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<page xmlns="http://projectmallard.org/1.0/"
xmlns:its="http://www.w3.org/2005/11/its"
type="topic" id="contacts-carddav">
<info>
<link type="guide" xref="contacts-using-several-addressbooks"/>
<revision pkgversion="3.55" version="0.1" date="2024-11-02" status="final"/>
<include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
<desc>Using an online CardDAV address book.</desc>
</info>
<title>Using a CardDAV address book</title>
<p>To add such an address book, perform the following steps:</p>
<steps>
<item>
<p>Click
<guiseq><gui>File</gui><gui>New</gui><gui>Address Book</gui></guiseq>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Select the type <gui>CardDAV</gui>.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>To discover the address books, announced by the server, enter the server address as <gui>URL</gui> and optionally <gui>User</gui>, then click on <gui style="button">Find Address Books</gui>. Select the address book.
This prefills the fields <gui>Name</gui> and <gui>URL</gui>. The step is optional, and you can overwrite all the discovered settings.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Enter a name that you prefer.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Enter the address in the <gui>URL</gui> field.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Choose <gui>Use a secure connection</gui> if you want to connect
securely.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Enter your username.</p>
</item>
<item>
<p>Click <gui style="button">OK</gui>.</p>
</item>
</steps>
<p>The address book will be added to the list of address books in <app>Evolution</app>, <app>GNOME Contacts</app>.</p>
</page>
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