Add Contacts in Gmail

Your Gmail Contacts list is one of the most important aspects of your Gmail account. It keeps everyone you know organized and easy to find. There are several ways that you can add contacts to your Gmail Contacts list.

Steps

Adding a New Contact

  1. Log into the Gmail website. You can access your contacts from the Gmail website. Make sure you're signed in with the account you want to add the contact to.
    • Note: Gmail may redirect your to Inbox, which is a streamlined version of Gmail. You can still access the Contacts page from Inbox.
  2. Open the Contacts page. There are two ways to do this, depending on whether you're on the traditional Gmail page or the newer Inbox:
    • Gmail - Click the "Gmail" menu in the upper-left corner beneath the Google logo and select "Contacts." This will open the Contacts page in a new tab.
    • Inbox - Click the menu button (☰) in the upper-left corner to open the menu if it isn't open already. Click "Contacts" in the second section of the menu. This will open the Contacts page in a new tab.
    • You can open this page directly by typing contacts.google.com into your address bar.
  3. Click the red "+" button in the lower-right corner. This is the "Add new contact" button.
    • If you are using the traditional version of Google Contacts, the "New Contact" button can be found in the upper-left corner.
  4. Enter the name of the new contact and click "Create." As you enter the name, suggested Google+ profiles will be displayed. If the contact you are adding has a Google+ profile, selecting it now will fill out the contact information automatically. Clicking "Create" will open the "Edit contact" form.
    • If you're using the classic version of Contacts, clicking "New Contact" will open the New Contact form. You can then fill out the fields on this form and save the contact.
  5. Click "Add a photo" to select a photo for the contact. This will open a new window allowing you to select a photo from your Google Photos or upload a photo from your computer.
    • If you have Google Photos connected on your Android device, you'll be able to browse the photos on your phone that have been backed up to Google Photos.
    • Click the "Upload" tab to and either drag the photo into the window or click "Select photo from your computer" to browse for it.
    • If you selected the contact's Google+ profile while typing in their name, the photo will be their Google+ photo.
  6. Add an email address or phone number. You'll find these fields about halfway down the list. When you select the field, you'll be able to click "Email" or "Phone" to select the type (Home, Work, Mobile, etc.).
    • Adding an email address or phone number is not required to create the contact.
  7. Add any additional information. You can fill out the rest of the fields as necessary. Click "Show all fields" to see additional fields for less common information.
  8. Click "Save" to add the contact to your account. A notification will appear that the contact has been saved, and you'll see a summary of the contact details.
  9. Click "Add to groups" to add the contact to a group. If you use groups to organize your contacts, you can click the "Add to group" button to see a list of available groups. You can also create a new group for the contact.

Adding a Contact from an Email

  1. Check your contacts list if you've replied to this person before. Any time that you reply to someone or forward a message, the sender will be added to your Contacts list automatically. Check your Contacts page to see if the person is already on your list. They will be listed in the "Frequently contacted" section until they are added to your full contact list.
    • If you're using the traditional Contacts interface, you'll be able to find them in the "Other Contacts" section.
  2. Open the email you want to create a contact from in Gmail. If you're using the traditional Gmail interface, you can add someone to your Contacts list directly from an email message. You cannot perform this action if you are using Inbox.
    • If you're using Inbox, open the menu (☰) and click "Gmail." This will open the traditional Gmail interface. Open the email you want to add the contact from once you've loaded Gmail.
  3. Click the More button (▼). You'll find this on the right side of the open message, next to the Reply button.
  4. Select "Add Name to Contacts list." This will immediately create a new contact using the sender's display name and email address.
  5. Open the Contacts page to add more information. The contact will only have the name and email address by default, unless the sender has other Google profile information public. You'll need to add any additional information manually.
    • Click the "Gmail" menu in the upper-left corner and select "Contacts."
    • Find your new contact in the "All contacts" list, or use the search field to find it.
    • Click the contact to view its details, then click the Pencil button to add more information.

Adding a Contact from Google+

  1. Check your Contacts page if the person or organization is in a circle already. Everyone that you add to your Google+ circles is added to your Contacts list. If you've just added someone to a circle, it may take a few minutes for them to appear in the contacts list.[1]
  2. Log into Google+ and find the person that you want to add. Following someone in Google+ will add their contact information. Log into Google+ and open the profile page for the person you want to add.
  3. Click the "Follow" button. This will add the person to your "Following" circle in Google+.
  4. Open the Google Contacts page. You can open this through the Gmail website, or by entering contacts.google.com into your address bar.
  5. Expand the "Circles" option and select "Following." This will open a list of all of the Google+ profiles you are following.
  6. Hover over over the contact and click the "Add to contacts" button that appears. This will create a new contact in your list with the public information from that person or organization's Google+ profile.
  7. Hover again and click the Edit button to add more information. If you want to add more details than what was available on the Google+ profile, click the Edit button. It looks like a pencil.
    • You can add information to the contact like you would any other contact. This won't override the contact's Google+ information, which you can see by scrolling down.

Using the Gmail or Inbox App

  1. Open the email message you want to add the contact from. If you use the Google Gmail or Inbox apps, you can quickly add senders to your Contacts list. Open the message that you want to add the contact from.
  2. Tap the contact's profile image or letter. If the contact has an image, tap it in the open message. If they don't have an image, tap the letter representing their first name. This will open the contact details.
    • You'll need to open the message before tapping the image. If you tap the image in your list of messages, you'll select the email instead of opening it.
  3. Tap the "Add to contact" button. This will open your device's Contact list.
  4. Select the contact that you want to add the email address to. You can select from one of the contacts already in your list, or you can tap "Create new contact." Tapping "Create new contact" will open your device's New Contact screen.
  5. Fill out the rest of the contact details. Enter the rest of the contact information. If you want to save it to your Gmail contact list, make sure that you save it as a "Google contact."

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Sources and Citations

  1. ↑ https://support.google.com/mail/answer/8933?hl=en
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