Contacts overview:

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Use the Contacts app to keep all contacts in one place, and keep information -- including phone numbers, addresses, birthdays, and more handy.

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Manage contacts:

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Add new contacts directly in Contacts.  When a contact moves or a phone number changes, it's simple to update or add new information.

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Organize contacts into groups:

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When you organize contacts into groups -- (i.e. cycling team, co-workers, friends, and so on), it's easy to send group emails and organize events.

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Create groups:

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You can create groups to organize contacts, or to work more easily with a set of contacts.  For example, if you regularly communicate with certain people -- such as a book club or  other group activities you are involved in --   you can create a card for each person, then include their cards in a group.  

 

The graphic below indicates three important sections:  

 

    1.  Groups (Book Club, Cycling Group, Family, PTA, Soccer Group),  Note:  they Cycle Group is highlighted.

    2.  Member names in the Cycling Group, 

    3.  Individual contact in the Cycling Group.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Create a group:

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1.  Click the Add button + near the bottom of the window, choose New Group, then enter a name for the group.

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2.  Select All Contacts in the sidebar, then select the contacts you want to add to the group.

 

3.  Drag the contact/s to the new group in the sidebar.

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Rename a group:

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Select the group in the sidebar, then choose Edit > Rename Group.

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Add or remove group members:

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You can add or remove contacts in a group.  Removing a contact from a group does not delete the original contact.

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Remove contacts from a group:

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1.  Select the group in the sidebar, then select the contact/s you want to remove from the group.

2.  Press the Delete key on the keyboard.

3.  Click Remove from the Group.

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Emailing a group:

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Create a new email message addressed to a group, right from Contacts.

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 Do one of the following:

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-- Control-click a group in the sidebar, then choose Send Email.  A new email opens up in the Mail app, addressed to the group.

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--  Drag a group from the sidebar to an address field in an email being written.

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In the email, either the group name or individual contact names are shown, depending on how Composing preferences are set in Mail.

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If the group is shown in the email but you want to see the contacts instead, click the down arrow next to the group name, then choose Expand Group.

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