Editing and Updating Contact Information

Once you have entered data for a contact, you can easily change it whenever you need to. There are two ways to modify data for a contact. You can click the data for a contact that you want to change in the Contacts folder. This places the blinking insertion point at the place where you clicked. You can use the Backspace or Delete key to delete the incorrect data, and then type the new data. You can also double-click a contact to open the Contact window for that contact, where you can change and edit the fields in the window.

Edit and Update Contact Information

In Contacts view, double-click a contact to open the Contact window.

Click in the box that contains the information you want to change.

Press the Backspace or Delete key to delete the incorrect information, and then type the correct information.

To change a field, click the list arrow next to the field, and then click a field name . You can enter information in the new field.

Click the Save And Close button.

Did You Know?

You can delete a contact . To delete a contact, click to select it, and then click the Delete button on the Standard toolbar.

You can restore a contact . If you mistakenly delete a contact, you can restore it by clicking the Mail button on the Navigation pane, clicking the Deleted Items folder, and then dragging the deleted contact to the Contacts button on the Navigation pane.