{"id":13080,"date":"2020-07-29T18:19:50","date_gmt":"2020-07-29T18:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/?p=13080"},"modified":"2026-02-13T19:33:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T19:33:54","slug":"gmail-contact-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/gmail-contact-list\/","title":{"rendered":"Google Contacts: The Helpful Guide Gmail *Should&#8217;ve* Made (w\/Screenshots)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Looking to demystify Google Contacts \u2014 from accessing your Gmail contact list to using it for mass emails?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve been a Gmail user for years&#8230; but there&#8217;s a good chance you&#8217;ve never messed around with your Google Contacts. You may not even know where your Gmail contacts list is located.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s not you, it&#8217;s them.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Google contact list management can get\u00a0cumbersome<\/strong> sometimes since it requires going back and forth outside of Gmail to manage it.<\/p>\n<p>In this article, I\u2019ll give you a <a href=\"#find\">step-by-step guide<\/a> on <strong>how to access your contact list in Gmail<\/strong>. To help you manage your Google contacts list easily, I\u2019ll also cover <strong>how to add contacts<\/strong>, <strong>label them<\/strong>, <strong>check for duplicates<\/strong>, and <strong>delete contacts<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Plus, I&#8217;ll show you the <strong>easiest way to send individual, personalized mail merge messages to your Google Contacts<\/strong>. (With their first names automatically detected and inserted into those emails!)<\/p>\n<h2>Google Contacts: Table of Contents:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#find\">How to Find Your Gmail Contacts (Step-by-Step Guide)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#manage\">How to Manage Your Gmail Contacts (Step-by-Step Guide)<\/a>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#add\">How Do You Add Contacts in Gmail?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#labels\">How Do You Create Labels in Gmail Contacts?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#duplicates\">How Do You Manage Duplicates in Your Contacts List?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a id=\"find\"><\/a><a href=\"#delete\">How Do You Delete Contacts from Your Gmail Contact List?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#sendtocontacts\">The Easiest Way to Send Individual, Personalized Mass Emails to Your Gmail Contacts<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Let\u2019s get started.<\/p>\n<h2>How to Find Your Gmail Contacts (Step-by-Step Guide)<\/h2>\n<p>If you\u2019re confused about where your Gmail contact records (especially after various Gmail interface updates), don\u2019t worry!<\/p>\n<p>You can access your Google contact list in two ways:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#gmail\">The Gmail Method<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#google\">The Google Homepage Method<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I\u2019ll cover both methods in this section.<br \/>\n<a id=\"gmail\"><\/a><br \/>\nJust follow these simple steps, and you\u2019ll find your Gmail contact records in no time:<\/p>\n<h3>The Gmail Method<\/h3>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to access your Gmail contact records from your Gmail account:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1<\/h4>\n<p>Log in to your Gmail account and click on the square-like <strong>Google Apps<\/strong> icon on the upper right corner of your Gmail inbox.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13107 size-full\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23.png\" alt=\"Gmail interface showing the Google Apps icon\" width=\"461\" height=\"393\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23.png 461w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23-300x256.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23-24x20.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23-36x31.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist23-48x41.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Google Apps<\/strong> drop-down menu will pop-up.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13099\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist8.png\" alt=\"Gmail interface showing the Google Apps drop-down menu\" width=\"528\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist8.png 528w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist8-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist8-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist8-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist8-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 2<\/h4>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Google Contacts<\/strong> icon. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13103\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist19.png\" alt=\"Gmail interface showing the Google Contacts icon in the Google Apps drop-down menu\" width=\"528\" height=\"521\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist19.png 528w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist19-300x296.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist19-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist19-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist19-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 3<\/h4>\n<p>Once you click on the icon, your Gmail contact list page will appear.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13096\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface\" width=\"780\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png 780w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-48x34.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><br \/>\n<a id=\"google\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>The Google Homepage Method<\/h3>\n<p>You can access your contacts from your Google homepage as well. However, you must be signed in to your Google account for this to work.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps to access your contacts list from the Google homepage:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1<\/h4>\n<p>Go to the Google homepage and click on the <strong>Google Apps<\/strong> icon on the upper right corner.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13087\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16.png\" alt=\"Google homepage showing the Google Apps icon\" width=\"900\" height=\"425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16-300x142.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16-768x363.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16-24x11.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16-36x17.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist16-48x23.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Google Apps<\/strong> drop-down menu will appear.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13092\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7.png\" alt=\"Google homepage showing the Google Apps drop-down menu\" width=\"900\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7-36x18.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist7-48x24.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 2<\/h4>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Contacts<\/strong> icon.