Thanks Ronni, a bit of reading to do. We already did the import of contacts to the 4s, but you've given some good leads there which we'll read and digest.
Pete On 03/01/2012, at 9:52 PM, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > On 03/01/2012, at 9:09 PM, Peter Crisp wrote: > >> Folks, my wife has had a Macbook for a couple of years now and has finally >> caught up with the times and has an iPhone 4s. She converted from an old LG >> phone which had only 1 attribute for any contact, so if a person had a phone >> number, a mobile number and an email address, there were 3 "contacts" >> created. She has migrated those "contacts" to her micro sim which is now in >> her 4s and now it seems silly to keep 3 contacts for what is one person with >> multiple attributes. >> >> I dont fully understand myself the process that occurs when one connects the >> iPhone to the Macbook. Does it update Address book and which is the master >> and which is the slave or are the contacts managed within iTunes somewhere? >> >> Can someone please advise with help about this. I am pretty sure this is not >> new for you guys. >> >> Should she manage her contacts in one place (the Master) and next time they >> connect it pushes any edits to the other, or can they be managed in either >> place and any changes are pushed both ways. >> >> If the 3 contacts noted above are incorporated into one contact on the >> iPhone FIRSTLY (to hold all attributes) and then it is connected to the >> Macbook, which machine has priority? I presume there is a setting somewhere >> to set one with priority over the other. > > Hi Peter, > > Just a quick reply, as I’m finished for the day. Click the link below and > download the iPhone User Guide for iOS 5.0. Software PDF. It will give you > information on how to setup the iPhone, sync and use the iPhone. > iPhone User Guide for iOS 5.0 Software: > <http://manuals.info.apple.com/en_US/iphone_user_guide.pdf> > > Here for how to setup iCloud on your Mac and iPhone to keep all your devices > in sync. > <http://www.apple.com/icloud/setup/> > > The Address Book on your Mac, and Contacts on the iPhone sync. > iPhone 4S iOS5 - Contacts are in Utilities folder with Calculator, Compass & > Voice Memos Contacts lets you easily access and edit your contact lists from > personal, business, and organizational accounts. You can search across all of > your groups, and the information in Contacts is automatically accessed to > make addressing emails quick and easy. > > You should not sync items on the Info pane of iTunes (such as contacts, > calendars, and notes) and also use iCloud to keep that information up to date > on your devices. If you do both, duplicated data will result. > > The iPhone doesn't show contacts on the SIM card, they need to be imported > into Contacts. > Go to your Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > Scroll down to "Import SIM Contacts”. > > > Cheers, > Ronni > > 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" > 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD > > OS X 10.7.2 Lion > Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug> -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Settings & Unsubscribe - <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
