I love gmail but sometimes it irks me. It IS good for help though! Here's what I found on editing contacts:

I found where the place is to edit by clicking on "contacts" on the side of the page. The link is right under the trash link.


Editing contacts
To edit or delete a contact, open your Contacts list by clicking Contacts on the left side of any page, and following the appropriate instructions below.

To edit a contact:

1. Select the contact in the Contacts list.
2. Click Edit at the top of the page.
3. Make your desired changes.
4. Click Save at the top of the page.

To add a contact to a contact group:

1. Select the contact in the Contacts list.
2. Open the Groups drop-down menu.
3. Under Add to..., select the group you'd like to add the contact to, or select New group to create a new group.

or

1. Select the group you'd like to add to.
2. Enter the contact's name or email address in the Add this to group box at the bottom of the contact list.

To remove a contact from a contact group:

1. Select the contact in the Contacts list.
2. Open the Groups drop-down menu.
3. Under Remove from..., select the group you'd like to remove the contact from.

To permanently delete a contact:

1. Select the contact in the Contacts list.
2. Click Delete Contact at the top of the page.
3. Click OK.