Managing contacts and groups – CounterPath Bria for Linux User Guide User Manual

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Exporting Contacts

You can export a contact list to a comma-separated file, a pst file or a vcf file.

1.

From the main menu, click the Contacts menu and choose Export Contacts. The Export Contacts wizard
starts.

2.

When you click Next, the export starts. A new file of the specified type is created.

Managing Contacts and Groups

Adding a Contact

Click

, or right-click a group and choose Add Contact to Group. The Contact Profile dialog appears. See the

table.

Adding a Contact using an Existing Address

You can add a contact by capturing existing information:

If you are on a phone call with a person who is not a contact, click the Add icon in the call panel.

On the History tab, select an entry that is not a contact. Right-click and choose Add as Contact.

Changing Contact Information

To change the information for a contact, right-click the contact and choose Edit Profile. The Contact Profile
dialog appears (page 21).

Field

Description

Display as

First name

Last name

Only the “Display as” name is required. This is the name that will appear in the call panel and the
Call Alert when this person phones you.

Group

Choose the group for this contact to belong to.

Contact Methods

You must enter at least one contact method. Enter as many contact methods as you want. Softphone
entries must have the format <name>@<domain>.

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