How to Manage Contacts in Gmail

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Managing Your Contacts

• Gmail makes it easy for you to store and access the email addresses and contact information of the people you correspond with via email by allowing you to manage your contact list. Apart from saving you the hassle of remembering everyone's email address, Gmail also allows you to create Contact Groups (i.e. Family, Friends, Work), making it easier for you to send mass emails to a targeted group of contacts.

Create a Contact

1. Click on the Contacts button in the left-hand column.
2. Hit the New Contact (+) button in the top left corner of the Contacts box.
3. Fill in all of your contacts information in the fields provided.
4. Click Save when you are ready to add the contact.

Edit a Contact

1. Click on the Contacts button in the left-hand column.
2. Select All Contacts and scroll through the list until you find the contact you want to edit.
3. Check the box next to the contact you want to edit.
4. Hit the Edit button directly above the contact info.
5. Make any necessary changes.
6. Click on the Save button.

Importing Contacts

1. Export your contacts from another email service and save them as a CSV file.
2. Click on the Contacts button in the left-hand column.
3. Click on the Import button in the lower-left corner of the Contacts box.
4. Click on Browse and find the CSV file that you want to import.
5. Click on Import to upload your contacts.

Create a Contact Group

1. Click on the Contacts button in the left-hand column.
2. Click on the New Group (+) button in the top-left corner of the Contacts box.
3. Type in the name of the group you want to create.
4. Click on the OK button.
5. To add contacts to a group, check the box next to the contacts you want to add.
6. Click on the Groups button and choose the group you want to add the contacts to from the drop-down menu.