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Merge pull request #10264 from nextcloud/enh/user_manual/document-system-addressbook
feat(user_manual): document system address book
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user_manual/groupware/contacts.rst

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Adding Contacts
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When you first access the Contacts app, an empty default address book becomes available:
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When you first access the Contacts app, the system address book containing all
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users on the instance you are allowed to see, plus an empty default address book becomes available:
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.. figure:: ../images/contacts_empty.png
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Changes or removals that you made to any contact information are implemented immediately.
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Not all contacts will be editable for you. The system address book does not allow you to modify
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someone elses data, only your own. Your own data can also be modified in the :doc:`user settings <../userpreferences>`.
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user_manual/userpreferences.rst

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1. Click on your profile picture in the top, right corner of your Nextcloud instance.
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The Personal Settings Menu opens:
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1. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner of your Nextcloud instance to open the menu
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.. figure:: images/oc_personal_settings_dropdown.png
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*Personal Settings Menu*
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2. Choose *Settings* from the drop down menu:
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2. Clicking on *Settings* from the drop down menu opens the user preferences
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:alt: screenshot of user's Personal settings page
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:alt: screenshot of users Personal settings page
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.. note:: If you are an administrator, you can also manage users and administer
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.. note:: Available options and settings depending on your administrator's configuration.
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If you are not able to change the password or the display name in your personal settings,
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Sharing your data in the global address book
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Some administrators decide to share their global address book with other Nextcloud instances (so called *Trusted Servers*) or even with the wider world.
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This is helpful when two instances want to work closely together, or when people want to use Nextcloud as a virtual telephone book for others to browse.
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It also allows searching for contacts, creating shares and much more.
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You can change what personal data of yours is shared by setting the scope of your data. Clicking on the lock icon will open the following dropdown
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next to each entry:
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.. figure:: images/userdata-scope.png
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:alt: screenshot of scope dropdown on personal information form field
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If you set your data to **Private**, nobody but you will be able to see it.
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If you set your data to **Local**, all logged in users within your Nextcloud instance will be able to see the information, but noone outside of it.
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If you set your data to **Federated**, the trusted server(s) which are added by your administrator will be able to see this data, in addition to all logged in users.
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If you set your data to **Global**, anyone can see your data. For some use cases this is wanted.
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Someone with a public facing role such as marketing or sales might want to share their contact with a wide variety of connections which might not be using Nextcloud.
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