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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" style="task"
id="contacts-setup">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="contacts" group="#first"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.5.5" date="2012-08-13" status="draft"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.12" date="2014-02-26" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.13.91" date="2014-09-05" status="final"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.18" date="2015-09-28" status="review"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.22" date="2017-03-19" status="draft"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.38.0" date="2020-11-02" status="review"/>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Michael Hill</name>
<email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
<years>2012</years>
</credit>
<credit type="author copyright">
<name>Paul Cutler</name>
<email>pcutler@gnome.org</email>
<years>2017</years>
</credit>
<credit type="editor">
<name>Pranali Deshmukh</name>
<email>pranali21293@gmail.com</email>
<years>2020</years>
</credit>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Store your contacts in a local address book or in an online account.</desc>
</info>
<title>Starting Contacts for the first time</title>
<p>When you run <app>Contacts</app> for the first time, the <gui>Select
Address Book</gui> window opens.</p>
<p>If you have <link xref="accounts">online accounts</link> configured, they
are listed with <gui>Local Address Book</gui>. Select an item from the
list and press <gui style="button">Done</gui>.</p>
<p>All new contacts you create will be saved to the address book you choose.
You are also able to view, edit and delete contacts in other address books.</p>
<p>If you have no online accounts configured, press
<gui style="button">Online Accounts</gui> to begin the setup. If you do not
wish to set up online accounts at this time, press <gui style="button">Local
Address Book</gui>.</p>
</page>
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