Create a contact directly from an email message (Outlook 2000/2002/2003/2007)

It's easy to create a new contact from an email message in Microsoft Outlook. Click on an email message, and then drag it to the Contacts folder in the Folder List (drag it to the Contacts icon in the Navigation Pane in 2003/2007). If you have multiple folders within the Contacts folder, just drag it to the specific folder where you'd like this Contact to reside.


When you release the mouse button, the Contacts tab displays with any pertinent information from the email message filled in. Add additional information as needed, and then click Save And Close. This technique can also be used to create email messages, Calendar entries, tasks, journal entries, and notes. For example, drag a Calendar entry to the Inbox in the Folder List (or Mail icon in the Navigation Pane in 2003/2007) to create an email message.