You can keep your contact list organized by arranging contacts into groups. Groups can contain coworkers, family, friends, or whatever classifications you want.
Do any of the following:
 | Create a group |
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Sign in to Communicator.
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Click the contact list to make sure that it is the active window.
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On the Contact menu, click Add a Group.
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Type a name for the group.
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Drag the contacts whom you want into the group.
| Sort a contact list |
You can sort your contacts by groups or by the online status of the contacts. Or, you can sort contacts by groups and separate the contacts who are currently offline.
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Sign in to Communicator.
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Click the contact list to make sure that it is the active window.
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On the Contact menu, point to Sort Contacts by, and then click the sorting method that you want.
 | Tip To sort contacts by groups but keep offline contacts separate, first sort contacts by groups. Then, on the Contact menu, click Group Offline Contacts Together. |
| Edit a group |
You can edit a group name and the contacts within a group.
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Sign in to Communicator.
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Click the contact list to make sure that it is the active window.
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On the Contact menu, point to Sort Contacts by, and then click Groups.
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Do any of the following:
To | Do this |
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Rename a group | Hold down
CONTROL, and then click the group name. Click Rename Group, and then type a new name. |
Change which contacts are in a group | Drag contacts between groups. |
Copy a contact to another group | Hold down
OPTION
as you drag the contact between groups. |
Remove a copied contact from a group | Hold down
CONTROL, click the contact, and then click Remove Contact from Group. |
| Delete a group |
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Sign in to Communicator.
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Click the contact list to make sure that it is the active window.
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On the Contact menu, point to Sort Contacts by, and then click Groups.
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Drag the contacts from the group that you want to delete to another group.
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Hold down
CONTROL, and then click the group name. Click Delete Group.
