Create a contact

Do one of the following:

Create a contact

1. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Contact.
2. Type a name for the contact.
3. Enter the information you want to include for the contact.
   • You can specify how you want the contact's name to appear in the To: line of a message by typing the name in the Display As box.
   • You can specify the contact's instant messaging address in the IM address box.
   • To enter multiple entries in a field, such as more than one address or e-mail address, click the down arrow next to the field.
   • If you have more than one address for a contact, to establish which address is used during mail merge, select the This is the mailing address check box.

Tip

You can quickly create another contact with the same company information. In the current contact, on the Actions menu, click New Contact from Same Company.

Create a contact in a public folder

1. Open the public folder you want to create an item in.

   How?

   1. If the Folder List is not visible, click the View menu, and then click Folder List. 
   2. Click Public Folders, and then click the folder you want to open. 

   If the folder you want to open is located within another folder, click the plus sign (+) next to each subfolder until you find the folder you want.

2. On the File menu, point to New, and then click Contact.
3. Type a name for the new contact.
4. Enter the information you want to include for the contact.

   To enter multiple entries in a field, such as more than one address or e-mail address, click the down arrow next to the field.

   If you have more than one address for a contact, to establish which address is used during mail merge, select the This is the mailing address check box.

5. Click Save and Close .

   You can only create a new contact in a Contacts folder. For example, you can't create a new contact in a mail folder.

Create a contact from an e-mail message you receive

1. Open the e-mail message that contains the name you want to add to your contact list.

2. In the From field, right-click the name you want to make into a contact, and then click Add to Contacts on the shortcut menu.