But you can manually link cards as well by selecting the cards you want to link (by shift-clicking or command-clicking them), then choose Link Cards from the Edit menu (or control-click and choose Link Cards from the contextual menu). If you click on one of these links, the individual card will open in a separate window where you can view and edit the information specific to that individual card.īus圜ontacts automatically links related cards that share common traits, such as the same name or email address. When cards are linked to each other, the Info Panel displays links to each of the individual cards. When in Combined Mode, the three linked cards are merged into a single virtual card that displays all of the combined info from each of the individual cards. Linked cards from multiple sources can be viewed as a single virtual card when in Combined mode by selecting View > Combine Linked Cards.įor example, when in non-combined mode, three linked cards appear for Fred Chaffee - one each on iCloud, Google and Twitter. Bus圜ontacts automatically links related cards that share common traits, such as the same name or email address. To solve this, Bus圜ontacts allows you to link related cards to each other and combine them into a single virtual card. each contact may have duplicate cards on iCloud, Google and Twitter). If you are syncing with multiple services, you are likely to have duplicate cards for many of your contacts (e.g.
If you want to show the field by default, you can add it in Info Panel Preference.įor more info, see Creating and Editing Contacts While editing a contact, if you need to enter a field that is not showing by default, click the add field popup menu on the bottom of the info panel and choose a field to add.
For example, typing "app" in the Company field will auto-fill "Apple". You can then tab through the fields and enter your data.Īs you type, a list of matching entries will be displayed and the text will auto-complete as you type. Or, select File > New Contact (or type Command-N) to creat a new blank contact card and go into Edit mode. Bus圜ontacts will parse the data, enter it into the appropriate fields, and put you into Edit mode where you can further edit the information.
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You can create new contacts in Bus圜ontacts via Quick Entry or manually:Ĭlick the Plus (+) button in the toolbar to open the Quick Entry dialog where you can enter some free-form contact data and press return. Linking Contacts with Events in Bus圜al.Syncing with Facebook, LinkedIn & Twitter.For example, you could make a Smart Filter that finds all contacts that have a Max Price ≤ $500,000 and Rooms ≥ 3. You can even perform arithmetic comparisons on the data.
It will automatically sort strings, numbers, and money correctly. The List View is smart about sorting Custom Columns. You can do interesting things with Custom Fields in the List View and Smart Filters. In addition to showing Custom fields in the Info Panel, you can display up to 10 custom fields in the List View by entering the Custom field labels in Info Panel Preferences and checking them. Then creating field labels for Max Price, School, and District. To illustrate this example, the process would involve adding the Custom field to the Info Panel in Info Panel Preferences or with the Add Field menu. The purpose of the Custom type is to let you extend the data model if you have a piece of data doesn't fit neatly into one of the standard predefined types.įor example, a realtor may want to use the custom fields to record information for each client's requirements like maximum price, number of rooms, and school district. Since we like to turn things up to 11, Bus圜ontacts adds an additional predefined field type called Custom. They are not supported on Exchange/Office 365. Note: Custom Field Types and Labels are only supported on CardDAV servers, such as iCloud and Google.
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