Apple MC011LL User Guide - Page 110
Unified contacts, Contacts accounts and settings
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Unified contacts When you sync contacts with multiple accounts, you might have entries for the same person in more than one account. To keep redundant contacts from appearing in the All Contacts list, contacts from different accounts that have the same name are linked and displayed as a single unified contact. When you view a unified contact, the title Unified Info appears at the top of the screen. Link a contact: Tap Edit, the tap and choose a contact. If you link contacts with different first or last names, the names on the individual contacts won't change, but only one name appears on the unified card. To choose which name appears when you view the unified card, tap the linked card with the name you prefer, then tap Use This Name For Unified Card. View contact information from a source account Unlink a contact Tap one of the source accounts. Tap Edit, tap , then tap Unlink. Linked contacts aren't merged. If you change or add information in a unified contact, the changes are copied to each source account in which that information already exists. Contacts accounts and settings You can add additional Contacts accounts and adjust the way contact names are sorted and displayed. Add a Contact account: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, then tap Add Account. To change Contact settings, go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars for these options: Set how contacts are sorted Set how contacts are displayed Setting your My Info card Set a default Contacts account Use iCloud to keep Contacts up to date on your iOS devices and computers Tap Sort Order to sort by first or last name. Tap Display Order and choose to display by first or last name. Tap My Info and select the contact card with your name and information from the list. The My Info card is used by Reminders, Safari, and other apps. Tap Default Account, then select an account. New contacts you create without specifying another account are stored here. Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Contacts. See "iCloud" on page 16. 110 Chapter 27 Contacts