The Contacts List is where you manage those who have subscribed to your organization's messages. Contacts don't necessarily have to be members of your organization; they could be people who have subscribed to your newsletter to stay informed of your organization's activities, for example.

This page has three lists, Active, Administrator, and Unsubscriber, that display contacts alphabetically (by email address), along with details like their status and subscribed dates. You can add and edit contact records, and perform other administrative actions to keep your contacts organized.

To manage your contacts:

1. Access the Admin interface.
2. Navigate to Contacts > List.

TIP: On list pages, click a column header to sort on that column. Click the columns count below the list to add and remove columns in the current view.

Let's take a look at how to manually create a contact record and manage existing ones.

Create a Contact

NOTE: This process outlines how to create individual records; if you want to batch-upload contacts, see Upload Contacts.

1. Click the plus sign to the right of the page title.

2. In the resulting dialog:

1. Enter the contact's email address (this is the only field you're required to complete).
2. If this contact should only receive text-only emails, check the corresponding box.
3. If applicable, you can fill out various Profile Fields for this contact on their associated tab (Personalization, Interests, and Demographics).

NOTE: These field types must already be created for them to appear in their associated tab. See Profile Fields Overview for more information about Profile Fields.

3. Click Create to save the new contact record.

Unsubscribe a Contact

If you need to prevent a contact from receiving all future communications from your organization:

1. Select a contact to enable the management options above the list.
2. Click Unsubscribe.
3. In the dialog, provide a reason in the available field, and then click Unsubscribe to confirm the action.

The contact is moved to the Unsubscriber list, and can be further managed from there.

This list shows all contacts whose email addresses have been unsubscribed (suppressed). An unsubscribed contact will no longer receive email messages from your organization. The suppression can be the result of an administrative action (e.g., too many unread emails) or at the request of the contact (e.g., they have voluntarily unsubscribed). The list indicates the reason for the suppression (in the Source column) and when the contact was suppressed.

To access the list of unsubscribed contacts, click the down arrow to the right of the page title and select Unsubscriber.

Resubscribe a Suppressed Contact

If you need to enable an unsubscribed contact to once again receive communications from your organization:

1. Select a contact to enable the management options above the list.
2. Click Resubscribe.
3. Click Resubscribe in the dialog to confirm the action.

The contact is moved to the Active list, and can be further managed from there.

To access your organization's list of active accounts, click the down arrow to the right of the page title and select Active.

NOTE: See Manage Users to learn more about managing your organization's user accounts.

Search and Filter Contacts

Here at the top right, you can use the search and filter features to quickly find contacts:

TIP: Because searching and filtering is tied to the list you're viewing, be sure to select the appropriate list (Active, Administrator, or Unsubscriber) before performing these actions.

• Click the magnifying glass icon to expand a search field, allowing you to find specific contacts by their Email Address. The list will automatically update with each typed character and display all records (visible and hidden) that contain a match. Click the X to clear the search field to restore the original list.
• Click the filter icon to view the two filters you can apply to more easily find specific contacts. Filters include Email Address and Source. A check mark next to the filter icon indicates an active filter. Click the filter icon and click Clear Filter to restore the original list.

Edit a Contact

You can edit the respective contacts of any of the three lists, and the edit dialog is the same regardless of the list.

1. Select a contact and click Edit.

2. You can update the contact's email address and add or edit their Profile Fields.

NOTE: See Profile Fields Overview for more information about Profile Fields.

3. Click Save to apply your changes.

View Contact History

On any of the three lists (Active, Administrator, or Unsubscriber), select a contact and click History to view their Contact History.

This dialog displays details about their activity. You can click the tabs to see information about the contact's overall engagement, like their received messages, recent activities, the campaigns they're involved in, and more.

See Manage Contact History for information.

Upload Contacts

In addition to being able to add and unsubscribe individual contacts, you can save time by uploading a batch of active or unsubscribed contacts via the upload options above the list. You can also batch-upload a list of opt-outs.

NOTE: For more detailed information on uploading batch files of contacts, see Upload Contacts.

Export Contact Records

You can export the complete list of contacts for each of the three lists to a CSV file:

1. Access the list containing the contacts you want to export via the down arrow to the right of the page title.

2. Click the export icon at the top right to download the Excel file to your computer. Your browser should provide a visual indication once complete, along with direct access to the file.