Next, click the three dots for 'more actions'.When you receive an email from someone you'd like to add to your contacts, click the circle icon with their name or initials in it.It can also save you from human error of potentially typing someone's address or details in incorrectly!

This method is easier to do if you'd like to stay within your inbox, rather than moving between the inbox and the People section (as per Method 1). Method 2 - save contacts from an email in Enter the details for your contact (at minimum, a name and email address) and save when you're done. To add a new one, simply click the + New icon then select Contact.

You'll see an alphabetical list here containing any contacts that you already have. Select the People icon from these and the People section will open in your browser. If you're looking at your inbox, it may not be immediately obvious where to find this.Ĭlick the 9-dots icon in the top-left corner - this shows all the tools and web apps that Microsoft gives you with its online services. People is the name of the contacts section in. This is different to using the Outlook email client, a program that lives on your desktop. Remember, the advice below is for users of, Hotmail or or other Microsoft webmail accounts, logging in at the. The two methods are pretty distinct (and the latter isn't instantly obvious), but once you've had a go, it becomes second nature. You can create contacts directly within this section, or add an email sender to your contacts as you receive a new email. In, your contacts list section is now branded by Microsoft as 'People'. If you use (formerly called Hotmail), Microsoft's webmail service, then there are a couple of ways you can create new contacts or add an email sender to your contacts list.

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