4.3. The Contacts module interface

4.3.1. The Contacts panel

The Contacts panel:

The Contacts panel contains the following functions in several panel tabs:

Panel tab

Functions

New

Create new contacts or other objects

Edit

Create, edit, delete, print, send, and manage contacts

View

Set the display of contacts: address cards, phone list, and detail

Flag

Mark contacts with flags

Social

Publish contacts from the contacts folder selected, subscribe contacts from the contacts folders selected Further information can be found in 8.7: Publish&Subscribe

The Contacts panel, setting Compact panel:

The Contacts panel contains the following functions:

Panel entry

Functions

New

Create new contact

icon

Create new objects

Edit

Edit a contact's data

Delete

Permanently delete contact

Print icon

Print the data for a contact or a list of contacts

Send E-Mail

Send an E-Mail to the selected contact

Send as vCard attachment

Send contact as an E-Mail's vCard attachment

Move icon

Move contact to another folder

Copy icon

Copy contact to another folder or to the same folder

View

Set the display of contacts: address cards, phone list, detail

Flags

Mark contacts with flags

Social

Publish contacts from a contact folder selected, subscribe contacts from the contacts folders selected Further information can be found in 8.7: Publish&Subscribe

4.3.2. The contacts overview window

The contacts overview window, Phone list view:

The contacts overview window contains the following elements:

No.

Element

Function

1

Labelling

Displays the name and path of the current contacts folder and the number of contacts in this folder. Tip: You can browse the folder tree by clicking the underlined parts of the path.

2

Content area

Displays the contacts.

3

Quick filter bar

Allows you to filter the displayed contacts via the first letter of the contacts' last names.