Apple iPod touch iOS 5.1 - Manual (Page 110)

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 Tap one of the source accounts.
Unlink a contact 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 Tap Sort Order to sort by first or last name.
Set how contacts are displayed Tap Display Order and choose to display by first or last name.
Setting your My Info card 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.
Set a default Contacts account Tap Default Account, then select an account. New contacts you create
without specifying another account are stored here.
Use iCloud to keep Contacts
up to date on your iOS devices
and computers Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Contacts. See “iCloud” on page 16.
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