Linking ContactsLinking Contact InformationMany people now maintain multiple email accounts, socialnetworking logins, and other similar account information. Forexample, a Facebook account login name might differ from acorporate email account login because they are maintainedseparately and for different groups of people.This device can synchronize with multiple accounts such asFacebook, Twitter, MySpace, Corporate email, and Google.When you synchronize your phone with these accounts, eachaccount creates a separate contact entry in the Contacts list.If one of your contacts (Amy Smith, for example) has aregular email account that you maintain in Gmail, but alsohas a Facebook account under her maiden and marriedname, as well as a Yahoo! chat account, when you mergethese accounts into your Contacts list you can join all of herentries and view the information in one record.The next time you synchronize your phone with youraccounts, any updates that contacts make to email accountnames, email addresses, etc. automatically update in yourcontacts list.For more information about synchronizing accounts, see“Synchronizing Accounts” on page 63.1. From the Home screen, tap Contacts .2. Tap a contact name (the name you want to join toanother entry). Note: typically this is the same contactwith a different name or account information.➔ Link contact.The contact list is displayed.3. PressNote: Only contacts stored on your phone can be linked.4. Tap the second contact entry (the entry in which tolink). The second contact is now linked with the firstand the account information is merged into one screen.Note: The information is still maintained in both entries, butdisplays in one record for easier viewing when you linkthe contacts.Contacts and Your Address Book 61
