Alcatel OneTouch 983 Smart Manual page 22

3.3.5 Contacts importing, exporting and sharing
This phone enables you to import contacts from SIM card/microSD card
and export contacts to a microSD card which can then be used to back
up your information.
From the Contacts screen, press the Menu key to open options menu,
touch More\Import/Export, then select Import from SIM card,
Export to SIM card, Import from SD card or Export to SD card.
To import/export a single contact from/to SIM card, touch the contact you
want to import/export, then touch OK to confirm.
To import/export all contacts from/to your SIM card, mark the Select all
check box, then touch OK to confirm.
You can share a single contact or contacts with others by sending the
contact's vCard to them via Bluetooth, MMS, Gmail, etc.
Touch a contact you want to share, press the Menu key and touch Share
from contact details screen, then select the way you want to share it.
3.3.6 Displaying contacts
You can configure which group of contacts, for each account, you want to
display in the Contacts list. To hide/display contacts that don't have phone
numbers, press the Menu key from contacts list screen, touch Display
options, then activate or deactivate Only contacts with phones by
touching it. Finally, touch Done to save. The same operation for other two
options: Sort list by, View contact names as.
3.3.7 Joining/Separating contacts
To avoid duplication, you can add any new contact information to existing
contacts in a single action.
Touch the contact which you want to add information to, press the Menu
key and touch Edit contact, then press the Menu key again and touch
Join.
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At this time, you are required to select the contact whose information
you want to join with the first contact. The information from the second
contact is added to the first one, and the second contact will no longer be
displayed in the Contacts list.
To separate contact information, touch the contact whose information you
want to separate, press the Menu key and touch Edit contact, then press
the Menu key again and touch Separate, touch OK to confirm.
3.3.8 Accounts
Contacts, data or other information can be synchronized from multiple
accounts, depending on the applications installed on your phone.
To add an account, press the Menu key from Contacts list, touch
Accounts, then touch Add account tab; or access it by pressing Menu
key from the Home screen, then touch Settings\Accounts & sync\Add
account.
You are required to select the kind of accounts to add, like Google,
Corporate, etc.
As with other account set ups, you need to enter detailed information, like
username, password, etc.
You can remove an account to delete it and all associated information
from the phone.
Open the Accounts & sync settings screen, touch the account you want
to delete, then touch Remove account and confirm.
Useful icons:
Indicates that the account is configured to synchronize
automatically with your phone.
Indicates that the account is not configured to synchronize
automatically with your phone.
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