Microsoft Outlook

• 1). Open Microsoft Outlook.
  
  
• 2). Click the "Contacts" icon in the Navigation Pane to open Contacts.
  
  
• 3). Click the "File" menu. Select "New > Folder."
  
  
• 4). Type a name that you want to use as the label for a new contact group. Select "Contact Items" from the "Folder Contains" list. Select where you want to place the folder. Click "OK."
  
  
• 5). Select a contact you want move to the new folder. Click "Edit > Cut." Select the new folder in the Navigation Pane. Select "Edit > Paste." This will move the contact from its previous folder to the new folder. You also can choose to copy the contact by selecting "Edit > Copy" (instead of moving it from its previous folder).
  
  
• 6). Repeat to add multiple contacts to the folder.
  
  

Gmail

• 1). Log in to your Gmail account.
  
  
• 2). Click "Contacts."
  
  
• 3). Click the "New Group" button on the left side to create a new group of contacts. Type a name for the new group and click "OK."
  
  
• 4). Select check boxes next to all the contacts in the Contacts list that you want to add to the group.
  
  
• 5). Click the "Groups" button. Select the group to which you want to add the contacts.
  
  

Windows Live Hotmail

• 1). Log in to your Windows Live Hotmail account.
  
  
• 2). Click "Contacts" in the left pane. Click the arrow next to "New." Select "Group." Type a name for the new group. Press "Enter."
  
  
• 3). Select multiple contacts in the contact list that you want to add to the new group.
  
  
• 4). Click the "Add to Group" drop-down menu. Select the group you just made. The new contact group will show up under "All Contacts."