CounterPath X-Lite 4 for Windows User Guide - Manual (Page 24)

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Managing Contacts and Groups
Adding a Contact
Click , or right-click a group and choose Add Contact to Group. The Contact Profile dialog appears. See the
table.
Field Description
Contact Summary
Display as If several display names are available, choose the one that you want to show in the contact list.
Group Click to show the list of groups. Check each group this contact should belong to.
Primary presence This field appears only the contact has more than one Softphone number or Instant Message address.
The primary presence is used as follows:
• The presence icon on the contact list shows the online status for this address.
• The single-click and double-click actions for instant messaging use this address.
You can still send IMs to this person at their other addresses, but you must right-click and choose
from the context menu.
Primary phone number If the contact has more than one number, select the primary number. This number will be used with
single-click calling and double-click calling.
Other Sections
Display name (required) This name will show in the contact list.
First name, Last name Optional.
Contact Methods Enter as many contact methods as you want.
Use Softphone for someone who has a phone number that can also be used for presence and IM; you
will be able to IM this person and view their presence.
Otherwise, use Work, Home or another applicable method; X-Lite will not show a presence icon for
this type of phone number.