Create, edit, delete, or restore contacts or contact lists in Outlook on the web

Use the People page in Outlook on the web to create, edit, or delete contacts or contact lists. What version of Outlook do I have?

Create a contact or contact list

Sign in to Outlook on the web.
Select the People icon at the bottom of the left pane.
Under Your contacts in the left pane, select the folder that you want to create the contact in. If you haven't created any folders, go on to step 3.

Note: To create a folder, select Your contacts, right-click, and then select New folder. Type a name for the folder.
Select New, and then select Contact or Contact list.
Enter the details for the contact or contact list.
Select Save.

Note: After you create a contact in a folder, it isn't possible to move it to a different folder. To store a contact in a different folder after you create it, delete the contact and re-create it in the other folder.

Open an email message in the reading pane, and then select the name of the sender or recipient that you want to add to your contacts.
On the contact card that appears for that person, select > Add to contacts.
Enter the details for the contact.
Select Save.

Note: After you save the new contact, it is automatically added to your Contacts folder. When you create a contact in this way, it isn't possible to save the contact in a different folder or to move it to a different folder.

Select the contact you want to add to a list.
Select Lists and choose the contact list to which you want to add the contact.

In Outlook on the web, select the People icon at the bottom of the navigation pane.
Select the contact or contact list that you want to edit, and select Edit.

Note: If you don't see an Edit button, the contact might be from Skype for Business or a connected social network account. To edit the contact, open Skype for Business or use a web browser to open your social network account where the contact is located.
Make the changes that you want.
Select Save.

Caution: You can't restore a contact or contact list deleted in Outlook on the web.

Select the contact or contact list you want to delete, and select Delete.

Note: If you don't see a Delete button, the contact might be from Skype for Business or a connected social network account. To delete the contact, open Skype for Business or use a web browser to open your social network account where the contact is located.
Select Delete to confirm.