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The Contacts window is used to manage your list of contacts, both individual capsuleer contacts as well as corporation and alliance contacts. In this window you can search, add, remove, and edit contacts, modify contact standing, as well as manage labels. | |||
This page aims to introduce players to the Contacts window and the personal contacts standing modification tool. This will also discuss additional uses for this tool that may not be apparent initially. | This page aims to introduce players to the Contacts window and the personal contacts standing modification tool. This will also discuss additional uses for this tool that may not be apparent initially. | ||
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== Adding Contacts == | == Adding Contacts == | ||
[[File:Contacts Add Contact.png|thumb|Contacts Search tab]] | |||
To search for a contact, click on the "Search" tab at the top-center of the "Contacts" window, enter the character's name in the search box below, and hit enter. Once you see the character that you are searching for, listed below the search box, right-click on the character's name, and click "Add Contact". You can also use the "Search for anything" box, at the top left of the game window, to search for a character, and then right-click the character's name in the "Search Results" window, to add contact, as before. | To search for a contact, click on the "Search" tab at the top-center of the "Contacts" window, enter the character's name in the search box below, and hit enter. Once you see the character that you are searching for, listed below the search box, right-click on the character's name, and click "Add Contact". You can also use the "Search for anything" box, at the top left of the game window, to search for a character, and then right-click the character's name in the "Search Results" window, to add contact, as before. | ||
* Note: You can similarly block pilots by clicking "Block", instead of "Add Contact", in the right-click menu, after clicking their character name. | * Note: You can similarly block pilots by clicking "Block", instead of "Add Contact", in the right-click menu, after clicking their character name. | ||
[[File:Contact Management Window Add Contact.png|thumb|Contact Management window]] | [[File:Contact Management Window Add Contact.png|thumb|Contact Management window]] | ||
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Once you are satisfied with these settings, click the Add Contact button at the bottom. | Once you are satisfied with these settings, click the Add Contact button at the bottom. | ||
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== Creating labels == | == Creating labels == | ||
Contacts are automatically put into containers under your contact tab for quick reference by Standing, Buddy List, and Blocked. You can drag contacts between these containers as you would inventory. | Contacts are automatically put into containers under your contact tab for quick reference by Standing, Buddy List, and Blocked. You can drag contacts between these containers as you would inventory. | ||
[[File:Manage_Labels_Window.JPG|thumb|Manage Labels window]] | |||
To further categorize them, you must create labels. Click on the Manage Labels icon [[File:Evemailtag.png|32px]] next to the filter box. | To further categorize them, you must create labels. Click on the Manage Labels icon [[File:Evemailtag.png|32px]] next to the filter box. | ||
With this tool, you can create tags that will label pilots with whatever you would like to categorize them, For example: Miner, Logi, FC, Corp Recruiter/Contact, Industrialist, Troll, etc. Whatever you decide to name them will only be visible to you. | With this tool, you can create tags that will label pilots with whatever you would like to categorize them, For example: Miner, Logi, FC, Corp Recruiter/Contact, Industrialist, Troll, etc. Whatever you decide to name them will only be visible to you. | ||
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[[File: | [[File:Label_Containers.JPG|thumb|Labels list in Contacts]] | ||
This will firstly enable the ability for you to assign a single label when you add new contacts. However, once in your contacts list, you can assign multiple labels to each pilot. To do this, click on the pilot you wish to label while your manage labels window is open. Select the check boxes next to which labels to apply and click the Assign Label button. | This will firstly enable the ability for you to assign a single label when you add new contacts. However, once in your contacts list, you can assign multiple labels to each pilot. To do this, click on the pilot you wish to label while your manage labels window is open. Select the check boxes next to which labels to apply and click the Assign Label button. | ||
Once you have a few pilots assigned to labels, you can quickly reference between the labels by opening the labels container located under "blocked" in your Contacts (you may have to scroll down). Pilots assigned multiple labels will appear in multiple categories. | Once you have a few pilots assigned to labels, you can quickly reference between the labels by opening the labels container located under "blocked" in your Contacts (you may have to scroll down). Pilots assigned multiple labels will appear in multiple categories. | ||
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== Add a whole Alliance/Corporation == | == Add a whole Alliance/Corporation == | ||
If you don't want to add every character in a particular Alliance or Corporation manually you can set the whole Alliance/Corp to a specific standing. This can be useful if you use an OOC scout/hauler. | If you don't want to add every character in a particular Alliance or Corporation manually you can set the whole Alliance/Corp to a specific standing. This can be useful if you use an OOC scout/hauler. | ||
First, search for the Alliance/Corporation and right-click to add contact. | First, search for the Alliance/Corporation and right-click to add contact. | ||
Second, select a label and standing. | Second, select a label and standing. | ||
Now your contact standings will be reflected in the Standings tab of your contact. | |||
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File:AddCorp1.png|Search and add corp contact | |||
File:AddCorp2.png|Select label and standing | |||
File:AddCorp3.png|Capsuleer standings overview | |||
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== Uses == | == Uses == | ||