Hardware Reference
In-Depth Information
Flick your finger so that the list of contacts on the left side scrolls rapidly up or down,
loosely reminiscent of the spinning Lucky 7s and other pictures on a Las Vegas slot machine.
Think of the payout you'd get with that kind of power on a one-armed bandit.
Slide your thumb or another finger along the alphabet on the left edge of the contacts
list or tap one of the teeny-tiny letters
to jump to names that begin with that letter.
Start to type the name of a contact in the Search field near the top of the contacts list.
Or, type the name of the place your contact works.
When you're at or near the appropriate
contact name, stop the scrolling by tapping the screen.
When you tap to stop the scrolling, that tap doesn't select an item in the list.
This may seem counterintuitive the first few times you try it, but we got used to it and now
we really like it this way. Just think of that first tap as applying the brakes to the scrolling list.
You can change the way your contacts are displayed.
1.
Tap Settings
⇒
Mail, Contacts, Calendars.
2.
Scroll down to Contacts settings on the right side of the screen, if it's not already visible.
3.
Tap Sort Order or Display Order.
4.
For each contact, choose the First, Last option or Last, First option.
This is where you decide whether you want to sort or display entries by a contact's first or last
name.
Searching contacts
You can search contacts by entering a first or last name in the Search field or by entering a company
name.
You can locate people on your iPad without actually opening the Contacts app. Type a
name in the Spotlight Search field (see Chapter
2
), and then tap the name in the search res-
ults. Or ask Siri to compose and send an e-mail or iMessage, or call via FaceTime video or
audio chat.
If you're searching contacts with a Microsoft Exchange account, you may be able to search your em-
ployer's
Global Address List
(GAL for short). This search typically works in one of two ways:
