Managing Contacts

Most people have grown accustomed to the behaviors in Outlook where you can quickly look up a user in the contacts or by starting to type the person’s name. Microsoft Communicator client follows this model by organizing contacts by groups and by allowing you to quickly search for contacts by typing the person’s name.

For example, on the search line (indicated by a magnifying glass), if you type a name, the client will suggest names based on the contacts. From here, click and drag the contact to add the contact to a contact group. When this occurs, the person you added will receive a notification that you added him and have the option to add you as well. Once added, the contacts appear in the group you selected and you are able to see the presence information at any time.

After a contact is added, he can be moved from one contact group to another by clicking and dragging the contact from one group to another. By holding the mouse over the name of the contact, you can see the notes he has set in his client as well as his picture, as shown in Figure 22.4.

Figure 22.4 Viewing Contact Information