If you're still getting used to the new Gmail, you might be wondering where your contacts went. Fear not - they're easy to find once you know where to look. Show
In this step-by-step guide, we'll go over:
So let's get started. Step 1: Open GmailGo to your Gmail account and look at the home page. In the upper right corner you'll see a square made up of nine dots (those are your apps): Welcome to Gmail :)Step 2: Open your appsClick on that square, and you'll see a dropdown menu containing all your available apps. The contacts app might not be at the top, but you can drag the apps around into any arrangement you like. If you don't see a contacts app, click "more" at the bottom and add it. Your Gmail appsStep 3: Click that contact icon and manage your contactsOnce you've clicked the blue "contacts" icon, you'll be brought to this screen (you may or may not have more than one contact - or you may not have any yet): Gmail's contacts pageIf you already have a bunch of contacts, this is where they'll be. More on what you can do with them below (in Step 5). How to create new contactsIf you don't yet have any contacts, or want to add new contacts, this is also the place for you. You can create a new contact in a couple ways. The first way to create a contact, which you'll use if you haven't yet emailed the person you want to add, is by clicking the "create contact" button: When you create a new contact with that button, it'll ask you for some info to complete the contact entry. You can fill out as much or as little as you like - a name and email are usually quite helpful. New contact information in GmailThen click "save," and there you go! New contact created. But there is another, super easy way to create a contact - if you already have an email from the person. Simply hover your cursor over the email address in your inbox, and wait for the box to pop up, like below: A second way to create a new contact in Gmail - hover over the email addressThen, click on "add to contacts" and voilĂ - you'll be taken to that same create contact screen (see above). If you've already added that person to your contacts, you'll see "Edit Contact" instead of "Add to Contacts." Note: after you've added some new contacts this way, you might have to refresh your browser for those contacts to show up. Step 5: Explore what else you can do with your contactsThere's a lot more you can do on the contacts page. Let's have a closer look. Frequently contacted and duplicatesFirst, you can see the people you email the most frequently, under the "frequently contacted" tab on the left sidebar menu. Other ways to manage Gmail contacts - "frequently contacted" and "duplicates"Next, you can check for any duplicate contacts in the "duplicates" tab. Gmail will clean up duplicates for you, so they don't clutter up your contacts list, but you can find those duplicates here. LabelsYou can also create groups of contacts you frequently email - like your team at work, your family members, besties, and so on. To create a labeled group, go to the "labels" tab on the left sidebar menu, and click "create label" - then name it whatever you want. Like freeCodeCamp Unicorns er core team. Then save it. The label tab in Gmail contactsNow, when you go to your contacts and hover over a contact's profile image, it'll turn into a checkbox. If you want to add that contact to the group, just check the box. How to create a label (like a group) in Gmail contactsNext, click the "manage labels" tab at the top, and select the label you'd like to use: The "manage labels" tab in Gmail contactsOnce you select that label, all those checked contacts will be added to it for you future emailing bliss. Deleting a contactIf, for some reason, you'd like to delete someone from your contacts, it's quite simple. Just hover over that contact/row, and click the three vertical dots that appear on the right: How to delete a contact in Gmail contactsThen click the "Delete" option and confirm. Buh-bye. Importing and exporting contactsYou might want to import new contacts en masse, and you can do that using the import function (in that same left toolbar menu). Simply click the "import" button, and then select a list of contact you'd like to import into Gmail (in CSV or vCard format): How to import contacts in GmailYou follow a similar process if you want to export your Gmail contacts as a CSV or Outlook file: How to export contacts in GmailSimple as that! If you need to manage your contacts in any other ways - update an entry, delete an entry, or whatever else you'd like to do - just pop back into that contacts list and edit away. ShortcutsThere are a couple super quick and easy way to get to your contacts.
You're now a Gmail contacts WizardOr at least a much wiser hobbit. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Former archaeologist, current editor and podcaster, life-long world traveler and learner. If you read this far, tweet to the author to show them you care. Tweet a thanks Learn to code for free. freeCodeCamp's open source curriculum has helped more than 40,000 people get jobs as developers. Get started How do I get my contacts back on my phone?Restore contacts from backups. Open your phone's Settings app.. Tap Google.. Tap Set up & restore.. Tap Restore contacts.. If you have multiple Google Accounts, to choose which account's contacts to restore, tap From account.. Tap the phone with the contacts to copy.. How do I find my contacts list?On your Android phone or tablet, open the Contacts app . At the bottom, tap Contacts.. Contacts by label: At the top left, tap Menu. ... . Contacts for another account: At the top right, tap your Profile picture.. Where is my contacts setting?Android. From the Home screen, navigate to 'Contacts' or 'People'. For ASUS devices, skip to step 4 after tapping contacts.. Tap. Menu. . For Oreo OS, navigate: Menu icon. Customize view. ... . Tap. Settings. .. Tap Contacts to Display or Default account for new contacts.. Select the accounts you want to use to display your contacts.. How do I find my Google contacts list?Here are the steps to access your contacts list from the Google homepage:. Go to the Google homepage and click on the Google Apps icon on the upper right corner. The Google Apps drop-down menu will appear.. Click on the Contacts icon.. And voila! You'll be in your Google Contacts page.. |