Outlook Contacts

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Outlook Basics

Alex Reyes

Working With Contacts


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LESSON 1

Add Contacts

Select People in the Office 365 Web App.

Click in the search box above the My Contacts list.

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Enter the first name of a contact and either press the enter key

on your keyboard or click the magnifying glass.

A list of all employees in the district with that first name will

be displayed.

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Let's narrow our search by providing a last name. Enter the

last name.

The list of district contacts that match this name is now much

smaller. If you know the contacts email address this

information can be used to quickly find the contact.

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Click once on the contact. The contact will be highlighted.

On the right panel you will see all the information related to

the contact. In the first column we see the contact's email

address, and phone number.

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In the second column we have additional information about

the contact.

If this is the contact you want to add, click the Add To

Contacts link on the far right of the panel.

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A pull down menu option will open. Click add to contacts.

The contact does not automatically get added. A panel opens

where you can update the contacts information. You can also

add information for the contact.

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In this example the contact's phone number is wrong. I will

update the phone number.

Change the phone number and any other information as

needed. This information is only changed in your contact list

and does not affect the contact information for the rest of the

district.

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When you're finished changing and adding information for

the contact, click the save button.

The contact information will be saved and added to your

contact list. Click the clear search box button to view all your

contacts.

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The contact you've added will appear in the list with all your

other contacts.

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LESSON 2

Non District Contacts

Click on the People menu item to access your contacts list.

This contact list is your own personal list.

Click the new button to create a new contact.

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Click the Create Contact button.

Enter the contacts first, middle and last name.

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Enter the contacts email address.

Outlook automatically places the contact's name and email

address in the appropriate field.

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You can change the display information and enter something

you prefer, to identify this contact.

Some contacts have more than one email address. You can

add additional email address information for each contact.

Click the email button to add another email address.

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Enter the second email information. You can have different display information for this email.

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If you need to remove the email information, erase the email.

If you don't need to enter another email for this contact, leave

it blank and the information will not be recorded.

Click the phone button to add phone information.

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Three basic phone categories will appear in a pull down menu.

These are business, home and mobile. A fourth option is

other. Let's see those other options.

There are several phone categories to add.

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A phone field for the category you select will be displayed.

Enter the phone information as needed.

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Click the phone button and add another phone option if

necessary.

Add more phone contact information as needed.

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Use the IM button to add Instant Messaging information.

An IM field will appear for the information.

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Enter the IM information as needed. Click the Notes button.

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A notes field will open for any information you would like to

include about this contact.

Enter any information into the notes field.

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To add work information, click the work button.

Enter any relevant work information into the appropriate

fields.

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To add address information, click the address button. A pull

down menu will appear with the two most common address

choices.

Enter any relevant address Information.

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Click the other button option to see a list of other information

fields you can add to a contact.

As you add additional fields, they will be added and the list of

available fields will get smaller.

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Enter the information for any of the other fields as needed. If

you leave a field blank, it will not be saved and removed from

the contact information.

When you are done adding the contact information, click the

save button. You can also click the discard button. This will

not save any of the changes.

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LESSON 3

Delete Contact

To delete a contact from your contact list, select the contact.

Click the three dots on the right side of the contact's

information page.

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Click on delete.

A confirmation box will open on the page. To confirm you

want to remove this contact, click delete.

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