Contacts; Contact Basics - Blackberry Bold 9780 User Manual

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Contacts

Contact basics

Add a contact
• To add a contact using the Contacts application, on the Home screen, click the Contacts icon. At the top of the screen, click New
Contact. Type the contact information. Press the
• To add a contact from a message, call log or web page, highlight the contact name, number or email address. Press the
to contacts. If necessary, add contact information. Press the
Create a custom contact field
Custom contact fields could store information that you want to remember about a contact. For example, you could add a custom contact field
named Sports team or Favourite colour. If you create a custom field for a contact, the field appears for all of your contacts.
1. When you are adding or changing a contact, in the User Fields section, click Add.
2. Click a field.
3. Press the key > Change Field Name.
4. Type a name for the contact list field.
5. Press the key on the keyboard.
6. Press the key > Save.
You can synchronise contact fields that you customise on your BlackBerry® device with the email application on your computer. For more
information about synchronising contact fields, see the Help in the BlackBerry® Desktop Software.
Add a pause or a wait to a phone number
Use a pause or a wait to separate additional numbers, for example a password or extension, from a main phone number. After dialling the main
phone number, your BlackBerry® device either pauses before dialling the additional numbers (pause) or prompts you to type them (wait).
1. After you type the main part of a phone number in a phone number field, press the
2. Click Add Pause or Add Wait.
3. Type the additional numbers.
4. Press the key > Save.
Change or delete a contact
1. On the Home screen, click the Contacts icon.
2. Highlight a contact.
3. Press the key.
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