Storing Contacts

Address Book is designed for storing names and different types of contact information such as street addresses, multiple phone numbers, and email addresses. However, you can also store other types of information such as birthdays, website addresses, or practically anything else you wish to store about a person.

The left side of the Address Book window displays a list of all your stored contacts, while the right side of the Address Book window displays contact information for a single person. This is referred to as a card since it acts like a single paper card in a Rolodex file.

To store information in Address Book, do this:

  1. Click the Address Book icon on the Dock. (If you don’t see the Address Book icon on the Dock, click the Finder ...

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