

Most phones synchronize with your My Contacts group by default, but some sync with other groups as well. Depending on the phone you're using, you might have different default sync settings. Synchronise Contacts - Sync contacts to your mobile device.Working with Groups - Create a local group (similar to a distribution list) so that you can use the group within your calendar to invite people to your events.Search for Contacts - Search through your contacts to locate the people you want to reach.Creating Contacts - Add your own contacts to build up on online address book.The following links provide a basic introduction to the main features of Google Contacts. It gives you easy access to the people you want to reach, and can include information such as names, addresses, office and mobile phone numbers, job title, birthday, your own notes and more. You can find details on specific URLs for personal and shared contacts on the server names page.Google Contacts is similar to an online address book. Windows emClient: Add multiple CardDAV entries, one for your personal contact list and one for the shared contact list.Thunderbird: Add multiple CardDAV entries, one for your personal contact list and one for the shared contact list.Mac Mail: unfortunately does not support multiple contact lists.BlackBerry: Add multiple CardDAV entries, one for your personal contact list and one for the shared contact list.You can select which ones to show by using the Groups functionality. You connect your CardDAV account and the system automatically syncs all contact lists. You connect your CardDAV account and the system lets you select which contact list to sync. (One for your personal address book, and another for the shared address book.) On some devices, syncing with these contact lists just works, and on others it needs a CardDAV entry for each contact list you want to use.

For multi-user accounts, each user has their own contact list, and can see the shared contact lists with all members of the account.
