Here is a guide for notes
http://m.imore.com/notes
In order to get all your contacts in iCloud do as follow.
1: Disable contacts in Settings > iCloud. When prompted, choose to
keep all contacts on iPhone
2: go to
www.icloud.com, log in with the same account as on your iPhone. Go to Contacts and
Delete all contacts you see.
3: Now, on your iPhone, open Settings > iCloud> and enable Contacts.
All contacts will now be synced to iCloud and therefore to all devices using that account.
If you don't follow above steps your contacts will be splintered between iCloud and iPhone only. In order to have them all in iCloud, it's best to follow above steps
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