How to Create Labels (Contacts Groups) and Organize Your Google Contacts

Quick and easy-to-follow guide for Google Contacts users

What are labels in Google Contacts

  • Labels are what you use to sort your contacts into groups.

How to create contact labels in Google Contacts step-by-step with images

Step 1

How To Create Contacts Groups And Organize Your Google Contacts - Step 1

In Google Contacts https://contacts.google.com, click Create label under Labels in the Main menu on the left.

Step 2

How To Create Contacts Groups And Organize Your Google Contacts - Step 2

Give it a name and click Save.

Step 3

How To Create Contacts Groups And Organize Your Google Contacts - Step 3

The label appears in the Main menu on the left under Labels.

The number to the right of each label tells you how many contacts are labeled. The randomsite.com label has two contacts, while ryanscompany.com doesn’t have any.

To edit or delete a label

Step 1

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Hover over a label to see the Edit and Delete icons.

To label your contacts

Step 1

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To manage contacts’ labels, select one or more of them by clicking their profile picture on the left of their name, then click the Manage labels icon on top.

Step 2

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Check or uncheck labels to add or remove them and click Apply to save your changes.

We added the ryanscompany.com label to two contacts whose email addresses are at @ryanscompany.com.

How To Create Contacts Groups And Organize Your Google Contacts - Step 7

Under Labels, we can now see that ryanscompany.com contains two contacts.

How To Create Contacts Groups And Organize Your Google Contacts - Step 8

Clicking this label in the Main menu on the left under Labels displays the two contacts we added.

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