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Creating Groups and New Contacts |
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Address Book
Click on the words Address Book on the left side of your email screen. A window listing all of the email users in the district.The names are arranged alphabetically by the last name. You must click on the letters of the alphabet written in blue to see that grouping of last names. You can also click on all to see a list of all users.
Add New Contact
1. To add a new contact you must first select your Personal Address book Use the drop down arrow to the right of Select Address Book: where Public Address book is now displayed.
2. You will notice that the options for New Contact, New Group, Edit, and Delete are now bold. You cannot make changes to the Public Address Book.

3. Clicking on the New Contact button opens the Add New Contact window. It will sort your new contacts alphabetically in your Personal Address Book by the last name unless you don't include one. In that case, it sorts by the first letter of the email address.
4. Click the Add button to add the contact to your list. Click the Done button when you are finished adding contacts.
5. Below is a short cut to adding contacts to your Personal Address Book.

This button/banner can be found once you have opened an incoming email. While the message is opened, click on this button and the person sending the message is automatically added to your Personal Address Book.
Add New Group
The technology department has created many groups for all users. These groups are located in the public address book. Groups have been created by school and by department to make it easier to communicate. Administrative groups and All Users groups have been created. Since most of these groups are by school you can find them in the address book under A for Absegami and O for Oakcrest. Please contact the technology office with any questions about these groups.
1. To add a new contact you must first select your Personal Address book. Use the drop down arrow to the right of Select Address Book: where Public Address book is now displayed.
2. You will notice that the options for New Contact, New Group, Edit, and Delete are now bold. You cannot make changes to the Public Address Book.
3. Clicking on the New Group button opens the Add New Group window.
4. Enter a name for your group where it says Group name: (Do not use punctuation in the name of your group. It does not seem to like periods or comma etc.)
5. The list of All Users at the top includes everyone from the public and personal address books. Highlight the name of a person you wish to add to the Group Members list and click the Add button.
6. If you accidentally add someone or wish to remove someone at a later date, highlight the Group Members name and click the Remove button.
7. It is very important that you click the Save button to the right of your group's name before you hit the Close button or you will lose your work.
Editing and Deleting Groups /Contacts
1. Highlight the name of a Group or Contact in your Personal Address Book and click the Edit button any time you wish to change the information you have entered.
2. Highlight the name of a Group or Contact in your Personal Address Book and click the Delete button any time you wish to delete a Group or Contact you have added to your Address Book.
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