Adding contacts 

1. adding contacts manually
2. scanning a business card
3. importing contacts

Adding contacts manually

1. Open the Bigin app. 
2. Tap the Contacts module in the bottom navigation bar. 
3. Tap the Add  icon and select New Contact.
4. Fill in the required details like name, title, email, company name, phone number, description, address, etc. You can also add a photo for the contact. 
5. Tap the tick  icon in the top-right corner of the screen to save the contact. 

Scanning a business card to add a contact

1. Open the Bigin app. 
2. Tap the Contacts module in the bottom navigation bar. 
3. Tap the Add  icon and select Scan a business card. The camera will be opened. Users can either capture the the card manually or auto capture. 
4. A preview of the capture image will be shown. Users can crop, rotate, retake, delete, discard, or add more images. 
5. Tap Next. You will be redirected to the Add Contact form where you can verify the details filled in automatically. 
6. Tap the tick  icon in the top-right corner of the screen to save the contact.

By continuing with the option to Scan a Business Card, users will be agreeing to the terms of Zoho and Google ML Kit.

Bigin will have access only to the images that users scan as Bigin requests Google Play services to scan documents on its behalf. 

Importing contacts 

Users can import upto 250 contacts in the free plan and 2000 contacts in the paid plans (Express/Premier). 

1. Open the Bigin app. 
   
2. Tap the More  icon in the bottom navigation bar and select Settings. 
3. Tap Import Contacts. 
4. Select the required the contact or contacts and tap the tick  icon in the top-right corner of the screen. You will be redirected to the Import Summary page which shows the list of contacts that are being imported. 
5. Tap the tick  icon in the top-right corner of the screen to import the contacts. 

The company details added while creating a contact (manually or by scanning a business card) are added to the company module automatically.