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Chapter 6: How to Use the Contact
Directory
The Contact Directory allows you to store a large number of contacts; contacts can be dialed, searched,
added, edited, and deleted.
When you open the Contact Directory, contact are listed alphabetically by last name, and the View, IM,
Search, and Edit soft keys display.
You may add contacts manually, from the missed, received, and placed call lists, or from the IM History
list. You may also add contacts from the Corporate Directory. See
Searching and Saving with the
Corporate Directory .
Contact Directory Fields
The following table describes the fields you can configure for each contact in your contact directory.
Table 3: Contact Directory Fields
Field Name Description
First Name
Last Name Names are sorted alphabetically by first name and can be searched for by
either first or last name. They display in the contact list by label, first name,
last name. Each field supports a maximum of 32 characters.
Contact Enter the phone number. This could be an extension number within your
facility, or an IP address or phone number outside your facility. The phone
number must be unique, and must not already exist in the directory. If you try
to save an entry with a number already in use, the entry will not be saved. This
field supports a maximum of 128 characters.
Speed Dial Index The Speed Dial Index number is automatically assigned to the next available
index number. You may edit it after the contact has been added.
When editing the Speed dial index number, you may assign it an unused value
between 1 and 9999. If you assign it a value that is already in use, the message
Speed dial index already exists displays. If you enter an invalid speed dial
index number (for example, 0 or 00), the message Speed dial index is invalid
displays.