New Contact Field Options in Windows Mobile 6.5

Windows Mobile 6.5 featured a robust contact management system powered by Pocket Outlook, designed to synchronize seamlessly with Microsoft Exchange and desktop Outlook. When creating a new contact, users had access to an extensive array of fields ranging from basic identification and multiple communication channels to corporate hierarchies and personal dates.

Name and Display Fields

  • Name: Tapping this field opened dedicated inputs for Title, First Name, Middle Name, Last Name, and Suffix.
  • File As: Controlled how the contact was sorted and displayed in the address book (e.g., "Last, First", "First Last", or "Company").

Phone Numbers

Windows Mobile 6.5 offered dedicated slots for virtually any telephone line type:

  • Mobile phone
  • Work phone and Work 2 phone
  • Home phone and Home 2 phone
  • Work fax and Home fax
  • Pager
  • Car phone
  • Company phone
  • Radio phone

Email and Messaging

  • Email addresses: Up to three distinct email fields (Email, Email 2, and Email 3).
  • IM: An Instant Messaging handle or address (commonly used for Windows Live Messenger or Office Communicator).

Work and Organization

  • Company: The name of the organization.
  • Job Title: The contact's professional title.
  • Department: The business unit or team.
  • Office: Specific room, floor, or building location.
  • Manager: The name of the contact's direct supervisor.
  • Assistant: The name of the contact's administrative assistant.

Physical Addresses

Users could store three separate multi-line addresses: Work, Home, and Other. Each address category included granular sub-fields:

  • Street
  • City
  • State / Province
  • ZIP / Postal Code
  • Country / Region

Personal Information and Dates

  • Spouse: Name of the partner or spouse.
  • Children: Names of children.
  • Birthday: Date picker for birth date (automatically added to the Pocket Outlook calendar).
  • Anniversary: Date picker for an anniversary date.

Identification, Web, and Customization

  • Web page: URL for a personal or corporate website.
  • Categories: Labels to group contacts (e.g., Business, Personal, VIP).
  • Picture: An option to assign an image from the device's storage for photo caller ID.
  • Ringtone: A selector to assign a unique sound or MIDI/MP3 ringtone specifically to the contact.
  • Notes: A rich text area supporting typed text, handwriting, or voice recordings attached directly to the contact card.