Fixing Google Contacts

Note: Fixing here means fixing my particular problem.

Problem:

When I create a contact via web or with the phone (android) I normally enter it like this

"one two three .... "

And Google, instead of putting all that info on the "Name", it spreads the different parts among some of these fields


Given Name
Additional Name
Family Name
Yomi Name
Given Name Yomi
Additional Name Yomi
Family Name Yomi
Name Prefix
Name Suffix

If you export the contacts, the csv file will contain a Field called "Name" that contains what you introduced as the name, but in reality it is saved internally as many different fields.

And why all that fuss? You may ask...

Well, all those details are important for me to see when I am making a call or searching for a contact, and depending on the application they all are not searched or displayed, so I want Google Contacts to save the whole name in -one- field only (the main one).

So I did this

1. From web, export to csv

2. Delete all contacts on web

3. Open the csv, edit the file deleting the content of all the fields previously explained except "Name"

4. Swap the column header of "Name" and "Given Name" (so Given Name contains the full name of contact as "one two three ...")

5. Save

6. Import

Disclaimer: No warranty of any type. Don't use this info unless you know what you are doing.