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Create an address book in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 to look up and select names, email addresses, and contact groups when you send email.
You can use the Outlook Address Book—a collection of address books or address lists created from your contact folders—to look up and select names, email addresses, and distribution lists when you address email messages.
You can create new contacts from scratch in the People page or add someone as a contact from their profile card. A contact can be as basic as a name and email address, or include more information like a street address, multiple phone numbers, and a profile picture.
Change the default address book in Outlook 2013 or Outlook 2016 to show your most common contacts first when you select recipients for your email.
Windows 10. Use the People app to see all your contacts in one place, listed alphabetically. To open the app, select the Start button, and then select People. Enter your account info if you’re asked to sign in. To add all the contacts associated with your email account, select Settings > Add an account and follow the instructions.
The Outlook Address Book is created automatically and contains the contacts in your default Contacts folder that lists either e-mail addresses or fax numbers. These contacts are displayed in the Address Book dialog box when you click Contacts in the Address Book list.
To view other address books, in the Find group of the ribbon, choose Address Book. Use the drop-down list under Address Book to see all of the different address books and contacts lists in your organization.
Two-way contact export is supported for Microsoft 365, Outlook.com and hybrid modern authentication for on-premises mailboxes. Two-way support ensures that any new contacts you add or existing contacts you edit will be synced between your device and Outlook accounts.
The Contacts Database includes two reports: Directory and Phone Book. To display a report: In the Navigation Pane, under Reports, double-click the report you want to display.
Add, find, edit, or delete a contact in Outlook. Create, edit, or delete a contact list or contact group in Outlook. Change the way contacts are sorted in Outlook, such as by last name first.
When you select the To, Cc, or Bcc buttons in a new message, Outlook will display your default address book. If you have an Exchange or Microsoft 365 account, that's your organization's Global Address List. If you're using a POP or IMAP account, you'll see your Contacts folder.
