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Where do you add or edit a contact in outlook.com email?
Organizing and accessing contact information in Outlook.com
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That would be on the Peoples page,
Once on it,
On the top left Under the People listing All "V" the "V" is click-able,
It might say Available or Favorites,
Click on the Email address (Not the Box) on the left side of the Contacts listing,
Once you do Add + and Edit are listed on the top.
Hello,
I am sorry for the late reply. As per issue posted, you wanted to add a contact from a viewed message from them using the link "Add to Contacts". I pulled up my account and view a message from a sender that is not included in contacts list. On the header of the email, besides the sender's name is the link labeled "Add to contacts". Can you please check if your account has the same format as mine? I think from there you can add the sender's email address to your contacts list.
I hope I have helped you in adding contacts. Let me know if you have more questions.
Thank you.
I didn't design it but +New is pretty obvious once on the peoples page,
Thank you for your response.
I appreciate your effort & patience that you have put to Resolve this issue
Once you sign in outlook.com, you will see the People App when you click on the App Launcher on the upper left Corner of the Outlook.com page.
Keep us updated about the status of the issue persists
Hi GentleVentures,
If I understand your concern correctly, you want to add a contact to an existing group. Please be informed that we have released a new update wen navigating People page and on how to add contacts to a group. In addition to the information that was provided to you by the previous moderator, you may also check this article, How do I add a contact to an existing Group in this new Outlook??.
If you have further questions, let us know.
Thank you.
Hi GentleVentures,
Welcome to Microsoft Community. Let me assist you with adding your contacts to your groups.
The People page on Outlook.com has been updated. You can visit this link for steps on how to add your contacts to your groups.
Feel free to ask if you have further questions.
Thank you.
Johan
Where do you add or edit a contact in outlook.com email?
Depends if you are referring to the contacts in your main contact list or you are referring to contacts in a particular group.
You have been shown how to go to People interface. So, I'll skip that.
a. How to ADD a contact to your main contact list :
Go to your People window > toolbar at top, click NEW......fill in the boxes and click Save when done.
b. Hoew to EDIT a contact in your main contact list :
Go to your People window > click the contact you want to edit > toolbar at top, click Edit.
Note : Edit option does not appear until you have selected a contact.
c. How to delete a contact from your main contact list :
Go to your People window > click the contact you want to remove > toolbar at top, click Delete.
Note : Delete option at toolbar does not appear until you have selected a contact.
How to add contacts to the group you have created :
In People window > click a contact you want to be added to the group > if you have multiple contacts to add, click the box at top left of the contact > continue clicking the top left box of each contact you want to add to the group until you are done> at the toolbar, click Groups > check the box in front of the group name > click Apply > all the contacts you have selected are now in the group.
Note : make sure you click squarely at the check box. If you click outside the box, all previous boxes you have checked will be nullified, and you’ll have to start all over.
How to edit a contact in a group :
On the People window, top left, click the “ All v “ > you group is on the drop down list > click the group name > now you have all the contacts within that group listed > click one to view > click Edit at the toolbar to do editing......
Note : Edit option only appears at the toolbar after you have selected a contact.
How to delete a contat from a group but keep the same contact active in the main contact list:
Go to People > click the contact you want to remove from a group > toolbar, click Groups > un-check the box in front of the group in question > click Apply when done.
