Merging Contact Information - HTC Sensation 4G User Manual

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Merging contact information

Avoid duplicate entries by merging contact information from different sources, such
as your social network accounts, into one contact.
Accepting matched contacts suggestions
When HTC Sensation 4G finds contacts that can be merged, you'll see a link icon
in the notifications area of the status bar.
1. Slide the Notifications panel down, and then tap Matched contacts suggestion.
You'll see a list of suggested contacts to merge.
2. Choose the contacts you want to merge.
3. Tap OK.
Viewing a list of all your linked contacts
1. From the Home screen, tap
2. Press , and then tap Linked contacts (or More > Linked contacts). The All
linked contacts screen then opens where you can see the account types and
information merged.
3. You can choose to break the link of an account type or relink.
4. When you're done, tap OK.
Manually merging contact information
1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) you
want to link.
2. Tap or
3. You can:
§ Under Suggest links, tap
§ Under Add contact, tap one of the options to link to another contact.
Breaking the link
1. On the People tab, tap the name of the contact (not the icon or photo) whose
link you want to break.
2. Tap .
3. Under the Linked contacts section, tap
link.
> Contacts.
(if there are suggested links).
to link the contact to an account.
beside an account to break the