56.5. Address book

The address book allows you to save your contacts and easly access to them.

Clicking on this button you'll open a pop-up window like the following one:

Figure 56.15. Address book

Address book


As you can see, it is the list of saved contacts. You can search a contact filling the textbox.

56.5.1. Add new contacts

New-contact button: You get the following pop-up window:

Figure 56.16. Add new contact

Add new contact


To add a new contact fill the fields and click on Submit.

  • Type: It can be Private or Public:

    • Private: The contact is visible only in your address book. The other users can't see it.

    • Public: All the users can see this contact in their address book.

  • Name: The name you see in the address book. When the contact calls yourself, you see his name instead of his number.

  • OutDial: The prefix to put before the number when you call it. (This field is optional)

  • Number: The number to assign to the contact.

56.5.2. Edit contacts

Edit button: You get a pop-up window like the one that adds a new contact, but you can't change the type.

Remember to click on Submit to save your changes.

56.5.3. Remove contacts

Remove button: Delete the selected contact.

A confirmation window will appear. Click on Yes if you are sure to delete the contact.

56.5.4. Call

Call button: call the selected contact.

Call-try button: Use the Call-try function on the selected contact.

56.5.5. SMS

SMS button: This button opens a pop-up window that lets you write and send a SMS to the selected contact.

Figure 56.17. Send SMS

Send SMS


56.5.6. Public/Private contacts

The contacts are divided into two groups:

  • Private contact: The contact is visible only in your address book. The other users can't see it.

  • Public contact: All the users can see this contact in their address book.

Public/Private contacts button: This button is used to choose what type of contacts that are displayed. The text on the button changes to show if private contacts, public contacts or both are displayed.

56.5.7. Import/Export address book

Import/Export address book button: A pop-up window will guide you to import or export all the private contacts of the address book.

  • Export: you can download the private contacts in a CVS format.

  • Import: you can upload a CVS file compatible with the specifications displayed on the screen.

    [Warning]Warning

    If you import your contacts, all the private contacts on the Abilis will be lost. It's recommended to have a backup copy.