Creating and Editing Contacts

To​ ​edit​ ​a​ ​contact,​ ​select​ ​it​ ​from​ ​the​ ​contacts​ ​list​ ​and​ ​then​ ​click​ ​the​ ​’Edit​’​ ​button​ ​in​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​properties​ ​area​ ​on​ ​the​ ​right.

The​ ​upper​ ​part​ ​of​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​edit​ ​area​ ​contains​ ​the​ ​name,​ ​organization​ ​fields,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​option​ ​to​ ​upload​ ​a​ ​contact​ ​picture.

The​ ​lower​ ​part​ ​displays​ ​the​ ​same​ ​groups​ ​of​ ​contact​ ​properties​ ​as​ ​the​ ​Contact​ ​Details​ ​section,​ ​organized​ ​in​ ​tabs​ ​and​ ​boxes.

Certain​ ​properties​ ​have​ ​a​ ​type​ ​selector​ ​drop-down​ ​where​ ​you​ ​can​ ​specify​ ​the​ ​type​ ​of​ ​email​ ​address​ ​(e.g.,​ ​home​ ​or​ ​work).​ ​To​ ​remove​ ​a​ ​contact​ ​property,​ ​either​ ​clear​ ​the​ ​input​ ​field(s)​ ​or​ ​click​ ​the​ ​’Delete’​ ​icon​ ​next​ ​to​ ​it.

Once​ ​you​ ​have​ ​finished​ ​editing,​ ​save​ ​your​ ​changes​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​the​ ​’Save’​ ​button​ ​below​ ​the​ ​form.​ ​If​ ​you​ ​wish​ ​to​ ​cancel​ ​and​ ​discard​ ​your​ ​changes,​ ​use​ ​the​ ​’Cancel’​ ​button.

Adding​ ​Additional​ ​Contact​ ​Properties

To​ ​add​ ​another​ ​property​ ​field,​ ​select​ ​one​ ​from​ ​the​ ​’Add​ ​field…’​ ​drop-down​ ​menu​ ​located​ ​below​ ​the​ ​form.​ ​The​ ​drop-down​ ​below​ ​the​ ​name​ ​fields​ ​in​ ​the​ ​header​ ​allows​ ​you​ ​to​ ​add​ ​more​ ​name-related​ ​fields.

Please​ ​note​ ​that​ ​the​ ​list​ ​of​ ​properties​ ​available​ ​for​ ​adding​ ​to​ ​a​ ​contact​ ​may​ ​vary​ ​depending​ ​on​ ​the​ ​directory​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​belongs​ ​to.

Uploading​ ​a​ ​Contact​ ​Photo

Contacts​ ​can​ ​have​ ​an​ ​assigned​ ​picture,​ ​which​ ​will​ ​also​ ​be​ ​displayed​ ​in​ ​the​ ​email​ ​task​ ​of​ ​the​ ​application​ ​for​ ​messages​ ​sent​ ​by​ ​a​ ​contact​ ​saved​ ​with​ ​a​ ​picture​ ​in​ ​your​ ​address​ ​books.

To​ ​add​ ​or​ ​replace​ ​a​ ​contact​ ​picture,​ ​click​ ​the​ ​​picture​ ​placeholder​ ​in​ ​the​ ​edit​ ​form.​ ​Then,​ ​select​ ​an​ ​image​ ​from​ ​your​ ​computer​ ​using​ ​the​ ​file​ ​picker​ ​dialog.​ ​Once​ ​selected,​ ​the​ ​picture​ ​will​ ​be​ ​immediately​ ​uploaded​ ​and​ ​shown​ ​as​ ​a​ ​preview.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​important​ ​to​ ​note​ ​that​ ​the​ ​new​ ​picture​ ​will​ ​be​ ​permanently​ ​associated​ ​with​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​only​ ​after​ ​saving​ ​the​ ​contact.

To​ ​remove​ ​the​ ​currently​ ​assigned​ ​picture​ ​from​ ​a​ ​contact,​ ​use​ ​the​ ​’Delete’​ ​button​ ​in the upper left cover of​ ​the​ ​picture​ ​and​ ​save​ ​the​ ​contact​ ​to​ ​apply​ ​the​ ​changes.

Creating​ ​a​ ​New​ ​Contact

To​ ​add​ ​a​ ​new​ ​contact​ ​to​ ​the​ ​currently​ ​selected​ ​address,​ ​simply​ ​click​ ​the​ ​’Create​’​ ​button​​ ​located​ ​in​ ​the​ ​header​ ​of​ ​the​ ​Contact​ ​Details.​ ​The​ ​form​ ​for​ ​adding​ ​names​ ​and​ ​properties​ ​is​ ​the​ ​same​ ​as​ ​for​ ​editing.​ ​Finally,​ ​create​ ​the​ ​new​ ​contact​ ​by​ ​clicking​ ​the​ ​’Save’​ ​button​ ​below​ ​the​ ​form.