know how?

[Onelife]

Well l'm buggerd if l "know how" to get my email contacts list donloaded onto this samsung galaxy 3 tab......do you know how?

lf you do, l don't suppose you could show me how to do it..any help with this would be very much appreciated.....just bear in mind l'm none to good with computer terms so reply as if you were instructing a 5 year old e.g step by step.

Thanks in anticipation

keith

[Quizzical Bob]

Where is the list of contacts at the moment? If you sign up to a Google account then they can all be merged from 'the cloud' but you would have to do this on the source device first.

[Onelife]

Where is the list of contacts at the moment? If you sign up to a Google account then they can all be merged from 'the cloud' but you would have to do this on the source device first.

Hi QB

My email contacts list is on my computer upstairs (vista) as for clouds its quite overcast here? Sorry QB l havn't a clue where l would find a computer cloud or indeed what to do with it if l did find it...thick or what.

Regards

keith

[oldbluefox]

Have you tried Googling the question? Google usually comes up with an answer. I recently synced all my contacts onto my ipod, courtesy of my Google friends.

[Quizzical Bob]

Where is the list of contacts at the moment? If you sign up to a Google account then they can all be merged from 'the cloud' but you would have to do this on the source device first.

Hi QB

My email contacts list is on my computer upstairs (vista) as for clouds its quite overcast here? Sorry QB l havn't a clue where l would find a computer cloud or indeed what to do with it if l did find it...thick or what.

Regards

keith

ok, what email client are you using on your Vista thingy? (sorry, email client means what email program are you using, Outlook Express for example)

[david63]

Unless you are using a web based mail service such as hotmail, gmail etc AND you have a compatible app on your Samsung then it will probably mean that you will have to enter them all again.

[Onelife]

Who's a clever chap then? Well certainty not me but a mate of mine who has just spent five minutes hitting a few buttons and hey presto it working. Still don't know how he did it but am a very happy chappie

Thanks to those who responded to my plee

keith

[Quizzical Bob]

Who's a clever chap then? Well certainty not me but a mate of mine who has just spent five minutes hitting a few buttons and hey presto it working. Still don't know how he did it but am a very happy chappie

Thanks to those who responded to my plee

keith

Well done, you must be feeling very pleased . Care to share the method?

[Kendhni]

For others the easiest way of doing this is to have a google gmail account and place all your contacts in there. Not only will they be available to you from any internet terminal (by lo0gging into gmail) they can also be automatically sync'd with any tablet or mobile device (by giving it your gmail credentials). You can add or amend contact details on any device (tablet, phone, PC) and they will be sync'd.

You can also do this with your favourites within your Chrome browser which means that when you log into your gmail account from any internet terminal anywhere in the world all yoour favourites will automatically appear.

[david63]

For others the easiest way of doing this is to have a google gmail account and place all your contacts in there. Not only will they be available to you from any internet terminal (by lo0gging into gmail) they can also be automatically sync'd with any tablet or mobile device (by giving it your gmail credentials). You can add or amend contact details on any device (tablet, phone, PC) and they will be sync'd.

You can also do this with your favourites within your Chrome browser which means that when you log into your gmail account from any internet terminal anywhere in the world all yoour favourites will automatically appear.

The downside of this is that your data is being held on a Google server which means that not only is it a target for hackers (not as prevalent as Hotmail I admit) but it is also available for Google to do as they wish with it - and personally I would not trust Google with any more of my data than is necessary.

[Kendhni]

For others the easiest way of doing this is to have a google gmail account and place all your contacts in there. Not only will they be available to you from any internet terminal (by lo0gging into gmail) they can also be automatically sync'd with any tablet or mobile device (by giving it your gmail credentials). You can add or amend contact details on any device (tablet, phone, PC) and they will be sync'd.

You can also do this with your favourites within your Chrome browser which means that when you log into your gmail account from any internet terminal anywhere in the world all yoour favourites will automatically appear.

The downside of this is that your data is being held on a Google server which means that not only is it a target for hackers (not as prevalent as Hotmail I admit) but it is also available for Google to do as they wish with it - and personally I would not trust Google with any more of my data than is necessary.

On that front, an interesting article here

... Dropbox, Google, and Amazon all say they will only dig into your files if someone tips them off to illegal or copyrighted material, or law enforcement comes knocking
... Microsoft (Skydrive) is known to scan its users' files, sometimes with disastrous results
... Apple reserves the right to scan your files stored in iCloud for illegal or malicious content

I was surprised to see Mega was one of the more secure (although I am growing quite fond of Cubby lately ... due to HIPAA compliance)

[CaroleF]

It really is a foreign language isn't it! I'm still learning how to use my new iPad. My sister-in-law sorted out my email - don't know how she did it but it's now an app at the bottom of the main page - is it called in the dock? Now I press that and go straight into my email - which is ntl - well Virgin I suppose. There are still many things I need to know and when my daughter has five minutes I'll ask more questions but she needs to explain - slowly, well very slowly, and then show me very slowly!

One thing maybe someone can explain. If I am on an internet page - via Google - and there is a link to something which I click on to view, how do I get back to the original page without going out of the whole internet thing and having to go back into Google again? Don't know if this question makes any sense but it's the best way I can describe it. I think I can give an example - I was on this site and someone recommended something with a link which I clicked on to read. When I had finished how do I get back to this site? There wasn't a back button or anything so how is it done? You see what happens when those of us who didn't grow up in the computer generation gets their hands on the new technology!

Carole

[Quizzical Bob]

The back button is a thin blue arrow up in the top left of your screen. I assume that you're using Safari as your web browser and are on operating system IOS7 ?

Further to this, if instead of clicking on a link you let your finger rest on it then a box will pop up and you can select 'open in new tab' or some such. This will leave your present page open on an old tab and you can return to it later.

[jay-ell71]

GOSH, thanks QB, we have had a pesky iPad for two years, but did not know about holding the finger on the link thingy!!!!!! or the thin blue arrow whatsit.

[CaroleF]

Thank you QB, Know just what you mean Jay - sounds just like me!

Carole

[Quizzical Bob]

Ipad tip #2

For foreign characters let your finger rest on the key and the alternatives will appear. Slide your finger over to the one you want and then release.