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can't change contact information

gwtke
gwtke
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I want to change how one of my contacts is displayed but it won't let me do it. Using Mac Mojave

I want to change how one of my contacts is displayed but it won't let me do it. Using Mac Mojave

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Hi gwtke, I assume the contact you're trying to edit is in the "Mac OS X Address Book". If so, Thunderbird can only ready those contacts, not edit them. To edit that contact, you'll need to do it in the Contacts application in macOS.

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Chris Ilias
Chris Ilias
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Hi gwtke, I assume the contact you're trying to edit is in the "Mac OS X Address Book". If so, Thunderbird can only ready those contacts, not edit them. To edit that contact, you'll need to do it in the Contacts application in macOS.