Use Google Contacts Like a Pro

[@dottotech]

So many people still get lost finding Google Contacts in Gmail, It has moved from the left side of the screen to the app menu (the 9 dots on the right side). Frankly, I still don't understand why Google thought that was a good idea.

[@TheBearDenPhotography]

Wonder why they don't put a shortcut to Contacts in the right hand side bar like they have done with Calendar, Keep and Tasks? This function is available in Gmail, Sheets, Docs, and Slides. Would make life so much easier to have access to Contacts there.

[@Wo0ody]

@dottotech Great Video, as usual. Re Google moving things around, I think they hired some microshaft people. Another one was when they moved creating a new filter from the top of "Filters and Blocked Addresses" to the bottom. Why not both? Why not a keyboard shortcut that only works therein to be able to do so from anywhere on that page? Another rant is that the latest iteration of gMail has it going to sleep when you click on another tab. This forces you to wait while it reloads even if you come right back. If you have any insight around these problems, please share it, and keep up the good work as you're one of the better 'explainers' I have the pleasure of watching. Wo0dy

[@brianrichmond3777]

Google moving things around for no good reason is like what supermarkets do when they move products and produce around which confuses and upsets customers.

[@felipesantell007]

OK thanks for the info, now I know where are my cellphone numbers, I don't know how on earth they ended up there. Now, where are my gmail address book? The mail addresses?

[@yashrandhawa2480]

sir can we also go through by typing google contacts in chrome

[@AceLucero]

Seriously man, your content over the years had taken my Google game too the next level. My life is very efficient and organized. Thank you once again. You're awesome!!!!

[@mayaarbach1941]

I love how this guy talks! There are a lot of technology related tutorials out there but NONE of them grab my attention (and I have like zero attention span lol) quite like this guy! Thank you!!!!

[@warrenhale9336]

Thanks for not assuming too much of your viewers, but also not being condescending. Now I am a subscriber.

[@miltonbrownrigg8409]

After watching your video on Google calendar I switched myself and wifey over and it's been the best. I'll look at doing the contacts now. Thanks for great content Steve Dotto.

[@BillyStripes]

Watched this video a couple of times, and have now synced all my iOS devices with google contacts. Perfect! Thank you!

[@lherrera21]

After watching this video I might do the same you did. I am an apple user and like their ecosystem but frankly I have seen myself spending more time in Google’s.

[@dannymcphee]

Thanks Steve, for taking the time to clarify Google Contacts.

[@dottotech]

If it is synced

[@jnpshell3628]

THANK YOU STEVE. As always you really help many people around the world. Woulfe, based at the tropical border countries of Malaysia & Singapore.

[@idlersdream826]

Thanks, another informative video. I’ve used Google Contacts for years now and on my iPhones have always used an app called Contacts Sync For Google by Playa apps which syncs Contact Groups too. It’s a great app with good support too.

[@KixinAK]

Love your videos! I'm still kind of new to Google apps, but learning a lot. While I love having the master database of contacts and consolidated information, I do not like having every entry appear in my Galaxy phone's contact list. Especially the ones I don't have phone numbers for. So I created a new label in Google Contacts entitled 'My Phone' and added the label to each contact I wanted to appear on my phone. Then on my phone, Contacts>Settings>Contacts to show, I selected Custom List>Google>My Phone. Now I don't have to scroll through everyone in the entire master database when using my phone's Contacts app. This works well for me, giving me a much more streamlined Contacts list on my phone. Thanks for all the info you share!

[@AndrewTitcombe]

Thanks for restoring my faith in GMAIL Steve. The loss of contacts was a real blow when they made that change! Great tips Thanks

[@Iknowrealtv]

I have seen a few of your your videos but now it seems when I want to learn something Google specific I slowly keep ending up on your channel you got me I'm subscribing.

[@bittertruth27]

You just tear down anything you pick up to explain...I have not find any other video for any topic ,this much informative...I also watched google Calendar video before this...it was simply awesome..

[@travislickfeld6752]

Contacts are super important today, big help

[@dottotech]

Absolutely!!

[@reinhardschumacher7416]

I watched this a second time and found out my contacts on my Apple Ipad were, not on my Google. I fixed it and now it is great everything on the right side, Thanks1

[@TechforSenior]

Well done Steve. Always a topic that needs clarification.

[@charlescelano8039]

Thanks Steve. Good tip for making Google Contacts the default on the iPhone. That has been driving me crazy. Keep up the great work!

[@christina9207]

Your explanation was so helpful and easy to follow. Thanks. I subscribed.

