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Finding Phone Numbers When You Need Them
There is a simple practice that I guarantee will pay off handsomely. Whenever you make a new contact, find yourself calling a new number or writing a new address, ALWAYS enter that information into your Handheld PC Contacts list. If you think you may forget the contact, enter some key words in the contacts Note field. Use any identifying characteristics: tall, mustache, met in New York, publisher's conference, interested in coin collecting. Take the minute or two required to enter the name, address, phone number, and key words. Much later, when you want to look up the contact but can only remember that he was interested in coin collecting, you can tap on the magnifying glass icon to activate the find feature, key in “coin” and hit Find Next. Contacts will take you right to the note field of the first person in your list with “coin” entered in the Notes field or any of the data fields. Since there can't be too many individuals with “coin,” it will be relatively easy to find the correct entry. This method of always entering contact information saves time and hassle. Without the Handheld PC that information would have been almost impossible to find. |
