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Managing addresses

You can manage a contact's addresses in the Addresses tab of the Contacts workspace.

Adding addresses

You can add as many addresses as you like to a contact. The address type will be added as a new row in the Addresses tab of the contact's profile. Address types vary, and may include business, home, and vacation.

To add an address:

  1. Navigate to the Contacts workspace.
  2. Select the contact you want to add an address to.
    The selected contact's profile opens.
  3. In the Detail tab, in the Addresses tab, click Add and select the address type you want to add.
    The Add Address dialog opens.
  4. Fill in the address information and click OK.
    The address is saved and appears in the Addresses tab.

Editing addresses

Edit contact addresses from the Detail tab in the contact's profile.

To edit an address:

  1. Navigate to the Contacts workspace.
  2. Select the contact for whom you want to edit an address.
    The selected contact's profile opens.
  3. In the Detail tab, in the Addresses tab, click the Action button for the address you want to edit and select Edit.
    The Edit Address dialog opens.
  4. Edit the details as desired and click OK.
    The Edit Address dialog closes.

The address is updated.

Deleting addresses

Delete contact addresses from the Detail tab in the contact's profile.

To delete an address:

  1. Navigate to the Contacts workspace.
  2. Select the contact for whom you want to delete an address.
    The selected contact's profile opens.
  3. In the Detail tab, in the Addresses tab, click the Action button for the address you want to delete and select Delete.
  4. In the confirmation dialog that opens, click Delete.

The address of the contact is deleted.

Specifying address defaults

Address defaults are used for quick communication and to fill merge fields. For example, if the contact has multiple addresses, you can set one of the addresses as the default mailing address.

To set up default addresses:

  1. Navigate to the Contacts workspace.
  2. Select the contact for whom you want to set up default addresses.
    The selected contact's profile opens.
  3. In the Detail tab, in the Addresses tab, click the List Settings button and select Defaults.
    The Address Defaults dialog opens, listing the available default address types.
  4. For each applicable default address type, select the desired default address from the drop-down list.
  5. Click OK to save the defaults.
    The Address Defaults dialog closes.

The address is now defined as the default address.

Setting preferred addresses

This label can be given to one of the items in a contact's Addresses tab. A preferred address appears in bold text with a green dot beside it.

To make a different item the preferred address, click its Action button and select Set Preferred . You can also click the Action button and select Clear Preferred to clear the item of the preferred label.

Viewing a contact's address in Google Maps

You can open a contact's address in Google Maps mapping service from a contact's profile.

To open a contact's address in Google Maps:

  1. Navigate to the Contacts workspace.
  2. Select the contact you want to view an address for.
    The selected contact's profile opens.
  3. In the contact banner, under the selected contact's address, click the Map Location button .
    Your default Internet browser opens and a map for the address displays in Google Maps.