Add a contact in Outlook

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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 > New Contact.
2. Add any additional details you want.
3. Select Save & Close.

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