[@dottotech]

Awesome, thank you!

[@mimisharpe7611]

Great video. Instructions were explained in an easy to understand manner. Thank you!!!!

[@margarethigham3932]

OMG YOU ARE AWESOME!!!!! I can't wait to watch all of your teachings!!! Thank you. I'm struggling understanding getting Contacts added to google Voice! I will try these tips.

[@dottotech]

You got this!

[@margarethigham3932]

@@dottotech as I continue to watch your teachings, which I extremely appreciate, I hope to be able to have this major issue of my own personal confusion about why I'm having so much trouble understanding where my contacts are, why I have multiple duplicates, why I have to merge them, how I can utilize them more easily with my duo, zoom, google voice (if I stay on that bc that is a nightmare adding or finding a contact). You helped me understand that it is not all 'me' that is having this massive confusion after healing from a traumatic brain injury from my bicycle accident and that I still can have hope to get this simplified in a way that I may use these google products to lauch my business on a public level without having all this stress. Cognitive skills are returning with me slowly so I need training like this to help me cope with not getting so upset with myself and rather understanding I do have some hope in achieving a 'simple' way to connect with my clients and personal contacts hopefully soon so I can get back on track after 2 years of recovery. Thank you so much. You are an Angel. God Bless

[@John-wb5mz]

A good video. I am trying to figure out how to add or delete fields in Google Contacts. Thanks Steve.

[@ronlebron4876]

Thanks I've been using contact by google and you showed me some new tricks

[@andrewjtitcombe]

Thanks Steve. I've been wondering how to do it since that change. Excellent as usual video from your good self which has greatly cheered me up

[@DavidPopowich]

I've used Google Contacts for as long as I can remember. So useful for mailing lists. Thanks for the tips..... You seen to have the concepts well in mind to use this tool.✔️

[@MarkCroxford]

Brilliant! I love the stuff you share with your community. Simple yet profound for us old farts! Thank you.

[@pedassoc10]

Amen 😁

[@tombridge1225]

Another excellent video, the shortcut from Gmail to the address book was a little gem!

[@techstermb]

Thank you. Saved me time ... and frustration!

[@ralfonsojr]

Thank you. This was helpful. I will watch again so I can definitely just merge my contacts

[@techopsguy]

Another nice video There is a way to stop the auto complete of some email addresses. Go to settings , "Create Contacts for Auto-Complete" option If you want to add businesses to your contacts, then add new contact and just type the phone number in a phone number field, and then save, Google will then add address and other fields without you having to do this (for most businesses) Address in Contacts of course links nicely to Google Maps Adding birthdays and anniversaries in Contacts also allows you to have those show up in your Google Calendar

[@alicedebont]

You’re videos are so helpful! I’m moving abroad and want everyone’s addresses for Christmas cards etc. and this video showed me exactly how to store them in one place. Thank you!

[@dottotech]

Glad it was helpful!

[@jeanetteking7583]

THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO. Because I have a little trouble with memory, I thought the way Google works was something else I forgot. I will look for your other videos.🙏

[@michaelscott356]

Thanks for this. Two questions: 1. Is it time for an update? Hasn't (haven't) Gmail/Contacts "updated" since you made this video? 2. How in blazes do I get phone numbers to appear on the same screen as Name.......Email address.....on the "main page" of Contacts? (See the 6:30 point of your video.) Thanks, buddy. Keep up the good work.

[@TeacherNiaTeacherNia]

Yesterday I decided to use my Google Contacts as my CRM. I started going through each contact and standardizing the inputs (first name, last name, email address, phone number and where known, company, job, title. Also I gave each contact a label: current client, past client, prospect, family, banking. Any contact that had neither an email or a phone number got delited. Duplicates became more obious and were "merged". In this process I notieced that all "interactions" are logged and I have access to them. I was looking on KZbin for a way to include Whatsapp interactions into the email log that I see in my Google contacts. This would be phenomenal, to log all written interactions in one place. Anyway, I found your video and learned that I can link my Google Contacts access to my bookmarks toolbar. Nice. It saves one step. Thank you.

[@christinamifsud155]

Niamaat I am doing exactly what you did a year ago. Did you see though those PESKY contacts hidden in the OTHER CONTACTS FILE - they are the automated Contacts that google stores for you? I was thinking I had a good handle on the situation and then I FOUND THESE and I am feeling deleted. I also want to learn more about the CUSTOM FIELDS - there are TWO BLANKS first the FIELD and then another one with LABEL? How are you using those? I want a simple on with MET: 1999 the word MET and then enter the year - for example. You write and think like I do ... loved your comment! As we say in Italy BUON LAVORO - Here’s to good hard work!

