how do I add new contacts to the list in Outlook?

Anonymous
2013-04-09T15:31:52+00:00

I have recently been upgraded to Outlook from Hotmail. I have sent an email to a new contact and I want to add them to my contacts list. In Hotmail I just needed to click on 'add to contacts' but Outlook does not appear tp have this facility. Can anybody help?

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  1. Anonymous
    2014-06-21T17:52:34+00:00

    I agree don't know what's wrong with MS, I try to keep open mind on win 8 same there they screw up royally win 7 is still best REALLY don't understand what MS is thinking must takes billion to mess things up feel bad for Bill Gates money!!!!

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  2. Anonymous
    2013-06-12T20:44:24+00:00

    Hi,

    I know how frustrating it is if you are unable to receive the prompt and I’m here to help you sort this out. I would like to make some clarifications to isolate the possible causes of your issue, please answer the following questions:

     - Does this happen on other browsers?

     - Does this happen on other accounts?

     - Do you update your browser?

     - Have you tried reinstalling your browser after the issue happened?

    We recommend you to optimize your browser so that we can make sure your browser is not causing the issue.

    Clearing the Internet Explorer cache can help improve its performance when you use it to access Outlook.com and other services.

    Please refer to the link below for the steps:

    http://www.wikihow.com/Clear-Your-Browser's-Cache

    You can refer on the link below for the browsers that are best suited for Outlook.com:

    **Which browsers are supported by SkyDrive, People and Outlook.com?**

    Feel free to ask if you have more questions.

    Thank you

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  3. Anonymous
    2013-06-10T05:24:08+00:00

    Hi Johaybe,

    Thanks for your reply.

    I just did what you said and sent a messge to a person not in my contact list and once the message was sent I was immediately in the "sent" mailbox and the message was there (and sent) but there was no prompt at the bottom of the page.

    I am wondering if the prompt would come at some intermediate step before the message is stored in the sent mailbox and if I need to change some setting to make that happen.....? I looked but couldn't figure one out.

    Do you know if there is a missing step to get the option you are talking about?

    Thanks again!

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  4. Anonymous
    2013-06-08T07:28:00+00:00

    Hi Infonut,

    We apologize if we are not able to respond in a timely manner. There is actually way to add a newly emailed recipients.

    Once you have successfully sent an email to a new contact, a prompt would ask you if you want to add them in your contacts list. The prompt can be found at the bottom part of the page and it would normally say “Keep in touch.  Some of the folks you just emailed aren't contacts yet. Do you want to add them?” You can just click the “Add contacts” button.

    If you have further questions, please don’t hesitate to post back.

    Regards,

    Johayber T.

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  5. Anonymous
    2013-06-07T12:38:14+00:00

    I agree

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