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- Login to your salesforce.com account
- Search for contact name
- Update Account Name on all contact records so they are matching (if required)
- Click on Account Name to view Account Detail
- Under the Contacts list, click on Merge Contacts
- Type the contact name in the search field then click on Find Contacts
- Ensure all duplicate contacts are ticked, then click on Next
- Select the values that you want to retain in the merged record by clicking on the appropriate radio buttons
Fields with conflicting data will be highlighted purple
CAUTION - If conflicting data is stored for a multi-pick list:
- Click on the radio button of the FIRST record to select it
- Write down the data in the OTHER record on a piece of paper
- After the merge you will need to manually update that field
in the contact record with the additional data - Click on Merge
- You will be prompted with the following message:
"These records will be merged into one record using the selected values. Merging cannot be undone. Proceed with the record merge?" - Click OK to be returned to the Account Detail screen
- Click on Contact Name listed as the second item under Recent Items to view the new merged record
- Click on Edit to update any multi-pick lists if required, then click on Save