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Additional Options for Contacts

When using Webmail, the Contacts feature offers additional options for you to use. These include customizing your Contacts folders, displaying a map of a Contact's address, and saving attachments to Contact profiles.

return to topUsing Contact Folders

When you create a Contact, Outlook automatically saves it in the Contacts folder. However, when you have several Contacts in an unordered list, finding an individual Contact may become difficult. To help you organize your Contacts, you can create folders to simplify the search process.

Creating a New Contact Folder

  1. From the Outlook Navigation pane, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. Click MANAGE CONTACTS FOLDERS...
    The screen refreshes.

  3. In the Create New Contact Folder section, in the Folder name text box, type a name for the new folder

  4. Click CREATE
    The new folder is created.

Moving a Contact into a Folder

Inserting Contacts into Contacts folders is easy. If the folder doesn't already exist, create the Contact folder to which you will add Contacts.

  1. From the Outlook Navigation pane, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. From the Contacts Folders list, select the folder that currently contains your Contact
    NOTE: The default folder is Contacts.

  3. From the Contacts list, select the Contact you want to move
    The Contact is selected when a checkmark appears before it.

  4. Click MOVEMove icon
    The screen refreshes.

  5. From the Move to Contact Folder section, in the Move to pull-down list, select the desired folder

  6. Click MOVE
    The Contact moves to the selected folder.

Renaming a Contact Folder

  1. From the Outlook Navigation pane, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. Click MANAGE CONTACTS FOLDERS...
    The screen refreshes.

  3. From the Rename Contact Folder section, in the Current Name pull-down list, select the appropriate folder

  4. In the New name text box, type a new name for the folder

  5. Click RENAME
    The folder is renamed.

Deleting a Contact Folder

  1. From the Outlook Navigation pane, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. Click MANAGE CONTACTS FOLDERS...
    The screen refreshes.

  3. In the Delete Folder group, from the Folder name pull-down list, select the folder to delete

  4. Click DELETE
    The folder and its contents are moved to the Deleted Items folder.

return to topDisplaying a Map of a Contact's Address

If you know the address of your Contact, Outlook provides a mapping feature to display directions to a Contact's address.

NOTE: Be sure that the Contact's profile includes an address. To add an address, refer to Editing a Contact.

  1. From the Outlook Navigation pane, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. From the Contact Folders list, select the folder for your Contact
    NOTE: The default folder is Contacts.

  3. Select the Contact for which you want to display a map
    The screen refreshes to display the Contact.

  4. In the Address section, for the appropriate address (e.g., Home, Business), click MAP THIS ADDRESS...
    A new window appears displaying a map of the Contact's address.

return to topUsing Contact Attachments

Adding an attachment to a Contact is useful when you want to provide more information than the Contact profile offers (e.g., resumes, project proposals).

Attaching a File to a Contact

  1. From the Outlook Navigation pane, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. From the Contact Folders list, select the folder for your Contact
    NOTE: The default folder is Contacts.

  3. Click the Contact for which you want to attach a file
    The screen refreshes to display the Contact's profile.

  4. On the toolbar, click EDIT CONTACTEdit Contact icon

  5. In the Notes section, click ATTACHMENTS...
    The screen refreshes.

  6. On the left task pane, click CHOOSE FILE
    A dialog box appears.

  7. Navigate to and select the file you want to attach

  8. Click CHOOSE
    The file appears in the task pane.

  9. OPTIONAL: To attach more files, repeat steps 6–8

  10. Click ATTACH

  11. When finished, click DONEDone icon
    The attachments are saved.

Removing a File From a Contact

  1. From the Outlook sidebar, click CONTACTSContacts icon
    The Contacts screen appears.

  2. From the Contact Folders list, select the folder with your Contact
    NOTE: The default folder is Contacts.

  3. Click the Contact for which you want to attach a file
    The screen refreshes to display the Contact's profile.

  4. On the toolbar, click EDIT CONTACTEdit Contact icon

  5. In the Notes section, click ATTACHMENTS...
    The screen refreshes.

  6. From the Attachments list, select the attachment you want to delete
    The attachment is selected when a checkmark appears before it.

  7. Click REMOVERemove icon
    The attachment is removed.

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