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How to Add Nicknames to your Contacts in the Yahoo! Address Book

By Heinz Tschabitscher, About.com

In Yahoo! Mail or Yahoo! Mail Classic, you can address messages quickly using nicknames. Evidently, this only works for address book entries that contain a nickname.

Add Nicknames to your Contacts in the Yahoo! Address Book

To add a nickname to a Yahoo! Mail contact:

  • Select Contacts from Yahoo! Mail's mailbox list.
  • Highlight the desired address book entry.
  • Click Edit in the toolbar.
  • Type the desired nickname under Nickname:.
  • Click Save.

Add Nicknames to your Contacts in the Yahoo! Mail Classic Address Book

To add a nickname to a contact in your Yahoo! Mail Classic address book:

  • Click the Addresses link in the Yahoo! Mail Classic toolbar.
  • Select Edit to the right of the contact to be associated with a nickname.
  • Enter the desired nickname under Nickname:.
    • Nicknames must be unique and cannot contain spaces or commas.
  • Click Save Contact to save the new nickname.
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