Contacts
Contact basics
Add a contact
•
To add a contact using the Contacts application, on the Home screen, click the
Contacts
icon. At the top of the screen, click
New
Contact
. Type the contact information. Press the
key >
Save
.
•
To add a contact from a message, call log, or web page, highlight the contact name, number, or email address. Press the
key >
Add
to contacts
. If necessary, add contact information. Press the
key >
Save
.
Create a custom contact field
Custom contact fields can store information that you want to remember about a contact, for example, you might want to add a custom contact
field named Sports team or Favorite color. If you create a custom field for a contact, the field appears for all your contacts.
1.
When you are adding or changing a contact, in the
Custom Fields
section, click
Add Custom Field
.
2. Click a field.
3. Press the
key >
Change Field Name
.
4. To change the name of the field, place the cursor in the field. Press the
key >
Change Field Name
. Type a name for the field. Press
the key on the keyboard.
5. Type the information that you want to add to the custom field.
6. Press the
key >
Save
.
You can synchronize contact fields that you customize on your BlackBerry® device with the email application on your computer. For more
information about synchronizing contact fields, see the Help in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software.
Add a pause or a wait to a phone number
Use a pause or a wait to separate additional numbers, for example a password or extension, from a main phone number. After dialing the main
phone number, your BlackBerry® device either pauses before dialing the additional numbers (pause) or prompts you to type them (wait).
1.
After you type the main part of a phone number in a phone number field, press the
key.
2. Click
Add Pause
or
Add Wait
.
3. Type the additional numbers.
4. Press the
key >
Save
.
Change or delete a contact
1.
On the Home screen, click the
Contacts
icon.
2. Highlight a contact.
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