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Contacts "File AS field"

I used to modify my Contacts "File As" field (First Name First) from my outlook in my Pc.. So,
Is there any program that let me change the "File As" filed from the pocket pc itself
thanks in advance

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V

Dear Vijay,
Can we file two mobile nos for a single contact? assume that all other fields viz home1.2, Work1.2 etc are already occupied

hdubli - if all available number fields are full, then not easily. If you need that many telephone numbers, you could write a custom plugin or app that would store a string of telephone numbers in a text string with a seperator, eg:
+44 7870 XXX | +359 12345 | +69 546
etc. Then, save that text string in a relatively unused number or text field (eg Home Fax?) in Pocket Outlook, and have your custom plugin present an interface to choose which number from the string to dial/select, eg dial second number in the list. Your app would then parse out the second number from the list.
That would work and be relatively operating system consistent. But, it would have to be a custom written app.
V

Thanks for the reply,
Is it possible that I store the Phone nos with the sepertors as informed above and dial from contacts? You know any app else can u make such app...I am not good in coding as u are..

hdubli - I've never seen an app that can do it, and a custom plugin would have to be written to dial from contacts in this way.
I could possibly write it, but it would take time I don't have right now - do you really have that many phone numbers to store per contact?
If you've hit the limit (9 phone numbers per contact I think), try saving the contact twice, eg
Vijay (1) with 9 contact numbers
Vijay (2) with another 9 contact numbers = 18
It's not perfect, but it's easier for me :wink:
V

That's right...Just tell me can we add a custom field in the Outlook so that when we sync it adds that field in our device...

So this important 'FileAs' omission has been a problem for about 2.5 years, yet MS still haven't had the time to fix it? I am impressed

Yup, fileas is a pain in the ass, as with many of the problems with Windows Mobile and Smartphone: however, I guess we basically have to live with the problems. I lose count of how many bugs have never been fixed.
Oh, hdubli sorry for the slow response. As far as I know, we can't add custom Pocket Outlook fields.
V

It's so a shame that more 4 years have passed and there's no solution for this yet that I had to ressurrect this old, old thread.
Now in WM 6.1 there's still no default setting for 'File as' contacts. Plus I also have to complain about how WM phones display area codes.
It annoys me a lot because all these default settings seem to be made for U.S., but in most other places we choose to remember the first name and not the family name of our friends, and also 3-digit area codes don't apply.

This will fix them all at once... found it floating around

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BIG thanks (searched for a way to resolve this problem, weeks)
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elerouxx said:
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It annoys me a lot because all these default settings seem to be made for U.S., but in most other places we choose to remember the first name and not the family name of our friends, and also 3-digit area codes don't apply.
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The |last name, first name| filing was probably used for business purposes. You would have many contacts that are not necessarily your friends and you would look them up by last name.
Would be nice to change it...

How to delete a category from categories list in WM5.0

When I create a new task in WM5.0 and choose a category for it, there are categories in there that I don't need and aren't assigned to any task, contact or appointment. How do I delete the categories I don't need from this list? The list of categories only has a New option and tap-and-hold doesn't give me a delete option.
Any help would be appreciated.

I'm very interested in the answer. Nobody knows?
In WM2003 it seems not to be a problem, but in WM5 it is.
Best regards,
tomestos

Holy crap .... 9 months on and still no news on this subject. I guess this means making babies is a whole easier than deleting categoies in the Category List.
By the way, why don't the avatars of xda-developers.com keep questions like this in a separate box, like "Tough Cookies to Crack". Its been 9 months after all, and I would hate for this question to go down the line to page 932456456436463464 or something in this forum and remain unanswered.
An add-on to this thread is:
How do you rename/delete the default Categories under Contacts? The default Categories in question are:
1. Business
2. Holiday
3. Personal
4. Seasonal

Maybe it will help you ;
Try deleting from PC - MsOutlook and sync
OR
install Inesoft Address Book (commercial) and delete the categories you want then you can uninstall if you want, coz it's trial

I think I may have found the solution:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/904670
The Workaround solution should be adapted slightly:
1. Create a new Contact item
2. Assign to it one of the Categories that you would like to delete
3. View the summary card of the new contact from the unfiltered category view
4. Delete the contact from the summary view
The Category should then be removed from the list.

had the same problem in the past...
solved it by installing pocket informant which can handle categories.

[Q] No keyboard macro app in market, really?

