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How to add contacts to your Gmail account in 2 different ways
You can add contacts to Gmail whether or not you've sent mail to or received mail from them before.
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Having people and businesses that you email with frequently in your Gmail contacts can be very useful, and save you time when sending emails.
When you add someone to your contacts, their email address will pop up as a suggestion when you begin to type their name into the address bar. You can also guarantee that no email from them will ever be sent to your spam folder.
There is a setting in Gmail that automatically adds people to your contacts after you send an email to them. However, if you've turned that setting off, or you've simply never emailed this person and don't plan on doing so immediately, there are other ways.
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2. Hover over the person's name and email address at the top of the email.
3. In the pop-up window that appears, click "Add to Contacts."
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How to add contacts to Gmail if youve never received an email from them
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1. In the upper right corner of your screen, next to your profile photo, click the button to bring down the apps menu.
2. From the apps menu, click "Contacts" to go to your Google Contacts page.
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3. On the new page, in the top left corner, click "Create contact."
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4. Enter the relevant contact information, then click "Save" to add this person to your contacts list.
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