.



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Ringtones:

On your computer:

1. Open ActiveSync on your desktop computer.
2. Click the Explore button.
3. Double-click the device icon. (My Windows Mobile powered device)
4. Open the Application Data folder.
5. Open the Sounds folder.
6. Drag the ringtone file from your desktop folder into the into the sounds folder.
7. Disconnect your device.

On your Q:
1. Press Start (Left Soft Key)
2. Scroll to and Select Settings
3. Scroll to and Select Sounds
4. Scroll to Ring tone, and Press the Navigation Key right or left to scroll to the desired ring tone.
5. Press Done (Left Soft Key)

Bluetooth File Transfer:

There are two main ways to transfer files from the Q to other devices using Bluetooth:

BT Send Object – user-friendly application to send multiple files at once from:
Outlook email messages
Contacts
Tasks
Voice Notes
Calendar items
Audio files
Ring Tones
Image files
Video files


Send by Bluetooth – send any file directly from the following applications:
Contacts
Calendar
File Manager
Pictures & Videos
Media Center
Tasks

Sync with Windows Media Player 10:

Prerequisites:

Ensure that Windows Media Player 10 was installed before Activesync 4.1 or higher on the PC.
Storage card of 32 MB or greater inserted into the Q
Media has been selected in the Activesync options
Hardsync, not Over The Air sync

To manage synchronization lists (which media to synchronize) in Windows Media Player, follow the on-screen instructions.

Set up Sync gives options to sync manually or automatically upon ActiveSync connection.

Exchange Server Connection:

Note: Before you change synchronization settings on the phone, disconnect it from your PC.To set up an Exchange Server connection, you will need to get the name of the server and the server domain name from your service provider or system administrator. You must also know your Exchange user name and password.

1a. First Time Setup: On the Home screen, click Start > ActiveSync > Menu > add Server Source > Configure Server.
1b. If you have already tried to setup Sync with Exchange Server: On the Home screen, click Start > ActiveSync > Menu > Configure Server
2. In Server address, enter the name of the server running Exchange Server, and click Next.
3. Enter your user name, password, and domain name, and click Next.
4. If you want the phone to save your password so that you will not need to enter it again when connecting, select the Save password check box.
5. Select the check boxes for the types of information items that you want to synchronize with Exchange Server.
6. To change available synchronization settings, select the type of information, and click Menu > Settings.
7. To change the rules for resolving synchronization conflicts, click Menu > Advanced.
8. Click Finish.

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Email Tips:

1. Place a call from your email screen

You can respond to an email quickly by placing a phone call to an existing Contact. Simply highlight and select the name or address and the contact will appear on the screen, including phone number(s).
2. Toggle between email accounts

If you have two email accounts (personal and business) and frequently get text messages, you can easily toggle between the various accounts without going to Home screen each time. When you are viewing any account, you may arrow Left or Right on the Nav Key to navigate your accounts
3. Auto-sync one email account

If you have two email accounts assigned to your device, only select one to automatically sync. Set your Exchange server Active Sync (business email ) peak times so they don’t conflict with your peak personal email usage times. This will also improve your overall battery life performance. See Power Saving Tips and Tricks for instructions on how to set your synchronization schedule
4. Sync items in your Sent Folder

In order to sync Sent items (personal or business email ) select Folders, then Menu > Manage Folders > choose the Sent folder and select Sync (Right softkey).
5. Send an email from a calendar notice

You can send an email from a calendar notice when any email or contact information is provided in the meeting notice.

1. Open up your Outlook Calendar.
2. Scroll down and open the appropriate appointment.
3. Scroll down to the email address underlined in the body of the appointment using the navigation key or the thumb wheel.
4. Press the action button in the middle of the navigation key.
5. Select the email account from which you wish to send the email
6. Press the action button in the middle of the navigation key.
7. Type out your email and press Send.

6. Send a URL from Explorer

While in Explorer, you can send a URL directly to somebody via email by selecting Menu > Tools > Send link via email
7. Store Deleted items

While using an Exchange server, if you delete emails from the Q, you should be able to access these items from you Outlook deleted folder on your PC.

Note: Not all Exchange servers are setup the same way, check with you IT administrator for further detail

Common POP3 E-mail Settings:

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Battery Saving Tips:

1. Set your synchronization schedule

You can set your Motorola Q to automatically synchronize with your PC at time intervals that you specify, so that auto-synch doesn’t interfere with your peak usage time.

