Chapter 4. Contacts module

Table of Contents

Overview
What you should know
What is the purpose of the Contacts module?
What should I know about contacts?
What is the purpose of the contact folders?
The Contacts module interface
The Contacts panel
The contacts overview window
Viewing contacts
Displaying the phone list
Displaying address cards
Filtering contacts
Displaying the Detail view
Displaying hovers
Opening or saving attachments
Creating contacts
Adding categories
Marking a contact as private
Adding a picture
Adding attachments
Creating a contact from a vCard attachment
Creating distribution lists
Adding contacts from an address book
Adding contacts as customized entries
Deleting contacts from the distribution list
Managing contacts
Searching for contacts
Editing contacts
Printing contacts
Copying contacts
Duplicating contacts
Moving contacts
Marking contacts with categories
Marking contacts with flags
Sending contacts as a vCard attachment
Exporting contacts
Deleting contacts

Overview

To open the Contacts module use one of the following methods:

Click the Contacts icon in the module bar .

Click the Contacts folder or another contact folder in the folder tree.

The Contacts module:

The module contains the following elements:

No.

Element

Function

1

Module bar

Contains icons for opening the modules. The Contacts icon is selected.

2

Panel

Contains the functions available in the Contacts module, please refer to : The Contacts panel.

3

Folder trees

Displays the personal contact folders, please refer to : What is the purpose of the contact folders?.

4

Overview window

Displays the content of the selected contacts folder, please refer to : The contacts overview window.