Whenever I save new contacts from my phone, it saves them in the format "Lastname, Firstname". I would MUCH MUCH rather them save as "Firstname Lastname".
I know that this can easily be changed in Outlook for contacts that you store directly from you computer and then sync...but whenever I add someone from my phone, they always end up filed in the reverse order. Plus I use a Mac with Address Book not Outlook.
Is there a registry edit that will fix this? Or even easier...some setting that I have missed that will fix this?
If you scroll down enough, there is a field that allows you to select what display format you'd like.
Isn't that just by name or organization?
I only get an option to view by Name or Company.
I know for WM5 PocketPc Edition somebody had written a small utility called "ContactsFiler".
Does anything like that exist for Smartphone?
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some of my contacs have multiple mobile numbers, i.e. work, private, car mobile.....so, how can i manage them since wm6 doesn't allow me more than one mobile number for every contact. i know thta i can use inesoft address book, but using this software, once i have choosen my contact,i cannot directly send an sms to the contact, or at least i haven't understood how to.
have you got any suggestion for me.....i'm really bored with this issue, my nokia n70, symbian 3rd edition can handle multiple numbers for avery contact.....
maybe there's no answer to my question?
you cant
heck you cant even do that in Microsoft Outlook
You'll have to make multiple contacts for a single person
John 1
John 2
for each mobile number
Anyway, you'd have to manually select which mobile number to send a SMS to That'd be faster to have multiple contacts.
Otherwise, if it's just for voice call, then just put anything (house,work,etc), doesnt matter.
Try out pocket informant 8, in the contact list it will show multiple chooses, maybe it will fit your need, they have trial version so you can take it for a test spin for free .
It will take some time to get use to but the one handed operation is great to look up contacts and click to dial, blows the contact list in WM5/6 out of the water.
I have used several versions of this, very stable and works great and it will sync with outlook.
http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pi&
http://www.pocketinformant.com/products_info.php?p_id=pocketinformant&tab_id=features
Hmmm you cant save multiple entries for the same name in SIM no matter what phone you use.
In wm all you do is create a new contact, and when you do that create the contact as outlook contact...that way you can add multiple number, email, address, etc etc...
I know how you feel; it's a pain to have several mobile numbers for one contact when you want to SMS (voice dialling is fine)
Here is how it can work while maintaining only one contact in Outlook:
- Enter additional mobile numbers in Outlook under pager, car, other (or whatever you fancy)
- When you want to create a new SMS, do NOT start typing the name directly to get auto completion, click the To: field instead (or go through Menu -> Add Recipient)
- This brings up your contact list, and you can now choose your contact and select any of his/hers numbers to send the SMS to..
Hope this helps
I'm not sure what you're aiming for exactly. WM6 has a lot of options for multiple mobile numbers, and AFAIK, Symbian S60 v3 has fewer options, at least on my N73 ME it does.
you can do this by adding the number under another option e.g. home, create new text then select contact through the contacts option rather than typing their name in the to box, you'll get the option then to choose either phone number or email address.
never tried before, i'll test it, thx for your suggestion
it is a real silly problem, in PC outlook you can add private fields, but you will not be able to synchronize it with your ppc. hope we can find a good real solution for this.
Hi all,
I'm using WM6 on my backup device, the XDA Orbit and have a few annoying niggles. Can anyone advise on the below?
1) I have 2 hotmail accounts - one personal, one business. I would like to have visibility of both in my messages window. To my knowledge, I can only use one at a time and have to switch accounts via Windows Live each time I want to view emails. Is there a way you can have both?
2) I can't seem to syncronise the new folders on the POP3 account I have. Is there a way? It's an O2 account. When I create a new folder on the XDA, it doesn't show when I log in via webpage & vice versa.
3) I'd like to be able to edit the caller display when someone calls. When a contact information is filled out in detail (i.e company, job title etc.), some of the information appears on the incoming caller display bubble. Ideally I just want the name, number and photo. Possible? Fussy I know
4) In WM5, you used to be able to turn WIFI on AND off via the GPRS icon (next to the phone signal icon/speaker/clock). In WM6, it seems you can only turn it on. I know it's lazy as the Comms Manager in the 'System Tray' is only a few taps away but is there anyway to resurrect the WM5 functionality or provide a link to a 3rd party app/plugin?
