Windows contacts
| Windows contacts | |
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| Basic data
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| developer | Microsoft |
| Current version | 6.0.6000.16386 (November 8, 2006) |
| operating system | Windows Vista |
| category | directory |
| License | EULA |
| Windows Vista Help | |
Windows Contacts is the successor program to the Windows Address Book (WAB) in Windows Vista .
It interacts with Windows Mail . The program uses a new XML -based schema format in which each contact is created as a separate * .contact file. It stores general information of the contact; a picture can also be assigned to each contact. APIs exist for collaboration with other programs and for storing information . The old *.wabformat and the open standards *.vcf( vCard ) and *.csv( CSV ) are also supported. Windows Contacts provides most of the functionality of the Windows Address Book .
features
- Windows Contacts is created as a special folder in Windows Vista .
- Contacts can be assigned to groups
- Import of vCard , CSV , WAB and LDIF
- Export in vCard 2.1 and CSV format.
- Print as memo , business card and phone list
- Because the contacts are stored in the Contacts folder, they can be indexed and searched like any other file. Individual contacts can be accessed using the search field in the start menu.
- Contacts from Windows Live Contacts , a component of Windows Live Messenger and Windows Live Mail , could be saved in the Windows Contacts folder if the corresponding option was activated in Windows Live Messenger. If contacts were changed in Windows Live Messenger, they were also updated in the Windows Contacts folder.
- Windows Contacts provides APIs for creating, reading, and writing contacts.