1. Press Start
2. Select ActiveSync
3. Press Menu
4. Scroll down and select Schedule
5. Scroll down to Peak Times
6. Scroll right to choose the right option for your needs
7. Press Done

2. Use your screen dimmer

Set your screen to automatically dim after your Motorola Q is idle for a certain period.

1. Press Start
2. Scroll to and select Settings
3. Scroll to and select More
4. Scroll to and select Power Management
5. Scroll to Backlight Time Out on Battery
6. Scroll left to decrease the time delay from 10 seconds to 5 seconds
7. Press Done

3. Disable Bluetooth® connectivity when not in use

When you’re not using your Bluetooth® headset and accessories, you can easily turn this function off.

1. Press Start
2. Scroll to and select Bluetooth
3. Select Bluetooth Manager
4. Scroll to and select Settings
5. Highlight Status
6. Scroll left to deactivate Bluetooth on your device
7. Press Done

4. Control the number of applications running

You can minimize the number of applications that run at one time.

1. Press Start
2. Scroll to and select System Tools
3. Scroll to Task Manager
4. Scroll to the application you’d like to end
5. Press Menu
6. Select Kill for that single application or Kill All to end all running applications.

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Using the Q as a Modem:

Important Note: At this time Dial Up Networking will only work on computers running Windows XP.
You can do this using Bluetooth or using a USB cable.

Bluetooth
Note: You must have a computer that has Bluetooth capabilities for modem-link to work via Bluetooth.
To use Bluetooth to modem-link to a network:

1. On your phone, make sure Bluetooth is turned on (Press Start > Bluetooth > Bluetooth Manager > Settings then toggle Status to Bluetooth ON).
2. On your computer, launch the Bluetooth devices applet from the task bar.
   Note: Not all computers have the same procedure to locate the Bluetooth window and setup of dial-up networking. Please refer to your computer operating help system for more information.
3. On your computer, in the Bluetooth window menu bar, select the Connections menu, Dial-up Networking
   and then Find devices.
4. The computer finds your phone and displays the dial up networking window. Now you can use your phone as a modem to connect to a service provider or network.

Cable
To use a USB cable with your phone to connect with modem-link to a network:
Note: Once activated as a modem-link, e-mail, web browsing and text messaging services will be suspended until the modem-link is deactivated

1. Click HERE to download the 3 files needed for the Q
   MODEM FILES folder (usbser.sys,modemCSA.sys, and smartphone1.inf) and save them on your computer desktop.
2. Enable modem-link on your phone. Press Start > Accessories > Modem-link > Activate.
3. Using the USB data cable, connect the phone to your PC.
4. When a window displays prompting for the device driver, select Install from a list of a specified location and press Next.
5. Click Browse, then locate and select your computer desktop.
6. If prompted for a digital signature, click Next.

The drivers will be installed on your computer and ready for setting up a network connection.
To establish a new network connection, on your computer:
Note: Not all computers have the same procedure to setup of dial-up networking. Please refer to your computer operating help system for more information.

1. Click Start and then Control Panel.
2. Double-click Network Connections and then New Network Connection Wizard.
3. Follow the prompts to connect to the Internet using a modem:
   • Network Connection Type: Connect to the Internet
   • Getting Ready: Set up My Connection
   • Internet Connection: Manually connect using a dial-up modem
   • Select a Device: Smartphone wireless USB Modem
   • Connection Name: Type a connection name
   • Number to Dial: #777
   • Connection Availability: Anyone's Use
   • User Name: your mobile phone number @vzw3g.com
   • Password: vzw

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Do you know of any software of tricks to send mp3 files in text messages? using moto q sprint. I cant figure it out. I did it once and then the options now cant be selected. please help

anyway to add games, and where can they be found for the Moto Q/
Thanks in advance.
PEACE

Has any trick like this??
Anyway there is a simple way. Send the web address of the mp3 file then download




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I'm looking into the purchase of a new phone, and was wondering how many characters you can send in a text message with the Motorola Q?

Good idea. It's useful. Thanks.

"Killing" applications make it run so much smoother o.o!

There is a much quicker way to do this on a Q 9h (not sure if it's the same for a Q)

Disable Bluetooth while not in use

At your home screen:
- Scroll to the AT&T/time/date part of your home display and press the middle of the d-pad to select it.
- Click on "Bluetooth" to turn BT on or off.