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54 Organizing Contacts, Appointments, Tasks, and Other Information
6.1 Contacts
Contacts is your address book and information storage for the people and businesses you communicate with.
Store phone numbers, e-mail addresses, home addresses, and any other information that relates to a contact,
such as a birthday or an anniversary date. You can also add a picture or assign a ring tone to a contact.
From the contact list, you can quickly communicate with people. Tap a contact in the list for a summary of
contact information. From there, you can call or send a message.
If you use Outlook on your PC, you can synchronize contacts between your device and PC.
To create a contact on your device
1. Tap Start > Contacts.
2. Tap New and enter the contact information.
3. In the File as field, choose how you want the contact name to appear in the contact list.
4. To add a photo of the contact, tap Select a picture, then select the picture file or tap Camera to take
a photo of the contact. This photo appears on the Phone screen when you receive a call from the
contact.
5 To assign a ring tone to the contact, tap the Ring tone field, scroll through the list of tones, then select
a desired tone.
6. When finished, tap OK.
Tips • If someone who is not in your list of contacts calls you, you can create a contact from Call History by tapping and
holding a phone number and then tapping Save to Contacts from the shortcut menu.
• To save a phone number that is contained in a message, tap the phone number, then tap Menu > Save to
Contacts.
• In the list of contact information, you’ll see where you can add a picture or assign a ring tone to a contact.
To change contact information
1. Tap Start > Contacts.
2. Tap the contact.
3. Tap Menu > Edit and enter the changes.
4. When finished, tap OK.
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To group similar contacts
You can group similar contacts for easier management by assigning them to categories.
1. Create a new contact, or select an existing contact to edit.
2. Tap Categories.
3. Select a preset category such as Business or Personal, or tap New to create your own category.
4. When finished, tap OK.
Note If your contact list has been filtered by a category, that category is automatically assigned when you create a new
contact.