Nortel Softphone 2050, User Manual

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Managing contacts from the Local Directory
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Note:
Names in the directory are formatted as
last name, first name
.
Use this format when searching for a contact.
4. Click
Find Now .
Search results display in the Find Contact window.
5. To stop a search, click
Stop
.
Filtering a Local Directory
The IP Softphone 2050 lets you filter a Local Directory, making it smaller
and easier to manage. This feature is useful for dealing with large
directories. By filtering a directory, you can reduce the number of names
through which you must search.
To filter a directory:
1. Click
Filter
on the toolbar, or
Directory > Filter
from the menu.
The
Filter
dialog box appears.
2. From the
Field
and
Condition
lists, choose your filter criteria.
3. Enter the values you want included in the filtered list. For example, if
under the filter criteria
Field: Last Name
,
Condition: Starts With
,
you enter
Value: C
, only contacts with a last name starting with C
appear in the Local Directory.
4. To apply the filter, click
Add
.
Dialing from the Local Directory
To call a contact stored in the Local Directory:
1. Open the
Local Directory
. For details, see “Opening a Local
Directory from the Call Control window” on page 30.
2. Find the contact you want to call. You can dial using any of the
following options:
— Double-click the phone number you want to dial.
— Double-click the contact's name.