Why isn't the Address Book on my mac syncing up with iCloud?

Since I've upgraded to iCloud, the Address Book on my mac isn't working right.  There are some contacts on iCloud that are not showing up on my mac. Also, I can't get "add contact to address book" to work in Mail on my mac -- I'll select it, and it won't add the contact to Address Book.  Funny enough, this function works fine when I'm on iCloud using the mail program within it on Safari.  And these edited contacts show up fine on the iPhone and iPad, which are all on iCloud.  Any advice?  Thanks!

First, open Address Book on your Mac, then click Adress Book on the top bar, then click preferences. You will be taken to General, but click on Accounts. In the bottom left corner of the Preferences window, click +. Change the account type to iCloud, then enter your Apple ID/iCloud username and password, then press create, and again if it asks. Quit Address Book preferences and your iCloud contacts will appear on your Mac (If you have any already synced to iCloud).
Note: If you have some of the same contacts on your Mac as you on iCloud, you may be left with duplicates. To delete a contact, click on it to highlight it, then press function (fn) and backspace.
Hope this helps.

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