Using Address Book on the Web
February 12, 2002
T-Mobile Device Owner’s Manual
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To create a new category:
1
In the Address Book sidebar, click
Preferences
; the Preferences page appears. The page has three links
across the top: Categories, Labels, and Delete all Contacts. Categories is selected by default.
2
In the blank box at the bottom of the list of categories, type the name of your new category, and select a
color (if you do not wish to use the assigned color). Remember, categories describe a group of contacts; for
example, you might have a number of medical doctors you want to group into a category named “MDs”.
3
Click the
Add new category
link to add the category. The page refreshes, and your new category is included
in the list in alphabetical order. A new blank box is added at the bottom in case you want to add another
category.
4
When you’re through adding categories, click
Save
Changes
at the bottom of the page. If you change your
mind and don’t want to create the new category, click
Undo Changes
at the bottom of the page.
5
You will now be able to assign contacts to this new category, as well as use it to filter (sort) messages.
To edit an existing category
:
1
In the Address Book sidebar, click
Preferences
; the Preferences page appears, with Categories selected by
default.
2
All categories appear in editable text boxes; edit the category you want to change, then click
Save Changes
at the bottom of the page.To cancel your edit, click
Undo Changes
.
To delete a category
:
1
In the Address Book sidebar, click
Preferences
; the Preferences page appears, with Categories selected by
default.
2
Click
Discard category
to the right of the category you want to delete. The category is deleted; any contacts
assigned to the category are moved to the Unfiled category.
Create, Edit, and Delete Labels
All pieces of information you store about an individual contact are described using “labels”. For example, you
might have two phone numbers for a contact, one of which is labeled “Home” and the other “Work”. By default,
the Address Book includes the following labels:
• Hiptop
• Home
• Mobile
• Personal
• Vacation
• Work
You can edit the names of these labels and create new ones. The maximum number of labels is 10.
To add a label
:
1
In the Address Book sidebar, click
Preferences
; the Preferences page appears.
2
Click the
Labels
link at the top of the page; this opens the Labels page.
3
In the blank box at the bottom of the list of labels, type the name of your new label.
4
Click the
Add new label
link. The page refreshes, and your new label is included in the list in alphabetical
order. A new blank box is added in case you want to add another label.
5
When you’re through adding labels, click
Save
Changes
at the bottom of the page. If you change your mind
and don’t want to create the new label(s), click
Undo Changes
at the bottom of the page.
