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Connections  

Click the Connections button from the Contacts detail screen to display the Connections list.

Use the Connections module to build a network of connections, associations and relationships by associating contacts with other contacts. The Connection module enables quick skimming through your network.

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Click the [Connections ..] button:

To display the Connections list:

 

Connections list

You can do a "Quick add" to lookup a new connection, or click [Click to View, modify connections/Add new] to display the Connections module. Alternatively, click Select on one of the list rows to display that connection in the Connections module.

Connections module

Click [First] to get the first set of connection records for the specified contact. Click [Next] to get the next set. Select a display order:

And click [Refresh] to redisplay.

Connection details

Click [New] to start a new connection record. The contact source's information will be automatically inserted. The record must be saved or cancelled before any other functions are available (first, next, etc.). Click [Save] to save the record. A dialog will display if there are any errors requiring correction, or if there were no changes detected. 

Click [Cancel] to cancel current changes. Alternatively, click in the checkbox beside the [Cancel] button to automatically cause cancellation when the next action is taken. This is a quick way to move to another function without having to press the [Cancel] button.

Click or on the menu to return to the contact or the home module.

Click either of the [Go to this contact] buttons to jump to the specific contact.

Entering information:

In the "is connected to" section, click [...] to locate a contact to relate to the current connection. If a contact was previously located, click [+] to display a contact pop-up selector. Click [-] to remove the connection.

In the "they have this relationship" section, optionally designate a connection type and provide a description and notes.