How to Add Contacts Automatically in Yahoo Mail

Make a new contact for everyone you email in Yahoo Mail

What to Know

  • Go to Settings > More Settings.
  • Select Contacts in the menu to the left.
  • Click Enable, next to Enhance Contacts.

This article explains how to add contacts in Yahoo Mail automatically when you send and receive emails from new contacts.

How to Save Email Addresses Automatically

Follow these steps to make Yahoo Mail create a new address book entry for each person you interact with via email:

  1. Hover the mouse over the gear and select Settings.

    Yahoo Settings gear
  2. Select More Settings.

    Yahoo More Settings
  3. Select Contacts.

    Yahoo Contacts settings
  4. Click Enable, next to Enhance Contacts. If you see Disable instead, you've already set Yahoo up to save your contacts automatically, and you don't need to do anything else.

    Yahoo Enhance Contacts setting
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