Like any good e-mail client, Netscape Messenger includes an address book for storing all your e-mail addresses for easy access. When you enter peoples' names and e-mail addresses in your address book, you won't need to worry about losing their e-mail addresses or having to type them out when you send them messages. The next time you compose an e-mail to people, you can simply specify the recipient using the address book.

Making a new entry

To make a new entry into the address book, click the Communicator menu, then click Address Book. You can also type "OPTION"+"APPLE"+"2". This opens the Address Book window as seen below.
 
Address Book Window
 
Click the New Card button New Card Button on the toolbar. Input the person's first and last names, e-mail address, and a "nickname", then click OK.  When you type a person's "nickname" in the To: box of a new message, Messenger will recognize it, and the corresponding e-mail address will be displayed when you press the "TAB" key on your keyboard to move to the Subject box.   

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Editing an entry

To make changes to an existing entry, click the Communicator menu, then click Address Book ("OPTION"+"APPLE"+"2"). Click once to highlight the entry you wish to edit, then click the Get Info button Get Info Button on the toolbar. A Card window will pop up allowing you to make changes. Click OK when you are done making changes.   

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Deleting an entry

To remove an existing entry, click the Communicator menu, then click Address Book ("OPTION"+"APPLE"+"2"). Click once to highlight the entry you wish to delete, then click the Delete button Delete Button on the toolbar, or type the "DELETE" key.   

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Sending a new message

To send a new message from the Address Book window, click the Communicator menu, then click Address Book ("OPTION"+"APPLE"+"2"). Next, click once to highlight the name of the person you wish to send an e-mail to, then click the New Msg button New Msg Button on the toolbar. A Message Composition window will appear with the person's name and e-mail address already in the To: box. Finally, compose your e-mail as you normally would.   

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Making a mailing list of entries

Sometimes, you might want to send the same e-mail to many people in a group. To do this, you'll need to create a list of entries. In order to make a list of entries, you must already have entries in your address book.
To make a new list of entries, click the Communicator menu, then click Address Book ("OPTION"+"APPLE"+"2"). Click the New List button New List Button on the toolbar. When the List window pops up, type a name, a nickname, and a description for your list, then drag entries from the Address Book window into this list. Click OK when you are finished.   

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