User Guide

Chapter 32 Contacts 140
Use Contacts with Phone
Prioritize your contacts. When you add someone to your Favorites list, their calls bypass Do Not
Disturb and are added to your Favorites list in Phone for quick dialing. Choose a contact, then
scroll down and tap Add to Favorites.
Save the number you just dialed. In Phone, tap Keypad, enter a number, then tap Add to
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Add a recent caller to Contacts. In Phone, tap Recents, then tap next to the number. Then tap
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Automate dialing an extension or passcode. If the number you’re calling requires dialing an
extension, iPhone can enter it for you. When editing a contact’s phone number, tap
to enter pauses in the dialing sequence. Tap Pause to enter a two-second pause, which is
represented by a comma. Tap Wait to stop dialing until you tap Dial again, which is represented
by a semicolon.
Add contacts
Besides entering contacts, you can:
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Use your iCloud contacts: Go to Settings > iCloud, then turn on Contacts.
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Use your Google contacts: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap your Google account,
then turn on Contacts.
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Access a Microsoft Exchange Global Address List: Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, tap
your Exchange account, then turn on Contacts.
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Set up an LDAP or CardDAV account to access business or school directories: Go to Settings >
Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Add Account > Other. Tap Add LDAP account or Add CardDAV
account, then enter the account information.
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Sync contacts from your computer or Yahoo!: In iTunes on your computer, turn on contact
syncing in the device info pane. For information, see iTunes Help.
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Import contacts from a SIM card (GSM): Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Import
SIM Contacts.
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Import contacts from a vCard: Tap a .vcf attachment in an email or message.
Search a directory. Tap Groups, tap the GAL, CardDAV, or LDAP directory you want to search,
then enter your search. To save a person’s info to your contacts, tap Add Contact.
Show or hide a group. Tap Groups, then select the groups you want to see. This button appears
only if you have more than one source of contacts.
Update your contacts using Twitter, Facebook, and Sina Weibo. Go to Settings > Twitter,
Settings > Facebook, or Settings > Sina Weibo, then tap Update Contacts. This updates contact
photos and social media account names in Contacts.