diff --git a/user_manual/contacts.rst b/user_manual/contacts.rst new file mode 100644 index 000000000..25677b6f3 --- /dev/null +++ b/user_manual/contacts.rst @@ -0,0 +1,141 @@ +Using the Contacts App +====================== + +The contacts app of ownCloud is like any other mobile contact app but with more functionality. +Just as you open your account you will get the a default addressbook available. +We will see later that Of course you can always add and remove addressbooks in here. + +Adding contacts +--------------- +There are two ways in which you can add contacts + +1. Add them manually +2. Import a VCF file + +Importing +~~~~~~~~~ + +So first well check out how to import all the VCF files as they are a lot +more faster way of creating contacts in this wonderful app. +Just below the contact list, 3 buttons: The middle one let you upload files. + +.. figure:: images/contact_bottombar.jpg + + +Once you've clicked it, the upload window let you choose your files. +We can upload the files one by one or upload all of them at one go. + +Let me demonstrate. +Open the directory in which you store all the files and then do the following +Keep pressing ctrl and select the files to upload. +After you are done just click on the open button +After the upload it should look something like this in which all the names and contacts will be sorted alphabetically + +.. figure:: images/contact_vcfpick.jpg + +Then, the interface ask you where to put your imported contacts. +You have the ability to choose an existing addressbook or to create a new one. +Then click on "Ok" and that's all for the import of contacts. + +.. figure:: images/contact_import.jpg + +Create contacts manually +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +In the picture of the bottom bar, you could see the new contact button (first one). +Click on it. You can now see an empty contact in the main part of the interface. +You have the ability to add all your informations about the contact: +the name, the address, the e-mail, the telephone nr, ... + +Just click on a field and start typing the information. +You can use the "Add Field" button to add another types of information for this contact. + +.. figure:: images/contact_emptycontact.jpg + +When you want to remove an information of your contact, just click on little delete icon +at the right of the field you want to remove. + +Adding picture to the contact +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + + +There are two methods in which you can give a picture id to the specific contact + +.. figure:: images/contact_picture.jpg + +1) **Direct upload** +2) **Select pics already uploaded in ownCloud files.** + +After you have selected the picture for the contact you get +an option to crop the picture to suit your requirements + +.. figure:: images/contact_crop.jpg + +You can crop the picture however you wish and then press OK. + + +As you can see it is really easy to set things right in this app. +It automatically pics up the First name, Middle name (if any) and the last name +You may add or delete any section you want for your own convenience. + +Creating new address books +-------------------------- + +When you click on the third button of the bottom bar, +you will have access to the application's settings. +Then, press on the "More button" to access the options of your Addressbooks. + +.. figure:: images/contact_del_ab.jpg + +You have there the ability to add, delete, download or share your addressbooks. +Hover your cursor on every icon to see what they mean. + + +Keeping your address book in sync +--------------------------------- +One of the most important thing in any contact app is to keep it in Sync. +You can sync this contact app to your phone which has the following OS’s- Android and IOS + + +Syncing with Android +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +1) Install cardDav- Sync free from Google play store by visiting this link- https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.dmfs.carddav.sync +2) This app supports auto- configuration which is a Boon- after installing visit this link- carddavs://owncloud.example.net/remote.php/carddav/ to auto configure the app. +3) Enter your login details +4) After the app has checked your login details you may just select- Sync server to phone option +5) That’s it there is nothing else to do for Android :) + +.. figure:: images/contact_syncopt.jpg + +Syncing your IOS device +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ + +Synchronizing the Address book + +1. Open the settings application. +2. Select Mail, Contacts, Calendars. +3. Select Add Account. +4. Select other as account type. +5. Select Add CardDAV account. +6. For server, type http://owncloud.example.net/remote.php/carddav/principals/username +7. Enter your user name and password. +8. Select Next. +9. If your server does not support SSL, a warning will be displayed. Select Continue. +10. If the iPhone is unable to verify the account information perform the following: + +* Select OK. +* Select advanced settings. +* Make sure Use SSL is set to OFF. +* Change port to 80. +* Go back to account information and hit Save. + +Now should now find your contacts in the address book of your iPhone + + +Other Syncing options provided by ownCloud +~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ +1. For android you may use their official android app- https://owncloud.com/overview/mobileapps + +2. 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