User Guide

Search a CardDAV server: Tap Groups, tap the searchable CardDAV group at the
bottom of the list, then enter your search.
You can’t edit searchable CardDAV contacts from the server, but you can edit synced
CardDAV contacts on iPhone.
Contacts are included in searches from the Home screen. See “Searching” on page 47.
Managing Contacts on iPhone
Add a contact on iPhone: Tap Contacts and tap .
Delete a contact In Contacts, choose a contact, than tap Edit. Scroll down and
tap Delete Contact.
Add a contact from the
numeric keypad
Tap Keypad, enter a number, then tap
. Tap Create New
Contact and enter the caller’s information, or tap “Add to
Existing Contact” and choose a contact.
Enter a pause in a number Tap
, then tap Pause. One or more pauses may be required
by a phone system before dialing an extension, for example.
Pauses appear as commas when the number is saved.
Enter a hard pause in a number
(CDMA model)
Tap
, then tap Wait. A hard pause appears as a semicolon
when the number is saved. When dialing, iPhone pauses when
it reaches the semicolon and waits until you tap the Dial
button to continue.
Add a recent caller’s phone
number to your contacts
Tap Recents and tap
next to the number. Then tap
Create New Contact, or tap “Add to Existing Contact” and
choose a contact.
Edit contact information: Choose a contact, then tap Edit.
 Add information: Fill in a blank eld.
 Add an address: Tap Add New Address.
 Add a eld that’s not showing: Tap Add Field.
 Change the ringtone for the contact: Tap the ringtone eld, then choose a ringtone.
To use the default ringtone specied in the Sounds settings, choose Default.
 Delete an item: Tap , then tap Delete.
You can change eld labels by tapping the label and choosing a dierent one. To
create a custom label, scroll to the bottom of the list and tap Add Custom Label.
If you sync contacts from your computer and also over the air, you can link contacts to
create a single, unied contact.
Link a contact: In edit mode, tap Link Contact, then choose a contact.
See “Unied Contacts” on page 223.
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