Address book jumping to first contact

Alright. Here's my problem. Whenever I get to a specific contact in the middle of the Address book the address book will change the highlighted contact to the very first contact. This means whenever I try to select and edit or view (as an example) Mike, the selected contact all of a sudden becomes Alex and i'm back at the top of the contact list.

If you go to print, you have the option of printing an envelope with their address and your return address on a #10 envelope using either home or biz addresses for each.
Play with clicking on the labels. I often use the Large Type if I'm going to call a phone number. Also mapping an address is a useful feature.

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HT1351 My fifth generation nano will no longer sync my address book from my Mac. It gives me an error message that "You have no contacts" and asks me if I want to create some. My address book is full of contacts. Sync works for everything else.

My 5th generation nano will no longer Sync my address book from my Mac. It gives me a message that I have no "Contacts", and asks if I want to create some. My address book is full of contacts, but for some reason it thinks it is empty. All the other sync operations work fine including iCal. My Mac is running OS X 10.7.4.

It sounds like all of your contacts on your Mac running Lion are actually stored up in iCloud.
Several users running Mac OS X Lion and now ML (and iCloud) have no longer been able to "sync" contacts over to their older iPods models.
A work around is to export all of your contacts out of Address Book as vCards and them copy these vCards into your iPod's Contacts folder. You'll need to have the Enable Disk Use option ticked from under the iPod's Summary tab in order to browse out to the iPod's Contacts folder via the Finder.
Using your iPod as a storage drive
That's the only "solution" I have been able to use to get contacts to sync/appear on my 5G iPod Video.
B-rock

Is there a difference in the mac mini address book and my iPhone contacts? I have them both as well as my Ipad2 connected on I could but these don't seem to be sharing contacts. It worked in the store. What have I done wrong?

Is there a difference in the mac mini address book and my iPhone contacts? I have them both as well as my Ipad2 connected on I could but these don't seem to be sharing contacts. It worked in the store. What have I done wrong?

that should read all connected through I Cloud (fat fingers)

I use an i-pad and my primary account email is aol. Is there a way to import my aol address book onto my ipad "contacts?"

I am using an ipad and the primary account email is aol. Is there a way to import my aol address book onto my ipad "contacts" app?

Oops, I found the answer to my question. Great knowledge base! I had originally imported via the automatic popup dialog box that appeared when I installed TB, and didn't absorb at the time that there would be a way to do an import later, after TB install, too, and even for specific parts of OE (address book vs. mail messages, etc.).
I pasted the link to the "Migrate to Thunderbird" page that includes how to migrate just an Address Book from OE, but the following is all that pastes in: 9723729938
I have typed out the link here:
en.flossmanuals.net/thunderbird/migrating/

Address book stuck and all contacts gone

when i open up address book none of my contacts appear and switching from directories to all contacts just resizes the empty window back and forth. when i try to resize the window using the handle on the lower right corner it keeps stretching out horizontally till it runs off the screen. I checked for the Helvetica font in system/library/fonts and it is there. it is also activated in font book. tried dumping com.apple.AddressBook.plist from my user/library/preferences, and tried various recommendations i found on these forums for renaming and replacing files in user/library/application support/address book. also tried dumping the address book from applications and reinstalling using pacifist.
nothing has worked.
in console i get either:
Address Book[614] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (2) beyond bounds (2)
or
Address Book[614] * -[NSCFArray objectAtIndex:]: index (0) beyond bounds (0)
i was considering reinstallling the 10.3.9 combo update. anyone have any other suggestions?
thanks

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Address Book Cards and Mail Contacts have suddenly disappeared!

