How to remove an e-mail contact

This page contains details on removing a contact from a webmail or e-mail program. The answer to this question depends on the program you use to send and receive your mail. To proceed, choose your e-mail service from the list below and follow the steps.

Google Gmail

1. Open your Gmail account and sign in, if prompted.
2. In the top-right corner of the screen, click the Google Apps menu icon.
3. Click More at the bottom of the menu that appears.

4. Scroll down and select the Contacts icon.

5. Scroll down to the contact you'd like to delete and click the More icon on the far-right side.

6. Select Delete from the drop-down menu that appears.

7. Click Delete on the prompt that appears.

Outlook.com (formerly Hotmail)

1. Log in to your Outlook.com account.
2. In the bottom-left corner of the window, click the People icon.

3. Right-click the contact you want to delete and select Delete from the drop-down menu that appears.

Yahoo! Mail

1. Log in to your Yahoo! e-mail account.
2. Click the Contacts icon in the upper-right corner of the window.

3. Select a contact from the list that appears.
4. At the top-right corner of the contact, click the kebab menu icon.

5. Select Delete Contact from the drop-down menu.

Microsoft Outlook

1. Open Outlook.
2. In the lower-left corner of the window, click the People icon.

3. Find and select the contact you want to delete.
4. On the Home tab in the Ribbon, click the Delete option.

Mozilla Thunderbird

1. Open Thunderbird.
2. Select Address Book at the top of the screen.

3. In the Address Book window that opens, find and select the contact you want to delete.
4. Click Delete in the toolbar above your contacts list.

5. Click OK in the prompt that appears to confirm deletion of the contact.