View source for Menu Item: Single Contact/en

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==Description==
The '''Single Contact''' is used to show a menu link for a Single Contact with optional settings such as Contact Details, Contact Form and Email subject and message filters.

==How To Access==
To create a new Single Contact Menu Item:
* Select {{rarr|Menus,[name of the menu]}} from Administrator menu (for example, {{rarr|Menus,Main Menu}}). Then...
** Select the '''New''' button in the Toolbar. Then...
** Select the Menu Item Type Select button. [[Image:Help-4x-Menu-Item-Type-Select-Button-en.png]]
** In the modal dialog select the Contacts item to open a list and then select the '''Single Contact''' item.
To edit an existing Single Contact menu item:
* Select its Title in the Menus: Items list.

==Screenshot==
[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-Contact-Single-screen-en.png|800px]]

==Form Fields==
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Menu Title/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Alias/en}}

===Details Tab===
'''Left Panel'''
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Menu Item Type/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Select Contact/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Menu Item Link/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Menu Item Target Window/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Menu Item Template Style/en}}
'''Right Panel'''
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Menu/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Parent Item/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Ordering/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Status/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Start Publishing/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Finish Publishing/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Default Page/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Access/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Language/en}}
{{Chunk4x:Help screen column header Note/en}}

===Contact Display Options===
Contact Display Options control the appearance of the list layout.
:[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-Contact-Category-contact-display-options-parameters-en.png|600px]]
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Display Format/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Contact Category/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Show Contact List/en}}
{{:Chunk4x:Help screen column header Show Tags/en}}
&nbsp;'''Common Contact Display Fields''' are:
*'''Name'''. Display the contact's ''Name''.
*'''Contact's Position'''. Display the contact's ''Contact's Position''.
*'''Email'''. Display the contact's ''Email''.
*'''Street Address'''. Display the contact's ''Street Address''.
*'''City or Suburb'''. Display the contact's ''City or Suburb''.
*'''State or County'''. Display the contact's ''State or County''.
*'''Postal Code'''. Display the contact's ''Postal Code''.
*'''Country'''. Display the contact's ''Country''.
*'''Telephone'''. Display the contact's ''Telephone''.
*'''Mobile phone'''. Display the contact's ''Mobile phone''.
*'''Fax'''. Display the contact's ''Fax''.
*'''Webpage'''. Display the contact's ''Webpage''.
*'''Misc. Information'''. Display the contact's ''Misc. Information''.
*'''Image'''. Display the contact's ''Image''.
*'''vCard'''. Display the contact's ''vCard''.
*'''Show User Articles'''. Display the contact's ''Articles''.
*'''# Articles to List'''. Display the contact's ''Number of articles to list''.
*'''Show Links'''. Display the contact's ''additional links''. These could be links to Social Media accounts, such as Twitter, Facebook, Skype...
:All of the '''Common Contact Display Fields''' have the following options available: 
:*''Use Global:'' Use the default value from the contacts options screen. 
:*''Show:'' Show this field. 
:*''Hide:'' Do not display this field.
*'''Link <letter> Label'''. <A to E> Labels (5) to override shown link's label.

===Mail Options===
Contact Mail Options control the appearance of a Contact's {{rarr}}''Contact Form'' if it is enabled.
:[[Image:Help-4x-Menus-Menu-Item-Contact-Category-single-contact-mail-options-parameters-en.png|600px]]

*'''Show Contact Form'''. Display the contact's ''contact form''.
:It has the following options available: 
:*''Use Global:'' Use the default value from the contacts options screen. 
:*''Show:'' Display this. 
:*''Hide:'' Do not display.
*'''Send Copy to Submitter'''. Display the a check box to allow a Submitter to send a copy of email to themselves.
:It has the following options available: 
:*''Use Global:'' Use the default value from the contacts options screen. 
:*''Show:'' Display this. 
:*''Hide:'' Do not display.
*'''Session Check'''. Check for the existence of session cookie. Users without cookies enabled will not be able to send emails.
:It has the following options available: 
:*''Use Global:'' Use the default value from the contacts options screen. 
:*''Yes:'' Check for session cookie. 
:*''No:'' Do not check for session cookie.
*'''Custom Reply'''. Turn on or off the custom message reply to contact form's submitter.
:It has the following options available: 
:*''Use Global:'' Use the default value from the contacts options screen. 
:*''Yes:'' Send an automated reply email. 
:*''No:'' Do not send an automated reply email.
*'''Contact Redirect'''. Enter alternative URL to redirect submitter after a successful contact form email was sent.

===Common Options===
See [[Help4.x:Menu_Item:_New_Item/en|Menus: Edit/New Item]] for help on fields common to all Menu Item types located in the following Tabs:
*'''Link Type'''
*'''Page Display'''
*'''Metadata'''
*'''Associations'''
*'''Module Assignment'''

==Toolbar==
At the top of the page you will see the toolbar shown in the Screenshot above. The functions are:
*'''Save.''' Saves the menu item and stays in the current screen.
*'''Save & Close'''. Saves the menu item and closes the current screen.
*'''Save & New'''. Saves the menu item and keeps the editing screen open and ready to create another menu item.
*'''Save as Copy'''. Saves your changes to a copy of the current menu item.  Does not affect the current menu item.  This toolbar icon is not shown if you are creating a new menu item.
*'''Cancel'''. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made. Or
*'''Close'''. Closes the current screen and returns to the previous screen without saving any modifications you may have made.
*'''Help'''. Opens this help screen.

==Quick Tips==
* The Category List layout is a convenient way to list a compact directory of contacts in a category that can include filtering and searching.

==Related Information==
{{Chunk4x:Help screen related Contacts/en}}

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