Article ID: 1173
Last Review: Apr 24, 2008
Type: Instructions
Adding a contact to Address Book in Mac OS X
Mac OS X includes an application called Address Book.
Address Book in Mac OS X allows you to store information about people you know. Address Book integrates with various applications, including Mail. You can use it to store email addresses and other contact information.
To add a contact to Address Book, do the following:
- Open Address Book. It is located in the Dock or in the Applications folder on the hard drive.
- Click File > New Card.
- Enter the contact’s information in the fields on the right side of the window. You can enter as much or as little information as you like.
- To add an extra entry for a field, click the green plus (+) in front of that field name. To remove an additional entry for a field, click the red minus (-). For example, to add a second phone number, click the green plus in front of the work phone number field. (Fig. 1)
- To change a field type, click on the field name and select the desired type from the pop-up menu. For example, click on home and select work from the pop-up menu. (Fig. 2)
- To add new fields, go to the Card menu and select Add Field. Then choose a category, such as Birthday or Job Title.
- To save this contact, click File > Save.
- To close Address Book, click Address Book > Quit.
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