How to add and remove e-mail contacts

All modern e-mail services and clients are loaded with features. One popular feature is the ability to store information about other users you communicate with frequently, whether it's a friend, business acquaintance, or company. This page shows you how to add and remove contacts in several popular webmail and e-mail programs. To proceed, select your e-mail service from the list below and follow the steps.

Google Gmail

This section shows you how to add and remove contacts in Gmail.

How to add a contact in Gmail

1. Go to the Gmail website and sign in if necessary.
2. In the top-right corner of the screen, click the Google Apps menu icon.
3. Find and select the Contacts icon.

4. In the upper-left corner of the Contacts window, click the Create contact button and select Create a contact in the drop-down menu.

5. Enter the new contact's information, and click the Save button at the top-right of the new contact form.

How to remove a contact in Gmail

1. Go to the Gmail website and sign in if necessary.
2. In the top-right corner of the screen, click the Google Apps menu icon.
3. Find and select the Contacts icon.

4. Scroll down and move your mouse cursor over the contact you want to delete, and click the More actions icon on the far-right side.

5. Select Delete from the drop-down menu.

6. Click Delete in the prompt.

Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail)

This section shows you how to add and remove contacts on Outlook.com.

How to add a contact on Outlook.com

1. Go to the Outlook.com website and sign in if necessary.
2. On the left side of the window, click the People icon.

3. In the People section, click the New contact button at the top of the window.

4. Fill out the relevant information and click the button at the bottom of the prompt.

How to remove a contact on Outlook.com

1. Go to the Outlook.com website and sign in if necessary.
2. On the left side of the window, click the People icon.

3. Right-click the contact you want to delete and select Delete in the drop-down menu.

4. Click the Delete button to confirm.

Yahoo! Mail

This section shows you how to add and remove contacts on Yahoo! Mail.

How to add a contact on Yahoo!

1. Go to the Yahoo! Mail website and sign in if necessary.
2. Click the Contacts icon in the upper-right corner of the window.

3. In the bottom-right corner of the browser window, click the Add a new contact button.

4. Fill out the appropriate information and click the button.
5. After saving, you'll see is a confirmation in the center of the screen.

How to remove a contact on Yahoo!

1. Go to the Yahoo! Mail website and sign in if necessary.
2. Click the Contacts icon in the upper-right corner of the window.

3. Select a contact from the list.
4. At the top-right corner of the contact, click the kebab menu icon.

5. Select Delete Contact from the drop-down menu.

Aol Mail

This section shows you how to add and remove contacts in Aol Mail.

How to add a contact to Aol Mail

1. Go to the Aol Mail website and sign in if necessary.
2. Click the Contacts icon in the upper-right corner of the window.

3. In the bottom-right corner of the browser window, click the Add a new contact button.

4. Fill out the appropriate information and click the button.
5. After saving, you'll see a confirmation in the center of the screen.

How to remove a contact from Aol Mail

1. Go to the Aol Mail website and sign in if necessary.
2. Click the Contacts icon in the upper-right corner of the window.

3. Select a contact from the list.
4. At the top-right corner of the contact, click the kebab menu icon.

5. Select Delete Contact from the drop-down menu.

6. In the prompt, confirm your choice by clicking OK.

Microsoft Outlook

This section shows you how to add and remove contacts in Microsoft Outlook.

How to add a contact in Outlook

1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
2. Click the People option in the navigation bar on the left side of the program window.
3. On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the New Contact option in the New section.
4. Enter all the contact's details.
5. If you need to save the newly entered contact and add another contact, click the Save & New option. If you only need to save the one new contact, click the Save & Close option.

How to remove a contact in Outlook

1. Open Microsoft Outlook.
2. Click the People option in the navigation bar on the left side of the program window.

3. Find and select the contact you want to delete.
4. Click the Delete option in the Ribbon, or right-click the contact and select Delete from the drop-down menu.

Apple Mail

To add and remove the contacts associated with Apple Mail, you need to access the Contacts app in macOS because they are tied to that program.

How to add a contact to Apple Mail

1. In the Dock at the bottom of the screen, click the Finder icon.

2. On the left side of the screen, under the Favorites section, click the selector.
3. After clicking Applications, click the Contacts shortcut in the section to the right.

4. In the right section of the Contacts app, click the + sign.

5. Select New Contact from the drop-down menu.

6. Click the field next to Email and select an address type from the drop-down menu.

7. Type an e-mail address in the Email field and press return.

8. If desired, enter any other contact information, such as a physical address or birthday. When you're finished, click the Done button at the bottom of the window.

Now, when you open Apple Mail, the new contact appears under when you compose a message.

How to remove a contact from Apple Mail

1. In the Dock at the bottom of your screen, click the Finder icon.

2. On the left side of the screen, under the Favorites section, click the selector.
3. After clicking Applications, click the Contacts shortcut in the section to the right.

4. In the middle section of the Contacts app, right-click an existing contact.

5. Select Delete Card from the drop-down menu.

Mozilla Thunderbird

This section shows you how to add and remove contacts in Mozilla Thunderbird.

• How to add a contact in Thunderbird
• How to remove a contact in Thunderbird

How to add a contact in Thunderbird

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Select Address Book at the top of the screen.

3. In the Address Book window that opens, click New Contact.

4. Fill out the appropriate information.
5. Click the OK button.

How to remove a contact in Thunderbird

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Select Address Book at the top of the screen.

3. In the Address Book window that opens, find and select the contact you want to delete.
4. Click Delete in the toolbar above your contacts list.

5. Click OK in the prompt to confirm the deletion of the contact.