Using People in Outlook 2013 for Windows

This article shows faculty, staff, and student workers how to use People in Outlook 2013 for Windows.

Creating a New Contact

1. Click New Items. 

2. Click Contact.

3. You can enter the following.

   • Contact's name

   • Contact's email

   • Contact's phone numbers (home, work, mobile, etc.)

4. When finished, click Save & Close.

Creating New Contact Groups

1. Click on the three dots in the bottom left corner to open more options. Then click People.

2. Click on New Contact Group.

3. To add contacts, click Add Members. You can add from Outlook contacts, Address Book, or New E-mail Contact. After adding all the contacts, click Save & Close.

Updating Contacts

1. Click on the File tab in the top left-hand corner.

2. Click on Account Settings, and then Download Address Book.

3. In the pop-up box that appears, make sure Download changes since last Send/Receive is selected. Then click OK.

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