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Add, edit, or delete contacts in Yahoo Mail

Stop looking through multiple sources to find someone's contact details. Gather up all their info and save it in Yahoo Contacts along with their physical address, website, or birthday. 

Add a brand new contact

  1. From Yahoo Mail, click the Contacts icon Image of the Contacts icon in Mail..
  2. Click the All tab.
  3. Click Add a new contact.
  4. Enter the contact's info.
  5. Click Save.

Add a contact from email

  1. From Yahoo Mail, open an email.
  2. Mouse over the sender's name or email address to display the contact card.
  3. Click Add to contacts.
  4. Enter the contact's info.
  5. Click Save.

Edit a contact's info and image

  1. From Yahoo Mail, click the Contacts icon Image of the Contacts icon in Mail..
  2. Click on the contact's name.
  3. Click the More options icon Image of the More icon. | Edit contact.
  4. Make any changes you want to the contact's info.
  5. Click the Camera icon to change the contact's image.
  6. Click Save.

Delete a contact

  1. From Yahoo Mail, click the Contacts icon Image of the Contacts icon in Mail..
  2. Click the All tab. 
  3. Click on the contact's name.
  4. Click the More options icon Image of the More icon. | Delete contact.
  5. Click OK to confirm you want the contact deleted.

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