Blackberry 8707 Series manual Contact troubleshooting, Set display options for contacts

Set display options for contacts

You can set how your contacts appear in all applications, including the phone, message list, address book, and calendar.

1.In the device options, click Language.

2.Set the Name Display field to Last name, First name.

3.Click the trackwheel.

4.Click Save.

To sort your contacts by first name, set the Name Display field to First name Last name.

Prevent duplicate names in your address book

1.In the address book, click the trackwheel.

2.Click Options.

3.Set the Allow Duplicate Names field to No.

4.Click the trackwheel.

5.Click Save.

Turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items

You can turn off the prompt that appears before you delete items in a message list, the phone, the address book, the calendar, the task list, the memo list, or the password keeper.

1.In an application, click the trackwheel.

2.Click Options.

3.Set the Confirm Delete field to No.

4.Click the trackwheel.

5.Click Save.

View the number of contacts, calendar entries, tasks, or memos stored on your device

1.In the address book, calendar, task list, or memo list, click the trackwheel.

2.Click Options.

The Number of Entries field displays the number of contacts, calendar entries, tasks, or memos that are stored on your device.

Contact troubleshooting

I cannot find the Add Custom Phone Tune menu item

If you have already assigned a custom ring tone to a contact, the Add Custom Phone Tune menu item does not appear.

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