Instructions apply to Outlook.com and Outlook Online.

initiate the Outlook.com Address Book (People)

You won’t find an address book onOutlook.com.

Instead, look for People when you want to find your contacts, groups, and lists.

Screenshot of People in Outlook.com menu

You’ll also use People to edit, add, and remove entries.

you’ve got the option to open Outlook.com People using either the mouse or akeyboard shortcut.

To view your contacts in Outlook.com:

Sign in at the Office.com portal.

The Outlook.com Settings window showing the General Accessibility settings for keyboard shortcuts

Open theOffice Applications Launcher.

snag the contact and then search further by folder and date to retrieve specific emails from that contact.

Go toSettings, selectView all Outlook controls, then go toGeneral>Accessibility.

Screenshot of Sort Order in Outlook.com contacts

you’re able to choose to activate different sets of shortcuts, including Outlook.com, Yahoo!

Mail, Gmail, and Outlook.

If you don’t want to use keyboard shortcuts, selectTurn off keyboard shortcuts.

Screenshot of New Contact window in Outlook.com

To open your People contacts withOutlook.com keyboard shortcutsenabled, pressCtrl+Shift+3in Outlook.com email.

IfGmail shortcutsare enabled, pressGC.

These shortcuts have changed from previous versions and may change in the future.

A People contact in Outlook.com using Outlook on the web

To add a contact, go to the Outlook.com menu and selectNew Contact.

Enter the contact information and selectCreate.

To import or export a contact list, go to theManagemenu.

To add a contact to the Favorites List, grab the contact and selectAdd to favorites.