Need Detailed Instructions on Syncing Contacts to Computer

After thoroughly reviewing the online help information, and carefully reading the menu descriptions I do not "precisely" know how to:
1) Copy my iphone contacts to my computer for backup storage.
2) Maintain that backup storage by actively syncing to it when updates are made via my phone or computer.
3) Correctly and easily restore my phone contacts from my computer to i) a new iphone and ii) to a phone other than an iPhone.
I would appreciate very clear and precise instructions on performing the above tasks.
Thank you.

Welcome to the discussions,
1) The contacts and calendars are part of your iphone backup made by itunes each time you sync your phone in itunes. See this article about the content of the backup: http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1766
2) Each time you sync, contacts and calendars are updated on the computer and the phone
Contacts, calendars, notes, and webpage bookmarks are synced with applications
on your computer, as described in the following section. Contacts and calendars are
synced both ways between your computer and iPhone. New entries or changes you
make on iPhone are synced to your computer, and vice versa.
copied from http://manuals.info.apple.com/enUS/iPhone_UserGuide.pdf , page 12
3) if you connect a new iphone, you will have the choise to use a backup to restore or set it up "as new iphone"
You'll have to use your computer to transfer contact info to another phone or mail them one by one from your iphone.
"Backing up and restoring" http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1414
Don't forget to backup the iphone backup folder as well from time to time, because each new backup replaces the old one. To locate the folder for windows, see "About backups"
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