Address book-multiple names in 1 entry

How do I add multiple names to one address card? For example, if a married couple has different last names, like John Smith and Jane Doe, when I try to enter in the name field it only lets me enter 1 last name and 1 first name.

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You don't. The public schema for the Address Book application was intended to support one record per individual identity. You should create separate records for each significant other individual.
You can 'relate' records in a fashion by selecting the relationship field below birthday—usually with presets for friend and assistant set by default, as I recall—insert the name of the related party, and choose an appropriate indicator: father, mother, parent, brother, sister, child, friend, spouse, partner, assistant, manager, other or some custom field label you enter. When searching for all related parties, you can search for the last name, if you have included that information in the relationship data field, and all related records will be shown in a list.

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Marc Charbonneau wrote:
> Our CIO wants a few address book entries that if chosen, will all
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