This field typically contains a person's full name beginning with the first name. Example: "Thomas Grey" is a formatted name beginning with the first name. iPod sorts this contact on Thomas and not on Grey. You can see the "fn" field in the sample vCard below.
Using a text editor, such as TextEdit, you can change a contact's sort order by modifying the information in the "fn" field. For example, changing "fn:Thomas Grey" to "fn:Grey, Thomas" causes iPod to sort on the last name instead of the first name.
Important: Certain characters may sort differently than expected on iPod. For example, a name beginning with the letter É, such as Étienne, will sort to the bottom of the list instead of among the contacts that begin with the letter E.
For more information on the vCard format in general, see
http://www.imc.org/pdi/ .
Sample
Here are the contents of the Sample vCard included with iPod 1.1 software:
begin:vcard
version:3.0
fn:Sample
n:Sample;;;;
title:Accountant
org:Sample Company\\, Inc.
note:Here's a sample to show you all that can be displayed in a contact on your iPod.
url;type=work:apple.com/support/ipod
adr;type=work;type=pref:;;200 Industrial Park Circle;Metropolis;CA;98765;USA
label;type=work;type=pref:200 Industrial Park Circle\\nMetropolis\\, CA 98765\\nUSA
adr;type=home:;;10201 Fine Drive;Smallville;CA;98765;USA
label;type=home:10201 Fine Drive\\nSmallville\\, CA 98765\\nUSA
tel;type=home:408-555-9292
tel;type=work:408-555-3131
tel;type=cell:408-555-1010
end:vcard