How to enter a foreign contact in Address Book?
Hi,
How do I enter a foreign contact in Address Book, without affecting other domestic contacts?
I go Card>Add Field>Template>General and change the country, but it acts on all contacts. How do I do it selectively?
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.1)
Launch Contacts.
Open the card.
Click the "Edit" button at the bottom.
Scroll up the page.
Click "home" address field.
Hover the mouse pointer over "Change Address Format".
Choose the country from the popup list.
Click "Done".
If you want to reset it, scroll up to the top of the list of countries and choose "Reset to default".
https://support.apple.com/kb/PH22733?viewlocale=en_US&locale=en_US
I believe you are overthinking this.
There is an entry for the country in each address, so all you have to do is fill it if necessary.
I am in Portugal, so most of the addresses mention no country, meaning they're national. My daughter lives in the UK, so her address looks like this:
That's it.
Thanks a lot guys. So one must set the country first.
Makes sense - but not intuitive. Country could have been at the very top since it governs everything else.
Nevertheless, this is great!.
rshammaa wrote:
Thank you Luis!
Do you mean that if I start by setting the country before entering the data, the format for the rest of of the card will adjust accordingly?
What format are you talking about?
I just entered the address in plain text, as my daughter sent me, including the country.
Dominic, thanks for this. I had no idea this was possible. It not only changes the format, but actually associates the address with the specific country. Makes things like printing address including the country when abroad but not when in my own country work correctly. Thanks again!
Thank you Luis!
Do you mean that if I start by setting the country before entering the data, the format for the rest of of the card will adjust accordingly?
You are welcome.
Best.
How to enter a foreign contact in Address Book?
