Contacts Guide
The Contacts feature acts as your address book, letting you manage people and organizations and link them to your work in Ascend.
1. Managing Contacts
Creating a Contact
- Click Contacts in the sidebar.
- Click New Contact.
- Fill in details:
- Name
- Email (required, must be unique)
- Organization
- Role
- Phone
- Notes
- Click Create.
Editing & Deleting
- Edit: Click the pencil icon on a contact card or row. (Note: Primary email cannot be changed after creation).
- Delete: Remove a contact permanently.
2. Linking Contacts
Contacts become powerful when linked to your work.
Link to Inbox Items
When viewing an email or event:
- Go to the Contacts section.
- Search for a person.
- Click Link.
- This helps you track all communications related to a specific person.
Link to Pages & Databases
Using the Person property in databases or mentions in pages, you can reference your contacts directly in your workflow.
3. Organizing Contacts
- Search: Find contacts by name, email, or company.
- Tags: (Coming soon) Group contacts by custom tags like "Client", "Vendor", or "Team".
Related:
- Inbox – Linking contacts to emails.