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13098\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts icon in the Google Apps drop-down menu\" width=\"900\" height=\"459\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1-300x153.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1-768x392.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1-36x18.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist1-48x24.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 3<\/h4>\n<p>And voila! You\u2019ll be in your <strong>Google Contacts<\/strong> page. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface\" width=\"780\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png 780w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-48x34.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can also access your contacts directly by heading to <a href=\"https:\/\/contacts.google.com\/\">contacts.google.com<\/a> or using the Contacts app for Android devices.<br \/>\n<a id=\"manage\"><\/a><br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s everything you need to know about accessing your Google contacts list!<\/p>\n<h2>How to Manage Your Google Contacts (Step-by-Step Guide)<\/h2>\n<p><em>Knowing how to open your Google Gmail contacts page isn\u2019t enough, right?\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You also have to know <strong>how to manage<\/strong> your contacts to keep your contact list updated!<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t worry.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019ll show you everything you need to know about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/248147\">managing your contact group<\/a> in this section:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"#add\">How Do You Add Contacts in Gmail?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#labels\">How Do You Create Labels in Gmail Contacts?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#duplicates\">How Do You Manage Duplicates in Your Contacts List?<\/a><a id=\"add\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"#delete\">How Do You Delete Contacts from Your Gmail Contact List?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>1. How Do You Add Contacts in Gmail?<\/h3>\n<p>There are two ways to add a new contact in Gmail, and in this section, I\u2019ll cover both ways:<\/p>\n<h4>How Can You Add Contacts Through the Google Contacts Page?<\/h4>\n<p>Here\u2019s how to add Gmail contacts through the Google Contacts page:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open the <strong>Google Contacts<\/strong> page (using the methods described earlier in this article).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13096\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface\" width=\"780\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png 780w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-48x34.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Create Contact<\/strong> button on the top left.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13093\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Create Contact button\" width=\"798\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6.png 798w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6-300x205.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6-768x524.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist6-48x33.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 798px) 100vw, 798px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you click on <strong>Create Contact<\/strong>, you will get the option to choose between adding a single contact or multiple contacts.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-13100 aligncenter\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist9.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Create Contacts options\" width=\"747\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist9.png 554w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist9-300x231.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist9-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist9-36x28.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist9-48x37.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: For this article, I\u2019ll create a single contact. However, if you want to add multiple contacts, you can either add them by their names and email addresses or use a CSV file.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 4<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>An empty contact form will appear, as shown in the image below. You can fill in your new contact information accordingly. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13085\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist18.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Create new contact form\" width=\"741\" height=\"447\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist18.png 741w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist18-300x181.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist18-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist18-36x22.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist18-48x29.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 741px) 100vw, 741px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You can even add labels to the contact to categorize it into a specific Gmail group like <strong>School<\/strong> or <strong>Work<\/strong>. This is what a completed form looks like:<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist22.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing a filled new contact form\" width=\"755\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist22.png 755w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist22-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist22-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist22-36x21.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist22-48x29.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 5<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once you\u2019re done, just click on <strong>Save<\/strong> and the contact will be added to your list.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13088\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist15.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Save icon for a new contact\" width=\"755\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist15.png 755w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist15-300x179.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist15-24x14.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist15-36x21.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist15-48x29.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>How Do You Add Contacts from an Email?<\/h4>\n<p>This method is an easy way to add a person to your contact list straight from your <a href=\"http:\/\/www.inc.com\/erik-lukas\/this-is-what-the-future-of-email-will-look-like.html?cid=search\">email<\/a> inbox. Here\u2019s how to do it:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Go to your Gmail inbox and hover over an email until <strong>this<\/strong> dialog box showing the contact\u2019s name and email address pops up.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13089\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14.png\" alt=\"Gmail interface showing a sender's contact information\" width=\"900\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14-36x14.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist14-48x18.