SCROLLING THROUGH CONTACTS/PHONEBOOK ??? - 8125, K-JAM, P4300, MDA Vario General

Anyone know how to skip to a name in the middle of my phone book, instead of scrolling through all the names. I have a 8125.
Thanks
JW

Er.. you should play around with your phone more
Assume yours is WM5 (maybe 2003 is the same, not sure)
(Method 1) The top section, you have a list of alphabets, just click on them to jump to the names that you are interested
(Method 2) If you click on the keyboard (or pen) on the bottom (center) bar, you will have your input method (e.g. the keyboard), simply punch in the name of the person you are interested in, and it will scan through all names and filter out the relavent ones for you.

or if you press and hold the scroll button for two full pages (eg through "A"), it should pop up with the letters of the alphabet B through to Z, this will give give you direct access to letter by letter.

combination of sim and phone memory
How can you make it so that the sim and phone memories stay in 1 alpabetical list rather then 2 separate list its quite annoying that they are split in 2.

move all sim to contacts, simple.
sim has no where near the functionality of contacts.

i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.

Edyhan said:
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
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Use the CAB found in this thread:
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45664&highlight=first+last+name

Oh!! Is it possible to move all contacts from the SIM to the Memory contacts ? because I was adding each name from the SIM, I couldn't find a way to save them all at the same time. Please tell me how if it is possible.

Thomas1234 said:
Oh!! Is it possible to move all contacts from the SIM to the Memory contacts ? because I was adding each name from the SIM, I couldn't find a way to save them all at the same time. Please tell me how if it is possible.
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yes use the sim manager in programs select all then use the menu option to move to contacts.

Edyhan said:
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
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There does not seem to be a option for this on the device, but i got around it by changing it in outlook on my PC then syncing.
BTW, does anyone know how to hide SIM contacts so they dont show up twice in contacts?

dangerous_dom said:
Edyhan said:
i have a question also mate
how can i list my contacts
name first last name 2nd
not last name first and name
thanks.
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There does not seem to be a option for this on the device, but i got around it by changing it in outlook on my PC then syncing.
BTW, does anyone know how to hide SIM contacts so they dont show up twice in contacts?
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Kinetics helped me with this in case you missed it this is the link for the first and last
http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?t=45664&highlight=first+last+name

hanmin said:
(Method 1) The top section, you have a list of alphabets, just click on them to jump to the names that you are interested
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I can't seem to click on the alphabet. is this just on certain versions or must it be on contacts? i currently have everything on SIM.

simon_darley said:
or if you press and hold the scroll button for two full pages (eg through "A"), it should pop up with the letters of the alphabet B through to Z, this will give give you direct access to letter by letter.
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I tried that and it never goes to the letter I want. I also tried clicking on the group of letters at the top and it doesn't do anything. I don't want to have to go to the box and click on the letter i want to go to the name; I want to scroll through.
I am saving them to sim, does it need to be on memory for all these to work?

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SmartDialing search by FirstName/LastName

When i try to call somebody through SmartDialing it searches by LastName/FirstName is there a way or some registry hack where i can do it by FirstName/LastName......
isn't anybody facing any problem in this regard???
are u serious????
nobody is experiencing it????
is it only me???
.... is there a solution yet???
same problem
I have the same problem.
In Portugal, we call people by first name/last name.
Anybody knows how to fix it?
Regards
Marcus
I don't know what smart dialing you ppl are talking about but on my exec if i seach by name in contacts it gives both results - by first as well as last name.
If I use the keypad to key numbers in the dial mode then it searchs by number, firstname and lastname. So whats the issue about? Also the list of people is displayed wherein the matches for the firstname are displayed first and then the lastname. Yes the names are displayed in lastname-firstname format but that doesn't really make a difference does it? (the names are highlighted to the last character keyed in)
The only way to change the order from Last, First to First Last is via desktop Outlook. Go into Tools > Options > Contact Options and change the "Default Full Name order" and "Default File As order" options to what you wish.
However, the only way to change the existing contacts is to go into each within desktop Outlook and change the File As option.
Cheers
Ant
but isn't there a way or a registry hack to change the display to FirstName/LastName in smart dialing?
Try This....
I think is this what are you looking for....
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gazela00 said:
I think is this what are you looking for....
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I downloaded this to my phone and installed it... but nothing happened... Are there any steps that I should follow?
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cuteangelika said:
gazela00 said:
I think is this what are you looking for....
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I downloaded this to my phone and installed it... but nothing happened... Are there any steps that I should follow?
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In contacts, press the contacts and it appears a new item in Menu in order to make first name, last name

