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Add Mac OS X Auto-Complete List Addresses to Your Address Book

It's easy to add them all at once to your email contacts

By Heinz Tschabitscher Heinz Tschabitscher Writer University of Vienna A former freelance contributor who has reviewed hundreds of email programs and services since 1997. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on December 6, 2019 Tweet Share Email Screen shot courtesy of Coyote Moon, Inc. Tweet Share Email Apple Macs iPad When you start to type a recipient's address or name in OS X Mail, the app already seems to know how to end what you just began—even though the contact might not even be in your address book. Just because you don't see these contacts in your address book doesn't mean they aren't stored. OS X mail caches every email address to which you've ever sent a message. You might want to make them more accessible by adding them to your address book. Given that OS X Mail obviously recognizes all these recipients, you might think importing them should be easy. Good news: You're right. You can harvest OS X Mail's vast memory of all the people you have emailed to build your contact list in just a few steps.

Add Addresses From OS X Mail' s Auto-Complete List to the Address Book

To copy contact info from OS X Mail's auto-complete list to its address book: Select Window > Previous Recipients from the menu in OS X Mail. Highlight all desired addresses. You can highlight multiple addresses by holding down the Option key while clicking. Press Shift to select an address range. Click Add to Contacts (or Add to Address Book). Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Subscribe Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit More from Lifewire Learn Where Mac OS X Mail Stores Your Emails How to Restore or Import a Mac OS X Mail Address Book Add a Sender on OS X Mail Contacts How to Add Members to a Distribution List in Outlook Delete an Address From Mac Mail's Auto-Complete List How to Save All Attachments From Multiple Emails Fast in OS X Mail How to Insert a Link in an Email With Mac OS X Mail How to Import Addresses Into Gmail From Other Email Services How to Open Your Outlook.com Address Book How to Email Undisclosed Recipients in iPhone Mail How to Make a Bootable Flash Installer of OS X or macOS How to Whitelist a Domain in Mac OS X Mail App How to Send a Web Page With the Mac's Email Program How to Print Your Outlook Address Book How to Delete an Address From the Outlook Autocomplete List How to Send a New Email With iPhone Mail App Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up Newsletter Sign Up By clicking “Accept All Cookies”, you agree to the storing of cookies on your device to enhance site navigation, analyze site usage, and assist in our marketing efforts. Cookies Settings Accept All Cookies