How-to: BlackBerry Z30: Manage Contacts

Adding Contacts

Setting Up an Email or Other Types of Accounts:

1. While on the home screen, swipe down from the top of the screen
2. Tap "Settings"
3. Tap "Accounts
4. Tap the "Add account +" icon to add an account

Adding a Contact to the Contacts App:

1. Access the "Contacts" app and tap the "Add +" icon
2. Enter the contact's information. For additional fields, tap the "+" icon
3. If you have a work account and BlackBerry Balance and you wish to save the contact in the work space, tap "Work" at the top of the screen
4. Tap "Save"

Copying Contacts To and From the SIM Card:

1. Access the "Contacts" app and swipe down from the top of the screen
2. Tap the "Settings" icon
3. Perform one of the following steps:
   
   • To copy all the contacts from the SIM card to the phone's memory, tap "Import Contacts from SIM Card"
   • To copy all the contacts from your device's memory to the SIM card, tap "Copy Contacts from Device to SIM Card"
   • To view all your SIM card contacts and select only specific contacts that you wish to save to your device, tap "Manage SIM Card Contacts"

Adding a Contact From the BlackBerry Hub:

1. Access the "BlackBerry Hub" and tap and hold a message
2. Press the icon depicting a human figure next to a "+" symbol
3. Perform one of the following steps:
   
   • To add the contact to an existing contact entry, select a contact from the list
   • To add the contact as a new one, tap the "Add contact" icon
4. Press "Save"

Adding a Contact from the Calls Screen:

1. Access the "Phone" app and tap the "Calls" icon
2. Tap and hold the desired phone number
3. Press the "Add contact" icon and perform one of the following steps:
   
   • To add the phone number to an existing entry, select a contact from the list
   • To save the contact as a new one, press the "Add contact" icon
4. Tap "Save"

Changing Contacts

Adding or Changing a Contact's Picture:

1. Access the "Contacts" app and select the desired contact
2. Press the "Edit" icon depicting a pencil
3. Follow one of the steps below:
   
   • To use a picture from a social networking account, select one of the pictures available at the top of the screen
   • To use a saved pictures from your gallery, tap the picture area, press the "+" icon and browse the desired image
   • To capture a new photo with your camera and assign it to the contact, tap the "+" icon, then tap the "camera" icon, capture a picture, crop / edit it and tap "Done"
4. Tap "Save"

Changing a Contact's Info:

1. Access the "Contacts" app
2. Select a contact and tap the "Edit" icon
3. Make the necessary changes. Note: to add a new field, tap the icon depicting a "+" sign next to a field
4. Tap "Save" when ready to save the changes

Deleting a Contact:

1. In the "Contacts" app, tap and hold a contact
2. Press the "Trash can" icon

Adding a Contact to Favorites:

1. Access the "Contacts" app
2. Tap and hold the desired contact
3. Press the "Star" icon

Assigning a Custom Ringtone to a Contact:

1. Access the "Contacts" app and select a contact
2. Press the "Edit" button
3. Tap "Ringtone and Notifications"
4. Select a ringtone from the "Phone Ringtone" drop-down list
5. Tap "Back" and press "Save"

Filtering Contacts

Viewing Contacts by Account:

1. Access the "Contacts" app
2. Tap the icon depicting a contact
3. Select the type of contacts that you wish to see

Hiding a Set of Contacts:

1. Go to the "Contacts" app and swipe down from the top of the screen
2. Press the "Settings" icon
3. In the "Show Account in Contact List" section, turn "Off" the switch associated with the desired account

Sorting Your Contacts:

1. In the "Contacts" app, swipe down from the top of the screen
2. Tap "Settings"
3. Select the desired option from the "Sort Contacts by" drop-down list

Sharing a Contact:

To share a contact in the form of a .vcf file:

1. Access the "Contacts" app
2. Tap and hold the desired contact
3. Press the "Share contact" icon

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