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8.1Consulting your Contacts

To access the Contacts, select “Contacts” from the main menu or tap from tool bar.

For dual SIM model, the location of each contact is identified by an icon to the left of the contact name.

Contacts stored in phone

Contacts stored in SIM1 Contacts stored in SIM2

The whole contact list is categorized by Favourite

and All

contacts.

 

For the first time consulting your Contacts, your are required to import contact from SIM card to your phone. For dual SIM model, you can select to import contact from either or both SIM1/SIM2.

Searching for a contact

You can search for a contact by multi-pressing the keys associated with the first letter of their name. Subsequent letters may be added to refine the search. Alternatively scroll up/down to find the contact you need after reaching the initial letter within the contact list (A-Z) section.

Viewing a contact

Select a name from your Contacts to read the contact information.

8.2Adding a contact

You can create a new contact by tapping “Options\Create new”.

Following fields are accessible when you create a new contact in the directory: Name, Image, Mobile, Copy to SIM card/Don't copy to SIM card, Home, Work, Email, Birthday, Birthday reminder, URL, Address, Ringtone, Group.

For dual SIM model, you can add a contact and select to Copy to SIM1/ Copy to SIM2/Don't copy to SIM card.

You can move from one field to another by scrolling up and down or using the Navigation key.

Birthday reminder

You can set a birthday reminder when editing contact information. This will remind you at regular intervals during the day prior to the set date (see page 76).

If you use your phone abroad, store the numbers in your Contacts in international format “+” followed by the country code (see page 25).

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Alcatel 819D manual Consulting your Contacts, Adding a contact

819D specifications

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