Address book settings

Display

Set your preferred contact display and sorting mode by choosing which address book to use as the default when you add a new contact.

To change this setting, access the settings by clicking and go to the Contact display page. Here you can choose:

• Initial address book, i.e. the address book displayed automatically when opening the Address Book section
• Default address book, the address book where newly created contacts are saved.
• Contact sorting
• Your preferred data display.

Once you have made the desired changes, click the Save button at the top right to complete the operation.

Address books

Organize and manage your personal address books and the address books shared with you by other users.

Personal address books

To create, edit, or delete an address book, access the settings by clicking and select Address books in the sidebar.

To create a personal address book, click New address book, enter the name of the address book you want to create, and click the Save button to add it to the list of address books displayed in the sidebar of the Address Book module. To enable Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync synchronization for the new address book, turn on the switch labeled Sync with Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync.

To edit a personal address book, click edit next to the address book you want to edit, make your changes, and click the Save button to confirm.

To enable/disable Microsoft® Exchange ActiveSync synchronization for a personal address book, go to the Address Book module. Right-click the address book name, select ActiveSync and then Sync/Do not sync. You can also enable or disable synchronization in the Address books section in the settings by clicking edit on the relevant address book.

To delete a personal address book, click the trash icon next to the address book you want to delete and confirm the operation by clicking the Delete button.

Automatic contact saving

Set up automatic saving for all contacts that are not already in your personal or company address books and choose which address book to add them to.

To set up automatic contact saving, access the settings by clicking and select Address books in the sidebar. To enable automatic contact saving, turn on the Automatically save email recipients not in the address book option and select the address book where contacts should be saved. Click Save to complete the changes.

Shared address books

Shared address books are address books that other users in your same domain have shared with you, assigning you specific read or write permissions.

To share a personal address book, go to the Address books section in the settings, click edit next to the address book you want to share, move to the Address book sharing tab, enter the name or email address of the user you want to share the address book with, and select them from the suggested results. Before saving, click Edit next to the selected user to assign address book management permissions. Click the Save button to confirm the operation. To stop sharing, click the trash icon next to the user you want to remove from the sharing list.

To subscribe/unsubscribe to a shared address book, enter the name or email address of the address book owner. Select the owner, expand the entry, and click the Subscribe / Unsubscribe button next to the name of the address book you want to subscribe/unsubscribe to.