# View and Manage Personal Contacts

Personal Contacts is your private address book in the Cloud Voice App. Only you can see the entries you store there, and you can build the list in whatever way suits you: type contacts in by hand, copy them from a shared company phonebook, or capture them straight from a call log, voicemail, or recording. This page walks through each of those tasks, plus how to edit, remove, export, and import entries.

Every procedure below starts the same way: open the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**, then use the phonebook drop-down list in the top-left corner of the workspace to choose **Personal Contacts**.

![Cloud Voice, the phonebook drop-down list with Personal Contacts selected](/images/pbx/select-personal-contact-phonebook.png)

## View a personal contact

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**.
2. Select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list in the top-left corner.
3. Click a contact card to open the full details for that person.

![Cloud Voice, the detail view for a single personal contact](/images/pbx/view-contact-detail.png)

## Add a personal contact

You can add a personal contact in several ways. Pick whichever fits what you are doing at the moment.

### Add a contact directly

Use this when you already have the contact's details on hand.

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**, then select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list.
2. Click **Add**, fill in the contact information, and click **Save**.

The new entry appears in your Personal Contacts list right away.

### Add a contact from a company phonebook

If you have been given permission to manage one or more company phonebooks, you can copy an entry from a phonebook into your own list.

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**.
2. From the phonebook drop-down list, select the phonebook that holds the contact you want.

   
   ![Cloud Voice, choosing a company phonebook from the drop-down list](/images/pbx/select-company-contact-phonebook.png)

3. Locate the contact, click the **More** icon on that entry, and select **Add to Personal Contacts**.

An "Added successfully" message confirms the contact is now in your Personal Contacts.

### Add a contact from Call Logs, Voicemails, or Recordings

The **Call Logs**, **Voicemails**, and **Recordings** lists all support the same shortcut for saving a caller. The steps are identical no matter which list you start from.

1. In the Cloud Voice App, open **Call Logs**, **Voicemails**, or **Recordings**.
2. Right-click the record for the number you want to save.
3. Do one of the following:

   **Create a new contact**
   1. Click **Add New Contact**.
   2. In the **Add to** drop-down list, select **Personal Contacts**.
   3. Enter the contact information.
   4. Click **Save**.

   **Add the number to an existing contact**
   1. Click **Add to Existing Contact**.
   2. Select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list.
   3. Select the checkbox of the contact you want to update.
   4. Click **Confirm**, then **Save**.

![Adding a number to an existing personal contact](/images/pbx/add-personal-contact-on-personal.png)

## Edit a personal contact

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**, then select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list.
2. Find the contact, click the **Edit** icon, change the details, and click **Save**.

The updated information is saved to your Personal Contacts.

## Delete personal contacts

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**, then select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list.
2. Remove contacts using whichever method matches what you need to do.

:::caution
Deleting a personal contact cannot be undone, and **Delete All** clears your entire personal address book in one step. If there is any chance you will want the entries back, [export your personal contacts](#export-personal-contacts) to a CSV file first so you can re-import them later.
:::

### Delete one contact

Click the **More** icon on the contact, select **Delete**, then click **OK** in the confirmation window.

![Deleting a single personal contact](/images/pbx/web-delete-a-personal-contact.png)

### Delete several contacts

1. At the top of the list, click **Delete**, then select **Bulk Delete**.
2. Select the checkboxes of the contacts you want to remove.
3. Click **Delete** in the top-right corner.
4. Click **OK** in the confirmation window.

![Selecting several personal contacts for bulk deletion](/images/pbx/web-delete-multiple-personal-contacts.png)

### Delete every contact

1. At the top of the list, click **Delete**, then select **Delete All**.
2. Click **Confirm** in the confirmation window.

![Deleting all personal contacts at once](/images/pbx/web-delete-all-personal-contacts.png)

## Export personal contacts

Export your list to a CSV (Comma-Separated Values) file when you want a backup or plan to make bulk changes offline before importing the file again.

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**, then select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list.
2. Click **Export**.

A CSV file containing all of your personal contacts downloads to your computer, ready for you to review or edit.

:::note
For what each column in the file means and how to fill it in correctly, see the [contact field parameters](/pbx/administrator-guide/import-and-export-parameters-contacts/) reference before you edit the CSV.
:::

## Import personal contacts

:::tip
Export your existing personal contacts first and use that CSV as your template. Starting from the exported file keeps the columns in the right order and saves you time.
:::

Before you import, make sure the file meets these requirements:

- **Format**: UTF-8 encoded CSV
- **Size**: Less than 300 MB
- **File name**: Fewer than 127 characters
- **Contents**: Each column value must meet the [contact field requirements](/pbx/administrator-guide/import-and-export-parameters-contacts/), so the entries import cleanly.

To import the file:

1. In the Cloud Voice App, click **Contacts**, then select **Personal Contacts** from the phonebook drop-down list.
2. Click **Import**.
3. In the pop-up window, click **Browse** and choose your CSV file.
4. Click **Import**.

The contacts from the CSV file appear in your **Personal Contacts** list.