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      type="topic" style="task"
      id="contacts-link-unlink">

  <info>

    <link type="guide" xref="contacts"/>

    <desc>Combine information for a contact from multiple sources.</desc>
    <revision pkgversion="3.5.5" date="2012-02-19" status="review"/>
    <credit type="author">
      <name>Tiffany Antopolski</name>
      <email>tiffany.antopolski@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <credit type="editor">
      <name>Michael Hill</name>
      <email>mdhillca@gmail.com</email>
    </credit>

    <include href="legal.xml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2001/XInclude"/>
  </info>

<title>Link/Unlink Contacts</title>

<section id="link-contacts">
<title>Link contacts</title>

  <p>Linking contacts is the combining of the same contact from multiple
   services into one Contacts entry.  This feature helps you keep your address
   book organized, with all details about one contact in one place.</p>

  <steps>
   <item><p>
     Select the contact you wish to link in the left pane.
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
     Right-click on any editable element in the right pane and select
      <gui>Add/Remove Linked Contacts…</gui>.
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
     Select the entry you wish to link with the first contact entry.
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
    Click <gui>Link</gui>
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
     If you wish to link a third contact entry, repeat the last two steps.
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
     When you are finished, click <gui>Close</gui>.
   </p></item>
  </steps>

 <note style="tip">
  <p>
   If you linked two contacts accidentally and want to undo the action, follow
   the steps for unlinking contacts.
  </p>
 </note>
</section>

<section id="unlink-contacts">
<title>Unlink contacts</title>

  <p>You may want to unlink contacts if one of the entries is out of date.</p>

  <steps>
   <item><p>
     Select the contact you wish to unlink in the left pane.
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
     Locate the section you wish to unlink in the right pane.
   </p></item>
   <item><p>
    Click <gui>Unlink</gui>.
   </p></item>
  </steps>

</section>

</page>