Help! The power went off for a minute here at the office, shutting everything down. When I restarted, the contents of my address book and all the contacts I had in mail have disappeared. Anybody got any ideas on what I can do? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Welcome to the discussions, malbright.
Try the suggestion in Loading “Apple - Support - Discussions - Address Book has suddenly LOST all my ...” - but it doesn't always work.
AK

Address Book / iCloud Deletes Imported Contacts Shortly after Import

I ran into a incredbily frustrating problem recently whereby attempting to restore a backup of my Address Book resulted all my contacts being deleted once I reconnected my computer to the internet and my Address Book began syncing with iCloud. I wasn't able to find a solution here but I was able to eventually find one online. I thought it was worth sharing.
Upon exporting a backup of your Address Book you have the choice of slecting to export the Backup as a "Address Book Archive" or as "vCard". If you select "Address Book Archive" and are syncing with iCloud when you attempt to reimport your backup, after about 15 to 30 seconds, iCloud will delete all of the Contacts you've just imported.
Exporting a "Address Book Archive" creates a ".abbu" backup file whereas exporting as a "vCard" exports a ".vcf" backup file. Apparently iCloud doesn't like ".abbu" backup files, but if you didn't know that and you're trying to import your backup contact file you're pretty much screwed!
To get around this problem do the following:
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3) Select "All Contacts"
4) Select, File > Export > Export vCard...
5) Save the file to your Desktop
6) Reconnect your computer to the Internet
7) Select "Import"
8) Select the ".vcf" file that you just saved to your Desktop.
Importing your backup as a ".vcf" file will prevent iCloud from deleting all of your contacts upon syncing.
... at least it did for me ( :

I had the same problem on both my iPad & iPhone. I adding a contact on my iPad and now everything seems to sync properly. Hmmm, interesting..... THANKS FOR THE SUGGESTION.

Address book sync with google contacts - first names and last names flipped

Hi,
I am trying to sync my mac address book with my contacts in google/gmail and I have a strange issue. All my contacts written in english alphabet is syncing correctly, but when I have names in Korean characters, the last name and first name gets flipped. Without fail. All other fields seem to synch correctly, but the first name is mapped to the last name field, and vice versa. I have recently upgraded to OS X Lion on an iMac.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Jay

can anyone answer this?
at some point, I remember being able to do this. 10.5.x maybe? With 10.6 . . . .
I do recall, however, that I stopped doing it because the sync went haywire. I did it the other way around: I have all my contacts in Address Book, so I exported them and uploaded the vCards to Gmail, after deleting all Gmail contacts. That's not such a great option. Surely this is well-automated by now?

How do i get my address book to update iCloud contacts?

i had some groups set up on my Mac Pro address book and they where syced with Icloud and my Iphone. just a few days ago i noticed that the contacts from A to J in each group are missing. I corrected this on the Macbook Pro but it did not change on Icloud or my I phone.
how do i get my changes in my address book to update on Icloud?

Welcome to the Apple Community.
First check that all your settings are correct, that contact syncing is checked on all devices (system preferences > iCloud on a mac and settings > iCloud on a iPhone, iPad or iPod).
Make sure the contacts you are adding are added to your 'iCloud' group and not an 'On My Mac', 'On My Phone' or other non iCloud group (you can do this by checking in groups), non iCloud contacts will not sync.
If you are sure that everything is set up correctly and your contacts are in the iCloud group, you might try unchecking contact syncing in the iCloud settings, restarting your device and then re-enabling contact syncing.

Printing address labels via Address Book - last and first names mixed up

Trying to print mailing labels from Address Book. However in my list of 50 contacts, some labels are printed with the first name then last name, and others are printed with the last name then first name. It doesn't seem to matter if I switch the order of how it appears for each contact within address book, or set the Preferences in Address Book to have the first before the last name, some labels will still be printed with the last name first.
Any suggestions???

Something which worked for me was after adjusting the order of the first and last name (either using Preferences) or manually, I saved it, and then it seemed to print fine after that. So maybe saving it first before printing was the key.

Address Book Notes for New Contacts Appear Only In Edit Mode

When I create a new contact in +Address Book+, exit Edit mode, and then add a Note to that new contact, the note is visible only when the contact is switched to Edit mode. This does not effect existing contacts. This problem first appeared yesterday. I didn't do anything unusual with +Address Book+ before the emergence of the problem.
I followed these instructions to rebuild the +Address Book+ database but it had no effect on this problem: "Quit Address Book and drag ~/Library/Application Support/AddressBook/AddressBook-v22.abcddb to the desktop. It will be rebuilt from the details in Metadata when you restart AB."
Thank you in advance for any ideas you have!
Steven

I exported the contact list and deleted Library/Application support/Address book and then re-imported. Everything is fine now.

