Add, find, edit, or delete a contact in Outlook

You can create new contacts from scratch in the People page or add someone as a contact from their profile card. A contact can be as basic as a name and email address, or include more information like a street address, multiple phone numbers, and a profile picture.

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In Outlook, you have the option to:

Add a contact | Find a contact | Edit a contact | Delete a contact

Add a contact

You can add a contact from scratch or from someone's profile card.

Add a contact from scratch

From the Outlook navigation pane, select People.
On the Home tab, select New contact.
Enter a name and any other details you would like, then select Save.

Tip: You can enter additional contact information any time. Select the contact from the list, then select Edit contact, and begin adding more information.

Add a contact from someone's profile card

If you're using Outlook in an organization and you click someone's name or picture in Outlook or other Office apps and services, you might see a profile card with additional information. From their profile card, you can save those details to your own contacts, and then add Notes or other information.

To add a contact from an email message:

In Mail, open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient you want to add to your contacts.
On the profile card that opens, at the bottom of the card, select Add to contacts.
Enter details for the contact. To add more information to a contact, such as the address and birthday, select Add others.
Select Save.

Learn more about profile cards in Profile cards in Microsoft 365.

Find a contact

On the side panel, select People.
Select the Search box at the top of the window.
Type the name, phone number, or company name for the contact you are searching for.
Choose the person you want from the search results.

Edit a contact

You can add or update a contact's information or photo.

Add or update contact information

From the navigation pane, select People.
Double click the contact you would like to edit.
Add or update the information for your contact.
When you're finished, select Save.

Add or update a contact's photo

From the navigation pane, select People.
Select the contact that you want to add or update the photo for and select Edit contact.
Select Add photo.
Select Upload a new photo, choose the file you want to use, and then select Open to upload.
If you want to reposition the photo, click inside the circle and drag the pointer. To zoom in or out, use the slider below the photo.
Select Apply, and then select Done.

Delete a contact

From the navigation pane, select People.
Select the contact you want to delete, then you can either select Delete from the ribbon or right-click the contact and select Delete.
Select Delete again to confirm.

In Outlook, you have the option to:

Add a contact | Find a contact | Edit a contact | Delete a contact

Add a contact

You can add a contact from scratch or from someone's profile card.

Add a contact from scratch

From the navigation bar, select People.
On the People page, select New contact from the ribbon.
Add any additional details you want.
Select Save & Close.

Add a contact from someone's profile card

In Mail, open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient you want to add to your contacts.
On the profile card that opens, select View more options for interacting with this person, then select Add to Outlook Contacts.
Enter details for the contact, then select Save & Close.

Find a contact

From the navigation bar, select People.
Select the Search box at the top of the window.
Type the name of the contact you are searching for.
Choose the person you want from the search results.

Edit a contact

You can add or update a contact's information or photo.

Add or update contact information

On the navigation bar, select People.
Double click the contact you would like to edit.
Add or update the information for your contact.
When you're finished, select Save & Close.

Add or update a contact's photo

From the navigation bar, select People.
Double click the contact that you want to add or update the photo for.
Double click their existing photo or select the Add Contact Picture button.

Tip: For a contact that you previously added a photo for, you can right click the existing photo, and select either Change Picture or Remove Picture.
Choose the file you want to use, and then select Open to upload.

Delete a contact

From the navigation bar, select People.
Go to the contact you want to delete, and then you can either right-click the contact and select Delete, or double click the contact and select Delete from the ribbon.

In Outlook, you have the option to:

Add a contact | Find a contact | Edit a contact | Delete a contact

Add a contact

You can add a contact from scratch or from someone's profile card.

Add a contact from scratch

On the side panel, select People.
On the Home tab, select New contact.
Enter a name and any other details you would like, then select Save.

Tip: You can enter additional contact information any time. Select the contact from the list, then select Edit contact, and begin adding more information.

Add a contact from someone's profile card

In Mail, open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient you want to add to your contacts.
On the profile card that opens, at the bottom of the card, select Add to contacts.
Enter any additional details for the contact, then select Save.

Find a contact

On the side panel, select People.
Select the Search box at the top of the window.
Type the name, phone number, or company name for the contact you are searching for.
Choose the person you want from the search results.

Edit a contact

You can add or update a contact's information or photo.

Add or update contact information

On the side panel, select People.
Select the contact you would like, then select Edit contact.
Add or update the information for your contact.
When you are finished, select Save.

Add or update a contact's photo

On the side panel, select People.
Select the contact that you want to add or update the photo for.
Select Edit contact, then select the camera button.
Select Upload a new photo, choose the file you want to use, and then select Open to upload.
If you want to reposition the photo, click inside the circle and drag the pointer. To zoom in or out, use the slider below the photo.
Select Apply, and then select Done.

Delete a contact

On the side panel, select People.
Select the contact you want to delete, then you can either select Delete from the ribbon or right-click the contact and select Delete.
Select Delete again to confirm.

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