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Add to Contacts<\/strong> icon, and the person will be added to your Google contact list.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13084\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24.png\" alt=\"Gmail interface showing the Add to Contacts icon\" width=\"900\" height=\"345\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24-300x115.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24-768x294.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24-36x14.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist24-48x18.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you\u2019ve already added the person to your contacts list, you\u2019ll see the option to edit their contact.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13095\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4.png\" alt=\"Gmail interface showing the Edit Contact icon\" width=\"900\" height=\"351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4-300x117.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4-768x300.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4-24x9.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4-36x14.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist4-48x19.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/em><br \/>\n<a id=\"labels\"><\/a><br \/>\nAnd that\u2019s how easy it is to add contacts from your Gmail inbox!<\/p>\n<h3>How Do You Create Labels in Gmail Contacts?<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Categorizing<\/strong> contacts is essential to maintain an <em>organized<\/em> email list.<\/p>\n<p>Gmail helps you create groups and label these contacts with a common contact group name to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/email-group-gmail\/\">send an email message<\/a> quickly to all your group members.<\/p>\n<p><em>But that\u2019s not all.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>You can also add several labels to one contact and add them to <strong>multiple<\/strong> groups.<\/p>\n<p>For example, if you have separate email groups for marketing and sales but only one manager overseeing both groups, you can add the manager to the marketing distribution list <strong>and<\/strong> the sales group email list.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: Adding a contact to a new group in Gmail is not the same as adding a contact to a <strong>Google Group<\/strong>. Google Groups is meant for discussions between people who share similar interests.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Here are the steps to label contacts in Gmail:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1<\/h4>\n<p>Open the <strong>Google Contacts<\/strong> page.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13096\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface\" width=\"780\" height=\"550\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3.png 780w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-300x212.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-768x542.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist3-48x34.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 780px) 100vw, 780px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 2<\/h4>\n<p>Select the contacts you want to label. You can do this by hovering over their contact and clicking on the checkbox that appears over the contact icon. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13081\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist28.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing selected contacts\" width=\"699\" height=\"533\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist28.png 699w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist28-300x229.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist28-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist28-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist28-48x37.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 699px) 100vw, 699px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 3<\/h4>\n<p>Click on the <strong>labels<\/strong> icon on the top to create a new label.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13094\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist5.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Labels icon\" width=\"666\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist5.png 666w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist5-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist5-24x16.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist5-36x24.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist5-48x32.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 4<\/h4>\n<p>From the drop-down menu that appears, select <strong>Create Label<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13104\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist20.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Create label option\" width=\"687\" height=\"441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist20.png 687w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist20-300x193.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist20-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist20-36x23.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist20-48x31.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 687px) 100vw, 687px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 5<\/h4>\n<p>Type a label name and click <strong>Save<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13102\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist13.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Save button in the Create label dialog box\" width=\"523\" height=\"363\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist13.png 523w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist13-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist13-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist13-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist13-48x33.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s all you have to do to label contacts!<\/p>\n<p>You can access your labels from the <strong>Labels<\/strong> tab on the left sidebar.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13108\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist26.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Labels tab\" width=\"533\" height=\"297\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist26.png 533w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist26-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist26-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist26-36x20.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist26-48x27.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 533px) 100vw, 533px\" \/><a id=\"duplicates\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>3. How Do You Manage Duplicates in Your Contacts List?<\/h3>\n<p>Having duplicate contacts can be a headache as they clutter up your contact list.<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully, Gmail can automatically clean out all the duplicates from your contact list.<\/p>\n<p>All you have to do is <strong>ask<\/strong> Gmail to clean it up.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s see how you can clear up duplicates in your Gmail contact list:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1<\/h4>\n<p>Open the <strong>Google Contacts<\/strong> page.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13105\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist21.