Re: [Mac-access]: Nicknames in contacts
Hi! Ok on the Mac when you’ve chose one of the Bob’s in contacts then select the edit button and then go to the menu [control+f2 or VO+m] Then press C to go to the card menu and arrow down to add field sub menu and right arrow into there and you will find nickname or on the iPhone look for add field after choosing edit and you can add a nickname field from there! HTH Colin On 9 Feb 2015, at 10:22, Paul Hopewell hopew...@hopewell.org.uk wrote: Hello, i have an iPhone 5S running IOS 8.1.2 and an iMac running Mac OS 10.10.2. Contacts are synced between the two. If I go to the task bar on my iPhone (double press of the home button) I see a list of recently called phone contacts. this list includes just the first name such as Bob. Unfortunately I phone two different people called bob so I am not sure which Bob is which. Is it possible to add nicknames to my contacts so that people with the same first name can be distinguished? Note that I would not want the nickname to appear in any email I sent to that contact! I had a look at contacts and could see no obvious way to do this but I understand that Siri will let me say call mum where presumably 'mum' is a nick name. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access Email list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/ --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
[Mac-access]: Nicknames in contacts
Hello, i have an iPhone 5S running IOS 8.1.2 and an iMac running Mac OS 10.10.2. Contacts are synced between the two. If I go to the task bar on my iPhone (double press of the home button) I see a list of recently called phone contacts. this list includes just the first name such as Bob. Unfortunately I phone two different people called bob so I am not sure which Bob is which. Is it possible to add nicknames to my contacts so that people with the same first name can be distinguished? Note that I would not want the nickname to appear in any email I sent to that contact! I had a look at contacts and could see no obvious way to do this but I understand that Siri will let me say call mum where presumably 'mum' is a nick name. Many thanks. Paul Hopewell --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
Re: [Mac-access]: Nicknames in contacts
Hi Paul, Colin has given you a way to add nicknames to your contacts from your Mac, but from your example I presume you would prefer to do this from your iPhone. You can easily add nicknames to your contacts on the iPhone. For example, on your iPhone, you can tell Siri, Open contacts app for Bob. (You can also do this by double tapping on the Phone app or and then double tapping on the Contacts tab, or by double tapping on the Contacts app, and typing in Bob in the search text field.). 1. Double tap on one of the two entries for Bob, flick to the Edit button in the top right corner, and double tap. 2. Do a four-finger tap on the bottom half of the screen to move to the last entry, which should be add field. 3. Flick left to the Insert add field button and double tap. 4. On the Add Field screen, flick right through the name field options (Prefix, Phonetic First Name, Phonetic Last Name, Middle, and Suffix) to Nickname and double tap. 5. Enter the nickname you want associated with this contact. (I assume you can identify the individual from either the email or phone number information on his contact page.) 6. Double tap the Done button in the top right corner of the Contact Info screen. You can now use the nickname in your Contacts entry to have Siri send mail or text messages, or to phone either individual named Bob. HTH, Esther Paul Hopewell wrote: If I go to the task bar on my iPhone (double press of the home button) I see a list of recently called phone contacts. this list includes just the first name such as Bob. Unfortunately I phone two different people called bob so I am not sure which Bob is which. Is it possible to add nicknames to my contacts so that people with the same first name can be distinguished? Note that I would not want the nickname to appear in any email I sent to that contact --- Mac Access At Mac Access Dot Net --- To reply to this post, please address your message to mac-access@mac-access.net You can find an archive of all messages postedto the Mac-Access forum at the list's public Mail Archive: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/. Subscribe to the list's RSS feed from: http://www.mail-archive.com/mac-access@mac-access.net/maillist.xml As the Mac Access Dot Net administrators, we always strive to ensure that the Mac-Access E-Mal list remains malware, spyware, Trojan, virus and worm-free. However, this should in no way replace your own security strategy. We assume neither liability nor responsibility should something unpredictable happen. Please remember to update your membership preferences periodically by visiting the list website at: http://mail.tft-bbs.co.uk/mailman/listinfo/mac-access/options/
