How to add and remove contacts in Gmail

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How to add new Gmail contacts

1. Go to contacts.google.com. This can also be accessed from within Gmail by clicking the dropdown menu directly below the Google logo that says Gmail and selecting Contacts.
2. Click the more button in the bottom right corner of the page.
3. Enter the name and any relevant contact information you have and click Save .

How to add new Gmail contacts from a message

If you received a message from someone that you want to add to your contact list, you can do the following:

1. Open the email message and click the arrow button next to the reply button.
2. Click Add contact name to contact list . (Where Contact Name is the name of the person who sent you the email.)

How to import multiple contacts to Gmail

If you're switching from another mail platform to Gmail, you may want to import your contacts. A quick guide to importing and exporting email contacts. A quick guide to importing and exporting email contacts. Better back them up! We'll show you how for Outlook, Gmail, and Thunderbird. The contact backup process should be similar for other clients. Read more than once. Google offers step-by-step instructions if you want to import contacts from Yahoo Mail, Outlook.com, AOL, and other email providers.

You can also import contact lists from a CSV list, but you'll be redirected to the older version of Google Contacts to complete this step. Once you've exported your contact list in CSV format from your current email platform, you can import the list into Gmail by doing the following:

1. Go to contacts.google.com.
2. In the left sidebar, click. More to reveal additional menu items.
3. Click Import > CSV or vCard file .
4. On the pop-up stating that this preview version of Google Contacts does not support imports, click Go to old Google Contacts .
5. A new window will open with the legacy version of Google Contacts and you will need to click Import Contacts again in the sidebar.
6. In the pop-up window that appears, click Choose file and navigate to where your CSV file is saved.
7. Click Import.

Once the import is complete, switch back to the latest version of Google Contacts and update it to see your newly imported contacts.

How to delete contacts in Gmail

1. Go to contacts.google.com.
2. If you search for the contact's name using the search function, their contact card will open. You can also scroll to the person's name in the list. In either case, click the menu button (three dots) and click More Actions.
3. Click Delete .

Alternatively, if you want to keep their contact information but don't want them to appear in your contact list, click Hide from Contacts. Your contact information will still be searchable in Google Contacts, but it won't appear on your computer or phone.

The Gmail mobile app doesn't allow you to add or remove contacts from your account.

Do you depend on Google to manage your contacts? If not, what is your preferred way of keeping track of your many contacts? Let us know in the comments.