There are various options to delete contacts: an individual in the database, all contacts of a certain contact type or a filtered group of contacts. 

Deleting a single contact in the database

1. Go to the contact card of the individual you want to delete
2. Go to menu option Extra -> Delete contacts.
3. Select ‘Delete only this individual contact’.
4. When you check the option ‘Delete the contact’s complete archive too’ the archive will not be restored in case you add the person again in the future.
5. Click on the ‘Delete contacts’ button to confirm the action.

Deleting all contacts of one contact type

1. Go to any person that belongs to the contact type you want to delete all contacts for.
2. Go to menu-option Extra -> Delete contacts.
3. Select ‘Delete contacts with specified contact type’.
4. When you check the option ‘Delete the contact’s complete archive too’ the archive will not be restored in case you add the person again in the future.
5. Click on the ‘Delete contacts’ button to confirm the action.

Deleting contacts based on a filter

1. Filter all contacts that should be deleted (see chapter 3.8 how to do that). 
2. Click on the ‘Options’ button above the filter result.
3. Choose ‘Delete filtered contacts’.
4. Confirm the action.

Merging two contact cards

In SpinOffice there is the option to merge two contacts to one.

1. Go to the contact card that you want to keep in the database.
2. Go to menu option Extra -> Merge contacts.
3. Find the duplicate contact in the database.
4. Click ‘Save’ to add all contact details and the complete archive to the main contact.