Old iphone contacts sync to new iPad 3?

Had iPhones up until a year ago, then spent a year w no iOS devices (!), now starting fresh w iPad 3. Wanting to sync all my old iPhone Contacts to iPad, anything I should know?

Before you connect your phone to iTunes make sure you go to iTunes preferences>Devices and check to "Prevent iPods, iPhones...from syncing automatically".  Now connect your phone to iTunes, click on your iphone name under Devices on the left sidebar, go to the Info tab and check to sync contacts with address book.  Make sure you have at least one contact entered your mac Address Book.  Now sync in iTunes and if asked select merge contacts.

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