How to add contacts from Global Address List (Address Book) in Outlook?
When working in Outlook, you may need to save contact information from your organization's Global Address List (GAL) to your personal Contacts folder—for quick access, offline use, or easy integration with mobile devices. Instead of manually entering each detail, Outlook lets you add contacts directly from the GAL in just a few simple steps.
To add contacts from the Global Address List in Microsoft Outlook, follow these steps:
1. In Outlook, click Home > Address Book.
2. In the Address Book window, click the Address Book drop-down and select Global Address List.
3. Select the contacts you want to add:
- Hold Shift and click to select multiple adjacent contacts.
- Hold Ctrl and click to select multiple non-adjacent contacts.
4. Right-click the selected contacts, then choose Add to Contacts from the context menu.
5. Close the Address Book window.
📌 Result: All selected contacts from the Global Address List are now successfully added to your default Contacts folder in Outlook.
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