Simply click to view more information about a specific contact. When you go back to the home page of the People app, you will no longer see this person under your list of favorites.All of your contacts will be visible to the right. Tap or click the person you want to remove from favorites.

Tap or click the tile with the star button.Ĭhoose the person you want and tap or click Add. When you add someone as a favorite, you see that person on the home page of People and can tap or click their picture to quickly email, call, or message them. Tap or click Pin to Start, enter a nickname if you want, and then tap or click Pin to Start.Īnyone can be a favorite-like your mom, your boss, your best friend, or a coworker. (If you're using a mouse, right-click within the app.) Swipe in from the bottom edge to see the app commands. Tap or click a person you want to get to quickly. You can then quickly send them a text message or an email, or call, chat, or get on a video call with them on Skype. Tap or click the tile to get to their contact info. When you pin a person to your Start screen, that person's profile picture will appear as a tile on Start. Choose which account to use.Īdd any additional information, then select Save. If you've entered more than one email account in Mail, the People app asks you to decide which account should receive the new contact. Select the name of the person who sent it or any of the recipients. Select the Start button, then select Mail. If you're using the Mail app, you can save a contact from an email to the People app. If you're asked, choose which account to use for saving new contacts. Select Add an account, choose the type of account you want to add, and follow the on-screen instructions to import contacts. Select the Start button, then select People. You can import contacts from various services, including Outlook, Exchange, Gmail, and iCloud. The People app is used to sync all your contacts to your device.

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