Address book Elements 12 - Adding contacts.

I am unable to get new contacts to stick in Address book. I am able to share an image via e-mail, or photo-mail. I have a couple of recipients in an address book, but am unable to effectievely edit the list. I go through the motions starting by either clicking on the silhouette taht appears with recipient list, or by going through Edit> Address book. This gives me a standard looking form to fill in with new contacts name, address, and email address. I don't see any option about saving or use one time only. click ok or press enter to finish and find nothing is saved. Also when I am therefore entering address manually to the e-mail there is a nice looking button by the address bar that says 'Open address book.' Clicking this does nothing.
Help!
jim blackett

If you are going to reactivate synchronization, then do this first:
• launch iSync
• open the Preferences… dialog
• press the Reset Sync History… button
This will leave your sync clients registered and your data intact, but remove any indication that you have ever synchronized before, clearing the truth database and triggering an initial slow synchronization once you re-enable to process and initiate your next event.
Read this document to gain a clearer understanding of how the framework operates:
http://developer.apple.com/macosx/syncservices.html

How to transfer Address Book 10.4 to Contacts 10.8?

I recently upgraded from a prehistoric iBook G4 running 10.4.11 to a MacBook Pro Retina running 10.8.2. Is there any way to transfer my old Address Book data into the new Contacts application that replaced Address Book? I have over 500 cards, many with ample notes I definitely want to keep. It would take me the rest of the year to re-key all this information. Ouch!
I've already tried exporting vCards and all the cards and phone numbers show up in Contacts 10.8.2, but all the notes at the bottom of each card are missing! AppleCare tells me that 10.4 to 10.8 is too big of a jump. They also say that 10.7 was the last OS to use Address Book. What if I find a mac with 10.7, drag my old address book into that library, and export a 10.7 version of vCards? Or is there an easier way?
Surely Apple provided a clean way to convert Address Book to Contacts???

Problem solved. The solution was breathtakingly simple. And none of the experts had a clue...
After spending untold mindnumbing hours with AppleCare's Level 1 techs and Sr. Advisors, I consulted a real "senior" advisor: my own dad.
Dad (turning 79 this summer) happens to use a MacBook Pro and likes to research things. After getting an earful of my woes and snooping around a bit on his own, dad asked me if I had checked the appropriate box in OS 10.4's Address Book preferences. Huh?
In Preferences, vCards, there's an "Export notes in vCards" box. For some dumb reason this is unchecked as the default. I checked it, exported the vCards and voila, all 500+ cards with all the notes intact imported without a hitch into Mountain Lion.
I can't fathom why no one at AppleCare knew about this (the notes/no notes default is basically the same in 10.8, so "we no longer support 10.4" is a lame excuse). They wasted my time with failed target disk migrations, root user transfer, and using my father's computer as an OS stepping stone, none of which worked, of course, since the crucial default hadn't been touched.
Lesson learned: Before you put your faith in "experts," ask dad...

How do I sync with Yahoo address book into my phones contacts? iphone 4

"Itunes could not sync with Yahoo address book because you are not registered to sync with yahoo. please enter your yahoo ID and password again"
Where do I do this?

When I first pluged in the iphone 4 it transfered the contacts ... I since updated them and now get the message ....
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Address Book Gone Blank though contacts are still in memory

This last weekend, when i was trying to save a number, my address book became blank. To make my numbers reappear, i had to Option>Sort By and change what I sort by, either to Last or First Name, and then SAVE. My numbers would then reappear temporarily. When I switch application, say go to my inbox, and then go back to the address book, all my contacts are blank again. To make them reappear, I have to change and save the SORT BY option again. I already checked the FILTER option and it's set to PERSONAL. My OS version is 4.2.
This problem just started this weekend and I did not download or update anything at all to trigger this bug.
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Thanks in advance for any tips.
laurent
Solved!
Go to Solution.

WelcMe to the forums
Try going back to your filter and unchecking any box that is checked.
Go to Address Book
* Menu button
* Filter
*uncheck anything checked.
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