What ways can I display my Primary Contacts and other views?

Use Primary Contacts to build a personalized list of contacts. Click Primary Contacts icon to open the Primary Contacts list view, which can be customized with several different lists and view types.

Before you begin

By default, Primary Contacts shows as the alternative contact list. You can choose any of the following list types to display in the alternative contact list panel:

Frequent Contacts
Creates a list of the contacts you chat with most frequently. The percentage indicates the percentage of work days you chat with that contact (if you have the Photo View set to "list" format). The most frequent contacts are placed at the beginning of the list.
Primary Contacts
You can drag one or more contacts into this panel to create a list of your primary contacts. This list view, by default, displays photos of each of your contacts.
Recent Contacts
Creates a list of the contacts you chatted with most recently. The last 50 contacts you chatted with display in this list.
You can display any of the alternative contact lists in either of the following views:
Photo View
Photo View displays a grid of user photos, similar to the Primary Contacts list. It has four possible settings: Large Pictures, Medium Pictures, Small Pictures, and List (a two column format). The order of the contacts depends on which list option you choose:
  • For Frequent Contacts, it displays the most frequent first. If you set the view to List mode, it displays a second column that indicates the percentage of frequency.
  • For Primary Contacts, it displays according to the user-defined order (contacts can be dragged to any position in the list).
  • For Recent Contacts, it displays the most recent first. If you set the view to List mode, it displays a second column for the date.
List View
List View behaves identically to your usual contact list. It displays a list of contacts, the order of which depends on which list option you choose:
  • For Frequent Contacts, it displays the most frequent first.
  • For Primary Contacts, it displays according to the user-defined order (contacts can be dragged to any position in the list).
  • For Recent Contacts, it displays the most recent first.

Procedure

  1. Open the Primary Contacts panel.
    Table 1. Options
    If you are using: Do this:

    HCL Sametime® Connect

    Click Primary Contacts icon in the navigator to open the Primary Contacts panel.

    HCL Notes®

    Click Primary Contacts icon Primary Contacts to open the Primary Contacts panel.

  2. Select the alternative contact list that you want.
    Table 2. Options
    If you are using: Do this:

    HCL Sametime® Connect

    Click Primary Contacts Drop-down arrow icon and select the list type that you want.

    HCL Notes®

    Click Primary Contacts Drop-down arrow icon and select the list type that you want.

  3. Select how to display the alternative contact list.
    Table 3. Options
    If you are using: Do this:

    HCL Sametime® Connect

    Click Primary Contacts Drop-down arrow icon and click Display as and then select the view type that you want.

    HCL Notes®

    Click Primary Contacts Drop-down arrow icon and click Display as and then select the view type that you want.

    Note: If you selected Photo View, click in the alternative contact list and then right-click to select how to display the photos.