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2. Select the type of ringtone or alert you want to change, and select the sound. To listen to

a ringtone so you can see if you like it, tap .

Tip: Want to set a specific ringtone for a contact so you immediately know when they

are calling? Edit the contact info in the People hub.

Change the message tone or other notification sounds

Tap manage app sounds and the app you want, and select the notification sound.

Add new ringtones from your PC to your phone

Connect your phone to your PC with a USB cable, and use the file manager of your PC to move

the song you want to the ringtone folder in your phone. Your PC must have Windows Vista,

Windows 7, Windows 8, or later.

To set the song as your ringtone, in the ringtones+sounds view, tap Ringtone, and under

Custom, tap the song.

You can use a song as your ringtone if it is not protected with digital rights management

(DRM), and it’s smaller than 30 MB.

Tip: Want to create your own unique ringtone? Tap Store, and download the

Ringtone Maker app.

Switch your phone to silent mode

When you switch silent mode on, all ringtones and alert tones are muted. Use this when you

are, for example, at the theater or in a meeting.

Press a volume key to see the volume status bar at the top of the screen, and tap .

To switch to silent mode, tap .

Tip: Don’t want to keep your phone in silent mode but can’t answer right now? To silence

an incoming call, press the volume down key. If you have switched Flip to silence on,

you can simply turn your phone face down. To switch Flip to silence on, on the start

screen, swipe down from the top of the screen, tap ALL SETTINGS > audio, swipe left,

if needed, and switch Flip to silence to On .

Switch silent mode off

Tap .