Managing the Ribbon Communications Address Books
When your phone registers to the Ribbon Communications server, you can access
your Global Address Book and Personal Address Book on your phone.
Check with your system administrator to find out if this feature is available on your
phone.
Using the Global Address Book
Ribbon Communications Global Address Book (GAB) is a read-only directory
similar to the Corporate Directory, which is a company directory enabled and
populated with contacts by your system administrator.
Use the GAB to search for and save contacts to the Contact Directory or Personal
Address Book (PAB).
Perform a Simple Search of the Global Address Book
A simple search enables you to search for contacts using either their first or last
name or by typing a few letters or their name.
1. Go to Directories > Global Address Book.
2. In the search field, enter your search criteria and select Submit.
Perform an Advanced Search of the Global Address Book
An advanced search lets you search for contacts by first or last name or phone
number.
1. Go to Directories > Global Address Book.
2. In the
Global Address Book
screen, select AdvFind.
3. Select a search option and select Next. You can choose to search by a
contact’s last name, first name, or phone number.
4. Enter your search criteria and press Next.
Your search results display with the contact’s name and phone number.
Save a Global Address Book Contact to the Contact Directory
If you want to modify a GAB contact's information, you need to save the contact to
the Contact Directory or the Personal Address Book, if the feature is enabled.
When you save a contact to the Contact Directory or PAB, you can modify and
save the changes to the PAB or Contact Directory.
1. After you find your contact, select View.
2. In the Edit Contact screen, select Save.
The contact is saved to the Contact Directory or your Personal Address Book.
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