Address Book

6.4. Displaying Contacts in the Halo View

In the E-Mail, Calendar or Tasks app, you can display all relevant information about a contact in the halo view.

How to display a contact in the halo view:

  1. Depending on the app, use one of the following methods:

    • Select an E-Mail in the E-Mail app. Click on a recipient or the sender in the detail view.

    • Select an appointment or a task in the Calendar or Tasks app. Click on a participant in the detail view or in the pop-up.

    Depending on the contact's entries in the address book, those data will be displayed in a pop-up:

    • picture, name, business data

    • An icon below the name indicates the contact's presence status.

    • Icons for communicating with the contact:

      • Email. Opens the window for composing an E-Mail.

      • Chat. Starts a private chat with this contact

      • Call. Opens a menu with functions for calling.

      • Invite. Opens the window for creating an appointment.

    • Date of birth, marital status, business data

    • E-Mail addresses, phone numbers, addresses

    • The address book in which the contact is saved

    • Your recent conversations with this contact If clicking on an E-Mail, its content will be displayed in a pop-up.

    • Shared appointments with this contact. If clicking on an appointment, its data is shown in a pop-up.

  2. To close the halo view, click the Close icon in the pop-up.

General description of the user interface:

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