Samsung Galaxy Alpha User Manual - Page 47

Share a Name Card When you share a name card, the contact's information is sent as a vCard file (.vcf). You can share a vCard via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi Direct, attach it to a message, or save it to a storage location. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap More options > Share name card. 3. Choose a sharing method and follow the prompts. Save a Business Card as a Contact 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Tap More options > Business cards > Add. 3. When the camera opens, center the business card in the guidelines on the screen. If the Camera can recognize the business card, it will take the picture automatically or you can take the picture manually. 4. Your device analyzes the picture of the business card to create a new contact. You can also add more information to the contact. 5. Tap SAVE. The business card is displayed as the picture for the contact. Note: You can view all your business cards by tapping More options > Business cards. Link Contacts When you have contacts from various sources (Gmail, Facebook, and so on), you may have multiple similar entries for a single contact. Contacts lets you link multiple entries into a single contact. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap Linked contact. 3. Tap LINK ANOTHER CONTACT, and then select contacts to link to the original contact. 4. Tap DONE. Unlink Contacts 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Tap the contact to display it, and then tap Linked contact. 3. Tap Separate beside contacts to unlink them from the main contact. Delete Contacts You can delete a single contact or choose multiple contacts to delete. 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Touch and hold a contact to select it. You can also tap other contacts or tap the selected checkbox at the top of the screen to select all. 3. Tap Delete. Favorites When you mark contacts as favorites, they are easily accessible from other apps. Favorites display together on the Favorites tab in Contacts. Mark Contacts as Favorites 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Tap a contact to display it, and then tap Add to Favorites (the star turns gold ). Remove Contacts from Favorites 1. From a Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts. 2. Tap the Favorites tab, and then touch and hold a contact to select it. You can also tap other contacts or tap the selected checkbox at the top of the screen to select all. 3. Tap Delete. Note: This only removes the contact from Favorites. It does not delete the contact. Applications 41 Contacts