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Contact list\" width=\"571\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist21.png 571w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist21-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist21-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist21-36x31.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist21-48x41.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 2<\/h4>\n<p>Click on the <strong>Merge &amp; fix<\/strong> icon on the left sidebar.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13101\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist10.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Merge &amp; fix option\" width=\"571\" height=\"489\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist10.png 571w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist10-300x257.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist10-24x21.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist10-36x31.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist10-48x41.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 571px) 100vw, 571px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If there are any duplicate contacts, Gmail displays a number alongside it.<\/p>\n<p>Here, I have 50 duplicates in my contacts list.<\/p>\n<h4>Step 3<\/h4>\n<p>In the Merge &amp; fix page, Gmail will show you each duplicated entry.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13086\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Merge &amp; fix page\" width=\"900\" height=\"465\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17-300x155.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17-768x397.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17-24x12.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17-36x19.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist17-48x25.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>You have the choice to <strong>Merge all<\/strong>, which fixes every duplicate entry.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"delete\"><\/a>Alternatively, you can choose to <strong>merge<\/strong> or <strong>dismiss<\/strong> duplicates individually. If you dismiss a duplicate, both entries will stay in your contact list.<\/p>\n<h3>4. How Do You Delete Contacts from Your Gmail Contact List?<\/h3>\n<p>Keeping old and outdated contact information only adds to the clutter of your contacts list.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you can delete old contact information and keep your contacts page updated:<\/p>\n<h4>Step 1<\/h4>\n<p>Open <strong>Gmail Contacts<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13097\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2.png\" alt=\"Gmail Contacts interface\" width=\"900\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2-768x410.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2-24x13.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2-36x19.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist2-48x26.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 2<\/h4>\n<p>Hover over the contact you want to delete and click on the <strong>three dots<\/strong> that appear on the right.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13083\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the three dots icon for a contact\" width=\"900\" height=\"372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25-300x124.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25-768x317.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25-24x10.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25-36x15.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist25-48x20.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<h4>Step 3<\/h4>\n<p>From the drop-down menu that appears, click on <strong>Delete<\/strong>.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13091\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the delete option for an individual contact\" width=\"900\" height=\"387\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11.png 900w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11-300x129.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11-768x330.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11-24x10.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11-36x15.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist11-48x21.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When the confirmation window pops up, click on <strong>Delete<\/strong> again.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13090\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist12.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Delete icon in the Delete this contact dialog box\" width=\"732\" height=\"339\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist12.png 732w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist12-300x139.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist12-24x11.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist12-36x17.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist12-48x22.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 732px) 100vw, 732px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Note<\/strong>: If you want to delete multiple contacts at once, select contacts by clicking on their display pictures. Then, choose delete from the three dots on the top.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"sendtocontacts\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13082\" style=\"border: 1px solid #000000;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27.png\" alt=\"Google Contacts interface showing the Delete option for multiple contacts\" width=\"779\" height=\"543\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27.png 779w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27-300x209.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27-768x535.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontactlist27-48x33.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 779px) 100vw, 779px\" \/><\/em><\/p>\n<h2>The Easiest Way to Send Individual, Personalized Mass Emails to Your Gmail Contacts<\/h2>\n<p>So you&#8217;ve got this Google contacts list&#8230; let&#8217;s reach out to it.<\/p>\n<p>Let me give you a <strong>quick intro to GMass<\/strong>. (Since I&#8217;m guessing you got to this post by Googling for Gmail contacts and might not be one of the 400,000+ people currently using GMass.)<\/p>\n<p>GMass is a Chrome extension that <strong>transforms Gmail into an email marketing and mail merge platform<\/strong>. It&#8217;s a pretty sweet tool.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22993\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified.png\" alt=\"GMass turns it into something else\" width=\"1804\" height=\"1128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified.png 1804w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-1536x960.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-24x15.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-36x23.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/queued-gmass-tinified-48x30.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1804px) 100vw, 1804px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s free and super easy to get started.