Applies ToOutlook for Microsoft 365 for Mac
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Keep track of everyone you communicate with by creating and editing contacts in Outlook. Once you’ve saved someone as a contact, you can type the first few letters of their name into an email, and Outlook will fill in their email address for you.

Add a contact from an email

  1. Right-click a name on the To, Cc, Bcc, or From line.

  2. Select Open Outlook contact.

  3. Add any additional details you want.

  4. Select Save & Close.

Add a contact from scratch

  1. Select People > New Contact.

  2. Add contact details.

  3. Select Save & Close.

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