contacts management problems

hello, i'm confused as how to update a contact's phone number. i'd mainly like to update in both contacts and sim card. for example, John Smith changed his phone number and kept his email the same. i wish to update in the sim as well as automatically update in the contacts without manually going in and updating the contacts. so in the end i have to edit both sim entry and contact entry.
secondly i'm having problems with contacts switching from windows mobile2003. John Smith shows up in my contacts list as Smith,John so i can't search for him in the contacts list. i have to manually search for him in order to update his new phone number. any suggestions?
thirdly i can't create a new contact after i've added a new sim entry through contacts. it seems i have to load the Sim Manager application and wait while it loads sim entries in order to "Copy to Contacts"
any help would be greatly appreciated so i can streamline my work.
running: wizard (8125) with OEM rom
no solutions?
no one has a solution?
frostedglcok said:
hello, i'm confused as how to update a contact's phone number. i'd mainly like to update in both contacts and sim card. for example, John Smith changed his phone number and kept his email the same. i wish to update in the sim as well as automatically update in the contacts without manually going in and updating the contacts. so in the end i have to edit both sim entry and contact entry.
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It's not possible to simultaneously update the contact's phone number in memory and in a SIM card, as far as I know. Shubaroo (see below) has a SIM manager that might make it a little easier on you.
Most people either use memory only (because they only have one phone and don't really care, like myself), or they use SIM only (because they change phones based on activity, like some people change shoes).
secondly i'm having problems with contacts switching from windows mobile2003. John Smith shows up in my contacts list as Smith,John so i can't search for him in the contacts list. i have to manually search for him in order to update his new phone number. any suggestions?
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Wizards run Windows Mobile 5, not Windows Mobile 2003, so I don't know what else to say about that. Not sure what you're even asking, honestly.
As far as last, first vs. first last, I recommend "ContactFix" from www.shubaroo.com which is designed exactly to fix this.
thirdly i can't create a new contact after i've added a new sim entry through contacts. it seems i have to load the Sim Manager application and wait while it loads sim entries in order to "Copy to Contacts"
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Yep. See my comments above. One, or the other. That's your choice, but you don't get both, AFAIK.
One last bit of advice: Ask ONE question at a time, and you're far more likely to get a response. It took me nearly half an hour to sift through this mess to form cogent answers. Most people won't bother.

Contacts in reverse !

Hi, if I start the new SMS application and I then click on the keypad letters to add a contact the names that pop up are not shown alphabetically.
For example if I press 'G' to add Gary the first name that shows on the small grey bar is Gemma, although I have 5 names that start with letters that come before Gemma alphabetically, like Gary !
So for example if I had a friend called AAA and one called AAB and one called AAC, when I press 'A' to add a name I get shown AAC first and not AAA.
Does that make sense?
Anyone any clues please it is really annoying me.
Yea, I would like to know how to list the first names first and the last names last. Right now my phone book is in alphabetical order by last name. I would like it to be in order by first name.
I simply swapped the fields when inputting contacts...
when you click on a contact and than press edit you can change the option to archiv. ass
there you can change to save first name first. i would be much easier if there was a program that automaticly changes this.
eithley said:
when you click on a contact and than press edit you can change the option to archiv. ass
there you can change to save first name first. i would be much easier if there was a program that automaticly changes this.
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sounds like a pain if you already have several hundred contacts in the phone backwards.
I have this issue too and it's synched with Google Contacts... I don't want to have to modify the first name into the last name, I want to modify how it is viewed...
I downloaded a program called 'contact changer' that sets the 'archive as' field in the first-last name order
if you create a new contact you should manually put the archive as in the correct order
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact
tested and synched with oultook 2007 with no problems.
slaman said:
I have this issue too and it's synched with Google Contacts... I don't want to have to modify the first name into the last name, I want to modify how it is viewed...
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I am having the same problem you are... I sync my contacts with google and everytime it is resync'd it goes back to last name first.
I downloaded a program called 'contact changer' that sets the 'archive as' field in the first-last name order if you create a new contact you should manually put the archive as in the correct order
http://www.shubaroo.com/index.php?module=contact tested and synched with oultook 2007 with no problems.
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I tried this app but its only a manual fix...like i said above everytime I resync it goes back to last name first.
Is there anytype of app/ cab or registry hack that makes it first name first by default?