5) And finally...I'd also like a bluetooth plugin on the system tray for quick access - any links?
Thanks in advance,
GW
Q1 - 2 live mail accounts can be done by setting up 2nd account as POP3 but apparently you need a yearly MSN subscription to be able to use this. Will just make do with the one account!
Q2 - Been advised to set the account type to IMAP4 to be able to sync new folders although this doesn't seem to work with an O2 email account. Can live without it though.
Q3,Q4,Q5 - Appreciate these will require registry changes - does anyone know what strings/values to edit?
Q1: I have my hotmail via a outlook plugin called httpmail. I guess it would work also with two hotmail accounts.
Here is a link http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=225779
Thanks, will check it out.
re: Q2, I don't think the sync can be done on POP3 accounts. Under Messaging > Account i.e. O2 > Tools > Manage Folders, when you click & hold on the new folder that's been created the only options are 'New Folder', 'Delete' or 'Rename'. There is 'Folder Options' but it's greyed out. There are no tick boxes next to the folder like there is for syncing a folder in the Windows Live account.
I've given up on Q4 but I'd really like to fix Q3 if possible, surely just a small registry change required there...just a case of finding what to edit! Anyone help with this?
230 views - come on, who can rise to the challenge of finding a fix for me
Just to summarise question:
is there a way (registry, 3rd party app. etc.) you can edit the details on the incoming caller display bubble. For example, when the 'company' field data is entered on a phone contact, it shows under the name & number when someone calls. Ideally I just want the name, number and photo, no other info.
Is this possible?
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Is there a way of tweaking the People Tab in Touchflo to display the "file as" field of the contact in the text, rather then the contacts first name. It was one of my fave features of SPB Mobile Shell.
I think it depends on how you have your contacts entered in your address book. Mine are all synced from Outlook and the File As is set to "First Last", and that's how my People tab shows it. If you open up the MS contacts app on the phone, edit a contact, there should be a File As drop-down. I think by default it's Last, First or possibly just First if you don't have a last name entered.
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I think it depends on how you have your contacts entered in your address book. Mine are all synced from Outlook and the File As is set to "First Last", and that's how my People tab shows it. If you open up the MS contacts app on the phone, edit a contact, there should be a File As drop-down. I think by default it's Last, First or possibly just First if you don't have a last name entered.
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Yeah, I have fileas set to First Last too, but for certain contacts in Outlook, such as buisness addresses, I don't put anything in the name fields, just the buisness field. Outlook then automatically sets the Fileas field to the buisness name instead.
At the minute, Touchflo just looks for the entry in the First Name field and shows that - I want it to show whatever is in the Fileas field instead. I'm currently using version 2.5, or Leo I think its codenamed.
Ah, yeah. I ran into that issue too. I ended up just having to copy the business name into the First name field in Outlook. Not the best solution, but it worked for me.
Aye, SPB used to be able to do it, so its not a fault with Windows mobile itself - there must be someway to tweak the registry or reverse the polarity or something.
I exported my contacts from gmail and imported them into Outlook (I'm attempting to sync the contacts from my Android phone onto my Windows Mobile phone), however when I bring them into Outlook, anyone who's name was split up (for example "John Smith") it refiled as "Smith, John" so when I then sync that to my phone, it's displayed everyone with their last name first. This makes it impossible to find anyone and I want them to all show with their first name first, ie. "John Smith" but the only way I've found to do that is to click on each contact individually and change it.
Is there a better/faster way to make all of them just show up with their first name first? If not, let me know if you're interested in buying a Touch HD, because it's pretty much useless if it's gonna rename all my contacts every time I sync.
Try Shubaroo Contact Changer, it doesn't change anything except the "File As" value so they all appear First, Last.
is this something new? i cant seem to find a place to change it either..
i'd rather have my contacts on exchange, but i added a few new contacts the other day and noticed they are on my phone
so, how do i change the default action to save new contacts to XXXX account?
guess i could just read them directly from exchange if i had to..
There used to be an option to change the default save location on the old touchiwiz, can't find it anywhere on the phone.
well that makes me feel a little better that im not blind
guess i'll just have to delete those contacts then add them back in via outlook. this way they go to the correct place..
thanks for looking though