Editing Contact Information

Here’s How

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

2. Find the contact you want to edit in your contact, then click the name.

   

   The contact’s details open on the right.

3. Click the Edit button to the right of the image.

   

   The edit page displays.

4. Make changes following these guidelines.

   • 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.

     

   • You can add additional types of information by clicking the Add link below the last input box in the information type.

     For example, to add another website, click the Add Website link below the box, then type the value in the added box.

     

   • You can create custom notes for information that you’d like to add, such as Partner or Children. Click the Add Custom Notes link below the Notes box (or one of the custom boxes below the Notes box), type a label for the custom note, then type a value in the box.

     

     Tips:
     
     You must type a value for the new label. If you don’t, the new label disappears when you save. Once you’ve added a new label, you can include it in any contact information card.
     
     If you’ve already created custom labels, you can select them from the New Label menu by clicking the down arrow below the New Label box.

5. When you’ve changed the contact’s details, click the Save button found to the right of the name.

   

   The contact details update with the new information.

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What’s Next

People’s contact information changes; they move and get new phone numbers, or maybe they change their email addresses. For the friends and family you really care about, keep on top of these changes through Yahoo! Updates. When you share Updates with your friends, you’ll learn of their contact changes and they’ll learn of yours. Our online help shows you how to maintain your own contact information.