You can see from the context menu of the Speed Dial whether a contact stored on a Speed Dial can be assigned to a Lotus/IBM/HCL Notes contact. The assignment of a contact is needed when you make task or meeting requests, or want to display the calendar information for a user on the Speed Dial.

The menu item changes according to the assignment:

Recognition is by means of the label of the Speed Dial and the stored number. This name is matched via A Lotus/IBM/HCL Notes contact was found to the A Lotus/IBM/HCL Notes contact was found contacts. In some cases, however, incorrect resolutions can occur, e.g. if the Speed Dial is labeled with only part of the name. It is therefore advisable to store complete names on Speed Dials whenever possible.