[@TeacherNiaTeacherNia]

@@christinamifsud155 "Other Contacts" haven't been bothersome for me. I just delete or keep each one, thereby emptying the "Other Contacts". I only keep those that I can label--family, prospect past client, current client, banking.

[@christinamifsud155]

Niamaat It sounds like you are more responsible and organized than I am ! So you just open OTHER CONTACTS often and “clean” them out regularly? You look at each one and MOVE it to the main contacts as you plug along - ... I did not know they even existed so that is what slowed me down - I had thousands in that file. What about CUSTOM FIELDS? How do they work? I have seen Customer Field: and then as I fill in the field the blank breaks and a second blank appears with LABEL. So what does that do? Like if I insert a date like 1998 in the custom field and then in the label field - MET - will it come out as a traceable field with MET: 1998 - - so I can call up all the people I MET in 1998? Any info and insight would be great. I AGREE - - - I think that GOOGLE CONTACTS and importing all the CSV files into ONE gmail address can a good CRM solution! Thanks for your help.

[@TeacherNiaTeacherNia]

@@christinamifsud155 You can ignore or delete your "OTHER CONTACTS". If you email someone who is not in your gmail contact list, their email address will be saved in OTHER CONTACTS. If you do not want to reclassify them into one of your designated categories when you accept then as a regular contact, that's fine. Any contact that you intentionally put into your contact list, stays there. Items in "OTHER CONTACTS" were not entered into your contact list by you. Gmail is simply capturing email address that passed throug your "to" or "from" field that were were not in your contact list. You can ignore OTHER CONTACTS forever or sift through it regularlly for emails that you want to incorporate intentionally into your list of contacts. Good luck, Cristina. Ue the tool and see how information in different fields can show up in a spread sheet, how you can sort by one or the other category of contact.

[@loueckert4970]

WOW I was looking for this information. So happy I found your video. Thanks... liked

[@ChrisMattixcmx]

Great video. Or use Google contacts all the time for both work and personal. I have found that using the application FullContact helps me to sync all of my contacts in one place and also allows me to scan business cards and sync them into all my data bases.

[@ladybug6969]

I was trying to take adv of the mailing address I already have in Google Accounts to make labels for invites. But your video is very clear and helpful, in applying Google Accounts from my iPhone to my Google Contact info. Thank you.

[@ToddShellnuttCPC]

Hello, about every two weeks, I get a new list of clients which normally totals around 20-30 clients. In the old contacts, I could just copy the whole list right into contacts to a new label. It seems as if this new contacts does not allow this, and I have to move them one at a time. Any suggestions?

[@mariaturner9761]

Thanks, this was so very helpful! The whole contact moment was bugging me. Yo ur videos are so easy to understand but not dumbed down. I just came across your videos for the first time today after watching a Boomerang video.. I am excited to watch more! I will also check out your podcast Grey Matters.

[@OnlyInItalyTV]

Good vid Steve! Very useful! Cheers from Italy!

[@TheLawLeo]

thank you so much, the shortcut was so helpful!

[@VixenNicole]

Omgosh! This was driving me nuts!! So helpful, as always! Thanks so much!! 🙌🙌🙌

[@warrenmaloney]

Watched it again and got more out of it. thank you

[@brucewayne2091]

Did you mention how to add photos to the contact from social media pictures? What's the best practice to add picture to contact?

[@InternetGeezer]

Thank you @dottotech for making so many wonderful videos covering an array of productive tools and platforms. I'm always excited to see you have covered something I want to learn quickly about. Thank you.

[@katmamajams]

Thank you so much!! Now I am hoping that any changes I make from either my computer or my phone will be across the board?

[@Nelbertsky]

Entertaining useful and exciting. Thanks again Dotto. Have fun storming the castle

[@randyvanorden1737]

Hello and thank you for your videos, very helpful. Is there a way to add the emails to contact all at one time?

[@CAPRICORNDRAGON]

Thankyou Steve I just need to listen two more times and I'll be able to use my newly found contact list Looking forward to Wednesday

[@sethgrabelmagic]

Thanks for your content. Do you know how to sort the contacts with last entered? I enter a contact and it usually gets lost.

[@rschaarman]

Found this useful. Very informative

[@irenesutton00]

Nice tip about using the shortcut to open up contacts. I have also just found that to get the full list of shortcuts press Shift?

