list, all right, but it’s too unwieldy when you just want to call your spouse,
your boss, or your lawyer. The iPhone doesn’t have any speed-dial buttons, of
course, but it does have Favorites—a short, easy-to-scan list of the people you
call most often.
You can add names to this list in either of two ways:
From the Contacts list. Tap a name to open the Info screen, where you’ll
find a button called Add to Favorites. (This button appears only if there is,
in fact, a phone number recorded for this person—as opposed to just an
email address, for example.) If there’s more than one phone number on
the Info screen, you’re asked to tap the one you want to add to Favorites.
each Favorite doesn’t represent a person; it represents a number. So if Chris has
both a home number and a cell number, add two items to the Favorites list. Blue
lettering in the list lets you know whether each number is mobile, home, or
whatever.
From the Recents list. Tap the O button next to any name or number
in the Recents list (see the facing page). If it’s somebody who’s already in
your Contacts list, you arrive at the Call Details screen, where one tap on
“Add to Favorites” does what it says.
If it’s somebody who’s not in Contacts yet, you’ll have to put them there
first. Tap Create New Contact, and then proceed as described on page
40. After you hit Save, you return to the Call Details screen so you can tap
Add to Favorites.
To help you remember that a certain phone number is already in your Favorites
list, a blue five-pointed star appears next to it in certain spots, like the Call Details
screen and the Contact info screen.
The Favorites list holds 20 numbers, max. Once you’ve added that many, the
Add to Favorites and ± buttons disappear.
