Contacts does not allow me to edit Smart Groups.
When I click on a Smart Group name > Edit> Edit Smart Group, the edit dialogue box is blank, showing no criteria at all.
iMac, macOS High Sierra (10.13), PageSpinner 5.0
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I think you misread the support article. Smart groups can most certainly be deleted.
Editing the criteria seems to be a problem with macOS 10.13 and 10.13.1 - I too get a blank criteria pane, but I've discovered it is a rendering issue. A way to recreate the problem and a work around to fix it is:
1. Edit -> Edit Smart Group
2a. If the criteria is displayed, you're fine, but to reproduce the problem, resize the pane to be as quite tall. Click Cancel.
2b. If the criteria is not displayed, resize the pane to be as short as possible. Click Cancel.
3. Edit -> Edit Smart Group
4a. If the criteria was displayed in step 2, it should no longer be displayed. Resize the pane to be as short as possible. Click Cancel.
4b. If the criteria was not displayed in step 2, it should now be displayed. Do not resize the pane. Click Cancel.
5. Edit -> Edit Smart Group
6. The criteria should be displayed. Do what ever edits you want and click Okay.
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What you say is likely right. It would seem to be only a matter of deleting the current SG and creating another with the same name and criteria. Thanks.
This works. How in the world did you find it?
Thanks so much
Window rendering? really?
Yes, it seems like window rendering. The Smart Groups are not corrupted and they can be edited. It's just matter of resizing the edit pane as I described.
Contacts does not allow me to edit Smart Groups.