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

This only works with emails you have received. Unless you get a response from someone so it is in your inbox you cannot use this step to add contacts. Not only that but MS have put an additional step in here where you have to first open the email before you can add them as a contact.

Sadly they have failed to retain the option for anyone you have sent an email to which is what I want to do. So unless you are lucky enough to get a pop up and then had the thought to save the contact at the time of emailing someone then you are still stuck resorting to manually adding an email address to your contacts.

I suggest two things. One, please allow right click from both inbox/sent items to save contacts sent to/from. Also allow multiple contact saving by tick boxing. Fingers crosses MS will include this on the next update rather then doing the opposite and leaving me with a chisel and stone to work with.

Yup, MS have lost a lot of the good stuff they used to do. Is it any wonder other competitors are always gaining on them?

Thank you I thought that feature didn't exist anymore

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.

I am not getting the prompt "Add contacts". Why can't you just add a button in our contact list that says add contacts like before? This is alot of trouble to go thru to add someone or even edit.

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?

By reading your post your question is about adding new contacts to your MAIN contact list, not your Group contat list.

Is that right ?

If yes, please follow these simple steps..yes................

How to add new contacts to your main contact list :

To access your main contact list:

Open outlook.com > top left next to the logo Outlook, there is a down arrow > click the arrow > click People > All your contacts are now listed on the left. Scroll down to see each contact.

How to add new contacts :

In the same People window, toolbar at top, click New > enter the required info into the boxes > click Save when done.

To Edit your contact list :

Click at the contact's name ( NOT its check box ) > toolbar at top, click Edit.

Note :

1. Edit option will not appear until you have selected a contact.
2. Edit option will not appear if you click at the contact's checkbox.

To delete a contact from the list :

Just click at the contact > toolbar at top, click Delete.

Courtesy of Kathleen Collins

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Please read above mention.

Mr Samuel.williams2835, I have never sent any request to upgrade new name in contact list. But your explanation how to add new contacts is very useful.

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?

By reading your post your question is about adding new contacts to your MAIN contact list, not your Group contat list.

Is that right ?

If yes, please follow these simple steps..yes................

How to add new contacts to your main contact list :

To access your main contact list:

Open outlook.com > top left next to the logo Outlook, there is a down arrow > click the arrow > click People > All your contacts are now listed on the left. Scroll down to see each contact.

How to add new contacts :

In the same People window, toolbar at top, click New > enter the required info into the boxes > click Save when done.

To Edit your contact list :

Click at the contact's name ( NOT its check box ) > toolbar at top, click Edit.

Note :

1. Edit option will not appear until you have selected a contact.
2. Edit option will not appear if you click at the contact's checkbox.

To delete a contact from the list :

Just click at the contact > toolbar at top, click Delete.

Courtesy of Kathleen Collins

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