People tab

I have tried to find if this has been answered elsewhere so I apologise if I have missed it.
Got my HD2 this morning and the first thing I did was update the firmware to 1.48.
Synced with Outlook and it has my contacts. Tried to put my wife on the People tab as a favourite. My previous phone would have stored her and I would have had to select her work or mobile number after selecting her picture on the tab. However, I see I have to choose which number when I add her as a favourite. That's OK - so I select her mobile number. I then try and add her again with her work number as a separate favourite but that deletes her first entry. It looks like you can only have one favourite per contact even if they have more than one number. Surely that can't be right? I don't want to have to create separate contacts for every number for my favourite people!
Have I missed something?
TIA
norm
Choose which number you're most likely to call - once the contact is added as a favourite, if you tap the name (as opposed to the picture) it will bring an "action" screen listing call mobile, call work, call home, send message, send email etc depending on what info is available for that contact
Thanks for the help, Isadora. That's good as it means I can have more favourite people. The only disappointent is that it is a little more difficult to hit the name instead of the picture if you're walking fast or something like that. But thanks again anyway.
norm
norm2002 said:
The only disappointent is that it is a little more difficult to hit the name instead of the picture if you're walking fast or something like that.
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If you add "View Contact Card" then the default action for that contact is to bring up the action list where you can call them, text them, email them etc..
It's a bit more like the original people style that was exhibited in TouchFlo.
johncmolyneux said:
If you add "View Contact Card" then the default action for that contact is to bring up the action list where you can call them, text them, email them etc..
It's a bit more like the original people style that was exhibited in TouchFlo.
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please elaborate on this "where and how to add this "view contact card" : there is no such option in the people tab. thanks
mobile88 said:
please elaborate on this "where and how to add this "view contact card" : there is no such option in the people tab. thanks
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When you select which contact you wish to add to the grid on People tab a seperate window will be displayed ^ the phone numbers & the option to add contact card will be there. Good luck!
Great! That's just what I needed. Now why can't a 310 page userguide tell you that?
Thanks
norm

Contacts Problem in Messaging

Am facing a strange problem with my new Nexus, In Messaging when am trying to compose a message, In TO option it doesn,t show nay name and not even show any names from contacts, For Example, in my Contacts there is a nmae JOHN, but When in Messaging TO Option when i Type J it soesn,t show any contacts started from J, Everytime i have to add the Mobile Number there or Send SMS via Contacts.
Help me regarding this
Unless you memorized the person's area code + number, the name will not appear when you composed regular texts. I have found the fastest way to compose texts is to scroll through the contacts, click the name, and then select the green message smiley. Adds a few seconds of time onto the composition, but you get faster with it when you're used to scrolling through your contacts.
StOTTO said:
Unless you memorized the person's area code + number, the name will not appear when you composed regular texts. I have found the fastest way to compose texts is to scroll through the contacts, click the name, and then select the green message smiley. Adds a few seconds of time onto the composition, but you get faster with it when you're used to scrolling through your contacts.
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That's not true. I type the first letter of the name and they show up. I know what your problem is too.
You need to edit your contacts and add the number as "Mobile". I assume right now you have them set as "Home" which is the default. Your phone doesn't display "Home" numbers when you're texting.
Vatumb said:
Am facing a strange problem with my new Nexus, In Messaging when am trying to compose a message, In TO option it doesn,t show nay name and not even show any names from contacts, For Example, in my Contacts there is a nmae JOHN, but When in Messaging TO Option when i Type J it soesn,t show any contacts started from J, Everytime i have to add the Mobile Number there or Send SMS via Contacts.
Help me regarding this
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It was my understanding you had to type two letters to get the auto-suggest to pop up, not just one. Try "JO"...
daveid said:
It was my understanding you had to type two letters to get the auto-suggest to pop up, not just one. Try "JO"...
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You can type one or two. His problem is that he has their phone numbers set to "Home" instead of "Mobile".
dumbestcrayon said:
You can type one or two. His problem is that he has their phone numbers set to "Home" instead of "Mobile".
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Seriously, I've always (had a G1 since launch as well) had to type two letters before the suggestions came up, I'm actually testing this right now. Going through each letter of the alphabet, and nothing comes up with just one letter inputted. If your phone does it with one, I'd like to know how!
daveid said:
Seriously, I've always (had a G1 since launch as well) had to type two letters before the suggestions came up, I'm actually testing this right now. Going through each letter of the alphabet, and nothing comes up with just one letter inputted. If your phone does it with one, I'd like to know how!
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Oh well I guess you're right. I guess I've never stopped at one letter =P
But either way I know what he's talking about. My wifes number got changed to "Home" a while ago and it would NOT display her name in the TO field. I went to edit her contact and found that it said "Home" so I changed it to "Mobile" and it fixed it.
Speak of the devil. It just did it again and I just fixed it lol.

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