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HCL Verse is mail that understands you. It has less clutter and more clarity for getting you connected to the people who matter to you most.
How do I manage my personal contacts?
Add contacts to save information about the people you communicate with in HCL Verse.

User Documentation
HCL Verse is mail that understands you. It has less clutter and more clarity for getting you connected to the people who matter to you most.
- How do I run Verse as a standalone app?
  Beginning with HCL Verse 2.0, you can install and run HCL Verse as a standalone browser app that is based on progressive web app (PWA) technology.
- Why do I see people in the top bar?
  One of the main aspects of HCL Verse that sets it apart is that it lets you have, within easy reach, all the things that are important to you. People are a big part of this idea.
- How do I use business cards to see my colleagues' information?
  HCL Verse® business cards keep all the necessary personal information for your contacts within easy reach, while at the same time taking it one step further. In Verse, the business card is more than just a source of contact information, it becomes a modern social tool, giving you the opportunity to interact with your colleagues in a variety of ways.
- How do I manage my personal contacts?
  Add contacts to save information about the people you communicate with in HCL Verse.
- How do I show my picture?
  You can add or change the picture of yourself in the Verse "important to me" bar by uploading an image, pointing to a URL that has an image, or taking a photo of yourself. Or, you can use an image that you've added to the Gravatar web site.
- How do I chat with my contacts?
  HCL Verse® gives you intuitive, integrated access to HCL Sametime® Chat in a way you've never had before. You can message colleagues all with the click of a button from the Verse interface.
- How do I find what I'm looking for?
  One of the most powerful and useful features of HCL Verse is its dynamic and analytics-driven search capacity. Search through every piece of mail with precision and ease.
- How can I see my mail storage quota?
  If your administrator sets a mail file quota to limit the size of your mail file, you can see how close your mail file is to quota.
- How do I master mail?
  HCL Verse gives you many great ways to take control of your mail.
- How do I manage my calendar?
  HCL Verse gives you many options for managing your work day, whether it's from the quick access Calendar Bar on your mail view, or the powerful and unique Calendar Inbox.
- How do I share and link to my files?
  HCL Verse® goes beyond simple file attachments by allowing you to share files and link to folders in the cloud. When composing a message, you can select files from your computer or files and folders from HCL Connections™.
- How do I personalize Verse?
  From the navigation bar, click your profile image and then select Verse Settings to change mail, calendar, out of office, security, and delegation settings.
- How do I manage passwords and my Notes ID?
  If your administrator allows you to, you can use Security settings to change the password you use to log on to Verse, to change your Notes ID password, and to manage your Notes ID.
- How can I use keyboard shortcuts?
  HCL Verse gives you ways to simplify your experience through keyboard shortcuts.

How do I manage my personal contacts?

Add contacts to save information about the people you communicate with in HCL Verse.

To add a contact, click Contacts > New Contact: New Contact button from Contacts

New Contact button from Contacts

Add a name and any other information that you want and then save the contact. You can add phone numbers, email addresses, web site addresses, work information, birthday and anniversary dates, and postal addresses.

Note: If you don't see the Contacts link in the navigation bar, your administrator hasn't enabled this feature. In that case, click People > Mail Contacts to manage contacts through HCL iNotes.

Your list of contacts looks like this. If your contact list is long, use search to find a contact. Click a contact to open it and see details about the contact. While it's open, you can edit or delete it. Contacts list with three contacts

Contacts list with three contacts

If a contact has an email address, you can address an email or meeting invitation to them. Type the contact name or address in the addressing field. Similar to the way you search for names in a directory, use the "Search Directory for" feature to find the new contact, then select their name. Thereafter, the contact automatically appears in the addressing field when typing the name or address.

Searching directory for "elana"

Elana Garcia contact found

Note: This release does not support managing groups in the contacts.