By sharing your Daylite contact list you can accomplish more. Many functions can be used after sharing the contact list. Daylite makes it easy to share contacts with the Contacts App on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
Please note: These functions aren't designed to share contacts with other Daylite users.
Please use smart lists for this purpose.
This article covers:
- Why you should share your Daylite contacts
- How to share your Daylite contacts on Mac, iPad and iPhone
- How to make Daylite to your default contact list
Why should I share my Daylite contacts?
Sharing your contacts allows you to see them in other apps so that you can use them, add to them or edit existing ones even when you're working outside of Daylite.
Here are a few examples:
- Use the caller ID with your Daylite contacts on iPhone
- Use the iPhone or iPad camera with business card scanners
- Make calls with Siri
- Add Daylite contacts to Mail's VIP list
- Easily import contacts from other contact lists into Daylite
How do I share my Daylite contacts for iPad and iPhone?
When you share your contacts on your iPhone and iPad, you can use Siri to make calls, scan business cards into Contacts and much more.
- Open the Daylite app on your iPhone or iPad
- Navigate to Home -> Settings -> Contacts
- Tap Install Contacts Profile
- Tap allow
- Open the Settings app
- Tap Profile Downloaded
- Tap Install
- Tap Install again
- Tap Done
When you open the Contacts app on iPhone or iPad the next time you'll see your Daylite contacts in a seperate Daylite group.
How do I share my Daylite contacts on a Mac?
Follow these steps to add a Daylite contact list to the Contacts app:
- Open Daylite on your Mac
- Navigate to Daylite -> Preferences -> Contact Sharing
- Select to share All contacts
- Click Install Contacts Profile
- Click Install
When you open the Contacts app on your Mac the next time you'll see your Daylite contacts in a seperate Daylite group.
How do I make Daylite my default contact list?
When you share your Daylite contacts they won't be merged with other databases. Instead each list will be a separate contacts list. Once you make Daylite your default address book on your Mac, iPhone or iPad, the devices will use the Daylite list automatically when you view or add contacts.
On iPhone and iPad
- Open the Apple Settings app
- Tap Contacts
- Tap Default Account
- Choose your Daylite account
On the Mac
- Open the Apple Contacts app and
- Navigate to Contacts -> Preferences
- Click General
- Click Default Account
- Choose your Daylite account
Summary
Your Daylite contacts are now shared with the Contacts app on Mac, iPhone and iPad.
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