I cannot believe there is not a program similar to the windows program "Keyboard Express." If it is useful on a computer it should be doubly so for a smartphone. I am really tired of typing out my email addresses for starters. I am not part of the texting generation typing with thumbs at 100000 keystrokes a minute. Swype is ok, but it would be nice if I could program long strings as a custom gesture or something. Also program macros that could launch programs in batches or with custom parameters. Find it amazing with all the apps out there that I couldn't find one that does this obviously useful function. Maybe I searched for the wrong thing?

I use an app called inserty. It's not as convenient as if it were built in to the keyboard, but it's very flexible, allowing you to insert canned text like email addresses and passwords or text with fill-in fields like the current date and time, your GPS location, etc.
The way it works is that it's a keyboard replacement. To insert something with Inserty, you long-press in the text you're writing, pick "Input method", and pick Inserty. That pops up a list of all your canned phrases; tap on the one you want and then it prompts you for which keyboard you want to go back to. The selected phrase is inserted just as if you had typed it manually, and you're back to your email or SMS or whatever.
As I said, it's not the most convenient mechanism you can imagine, although it certainly beats typing in my longish email address, but I don't think Android has the hooks to do anything less clunky.

The other thing I should mention, since you're a Swype user, is that the SlideIT keyboard has an abbreviation facility that you can customize. For example, you could associate the abbreviation EML with the text [email protected]; every time you trace "eml", one of the words in the suggestion bar will be that abbreviation (abbreviations are shown in green, IIRC), and selecting that entry will insert [email protected] into the text you are writing.

I use Clipper+
It's a clipboard manager. I have mine set easily access via the notification bar. The Snippets feature is what I use the most.
I can easily paste my 18+ character email address, login credentials, short phrases.
Check it out the free version http://market.android.com/details?id=org.rojekti.clipper

Thanks for the replies, I am exploring the programs mentioned. They might not be very direct, but useful.

I ended up using Clipper, it serves the function, albeit awkwardly.

Cubeology said:
I ended up using Clipper, it serves the function, albeit awkwardly.
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Just want to say thanks for the thread....solved my long entry problems.

Macro Keyboard
Cubeology
You may try the 'Macro Keyboard' , which allows to define aliases
for arbitrary text. Texts can even be parameterized.
Have a look on the Android market. I am not allowed to post a link here yet
Regards
The author

[Q] Any note-taking app that can link to Google contact?

There are so many note-taking apps out there and I have tried many of them, but none of them has the feature that I need.
I want a note-taking app to be able to linked directly from my contact list. I want to take note of each transactions made for each of my clients, based on their contacts. There may be more than 1 transaction for each contact so contacts' "Note" field is not sufficient for this task.
Does anyone know of any app that can do this?

How about this particular app?
Bubble - note Bubble Notes - Android Market
Bubble is a blast of brilliancy - notes show up when called like a live notepad.
Remember to share and ask everything you planned with your friends, family and colleague workers? Sounds like an advance task? Sounds like you need some sophisticated organizer for that? Well, Bubble application is a great product that can help you remember those thoughts.
Bubble is a note reminder app. Notes can be attached to your contacts and Bubble will display those notes on your incoming call screen enabling you to remember what you wanted to talk about in a very effective way.
Use Bubble to improve the productivity of your conversation: just choose your contact from Bubbles Contact List, read the list of notes and call straight from the Contacts Menu.
With Bubble have all your subjects ready for use whenever you get or make a call. Now you'll never forget to ask things you planned for example: how was the test of your date or how the job interview of your friend went. You can also use it as a diary at meetings – just look at the Contacts Menu and update it live during the meeting.
Three ways of organizing your contacts:
- Alphabetical order – regular order.
- Bubbles first – showing the contacts that have notes first.
- Last calls – so it is easy and convenient to add new notes to contacts you just spoke with.
Features:
- Contacts arrangement.
- Create and edit text notes for each contact.
- Bubble editor - choose the color of the notes and organize the notes order of a contact.
- Notification settings.
It is so easy and intuitive writing those notes and using this effective product for your memory, let Bubble help you remember and be more organized with your contacts.
Your memory, in bubbles.
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Thanks for the suggestion, though I would pretty much prefer an app that doesn't change my incoming calls UI, and a longer note (I don't need to see the note when they call, only when I open the app).
I was thinking if there's any app that can be integrated/linked inside contact like Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp, etc.

[Q] Android app to edit form fields in Word

Hi,
I have numerous Microsoft Word forms with form fields (free text, dropdown lists, checkboxes etc.) included. I need to be able to open these documents and edit the form fields on an Android device but I am unable to find an application that allows this. I have found numerous apps that allow me to edit a Word document but the form fields are not retained or editable. I can also get this to work using a PDF document however this needs to be in Word for my purposes so that future editing can occur also.
Hoping someone can help me out!
Thanks,
Danielle