Setting up contacts – CounterPath Bria 2.5 Windows User Guide User Manual

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Setting up Contacts

Adding a Contact

Click

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

See the table on page 38.

Table 1: Contact Profile Fields

Field

Description

Contact name

Only the “Display as” name is required. This is the name that will appear in the call display and the Call

Alert when this person phones you.

Group

Either:
• Choose one group.
• Click Select Multiple Groups to add the new contact to more than one group.

Ring tone

Choose a ring tone for this contact, or use the preferred sound (which is defined in Preferences > Alerts).
Click the arrow to play the currently selected ring tone.

Contact Methods

Enter as many contact methods as you want. E-mail and softphone entries must have the format
<name>@<domain>

Advanced

The Advanced dialog appears, showing all the addresses for the contact. See below.

Double-click action

Choose the desired method. This method will be used when you double-click this contact.
For example, if you choose “IM:[email protected]”, then double-clicking this contact will open an

IM window using this address (rather than any of the other addresses that exist for this contact).

Other fields

Complete as desired.

This button is always displayed for
a new contact. It also appears
once you enter a new address for
an existing contact.

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