Address Book

Adding a Name to the Address Book

To enter a new name in the Address Book, click on the button identified as "New Card". A text entry box, as shown in Figure 3-1 will be displayed.

Before you enter the persons name in the boxes, think about how you would like the list displayed. The user can select from several different items upon which the list may be sorted. The most common is probably alphabetically by name. However, Address Book does not allow the user to select whether the list is sorted by first name or last name. By default, it will sort based upon the information in the "First Name" text box. By this method, Alan Wilson will appear near the first of the list, since it begins with "A", while Zachary Adams will be near the end since it begins with "Z". Since most people prefer to sort the names alphabetically by the last name, we need to "fool" Address Book. In the text box marked "First Name" type in the person's last name followed by a comma, and type their first name in the box identified as "Last Name". This method will cause the names to be displayed as Adams, Zachary and Wilson, Alan. When you have finished entering the information requested in Figure 3-1, click on the tab "contact". Figure 3-2 will now be displayed.

Enter any relevant information. Don't worry if you do not have all the information. It can be modified at a later time. When complete, click on the button "OK". The address book will be displayed again.