About Contacts
The Contacts folder is your e-mail address book and information storage for the people and businesses you want to communicate with. Use the Contacts folder to store the e-mail address, street address, multiple phone numbers, and any other information that relates to the contact, such as a birthday or anniversary date.
Create a contact
Do one of the following:
On the File menu, point to New, and then click Contact.
1. Type a name for the contact.
2. Enter the information you want to include for the contact.
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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.o
You can specify the contact's instant messaging address in the IM address box.o
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.o
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.3. Click Save and Close.
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.