Nokia N86 8MP support


Manage your contacts


Stay connected to the people around you. Save and update contact information such as the phone numbers, home addresses and e-mail addresses of your contacts.

You can add a personal ringing tone or a thumbnail image to a contact. You can also create contact groups, which allow you to send text messages or e-mails to many recipients at the same time.

To open Contacts, select Menu > Contacts.


Add and remove contacts

To add a new contact to the contact list:

  1. Select Menu > Contacts
  2. Select Options > New contact
  3. Fill in the fields you want, and select Done.

If you want to remove a contact, select a contact (do not open it) and select Options > Delete.

Adjust contacts

To edit contact information, open a contact and select Options > Edit.

To add a personal ringing tone to a contact, open the contact from the contact list and select Options > Ringing tones.

To add a thumbnail image to a contact, open the contact from the contact list and select Options > Add image.

If you want to adjust the contacts settings, select Options > Settings. From here you can change how the name is displayed in the contacts list.

Create groups

If you want to send text messages or e-mails to many recipients at the same time, first create a contact group. To do this:

  1. Select Menu > Contacts
  2. Go to the Groups tab by scrolling right with the scroll key.
  3. Select Options > New contact
  4. Give a name to the group and select OK.

The group has now been created. To add contacts to the group:

  1. Open the group and select Options > Add members.
  2. Choose as many contacts as you want to add to this group. Add the contacts by selecting the desired contact and selecting Mark.
  3. Once you are ready, select OK.

You can add a ringing tone to the group by selecting the group and Options > Ringing tone.

Groups tab in Contacts menu

Send and receive business card

You can send your contacts to a compatible device as a business card. You can choose whether you want to send just one detail or all the information at once.

To send a business card:

  1. Select the desired contact. Select Options > Send business card.
  2. Choose the method you want to use for sending. Your device automatically creates the type of message you choose to use. (If you use Bluetooth, you are asked to create a Bluetooth connection with the compatible device.)
  3. Select whether you want to send the selected detail only or all ccontact data.
  4. Define the recipient / recipients and send the card.

To receive and save a business card:

    • When you receive a business card, open the message and select Options > Save business card.
    • If you receive a business card via a multimedia message or e-mail, you have to open the business card attachment first.