Apple iPhone iOS 8.1 - Manual (Page 141)

Chapter 32 Contacts 141
Unify contacts
When you have contacts from multiple sources, you might have multiple entries for the same
person. To keep redundant contacts from appearing in your All Contacts list, contacts from
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Link contacts. If two entries for the same person aren’t linked automatically, you can unify them
manually. Edit one of the contacts, tap Edit, then tap Link Contact and choose the other contact
entry to link to.
changes are copied to each source account where that information already exists.
Contacts settings
Go to Settings > Mail, Contacts, Calendars, where you can:
Change how contacts are sorted
Change how long names are shortened in lists
Choose to show recent and favorite contacts in the multitasking screen
Set a default account for new contacts
Set your My Info card