Applies To
Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021
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Note: The video and following steps is for classic Outlook for Windows.

Keep track of everyone you communicate with by creating and editing contacts in Outlook. Once you’ve saved someone as a contact, you can type the first few letters of their name into an email, and Outlook will fill in their email address for you.

Add a contact from an email in Outlook

  1. Right-click a name on the To, Cc, Bcc, or From line.

  2. Select Add to Outlook Contacts.

  3. Add any additional details you want.

  4. Select Save & Close.

Add a contact from scratch in Outlook

  1. Select People Outlook.com People icon > New Contact.

  2. Add any additional details you want.

  3. Select Save & Close.

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