How to Add Contact Information to an Email in Microsoft Outlook

With Microsoft Outlook, you can create an address book of contacts. This listing does not only include the email addresses of these people, but it can also store other information about them. You can easily add physical addresses, phone numbers and IM identification. This system is like an updated Roladex and is available whenever you have access to Microsoft Outlook. You have two methods to add a new contact to your address book, and this tutorial will explain how to do both.

Things You'll Need

• Computer with Microsoft Outlook

Instructions

1. Open Microsoft Outlook.

2. Make a new contact by going to the "File" menu and selecting "New," and then choose "Contact."

3. Type in the name for your contact, one that you will recognize. This can be their first name, full name or a nickname.

4. In the next window, type as much information about your contact as you wish into the boxes. The only information required for a contact is the email address.

5. To add a contact when you receive an email from that person, right click their name in the from box on the email. Choose "Add to Contacts," and follow Steps 3 and 4 above.