TIP You can also use Just Type to find a contact from Card view or the Launcher. Start typing a name or initials and scroll down the list of search results.

If you have contacts that you call frequently, you can do any of the following to help access their numbers quickly:

Create a favourite in Phone (see Create a favourite) or in Contacts (see Create a favourite).

Create a speed dial (see Assign a speed dial to a contact).

Add a contact to the Launcher (see Add a contact entry to the Launcher).

View, edit or delete contact information

1Open Contacts .

2Search for a contact (see Find a contact) and tap the contact name.

3(Optional) To copy a contact, open the application menu, tap Edit and tap Copy All.

The contents of the contact entry are copied as plain text, with carriage returns between each element.

4To edit a contact, tap Edit.

Info that's dimmed means it originates from an account that you can't edit on your smartphone (like Facebook).

5In a linked contact, tap the account icon in the top right-hand corner to edit fields specific to that account.

NOTE The fields that make up the contact header (name, photo, job title, company) are unique to each account. You must open a specific account to edit these fields.

6Do one or both of the following:

To add or change information: Tap a field (see Enter information in a field).

NOTE In a linked contact, when you enter info in a field for the first time, you can assign that info to any account by tapping the account button in the field.

To delete a piece of contact information: Throw the item off the side of the screen and tap Delete.

7Tap Done.

Copy a contact to the SIM card

After you add a phone number for a contact, you can copy that contact’s name and phone number to the SIM card. If a contact has more than one phone number, you can copy each number as a separate entry on the SIM card.

1Open Contacts .

2Search for a contact (see Find a contact) and tap the contact name.

3Open the application menu and tap Copy To SIM Card.

4If the contact has more than one phone number, tap the number you want to copy to the SIM card. To copy other numbers, repeat steps 2 and 3, selecting a different number each time.

Chapter 8 : Contacts, Calendar and other personal information 101