Adding Contacts

Here’s How

1. Open Yahoo! Contacts. (Remind me how.)

2. Click the Add Contact button to the right of the search box.

   

   A new, empty contact information card appears, ready for editing.

   

3. Type a name (you must enter at least one name: first name, last name, or nickname).

   

4. Add the contact to a category (optional).

   • Click the Add link to the right of Categories.

     

   • Select one or more categories from the list, and/or type a new category name in the top box (up to 15 alphanumeric characters only, no spaces), then click the Done button.

     

     The categories that the new contact belongs to are listed on his contact card. (A contact can belong to more than one category.)

     

5. Add as much additional information as you like (optional).

   A few tips.

   • Labels followed by an arrow let you choose a different label heading for the information you enter.

     For example, the box to the right of Y! Messenger is for the ID you use when instant messaging this contact. Click the arrow to select a different label...

     

     ..., then type the value for that label.

     

   • Input boxes followed by an add symbol () let you add similar input boxes.

     For example, if your contact has more than one personal website, you can add more input boxes. Click the add to the right of the box, then type the value in the added box.

     

   • Use custom notes for information that you’d like to label and that might be common across contacts, such as Partner or Children. Click the add symbol to the right of Notes, type a label for the custom note, then type a value in the box.

     

6. Click the Save button found near the top, to the right of the name.

   

   Your contact list updates with the new contact information.

   

What’s Next

Contact information often changes. Be sure to keep yours up to date. The Managing Contact Information tutorial shows you how.

If you want to add your contact to additional categories, take a look at the Organizing Contacts Using Categories tutorial to learn all about this useful feature.

If you don’t want a contact, you can delete the name from your list. Deleting Contacts shows you how.

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