Categories are groups of contacts in your address book (you can easily create ones like "School Friends", "Neighbours", and "In-laws"). They let you organize your contacts for easier viewing and use (for example, you can compose one email and shoot it to everyone in a category).
Contacts can be in multiple categories, and you can have up to 1,000 categories in your address book -- so feel free to create your own. You also get the handy "All" category (which can't be edited or deleted), containing all of your contacts.
To view your contacts by category, select the category on the left menu of your address book.
To create, edit, or delete a category:
- From your main Yahoo! Mail page, click the "Addresses" tab.
- On the left side of your Address Book page, click the "Edit" link.
- To delete a category, click the "Delete" link next to the category name, and then the "Delete Category" button.
- To edit a category, click the "Edit" link next to the category name. Make your edits, then click the "Save" button.
- To add a new category, click the "Add Category" button on the far left. Enter a name for your category and select the sort order. Click "Add Category" when you're finished. Note: You can also make changes to categories by clicking the "Options" link -- which is displayed on your top right hand side on your address book. Then from there you can begin the process.
To add a contact to a category:
- While viewing your Yahoo! Address Book contacts, check the box next to the contact(s) you want to add.
- Locate the "Add to category..." pull-down area.
- From the pull-down menu, choose a category (or create a new category) that you would like the selected contact(s) added to.
Note: You can also add a contact to a category by starting on your main Address Book page. Simply check the box of a contact, then click the "Add to Category.." button. To add someone to multiple categories, hold down the "CTRL" or "Apple" keys and click multiple categories, then "save".
To remove a contact from a category:
1. While viewing contact in a specific Yahoo! Address Book category, put a check in the box next to a contact's name and click the "Remove from Category" button.
Please note: You can't delete or rename categories that Yahoo! has added. These are default categories and may not be edited.