- Contacts
- Contact Groups
Contacts | On iPad, iPhone and at www.icloud.com - the best of all worlds when you sync Contacts to all your devices based on one Apple ID. |
Contacts for individuals | To take the best advantage of this small computer, make individual Contact Cards. The wife is one card. The spouse is a different card. There are ways to link the two cards. But Siri can only offer support for one individual. “Siri - Call my sister Sue” works because Sue has her own card, I have my card with associated links to all my sisters. |
Settings for Contacts | Siri & Search - all on; Sort Order and Display Order, My Info > your Contact Card |
Create new | [ + ] to add a new contact card, fill out the fields - click Done to finish |
Make individual Contact Cards | Siri can call individuals but not reach into the Notes area for a secondary phone call |
Make your Contact Card | Siri and other apps will use this contact info. Add your photo to the card. Add linked contacts (“Call my son” or “Call my sister Sue”) |
Identify your card for devices | Settings > Contacts > My Info … for auto fill forms, ask Siri to “Take me home” and to share info with others. |
Use Contacts Search | “Book club” — was added in the Company field for each member’s contact card. “Team” — also added in Company |
New contact from email message | if a generic email address is visible, press and hold on address to see the Contacts template pop up. |
Add a photo for a contact | Edit a contact card, tap the Edit under the circle … explore |
Group Emails | Create groups on Mac or PC and sync to iPhone and iPad. Free app Groups - looks at your existing Contacts! Groups = “Label” … Add a new Label > name label/group > add existing contacts > Done. See Group in Contacts. Open Mail app and type. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/groups-free/id407855985 |
Export & Print your contacts | Look at MC Backup https://apps.apple.com/us/app/my-contacts-backup/id446784593 as a way to export your list of contact as a CSV file that Apple Numbers & Pages can open or Microsoft Excel & Word can open. |
Apple Support app | Knows your device - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/apple-support/id1130498044 |
Sync with iCloud and other devices | Settings > [your name - at the top] > iCloud > Contacts > ON; Calendars > ON; Reminders > ON; Notes > ON; Safari > ON; … Siri > ON |
Sync with Exchange Addresses | Check User Guide - call Apple Support - use the Apple Support app on iPhone or iPad |
Apple Support webpage has many resources | Link to apps and resources available at https://support.apple.com |
Misbehaving apps | Reboot (turn off and on) or do a Hard Reboot that clears cache. |
Silence Unknown Callers (SUC) | Keeps spammers away but what about when you have a service appointment and an unknown number will call with arrival time? You might need to turn off SUC. Can Siri do this? Can Siri create a Reminder to open this Setting to turn it on again. Also, The Shortcuts app can open Settings to this feature but Shortcuts is an advanced topic. Feel free to research Shortcuts in the iPhone User Guide or checkout the online version of the Shortcuts User Guide at https://support.apple.com/guide/shortcuts/welcome/ios Way Cool! |
Apple Tips app | Tips app refreshes often to include brief helpful suggestions. You might have deleted this app or it is hidden on a distant galaxy (Home Screen) far far away. Search your device, swipe down and type Tips. If you need to download - https://apps.apple.com/us/app/tips/id1069509450 is the place. If the Tips is a widget on your iPhone and iPad then there is a “tech minute of zen” on the Home Screen. |
Install a Get app | On-screen instruction to Double Click to Install - use the side button - the sleep/wake button and double press. Not an intuitive instruction or action. |
Learn from other teachers & tech coaches | Apple offers online workshops call Today at Apple. Sign up for Getting Started with iPad, Getting Started with iPhone, |