Add a contact in Microsoft Outlook

Applies To: Outlook for Microsoft 365 Outlook 2024 Outlook 2021 Outlook 2019 Outlook 2016

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

Add a contact from an email in Classic Outlook for Windows

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

2. Select Add to Outlook Contacts.

3. Add any additional details you want.

4. Select Save & Close.

Add a contact from scratch in Classic Outlook for Windows

1. Select People  > New Contact.

2. Add any additional details you want.

3. Select Save & Close.