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The Contacts And Networks Tabs > The Contacts Tab - Functionality And Purpose
  • Introduction To Comodo Unite
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      • Adding An Account
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The 'Contacts' tab - Functionality and Purpose

 

The Contacts tab displays all the list of contacts added by you.



The contacts can be listed:

  • By sorting in them based on their online/offline status, alphabetical order of their names etc. ;

  • Shown in Groups defined by you;

  • Shown with full names or only the first names.

... as you specified under 'Contacts' option of the File Menu.



The 'Contacts' tab allows you to:

  • Add a new user / rename a user in your contact list / delete a user from your contact list;

  • Start a conversation with a contact, which in turn enables you to exchange messages, share desktop, share applications and much more;

  • Arrange added contacts into groups.

 

 

 

 

 

The Contacts tab - User Status

 

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Description

 

 

User's Status = Available. Indicates that the user is currently online and available to chat.

 

 

User's Status = Away. Indicates that the user is online but currently away and not available for chatting.

 

 

User's Status = Busy. Indicates that the user is online but currently busy.

 

 

User's Status = Offline. Indicates that the user is currently Offline.

 


Clicking the Contacts menu from the file menu bar opens the drop-down menu with the following options:

  • Show Offline Contacts - Allows you to select whether or not to display the contacts which are currently offline, in the Contacts list.

  • Sort by Online/Offline - Sorts the list of contacts based on their Online/Offline status.

  • Sort by Name - Sorts the list of contacts based on the alphabetical order of the contact names.

  • Sort by Status - Sorts the list of contacts based on their online status.

  • Show in Groups - Sorts the list of contacts as per user defined groups.

  • Show IM Groups - Sorts the list of contacts as per their associated IM protocols i.e. 3rd party IM Programs like MSN Messenger, Yahoo Messenger, Google Talk etc. This is useful when you have signed-in to Comodo Unite through your 3rd party IM account.

  • Show Empty Groups - Allows to toggle between displaying and hiding the Groups defined by the user and yet to add/move contacts into them.

  • Show First Name Only - Displays only your first name in the information panel and only the first names of your contacts in the contacts list.

  • Show Full Name - Displays your full name in the information panel and the full names of your contacts in the contacts list.

  • Add a New Contact - Opens the 'Add a New Contact' form.

  • Create a New Group - Opens the 'Create a New Group' form.

 

 

Right clicking on any user-name listed in the 'Contacts' tab will open a context sensitive menu that allows further actions to be carried out on the contact:

  • Chat - Opens the conversation dialog that allows you to chat with the selected contact, gain remote desktop access, share applications, browser etc.

  • Move to (available only if you have more then one group in you Contacts tab) - Enables to move the contact to one of the user-defined groups.

  • Delete - Removes the selected contact.

  • Details - Opens the contact details dialog.

  • Desktop Sharing - Initiates the desktop sharing session with the selected contact. 

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