Get contacts

Add and edit contacts

When you open Contacts for the first time, the Get contacts dialog opens. You can import contacts from your SIM card, cellular phone or other device.

Select > Contacts. A list of all your stored contacts and their possible availability status, status message, and avatar image is displayed.

Add a new contact.

  1. Open the menu, and select New contact.

  2. Enter the contact's first name and last name. Only one name field is required.

  3. Enter a phone number. To define whether it is a home or work number, cellular or landline number, or fax number, select Cell.

  4. Enter a mail address. To define whether it is a home or work mail address, select E-mail.

  5. To add an avatar image, select the placeholder image. Select a default avatar, or to use a different image, select Browse.

  6. To add more details, select Add field. You can add details about, for example, addresses, birthdays, business details, mail addresses, nicknames, notes, phone numbers, SIP user names, titles, and websites.

You can also manually add contact user names for different internet services. If you set up your own account, the contacts will be imported automatically from the server.

Edit a contact

  1. Select the contact, open the menu, and select Edit.

  2. Edit the contact's details.

    To add more details about the contact, select Add field.

    To remove details, select Delete fields. Select the details you want to delete and Delete. You cannot remove the first name, last name or gender field.

Merge a contact

If you have duplicate contacts, do the following:

  1. Select the contact, open the menu, and select Merge contact.

  2. Select the contact to merge with.

    If the contact details have contradicting information or the merging was not successful, select the desired details and Save.

Delete a contact

  1. Open the menu, and select Delete contacts.

  2. Select the contacts to delete and Delete.

  3. Confirm the deletion.

The contacts will also be deleted from all possible services.

Import and export contacts

You can import contact information from another device, IM accounts, a SIM card, or from a compatible file.

Import contacts

  1. Select > Contacts, open the menu, and select Get contacts.

  2. Select from the following:

    • Synchronize from other device - Synchronize existing contacts from another device.
    • Import contacts from new account - Modify or create an IM account. When an IM account is created, the contacts of that account are imported.
    • Copy from SIM card - Copy all contacts from your SIM card.
    • Import contacts - Import contacts from a file stored in your device. You can import contacts from files that have the .vcf file extension.

Export contacts

  1. Select > Contacts, open the menu, and select Export. Select Next.

  2. Select All contacts or Selected contacts, and select Next.

    If you selected Selected contacts, select the contacts you want to export, and then select Done.

  3. Select the export file format, and select Next.

  4. Define the folder name for the exported contacts, select a location for the folder, and select Next.

  5. Select Finish.

Import a Mail for Exchange contact

You can import the details of Mail for Exchange contacts to your device contacts list. You need to have a Mail for Exchange account set up in your device.

Select > Contacts.

  1. Open the menu, and select Get contacts > Import Mail Exch. contacts .

  2. Enter a name, and select Search.

  3. Select Import.

Add and edit My information

My information is a view that contains your own contact details. You can also access your IM accounts or mail from this view.

Select > Contacts, open the menu, and select My information.

Add My information manually

  1. Enter your first name, last name, phone number, and mail address. Only one name field is required.

    Your phone number is automatically imported from your SIM card if it is available. Other details, such as for internet call or chat services that you have set up an account for, may also be automatically imported. You cannot edit imported details.

  2. To add an avatar manually, or change an automatically imported avatar, select the placeholder image. Select a default avatar, or to use a different image, select Browse.

    Your avatar is automatically downloaded from the IM service. If you have more than one service set up, the avatar is picked randomly.

  3. To add more details about yourself, select Add field.

  4. Select Save.

In the My information view, the availability icon shows your availability status, status icon, and status message. To access the availability settings, select the icon.

Edit My information

  1. Open the My information menu, and select Edit.

  2. Edit the fields as necessary, and select Save.

Synchronize your contacts

  1. Select > Contacts.

  2. Open the menu, and select Get contacts > Synchronize from other device > Next .

  3. Select whether you want to transfer data from other Bluetooth devices, or to set up synchronization to keep data updated on both devices. Select Next.

  4. Select Select device and the desired device from the list.

  5. Enter the identification number of the device you want to transfer data with, and select Pair.

View your contacts' availability statuses

The availability status of your contacts is indicated by one of the following:

Online

Busy

Away

Offline

Sort contacts

  1. Select > Contacts, and open the menu.

  2. Select from the following:

    • ABC - Sort the contact list alphabetically.
    • Availability - Sort the list by availability status. Your contacts are listed by availability first, then in alphabetical order.
    • Recent - Sort the list according to recent activity. The contacts you have recently communicated with are listed first.
  • View groups

    Open the menu, and select Groups.

  • View communication history

    Select a contact, open the menu, and select Communication history.

Send contact cards

You can send contact cards in a text message or mail, or through Bluetooth connectivity.

Send a contact card

  1. Select > Contacts.

  2. Select the contact whose contact card you want to send.

    To send your own information, open the menu, select My information.

  3. Open the menu, and select Send contact card.

  4. Select the method to use to send the contact card.

  5. Select the contact you want to send the card to, and select Send.

Send a contact detail

  1. Select > Contacts.

  2. Select the contact whose contact detail you want to send, open the menu, and select Send contact detail.

  3. Select the contact detail you want to send.

  4. Select the method to use to send the contact detail.

  5. Select the contact you want to send the detail to, and select Send.

Add shortcuts to desktop

You can add shortcuts to contacts on the desktop. To open a list of available contact methods, select a contact.

  • Add a shortcut

    Select > Contacts, select the contact you want to add the shortcut for, open the menu, and select Create shortcut.

You can only create one shortcut for a contact.

Contacts settings

Select > Contacts.

Open the menu, and select Settings and from the following:

  • Display names - Define how names are displayed. By default, First name Last name is used.
  • Display video calling option - Allow video calling directly from the contacts list entry.
  • Display SMS only for Cell numbers - Show text message options for cellular phone numbers, but not for landline phone numbers.
  • Delete all contacts from device - Delete all contacts on the device. The contacts are removed from the device, but they can still be found on the server.
  • Voicemail number - Define the voice mailbox phone number.