You can create new contacts from scratch in the People page or add someone as a contact from their profile card. A contact can be as basic as a name and email address, or include more information like a street address, multiple phone numbers, and a profile picture.
In Outlook, you have the option to:
Add a contact | Find a contact | Edit a contact | Delete a contact
Add a contact
You can add a contact from scratch or from someone's profile card.
Add a contact from scratch
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From the Outlook navigation pane, select People.
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On the Home tab, select New contact.
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Enter a name and any other details you would like, then select Save.
Tip: You can enter additional contact information any time. Select the contact from the list, then select Edit contact, and begin adding more information.
Add a contact from someone's profile card
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In Mail, open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient you want to add to your contacts.
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On the profile card that opens, at the bottom of the card, select Add to contacts.
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Enter details for the contact.
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Select Save.
Find a contact
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On the side panel, select People.
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Select the Search box at the top of the window.
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Type the name, phone number, or company name for the contact you are searching for.
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Choose the person you want from the search results.
Edit a contact
You can add or update a contact's information or photo.
Add or update contact information
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From the navigation pane, select People.
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Double click the contact you would like to edit.
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Add or update the information for your contact.
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When you're finished, select Save.
Add or update a contact's photo
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From the navigation pane, select People.
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Select the contact that you want to add or update the photo for and select Edit contact.
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Select Add photo.
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Select Upload a new photo, choose the file you want to use, and then select Open to upload.
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If you want to reposition the photo, click inside the circle and drag the pointer. To zoom in or out, use the slider below the photo.
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Select Apply, and then select Done.
Delete a contact
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From the navigation pane, select People.
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Select the contact you want to delete, then you can either select Delete from the ribbon or right-click the contact and select Delete.
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Select Delete again to confirm.
In Outlook, you have the option to:
Add a contact | Find a contact | Edit a contact | Delete a contact
Add a contact
You can add a contact from scratch or from someone's profile card.
Add a contact from scratch
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From the navigation bar, select People.
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On the People page, select New contact from the ribbon.
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Add any additional details you want.
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Select Save & Close.
Add a contact from someone's profile card
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In Mail, open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient you want to add to your contacts.
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On the profile card that opens, select View more options for interacting with this person, then select Add to Outlook Contacts.
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Enter details for the contact, then select Save & Close.
Find a contact
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From the navigation bar, select People.
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Select the Search box at the top of the window.
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Type the name of the contact you are searching for.
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Choose the person you want from the search results.
Edit a contact
You can add or update a contact's information or photo.
Add or update contact information
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On the navigation bar, select People.
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Double click the contact you would like to edit.
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Add or update the information for your contact.
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When you're finished, select Save & Close.
Add or update a contact's photo
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From the navigation bar, select People.
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Double click the contact that you want to add or update the photo for.
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Double click their existing photo or select the Add Contact Picture button.
Tip: For a contact that you previously added a photo for, you can right click the existing photo, and select either Change Picture or Remove Picture.
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Choose the file you want to use, and then select Open to upload.
Delete a contact
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From the navigation bar, select People.
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Go to the contact you want to delete, and then you can either right-click the contact and select Delete, or double click the contact and select Delete from the ribbon.
In the web version of Outlook, you have the option to:
Add a contact | Find a contact | Edit a contact | Delete a contact
Add a contact
You can add a contact from scratch or from someone's profile card.
Add a contact from scratch
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On the side panel, select People.
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On the Home tab, select New contact.
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Enter a name and any other details you would like, then select Save.
Tip: You can enter additional contact information any time. Select the contact from the list, then select Edit contact, and begin adding more information.
Add a contact from someone's profile card
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In Mail, open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient you want to add to your contacts.
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On the profile card that opens, at the bottom of the card, select Add to contacts.
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Enter any additional details for the contact, then select Save.
Find a contact
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On the side panel, select People.
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Select the Search box at the top of the window.
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Type the name, phone number, or company name for the contact you are searching for.
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Choose the person you want from the search results.
Edit a contact
You can add or update a contact's information or photo.
Add or update contact information
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On the side panel, select People.
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Select the contact you would like, then select Edit contact.
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Add or update the information for your contact.
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When you are finished, select Save.
Add or update a contact's photo
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On the side panel, select People.
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Select the contact that you want to add or update the photo for.
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Select Edit contact, then select the camera button.
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Select Upload a new photo, choose the file you want to use, and then select Open to upload.
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If you want to reposition the photo, click inside the circle and drag the pointer. To zoom in or out, use the slider below the photo.
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Select Apply, and then select Done.
Delete a contact
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On the side panel, select People.
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Select the contact you want to delete, then you can either select Delete from the ribbon or right-click the contact and select Delete.
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Select Delete again to confirm.