Create a Contact

You can create a contact to store the information about people you communicate with, including their e-mail address, street address, and telephone numbers.

How do I create a contact?

You can create a contact by going to your Contacts folder and clicking New.

1. In the Navigation Pane, click Contacts.

2. In Contacts, on the toolbar, click New.

3. In the new contact window, type the information you want to include for the contact.

   • Profile includes the contact's name and job information.

   • Use File As to select how you want the contact to be displayed in the Contacts folder.

   • The Contact section includes the contact information for the contact. This includes telephone numbers and e-mail addresses.

     In some boxes, you can use the drop-down lists to record multiple entries. For example, the E-mail list lets you store up to three different e-mail addresses for a contact (E-mail, E-mail 2, and E-mail 3). You can also store multiple telephone numbers in addition to the business, home, and mobile telephone numbers.

   • Use the Addresses section to store the business, home, and other physical addresses for a contact. You can also designate which address to use as the default mailing address by clicking Mailing Address and selecting the address that you want from the list.

   • The Details section is where you can add attachments, for example, a Word document or notes about the contact.

4. Click Save and Close or press CTRL+S before closing the contact form browser window.

You can create a contact from the information in the From or To fields in a message.

1. Go to a message in any folder in your mailbox.

2. Right-click on the name or e-mail address you want to add to your contacts, and then click Add to Contacts.

3. A new Contact form will open with the display name and e-mail address already added.

4. Add any other information you want, and then click Save and Close.

What else do I need to know?

The following options are available on the toolbar when you open or create a contact.

Button	Description
Save and Close	Saves the contact information and closes the contact form browser window.
	Opens a new message form with the contact listed on the To line.
	Deletes the contact.
	Attaches a file to the contact. For more information about how to attach files, see Working with Attachments.
	Sets a reminder flag for the contact. For more information about flags, see Flags and Reminders.
	Assigns a category to the contact. For more information about Categories, see Apply a Category.

What if I want to know more?

• Contacts

• Create a Group