Take Control of Apple Contacts

Edit Contacts

It’s easy enough to fill in the blanks to add details to a contact card (your own or someone else’s). But you can do a number of other things on a contact card that may not be immediately obvious, including adding uncommon fields, creating a template for new cards, and making a wide variety of adjustments to the card’s avatar.

Use the Basic Fields

Because I’m sure you understand things like middle names, URLs, and birthdays, I’m not going to go through each of the default fields. However, I do want to call your attention to these predefined options that may be less than obvious:

• Company: Each contact can be designated as a person or as a company. When a contact is a company, the company name appears at the top of the card, rather ...