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# General Settings for Email, Contacts, and Calendar

You can modify various settings for the Email, Contacts, and Calendar apps, such as text size, notification settings, and more.

To access your settings, swivel your phone or swipe down from the top of the screen to open the Quick Actions panel, and then tap Applications & Parental Controls > Configure Amazon application settings > Email, Contacts, Calendar.

## Email Settings

Setting | Description
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Default Message Text Size | Change the default text size for your incoming and outgoing email messages
Show Embedded Images | Display images in incoming emails.
Automatically Download Attachments on Wi-Fi | Automatically download incoming email attachments when your phone is connected to Wi-Fi.
Include Original Message in Replies | Include the original message in your replies.
After delete, go to | After deleting an email, select whether you automatically go to the next Newer message, Older message, or the Message list.
Conversation Settings | Choose whether you want your emails grouped together as conversations. You can also choose to include your sent and draft items in the conversation. Note: Conversation view is turned on by default.
Email Notification Settings | Tap to manage notification settings: Notifications – Display previews of incoming messages in the notifications section of the Quick Actions panel when you swivel or swipe down from the top of the screen. Banners – Display a banner at the top of the screen when you receive a new email. Sound – Select a sound to play when you receive a new email, or select none. Vibrate – Allow your phone to vibrate when you receive a new email.

## Contacts Settings

Setting | Description
--- | ---
Create New Contacts in: | Set the default account for new contacts to be stored in.
Synchronize contacts | Turn this setting On to automatically sync Amazon contacts across Amazon devices and services. When you add a contact to your Amazon account from your Fire phone, it will immediately be synced across all of your devices registered to the same account, such as a Kindle Fire tablet.
Sync Facebook Contacts | Turn this setting On to sync with your linked Facebook account. You will be prompted to link your Facebook account if you haven’t already.
Delete Amazon Contacts from the Cloud | Delete all local contacts created on the device and stored in the Amazon Cloud.
Sort Order of Contact Name Display Order of Contact Name | Set whether your contacts are sorted alphabetically by first or last name, and whether they are displayed asFirst, Last or Last, First.

## Calendar Settings

Setting | Description
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Set Reminder Time | Set the time it takes for your phone to remind you about an event in your calendar.
Week Starts On | Set the day of the week the calendar starts on.
Time Zone | Set the time zone of the calendar.
Sync Amazon Calendar | Sync your local calendar on the device with all Amazon devices and services on your account.
Sync Facebook Events | Turn this setting On to sync with your linked Facebook account. You will be prompted to link your Facebook account if you haven't already.
Delete Calendar Events from the Cloud | Delete all local events created on the device and stored in the Amazon Cloud.
Calendar Notification Settings | Tap to manage notification settings: Notifications - Display previews of incoming events in the notifications section of the Quick Actions panel when you swivel or swipe down from the top of the screen. Banners - Display a banner at the top of the screen when you receive a reminder about an upcoming event. Sound - Select a sound to play when you receive a reminder about an upcoming event. Vibrate - Allow your phone to vibrate when you receive a reminder about an upcoming event.

## Account Settings

Setting | Description
--- | ---
Set Account Color | If you have multiple email accounts synced with your phone, you can assign a color for each account.
Add Account | Add another email account to your phone.
Your Name | Assign a name for your signature.
Description | Type a description for your account (for example, "My Business Email").
Default Account | Set the default account from which your emails are sent.
Sync Calendar | Sync your calendar from your email account with your phone.
Sync Contacts | Sync your contacts from your email account with your phone.
Inbox Check Frequency | Modify how frequently your phone checks for new messages.
Days to Sync | Set how many emails you want to sync with your phone.
Signature | Create a unique signature for all messages sent from your phone.
Incoming Settings | Update the username, password, and other settings for your email account.
Delete Account from Device | Remove your email account from your phone and any synced calendars or contacts.

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