<\/p>\n<p>And it&#8217;s perfect for sending a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/gmail-mass-email\">mass email<\/a> to your Google Contacts<\/strong>&#8230; but having <strong>everyone get their own individual, personalized message that they&#8217;ll never know is a mass email<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 1: Set up GMass (it takes maybe 5 minutes)<\/h3>\n<p>You can set up GMass by <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/gmass-powerful-mail-merge\/ehomdgjhgmbidokdgicgmdiedadncbgf\"><strong>downloading the Chrome extension<\/strong><\/a> and clicking a few buttons to give it the standard Chrome extension permissions. You <strong>won&#8217;t need to put in a credit card<\/strong> \u2014 or even fill out a form.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 2: Select all your Google Contacts and send them an email<\/h3>\n<p>On the Google Contacts screen, hit <strong>Control+A<\/strong> on Windows or <strong>Command (\u2318)+A<\/strong> on Mac. That will select all of your Contacts.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Note: You don&#8217;t have to send to all of your contacts. You can also manually pick and choose whichever ones you want. For this example I just went with all of them.)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Then <strong>click on the email icon<\/strong> to send them an email.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-2\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified.png\" alt=\"Send email to Gmail contacts\" width=\"1848\" height=\"1282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified.png 1848w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-1024x710.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-768x533.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-1536x1066.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-24x17.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-36x25.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-sendemail-tinified-48x33.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1848px) 100vw, 1848px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can now type your message to your Gmail contacts.<\/p>\n<h3>Step 3: Use GMass&#8217;s automatic personalization features<\/h3>\n<p>GMass has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/mail-merge-personalization\/\">advanced mail merge personalization features<\/a> built in where you can personalize everything in emails from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/how-to-include-a-personalized-link-in-a-gmail-email-marketing-campaign\/\">links<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/how-to-include-personalized-image-in-email-marketing-campaign\/\">images<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/pdf-mail-merge-send-bulk-emails-pdf-attachments\/\">attachments<\/a>. But most of that requires <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/google-sheets-mail-merge\/\">connecting a Google Sheet<\/a> with data to your email campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>Here, we&#8217;re working off Google Contacts.<\/p>\n<p>But GMass is smart and can pick up the info from your contacts. So you can use personalization like <code>{FirstName}<\/code>.<\/p>\n<p>And just in case there are contacts where you don&#8217;t have the first name entered, you can use a <strong>fallback value<\/strong> as well; so you can use <code>{FirstName|there}<\/code>.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-3\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-22999\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1374\" height=\"1042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified.png 1374w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified-300x228.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified-1024x777.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified-768x582.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified-24x18.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified-36x27.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-draft-tinified-48x36.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1374px) 100vw, 1374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Step 4: Sending the messages<\/h3>\n<p>I can now send the campaign by <strong>hitting the GMass button<\/strong> rather than the regular blue Gmail send button.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-4\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23001\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified.png\" alt=\"Send with the GMass button\" width=\"1374\" height=\"416\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified.png 1374w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified-300x91.png 300w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified-1024x310.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified-768x233.png 768w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified-24x7.png 24w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified-36x11.png 36w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-gmassbutton-tinified-48x15.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1374px) 100vw, 1374px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>And you can see <strong>everyone&#8217;s getting their own individual, personalized message<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-personalized-tinified.png\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-5\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-23002\" src=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-personalized-tinified.png\" alt=\"Personalized messages\" width=\"1472\" height=\"1592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-personalized-tinified.png 1472w, https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/gmailcontacts-personalized-tinified-277x300.png 277w, 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Gmail account.<\/p>\n<p>You can read even more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/what-makes-gmass-better\/\">what makes GMass different and better<\/a> \u2014 or <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/gmass-powerful-mail-merge\/ehomdgjhgmbidokdgicgmdiedadncbgf\">download the Chrome extension<\/a> to get started ASAP.<\/p>\n<h2>Google Contacts and Your Gmail Contact List: Next Steps<\/h2>\n<p>Google loves switching up their interface, so many people get confused about how to access their contacts. Fortunately, it&#8217;s not usually\u00a0<em>too<\/em> difficult to find.<\/p>\n<p>Just follow the steps I&#8217;ve covered here, and you can <strong>access and manage your contacts with ease<\/strong>. Besides managing contacts, there\u2019s <strong>so much more<\/strong> you can do with Gmail and Google Contacts.<\/p>\n<p>You can sync events with the Google Calendar app, export and import contacts using the CSV format or a Google Sheet, and more!<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/export-contacts-from-gmail-label\/\">this article<\/a> to learn more about exporting your Google contacts.<\/p>\n<p>And if you\u2019re looking to <strong>get the most functionality out of Gmail<\/strong> and to send emails to your contacts and others, consider <a href=\"https:\/\/chrome.google.com\/webstore\/detail\/gmass-powerful-mail-merge\/ehomdgjhgmbidokdgicgmdiedadncbgf\">giving GMass a try today<\/a>. It\u2019s the best email campaign tool you could ask for, and it will help take your email experience to the next level.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Looking to demystify Google Contacts \u2014 from accessing your Gmail contact list to using it for mass emails? 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