iPad Made Simple

Chapter 13

Working with Contacts

Your iPad gives you immediate access to all your important information. Just like your computer or your smartphone, your iPad can store thousands of contacts for easy retrieval. In this chapter we'll show you how to add new contacts (including from an e-mail address), customize your contacts by adding new fields, organize your contacts with groups, quickly search or scroll through contacts, and even show a contact's location with the iPad Maps app. We will also show you how to customize your Contacts view so it is sorted and displayed just the way you like it. Finally, you will learn a few troubleshooting tips that will save you some time when you run into difficulties.

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