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Communications Suite - Using Outlook - Personal Contacts
Accessing Personal Contacts
  • Depending on how your Navigation Pane has been customized, either click on on the Contacts button (see figure 44) or the Contacts icon (see figure 45) in the Navigation Pane

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Figure 44 - Contacts Button            Figure 45 - Contacts Icon

  • The Contacts window opens (see figure 46)

Figure 46

Figure 46 - The Contacts Window

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Creating a New Contact
  • Click on the New button in the Standard Toolbar (see figure 47)

Figure 47

Figure 47 - Click on the New button to create a new contact

  • The New Contact window opens (see figure 48)

Figure 48 - The New Contact window

  • Fill in the Full Name and the Email for the contact you wish to add. You can also fill in the other fields as well, but they're optional
  • When you are finished, click on the Save and Close button on the Standard Toolbar (see figure 49)

Figure 49

Figure 49 - The Save and Close and Save and New Buttons

Tip: If you wish to add another contact, you can click on the 'Save and New' button (see figure 49)

  • Your new contact(s) will appear in your Contacts List
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Sending and Email to a Personal Contact
  • Create a new email message
  • In the new messages window, click on either the To:, CC:, or Bcc:, buttons (see figure 50)

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Figure 50 - Click on the To:, CC:, or Bcc:, to access your Personal Contacts

  • Your Personal Contacts will appear (see figure 51)

Figure 51

Figure 51 - Your Personal Contacts

  • Highlight the contact you want to send an email to and click the To: button (see figure 51)

Tip: If you want to CC or BCC someone on your email, you can highlight that person in your Contacts and click on the CC or BCC buttons (see figure 51)

  • When you are finished, click on the OK to go back to your email message
  • Your contacts will appear in the fields you specified (see figure 52)

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Figure 52 - Sending a message to people in your Personal Contacts list

  • Type the content of your message
  • Click on the Send button when you are finished
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Deleting a Contact from Personal Contacts
  • Click on the Contacts button or icon in the Navigation Pane
  • Your Personal Contacts window opens
  • Right-click on the contact you want to delete
  • A shortcut menu will appear (see figure 53)

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Figure 53 - Deleting a contact

  • Click on Delete in the shortcut menu
  • The contact has now been removed
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Updating a Contact's Information
  • Click on the Contacts button or icon in the Navigation Pane
  • Double-click on the contact you want to update (see figure 54)

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Figure 54 - Double-click on a contact to modify it

  • That contact's information will appear (see figure 55)

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Figure 55 - Update a contact's information

  • When you are finished, click on the Save and Close button in the Standard Toolbar
  • Information for that contact has now been updated
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