Contacts App

Contacts App

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Are my contacts backed up?

Contacts should be automatically backed up to your Outlook email profile. If you setup a new phone and your contacts are not shown, follow the instructions in the ‘Outlook App - Configuration’ section of this guide.

How do I create a new contact?

  1. Contacts app icon on android phoneClick the ‘Contacts’ app.
  2. Create a new contact iconClick the ‘Plus’ icon.
  3. create contact screen on androidComplete the details required (Name, phone number etc)
  4. Ensure you are saving your contacts in your ‘Outlook’ profile..
  5. Click ‘Save’.

How do I create a contact from my call history?

  1. In the ‘Phone’ app open your recent call list.
  2. Click on the telephone number you want to add to your contacts.
  3. Add contact icon in recent call listClick ‘Add contacts’.
  4. Add contacts tab save to box highlighted, outlook selectedEnter the details for the contact.
  5. Ensure you are saving your contacts in your ‘Outlook’ profile.
  6. Click ‘Save’.

How do I add a number to an existing contact?

  1. In the ‘Phone’ app open your recent call list.
  2. Click on the telephone number you want to add to your contacts.
  3. Click ‘Add contacts’.
  4. Add to existing contactClick ‘Add to Existing’ to save the number to a contact already in your phone.
  5. searching for a contactType the name of the contact in the ‘Search’ box at the top of the screen. Click the name when displayed.
  6. Click ‘Save’ to confirm the change.

How do I delete a contact?

  1. Locate and click on the contact to be deleted.
  2. menu option in contactsClick the ‘Menu’ icon in the top right hand corner.
  3. delete contact optionClick ‘Delete’.
  4. Confirm the deletion of a contactClick ‘Delete’ to confirm.

How do I set a contact as a favourite?

You may wish to set contacts you use frequently as ‘favourites’.

  1. Star icon in contact used to set as a favouriteLocate and click on the contact.
  2. Click the ‘Star’ icon.

How do I view my favourite contacts?

Favourites listed at the top of your contacts list in the contacts appIn the ‘Contacts’ app your favourites are listed at the top of the list.

Show favourite contacts in the phone appIn the ‘Phone’ app click ‘Favourites’ to list them.

How do I remove a contact from the favourite list?

  1. Click the star icon to add/remove a favourite contactLocate and click on the contact to view it.
  2. Click the ‘Star’.

How do I pin a contact to the main screen?

  1. Locate and click on the contact.
  2. Click the icons to display the menu in contactsClick the ‘Menu’ icon in the top right hand corner.
  3. Add to home screen option in contactsClick ‘Add to Home Screen’.
  4. Add Automatically option when pinning a contact to your home screenClick ‘Add Automatically’.