The contacts component uses KAddressBook. You can also start it separately with the command kaddressbook. Configure it with + . To search for a particular contact, use the search bar. With , select to display only contacts in a certain category. Right-click a contact to open a menu in which to select from a variety of options, such as sending the contact information in an e-mail.
To add a contact with the name and e-mail address from an e-mail, right-click the address in the mail component and select
. To add a new contact without using an e-mail, select + in the address component. Both methods open a dialog in which to enter information about the contact.In the
tab, enter basic contact information, such as name, e-mail addresses, and telephone numbers. Categories can be used to sort addresses. contains more specific information, such as birthday and spouse's name.If your contact uses an instant messenger, you can add these identities in
. If you do this and have Kopete or another KDE chat program running at the same time as Kontact, view status information about these identities in Kontact. In , enter the contact's encryption data, such as public key.has additional information, such as a photograph and the location of the user's Free/Busy information. Use to add your own information to the contact or address book.
Contacts can also be imported in a variety of formats. Use
+ and select the desired format. Then select the file to import.If you frequently send e-mail messages to the same group of people, a distribution list enables you to store multiple e-mail addresses as a single contact item so that you do not need to enter each name individually in every e-mail you send to that group. To create a distribution list, proceed as follows:
Click
+ + . A new section appears.Click
.Enter a name for the list and click
.Add contacts to the list by dragging them from the address list and dropping them in the distribution list window.
Use this list like you would an individual contact when creating an e-mail.
Kontact can access multiple address books, such as shared ones offered by Novell GroupWise or an LDAP server. Select
+ to view the current address books. Press to add one then select the type and enter the required information.The check boxes in front of the address books show the activation status of each address book. To prevent the display of a book without deleting it, uncheck it.
deletes the selected book from the list.