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, use the Left or Right arrow 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.

1. Call Forwarding

Press Start > Settings > Phone > Call Forwarding.  Select the desired setting, Unconditional or conditional (No Reply, Busy, Unavailable).  Then select the desired number to forward calls to.  To select a preset number, like voicemail, select it.  To enter a number of your choice, select Custom and enter the number below.  Be sure to include the plus sign (+) and country code before the phone number.  Then press Done.

2. Conference Call

Place your first call as usual, then dial the second number and press “SEND” (the green key) again.. When your second call connects press send again to connect both calls.

1. Set your synchronization schedule

You can set your MOTO Q to automatically synchronize with your PC at time intervals that you specify, so that your MOTO Q does not synch as regularly during off-peak times as during peak usage times.

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 MOTO 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 use⁸

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. Scroll left to deactivate Bluetooth on your device.
6. 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.

1. Bookmark mobile-friendly websites

Many websites support ‘Mobile friendly editions’ (e.g. www.CNN.com/togo/) or ‘lo-fi’ versions. Choosing to bookmark these sites will provide a more efficient mobile web experience.

1. From the web browser, press Action > Go To
2. Type in the URL and press Ok
3. Once the page loads, press > Bookmark This Page
4. Confirm the information and press Ok

2. Save pictures and videos to storage card by default

Set the storage card as the default location to save pictures and videos.

1. Be sure a storage card is correctly inserted.
2. Press Start.
3. Scroll to Pictures & Videos.
4. In Thumbnail view, press Menu > Options > Camera.
5. If you have a storage card inserted, you will have the option “Save files to: Storage Card”.

3. Customize the time limit for your videos

Change the time limit for videos.

1. Press Start.
2. Scroll to Pictures & Videos
3. In Thumbnail view, press Menu > Options > Video.
4. Set video length to 15 seconds, 30 seconds, or no limit.

4. Synchronize Notes on your MOTO Q

Notes created in Microsoft^® Outlook are not directly supported in Microsoft^® Windows Mobile 6, and cannot be synchronized directly to the MOTO Q 9h. Notes may be used with third party applications or alternative sync solutions such as Good™ Mobile Messaging.

5. Navigate Contacts by Category

Make it easier to navigate large Contact lists by using the Category field to differentiate ‘Business’ and ‘Personal’ contacts, for example. When searching Contacts, choose Menu > Filter.