How To Get Contacts In Alphabetical Order On Iphone

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This wikiHow teaches you how to list your contacts by first name in the iPhone's Contacts and Mail apps. Since contacts are listed by last name by default, this change will help you quickly and easily find someone's first name while scrolling through the contact list.

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Open your iPhone's Settings. The icon looks like a set of grey gears located on one the home screens.
- If Settings isn't present on a home screen, its icon may be located in the Utilities folder on one the home screens.
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Scroll down and tap Contacts . It is located in the fifth set of menu options.
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Tap Sort Order .
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Tap First, Last . You will now see names listed alphabetically by first name anytime you access the list in apps such as Contacts and Mail.

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How do I sort my contacts alphabetically?

It should sort your contacts alphabetically by default, but if you want to sort them by the first name instead of the last, you can do so by going to Settings and then to Contacts. Then there should be an option so change the sorting order.
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How do I move apps to another page on iPhone 6?

Hold onto the app block until it starts to shake. Drag it to where you want it to be, and let go. If you want it on the next page, hold it at the edge of the screen until it moves to the next screen.
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How do I sort my contacts by the last name alphabetically?

That's the default. If not, just follow these instructions, but make the change inverted.
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Can I delete multiple contacts at one time?

No.
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How do I sort or add a category like business, personal, contractors, or doctors?

Unfortunately there isn't a way to do this on the iPhone currently.
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How do I save contacts on a flash drive?

You can't do that from your iPhone, but you could send it to your computer and save it from there.
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When I try to sort contacts from first to last, it doesn't work. It's still showing last to first. What can I do?

Just keep trying about every 5 or 10 minutes as your iPhone may not realise what you are pressing. Or, you could try turning your iPhone off and on again. Or, you could press last to first and try to trick it into saying first to last.

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By default, contact names may still be displayed "last name, first name." This will make the contacts list look out of order if sorted by first name. If this is the case, go to Settings → Contacts → Display Order → First, Last. Now, contact names will appear as "first name, last name."

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1. Open Settings.
2. Tap Contacts.
3. Tap Sort Order.
4. Tap First, Last.

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