Nokia Ovi Suite overview

Nokia Ovi Suite offers an easy-access approach to managing and transferring content between your Nokia device and computer. With Nokia Ovi Suite, you can move messages, contacts, photos, music, and more between your computer and your Nokia device. You can also keep your Nokia device and computer in sync, update your Nokia device with the latest software, and keep your valuable content safe and accessible everywhere.

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Some device models do not support all features of Nokia Ovi Suite. Therefore some features described in this help may not be available for the device model that you are using.

 

How to navigate in Nokia Ovi Suite Home

The different parts of Nokia Ovi Suite Home (image 1) are the following:

  1. Nokia Ovi Suite menus: Access the main functions available for the current view and Nokia Ovi Suite.

  2. Main areas: Clicking any of the four main areas opens the applicable view (Contacts, Photos, Messages, and Music).

  3. Sync all button: Click Sync all to sync all of  the Nokia Ovi Suite contents that you have defined to be synced from the device sync options (Tools > Options > Device sync).

  4. Sign in to your Nokia account: Click Sign in if you want to start creating your Nokia account, or sign in to your existing account. When you have a Nokia account, you can access different Ovi services, such as sharing your photos and videos, and get new applications and content for your device from the Ovi Store.

  5. Selection of tips for using Nokia Ovi Suite: Here you can view useful tips on Nokia Ovi Suite usage and gain easy access to Nokia Ovi Suite tools. Note that not all of the tips and tool links are available at all times.

  6. Recommendations from Ovi: Here you can see a service that is recommended for you, if applicable, and what Ovi Store and Music Store have to offer you.

  7. Sync button: Hover your mouse over one of the main areas and click Sync to sync the applicable contents (for example, contacts or photos).

  8. Top navigation bar: Access Nokia Ovi Suite Home, the different views, or software updates wizard by clicking the applicable icon.

  9. Music info: Shows information about a track during playback, and the playback controls.

 

Image 1: Nokia Ovi Suite Home

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How to navigate in a Nokia Ovi Suite view

The different parts of a Nokia Ovi Suite view (image 2) are the following (all views follow roughly the same logic):

  1. Nokia Ovi Suite menus: Access the main functions available for the current view and Nokia Ovi Suite.

  2. Top navigation bar: Access Nokia Ovi Suite Home, the different views, or software updates wizard by clicking the applicable icon.

  3. Navigation area for computer’s content: Here you can navigate the contents of the current view on the folder level. Referred to in the help text as the navigation area.

  4. Navigation area for device’s content: Here you can navigate the contents of the currently active device on the folder level. Referred to in the help text as the device area.

  5. Items area: Here you can view the contents of the current view on the item list level – for example, in the Contacts view, all your contacts are shown listed in the items area. Note that the items area is not shown in all views, such as the Photos view.

  6. Content area: Here you can view the contents of the current view on a single item level – for example, you can view a contact in more detail.

  7. Sync button: Click the sync button to sync the contents of the view in question – for example, your messages.

  8. View mode selection buttons: You can switch between different modes to view the items or content area in. The view mode selection buttons are visible in the Messaging, Music, and Photos views.

  9. Filtering field: You can find and view a particular item by filtering the list that is currently visible. Start typing in the field, and the items matching the text you type are listed in the items area. The filtering field is available in the Contacts, Messaging, Music, and Maps views.

  10. Sign in to your Nokia account: Click Sign in if you want to start creating your Nokia account, or sign in to your existing account. When you have a Nokia account, you can access different Ovi services, such as sharing your photos and videos, and get new applications and content for your device from the Ovi Store.

  11. Music info: Shows information about a track during playback, and the playback controls.

 

 

Image 2: Nokia Ovi Suite Messaging view

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When using Nokia Ovi Suite and syncing your personal content between your device and computer, it is recommended that you make use of the Windows user profiles (also known as user accounts). This helps protect the personal content you have on your device, and to separate your information from other possible users. For more information about the Windows user profiles, see Windows help (accessible via the Start menu).

Nokia Ovi Suite overview