Let's create a new contact

This lesson explains to you in easy-to-follow steps how to create a new contact.

First, click Contacts in the left Navigation Pane to get started creating a new contact.

1. Let's click New Contact.

Click the New Contact button located in the upper left.

2. The window for adding a new contact is displayed.

3. Let's type in a name

Type in the name of the person you want to add in the Full Name box.

Example:

Robert Zare

4. Let's type in a phone number

In the Phone numbers entry list, you can add Business, Home, Business Fax and Mobile phone numbers. Let's type in the various numbers in the appropriate boxes.

5. Let's type in an e-mail address

In E-mail box, type in the contact's e-mail address.

Example:

someone@microsoft.com

6. Let's add a photograph

You can add images, like a face shot, to your contacts.

When you click the photograph box, the Pictures folder opens. Let's save a photograph ahead of time.

7. Let's type in the company address

In the Addresses entry list, type in the address for the person you want to add.

If you want to add the person's home address, skip to the next step.

Example:

123 7th Avenue

Seattle

Washington

8. Let's type in a home address

You can add three types of addresses for an individual – Business, Home, and Other. Click the ▼ button, select Home from the list, and type in the address again.

9. Let's type in other information

You can add other information, such as Birthdays, Suffixes, and titles in Details.

Let's click Show and then click Details, and then type in information in the appropriate boxes. When you enter a birthday or anniversary, the day of the week is displayed automatically as part of the date.

Example:

Sat 9/23/1967

10. Let's save

Let's save the contact.

Click Save & Close located in the upper left.

11. The contact is saved

Let's check to see if the contact was saved.