Chapter 5 - The Contact Wing
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Contact Properties Dialog Box
1.
Enter the desired information.
2.
When you click OK, the contact is added to the specified group or groups, with the
specified primary contact method displayed in the list.
Contact Properties Dialog Box
Importing Contacts
You can import a contacts list from:
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A comma-separated file. Use this method to import from a Microsoft® Excel ® file. You
will first have to set up the file; see below.
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A Microsoft® Outlook® or Microsoft® Exchange contacts list (a *.pst file).
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A vCard file (*.vcf file). A vCard is an electronic business card that is often attached to
an email.
The new contacts will be added to the existing contacts.
1.
Click the Contacts menu and choose Import. The Import Contacts wizard starts.
2.
As soon as you click Finish on the wizard, the Contacts tab in Softalk is updated to
show the imported entries. Note that none of the entries are set up with availability
turned on; in order to view availability of contacts, you must modify the appropriate
entries by changing the Show this contact's Availability checkbox. See above for
details.
Field
Description
Name
Complete as desired.
Display as
Required. This is the name that will appear in the Call display and the
Call Alert when this person phones you.
Group(s)
Either:
■
Choose one group.
■
Click Select More and select several groups. The new
contact will be added to each group.
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Create a new group by clearing the field and typing in a new
name. The new contact will be added to this new group.
■
Clear the displayed group in order to add the contact to No
Group
Contact Information
Enter as many contact information as you want.
If necessary, change the primary Contact Information.
