To add a new contact

  1. From the Home screen, tap Apps > Contacts . You can also open the Contacts application by tapping Contacts from the Home screen.

  2. Tap the New contact icon to the right of the Search box to start a new contact entry.

  3. If you have more than one account with contacts, tap at the top of the screen and choose the account to which you want to add the contact.

  4. Enter the contact’s name.

  5. Tap a category of contact information (such as phone number or email address) to enter that kind of information about your contact. Tap the drop-down menu icon to the right of the information you entered to open a list of preset labels (such as Work for a phone number or email address), then select the label you want.

  6. Tap a category’s Add icon to add more than one entry for that category. For example, in the phone number category, enter a work number and add a home number. Tap its drop-down menu icon to the right to set the label. For example, Work or Home for a phone number.

    NOTE

    You can make a contact a Favorite. Tap and hold the contact you want to make a favorite and tap Add to favorites.

  7. Tap the Picture icon to select a picture to display next to the name in your list of contacts and in other applications.

  8. When you’re finished, tap Save.