HTC PDA Phone Start Smart Dialing, Tips on using Smart Dialing, To find a phone number

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3.4 Smart Dialing

Smart Dialing is a program that makes it easy for you to dial a phone number. When you start entering numbers or characters, Smart Dialing will automatically search and sort the contact entries in Contacts and the phone numbers in Call History (including incoming, outgoing, and missed calls). You can then select the desired number or contact from the filtered list to dial.

Start Smart Dialing

Open the Phone screen, then use the Phone keypad or hardware keyboard to enter the phone number or contact name you want to call.

When you start entering a number or letter, the Smart Dialing panel will appear automatically on the Phone screen. You can change the panel size according to your needs by tapping the arrow icon .

Tap to expand or minimize the Smart Dialing panel

Minimized Smart Dialing panel Expanded Smart Dialing panel

Tips on using Smart Dialing

Smart Dialing starts looking for numbers or contacts that match the sequence you have entered. Below are some tips on how to use Smart Dialing to quickly find a desired phone number or contact.

To find a phone number

•Simply enter the first one or two digits to find a phone number in Call History.

•Enter the first three digits or more if you want to find a phone number from the saved contacts on your device.

To find a contact name

You can just enter the first letter of a contact’s first name or surname. Smart Dialing will search for the letter starting from the first character of a contact name as well as from the character that appears after a space, dash, or underscore in a contact name. For example, if you tap number “2” which is associated with [a, b, c] on the Phone keypad, contact names such as the following will be considered matches: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “John-Carter”, “Carter, Ellen”, “Dixon, Allan”, “Thomas_Clark”, “JaneCampbell”.

If the matching list is long and you want to narrow down the search further, enter another letter. Using the same example above, if you continue to tap “3” which is associated with [d, e, f], the matching list will be narrowed down to the following names: “Ben Miller”, “George Adams”, “Carter, Ellen”, “Dixon, Allan”.