Hi Mary Theresa - welcome to the forum! Now, just for starters, you should have begun a new thread w/ an appropriate title and the issue above in the body of the post - a mod may come along to help. Tacking on posts that have nothing to do w/ the contents of a thread confuses the questions being asked and yours may not be addressed.
BUT, take a look HERE - this recent article addresses your questions about iPad's Contacts app; also, if not already done, go to Apple's Manual Website and download and/or read online the iPad/iPadOS manual pertinent to your device. Let us know if this helps. Dave