[@patthompson1253]

Hey Steve, I realize this is an old video but you have saved my bacon. Been doing this wrong forever. Thank you!!

[@SimonCrowne]

Thank you Sir, very helpful video.

[@arsheendevjee2965]

Thank you for the information. Can you add custom fields to your contacts in Google Contacts?

[@dottotech]

Yes you can! custom fields can be created for both internal and external contacts. Data for internal contacts can only be added by the Administrator (or users with Administration privileges) using the Admin console. External users cannot be added to the Directory, but can be added in the Contacts Manager for individual accounts at contacts.google.com.

[@jeffr0]

Thanks for this. Appreciate your channel.

[@dottotech]

And the channel appreciates you!

[@AceLucero]

Great video. Extremely informative!!!

[@LizGarrisonReaLiZeU]

Steve, Always my go to for the best updates on managing my data.. Question. I sync my contacts between IOS and my google contacts....and I always seem to get a sub categorry of "my Contacts" underneath my Contacts.....in my gmail contacts. Any idea why....I can never remember...and it gets disconnected sometimes and I often cannot see all my contacts...

[@tammischilling1878]

This was very helpful. Thank you!!

[@cryptoemcee]

Great, moving all on Google! Thanks.

[@pamwarren7422]

Thanks for your videos!

[@lawsonbruce8567]

Hi Steve, thanks for the info. How can I merge my contacts that are linked to different accounts. I realized that I have some contacts in outlook that are on a Microsoft exchange account and some that are on my Samsung phone. On my phone they show if they are a ms exchange contact or phone contact but it won't let me change the account. I would like to pull all my contacts, business and personal to one place on my computer to be able to manage them better. That way I can utilize sorting and grouping functions better. I would also like to be able to link them to onenote to be able to store information as needed. Thanks!

[@hss320]

Thanks for all the videos you do...awesome. I was wondering if there a way to assign tasks to a google contact. Also any way to add notes to that task? I want a very simple and easy to use task manager but I want it one that integrates into gmail. The very important thing is having that task association to a contact. If possible two. I own a retail brick and mortar store and we have custom orders for products and being able to have a vendor and contact associated to the task is important. We were using Insightly for a long time and they made things complicated and my staff has a hard time finding things now. So my search is on for something easy and integrates into google. Some of the kanban gmail integrations seem so have issues all the time and I hate it.

[@Artabet]

This guy is the best.

[@jjpicassob]

Thank you your information helps me a lot.

[@michawilke]

Is it possible to sync google contacts properly with a MacBook Address Book? The last time I tried it, it was a mess. On my MacBook I still use Thunderbird because it's more convenient as Gmail online in the browser, so a neatly synced address book would be nice...

[@purozapopan101]

Such great information my good sir. thank you.

[@SandraCrockett]

Great information! Thank-You!

[@dottotech]

My pleasure!

[@blackpassenger]

great vid. how do i move my "other contacts" to my "contacts?"

[@greghoyl9483]

I would still like to have my info at the top of the list, also I can't find my data even though I've created a contact with my name. Suggestions? I enjoyed your video and found it helpful - I'm and Apple parson with iPhones and MAC but I like to use the google apps.

[@FrankPhillips1952]

Thanks, Steve. I have often wondered about Google contacts. Especially after buying iPhone and Samsung units over the years (not at the same ). This really helps. I've often wondered why some email addresses "auto fill" when I write new emails and others do not. We have a new employee who contact was not automatically filling in. When I added him to Google Contacts the problem was solved.

[@alejandromilberg8394]

Very interesting, thank you! I discovered today that placing calls on Contacts, they no longer go through my home phone - the actual land line, one of those old wireless things, as it did until yesterday. Now the call uses the mic in my cam and it seems I sound far away... how do I get Contacts to put the call through my phone as it did before? The option to go back to the old version of Contacts is no longer available.

[@jporterfield]

This has been a major pain in the *** for me. Thanks for the explanation and direction.

[@kenwolf691]

Do you have a tip to merge email addresses in one group please ?

[@christopherfojo3766]

Great Video, I always look for your videos if I have a tech question...........which is often!! I have 3 Google accounts with gmail and contacts, is there a way to sync all three so I don't have to remember which account I saved the contact to?

[@aungkyawkyaw7338]

Thanks sir very simple and good. I use to use gmail not family with google contact now i try to call google contact to my phone. Thanks sir you show the useful point. Thanks for your time

[@ronaldmoyer3763]

Thanks for the information great tutorial

[@biblebase]

Gmail Contacts as default. This has driven me crazy for years! I would change my Gmail contacts but when I tried to use my gmail I would get ghosts of old email addresses emerging. I’m hoping this has nailed down the lid of my Apple Contacts for good! Many thanks.

