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How to add contacts on Outlook
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Published onAugust 30, 2022
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Outlook is the number one email service provided by Microsoft. The third most popular email service, Outlook comes packed with a ton of features. Be itmanaging your calendars, creating new meetings, or scheduling your emails, Outlook can help you do all from a single place.
Another such feature is the ability to add contacts to Outlook. You can add information such as name, email address, phone number, address, etc., to these contacts later on. Let’s look at how to get started.
How to add contacts on Outlook
After you’ve added the contacts to your Outlook account, you can then simply type in the name of the contact, andOutlook will autofill the emailfor you.
To add a person as your contact, head to the email sent by them and click on their name on theTo, Cc, Bcc, or Fromline. Head to theContactsection and selectAdd to Contacts. On the next window, add in any and all details you want to fill in and click onCreate.
Another way to add contacts on Outlook
So that’s one of the ways to add a contact on Outlook. But that’s not the only one. Alternatively, you can add contacts straight from a separate section—without getting into the emails.
To add the contacts in an alternate way, selectPeoplefrom the left-hand side of the main menu. From there, select theAdd Contactbutton.
Enter the information such as First name, Last name, and any other relevant notes you’d like to add on. If you click onAdd more, you’ll see a host of other fields you can fill in: email address, work, address, and so on. In fact, you can even put in an image for your contacts.
When you’re done adding in the fields, simply click onCreate.
For Outlook app
The above methods are only applicable onOutlook web. If you’re using the Outlook app [Outlook 2013 and over], however, then your steps will be slightly different. Here’s how:
On the Outlook app, click on thePeopleoption from the bottom left corner. From there, under theHometab in theRibbon, click on theNew Contactoption in the “New” section from the top-left corner.
You’ll see a new window. Enter the contact details here and click onSave & Closeoption to save the contact.
Editing the contacts
After you’ve added the contacts, you can also edit them at a later time for whatever reason you need to. Here’s how:
On your Outlook account, head to thePeoplesection from the left corner. From there, select the contact you’d like to update and click onEditcontact. In the new dialog box, you can edit all the information you’d like.
Adding contacts on Outlook
If there are people you interact with on a daily basis, it might then be a good idea to add the contacts to your Outlook account. Not only does it help you send emails to multiple contacts right from a single place, but it also helps you keep your important contacts together.
Radu Tyrsina
Radu Tyrsina has been a Windows fan ever since he got his first PC, a Pentium III (a monster at that time).
For most of the kids of his age, the Internet was an amazing way to play and communicate with others, but he was deeply impressed by the flow of information and how easily you can find anything on the web.
Prior to founding Windows Report, this particular curiosity about digital content enabled him to grow a number of sites that helped hundreds of millions reach faster the answer they’re looking for.
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