Java Desktop System Email and Calendar User Guide

To Select Contacts for a Message

You can add contacts from your contacts folders to the To, Cc, and Bcc fields of your message.

To add contacts to a message, perform the following steps:

  1. To add contacts, click on the To, Cc, or Bcc buttons in your message. A Select Contacts from Addressbook dialog is displayed.

  2. Use the Select Contacts from Addressbook dialog to add contacts to your message. The following table describes the elements in the Select Contacts from Addressbook dialog:

    Element 

    Description 

    Folder

    Click on the folder selector button to select a contacts folder from which you want to select the contacts. 

    For information about how to specify a default contacts folder, see Setting Folders Preferences.

    Category

    Select a category to which the contact belongs from the drop-down list. The list of contacts in the lower part of the dialog displays all contacts in that category.  

    To display contacts in all categories, select All Categories.

    Name text box 

    Type the name of a contact to search for, then click on the Find button to find the contact in the list of contacts.

    List of contacts 

    Displays a list of the contacts and contact lists in the current folder. The contents of the list depend on the following factors: 

    • The folder that you select.

    • The category that you select.

    • Whether you search for names.

    • Whether you add contacts to the To, Cc, Bcc fields.

    To

    To add a contact to the To field of your message, select the contact in the list of contacts, then click on the To button.

    Cc

    To add a contact to the Cc field of your message, select the contact in the list of contacts, then click on the Cc button.

    Bcc

    To add a contact to the Bcc field of your message, select the contact in the list of contacts, then click on the Bcc button.

  3. Click OK to add the contacts to the To, Cc, and Bcc fields of your message, and close the dialog.