4Search for the contact (see Find a contact) and tap it to link the two contacts.

5(Optional) After you create the link, you can ensure that the linked contact appears in your Contacts list under the name you're most likely to recognise (and not, say, under a person's IM screen name, which can be unrelated to his or her real name). To do this, tap the contact name you want to appear, and tap Set As Primary Profile.

Unlink a contact

1Open Contacts .

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

3Tap the contact name in the header, and tap the contact you want to unlink.

4Tap Unlink This Profile.

Add a contact entry to the Launcher

Add your favourite contacts to the Launcher so you can open them directly from that location.

1Open Contacts .

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

3Open the application menu and tap Add To Launcher.

4(Optional) Edit the first and last name as you want them to appear in the Launcher.

5Tap Add To Launcher. To see the contact in the Launcher, scroll down on page 1.

If the contact has a picture (see Add a photo to a contact), the picture appears as a Launcher icon. If the contact doesn't have a picture, the contact name appears in the Launcher with a placeholder icon. Tap the real or placeholder icon to open the contact.

TIP To remove a contact from the Launcher, open the contact, open the application menu and tap Remove From Launcher.

Get in touch with a contact

1Open Contacts .

2Tap the contact name.

3Do any of the following:

•To call or send an email or instant message: Tap the appropriate field. For example, tap a phone number to call the contact.

•To send a text message: Tap .

•To locate an address on a map: Tap an address field.

Delete a contact

1Open Contacts .

2Tap the contact name.

NOTE Entries that you cannot change on your smartphone, like those from Facebook and LinkedIn, cannot be deleted from the smartphone either. You must delete them from your account on the web to remove them from your smartphone.

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