Placing a copy of your iPad contacts file - also called your electronic address book - on your iPad is quite easy, as long as you use up-to-date software. Windows users need to have their contacts stored in Outlook Express, Outlook 2003 or later, Windows Contacts, or even the Windows Address Book.
Mac people need to use at least Mac OS X 10.5 and the Mac OS X Address Book, which Apple's Mail program uses to stash addresses. You can also use Entourage 2004 or later, but you first have to link before you sync: in Entourage, choose Preferences and click Sync Services. Then turn on the checkboxes for sharing contacts (and calendars) with Address Book and iCal. Entourage shares the data, and Address Book and iCal sync it up. To turn your iPad right into a big glass address book, adopt these measures:
Connect your iPad to your computer and click its icon when it turns up in iTunes' Source list. In the main part of the iTunes window, click the data tab. Windows owners: Turn on the checkbox next to "Sync Contacts with" and then make use of the drop-down menu to choose the program whose contacts you need to copy. Mac owners: turn on the "Sync Address Book contacts" checkbox. If you wish to sync contact groups, select them from the "Selected groups" box. You can also decide to import the photos in your contacts files.
Click the Apply button in the lower-right corner from the iTunes window. The iPad updates itself using the contact information stored in your address book. If you add new contacts while you have your iPad plugged in, choose File, then Update iPad or click the Sync button in iTunes to manually move the new data over to your tablet.
To find information about a pal on the iPad, tap the house screen's Contacts icon. Use the Search box or, on the Contacts list, flick to the person on the left side of the screen; take a shortcut by tapping the letter tab on the outer edge. Tap the name to determine the person's details. Here are a few of things you can do now:
Change the information. Need to update a previous address or change a phone number? Tap the Edit button at the end of the contact screen.
Add a photo. If you have pictures of your contacts in your desktop contacts program, exactly the same photos should be here on the iPad. You can also add a picture to a contact from your iPad's Photos app. Open the contact file, tap Edit, then tap Add Photo. Discover the picture you want to use. Pinch and zoom to crop it to size for that address book.
Think it is on the map. Tap the address to open the Maps app and see where the place is located.
Send a message. Tap the person's email address to open up a brand new preaddressed Mail message.
Pass on the information. Tap the Share Contact button on the contact's page to attach the information as a .vcf file and fix it to a new message.
To delete a message, whack it from your computer's address book and also the person will disappear from your iPad the next time you sync it to your computer. To delete a contact directly on the iPad, tap it open, tap Edit, flick towards the bottom of the file, and tap the Delete Contact button.
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