Changing contacts from "phone" to "Google"?

[bionicback]

I think this might help with the "phone" vs "google" issue by getting your contacts into your Gmail account. After performing a sync using what else...HTC sync....I opened Outlook, clicked on "file" then "import and export". Using the import / export wizard I selected "export to file" (next) "Comma Separated Values (Windows)" (next) then I selected the contacts folder (next) then I named and saved it someplace where I could find it later. I opened my Gmail account, clicked on contacts, and in the upper right hand corner of the contacts window was import | export | print. I clicked on import and followed the directions. It asked for the location of the CSV file I created earlier. When I was done all my contacts from Outlook were in my Gmail account. Now on your phone tap Menu, then Settings, then Data synchronization, then Google. At the bottom is Contacts, if it's checked then uncheck and recheck. This will force a sync. Now if you look in people you will have all your contacts are labeled "phone" and "google" now you can delete the "phone" contacts and you will be left with just "google" contacts.
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[bllarkin]

For those that already have all of their contacts as "phone", as has been said, the easiest way to fix it is going to be exporting them to CSV then importing back into Gmail.

[bionicback]

Isn't that what I said, or did I make it unnecessarily complicated? I do that sometimes. It worked for me, but if there is a simpler way please let me know. I don't want to lead folks astray.
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[motodroidica]

go contacts/display options/ select your gmail account, then check all the boxes... this should show all your google contacts in your contacts list in your droid....

[Bob Dammit]

Isn't that what I said, or did I make it unnecessarily complicated? I do that sometimes. It worked for me, but if there is a simpler way please let me know. I don't want to lead folks astray.
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That would have saved me a couple hours of work!

go contacts/display options/ select your gmail account, then check all the boxes... this should show all your google contacts in your contacts list in your droid....

That doesnt do anything with your contacts that are not saved as "google" contacts.

[Greg1234]

When I add a new contact, the only choice I get is "phone"? I have some of my contacts as "google" (not sure how that happened?) and some as "phone". When I manually sync, only my "google" contacts go to my google account. FRUSTRATING!

[ohshtson]

I just synced my contacts and none of them are in google, in my phone almost all of my contacts are google contacts but I dont even have a "Contact" link on my google page?