[@VisualVibe88]

Hi - Thanks for your VIDS... can you somehow nest labels in contacts. (for instance I have a label 'customers' and I want to nest sectors - such as Food , Pharmceuticals etc.

[@mealexmailex311]

Steve, my concern has to do with limit to the contact one can save. What can I do since my contact list exceeds the Google contacts limit?

[@renjyang]

Great info. How can I combine Google contacts and Outlook contacts? Thanks in advance.

[@dottotech]

support.office.com/en-us/article/import-gmail-contacts-to-outlook-edbacfde-f48c-49da-a6a3-bcbb8f4f4819

[@byrnesrus]

Great video! Based on the "auto type email" feature that adds emails is there a solution to deleting known obsolete emails that are no longer current for people? If it can add can it delete????? Thank you!

[@ConstantineBassCovers]

Great information. Thank you for sharing with us.

[@philomat77]

Thanks for the help with Google Contacts. But the hack you mention (around 6:51 min into your video) about just typing "G" and "C" (ou "GC") while in my GMail Inbox, to Open my Google Contacts, does NOT work for me. I am running Chrome Browser on a ThinkPad T430 , in Windows10 (64bit) --if that has anything to do with it.

[@mitchdumond8153]

quick question for you, I do not see print very well so I depend on pictures and how do I get to pictures on my google contact list from the internet. or even my google photo

[@hamishmcsporran2968]

Thanks again steve for simply sorting out a few little bugs that had always annoyed me. Love your stuff and thanks for sharing. Hamish Australia

[@mohsinfareed1797]

Great man. Thanks well explained and clear as usual.

[@rogerwomack3611]

Hi Steve I wonder if you have a solution to a problem with the new Gmail contacts? In the past it was possible to create a group and then there was a drop-down menu where you could add email addresses and you were able to put multiple contacts into the group. However I can't find a way of doing this with the new set up. It seems as though you have to go to each individual contact and then change that record by ticking the box for the relevant group. Please tell me there is an easier way to do this? Blessings Roger

[@wolfenrico]

Thank you and regards from Germany!

[@rajchaterji]

This is the best Contact manager for me. I do it the way you just showed. Never lost any contact since 2012. I enjoy watching your videos, no ads, however, Just out of curiosity, don’t you make monetise your videos? You do have great content

[@dottotech]

I run ads, but not all videos receive them, it is up to Adsense. Plus I sell occasional courses etc. Make sure you are on my mail list! :-)

[@anandramanathan9416]

Very useful. Thanks

[@danbails9887]

Thanks for this video, very helpful but . . . On my computer I have access to multiple gmail accounts and they each have their own contact list that is different than the others. Is there a way to only need one contact account for all of the gmail accounts that I monitor?

[@randyvanorden1737]

Hello and thank you for the videos very helpful. Is there a way add the emails to my contact without going to each email and clicking on the "add contact". Is it possible to do them all at once? Thank you

[@debbieheiman325]

As always great info. Thanks

[@lindabisel1758]

I just saw my first video from you re: Google Contacts. Thank you. And thank you for the "label" info. That is such a help. I'm looking forward to seeing more videos to see what I can learn. But I'm still confused on several of the options available in Google Contacts. For example: "Relationship". Does this mean how they relate to you? Or does it mean what other contacts you may know that relate to them? Can you please make a video that reviews how to use the entries in Google Contacts and what kind of information you may recommend to enter. Thank you in advance. Newbie Linda.

[@dottotech]

We'll see what we can do about making your video request.😉

[@pgvdburg]

Thanks from Holland!

[@johnpage6920]

You are awesome! The best and most entertaining all things tech dude!

[@reidsbackyardgarden2824]

Very informative, thank you, I subscribed.

[@AvatarChaos]

Exactly what I was looking for, straight to the point.

[@keithmorley7297]

Excellent Video! Also, good tips. I think Google Gmails makes you work. Contacts are important. Once you get used to it easy. Just put a little time and effort into it. Get familiar with the product if you (people) are new.

[@stewart5841]

Thanks for the information. I am curious what your thoughts are regarding FullContact as a solution to some of the issues with Google Contacts. I started using FullContact because of one of your videos. You have not mentioned it on any of your critiques of the new Google updates.

[@dottotech]

I have sort of lost touch with Full Contact, i will check it out again.