Quickly add someone to your Contacts


Microsoft Outlook Contacts allow you to manage and file email addresses, phone numbers, mailing addresses and other important information, aiming to take the place of a Rolodex or a paper address book. Older versions of Outlook used a Personal Address Book file, but Outlook 2000 replaces the Personal Address Book with the Contacts. Because, by the way, Contacts are stored on the server, rather than in a file on your H: drive, they are available whenever you check email on the web and when you dial-in from home. If you want to add someone’s email address to your Contacts (or your Personal Address Book), the process is very simple. Just follow the steps below.

Adding an Email Address to Your Contacts in Outlook:

  1. Open an email from the person whose address you want to add.
  2. Right-click on top of her/his name (in the From field) and click “Add to Contacts” (or “Add to Personal Address Book” or “Add to Outlook Contacts” if you’re using Office 2007).
  3. If you use the Personal Address Book, that’s it! If you use Contacts, at the next screen, add any other relevant information (phone number, etc.) and then click the “Save and Close” button.

Adding an Email Address to Your Personal Address Book on a Macintosh:

  1. Open an email from the person whose address you want to add.
  2. Hold down Control, click on top of her/his name (in the From field) and then select “Add to Personal Address Book” from the drop-down menu. (You can also just double-click the sender’s name and then click the “Add to Personal Address Book” button.)
  3. That’s it!

Last revised on 06/10/08

 


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