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Instructions
Add Contact Via Sender's Email

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Open a Web browser and log into the Hotmail account with a valid user ID and password.

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Click the "Inbox" button and then click the email of the sender to add to Contacts.

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Click the link labeled "Add Contact" under the "From" field in the email. The contact's email address and name will be added to Contacts, and the Contacts window will open.

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Enter any desired additional information for the contact.

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Click "OK" to save and close the Contacts interface.

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Test the new contact by creating a new email, and clicking the "To" button to select the recipient. The new contact's email address will be listed and may be chosen.

Add Contacts Via Contacts Page

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Open a Web browser and log into the Hotmail application with a valid user ID and password.

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Click the downward-pointing arrow next to the "New" button and select "Contact..." from the context menu. The Contacts interface will open.

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Enter the first name, last name, nickname and email address for the new contact into the corresponding input boxes.

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Click the "Show All Fields" link to enter additional information about the new contact, including home and work phone numbers, addresses and additional email addresses.

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Click the "Save" button to save the new contact .

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Test the new contact by creating a new email, and clicking the "To" button. The new contact's email address will be listed and may be chosen as the recipient. 

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