# Organizing Lists & Contacts

Lists help you group your contacts so you can send the right messages to the right people. For example, you might have a "New Leads" list, a "VIP Customers" list, and a "Newsletter Subscribers" list.

This guide covers how to create lists, manage them, and keep your contacts organized.

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## Where to Find Your Lists

Click **Contacts** in the left sidebar. Your lists appear on the left side of the page, and the contacts in the selected list appear in a table on the right.

The contacts table shows each contact's name, phone number, **Status** (displayed as colored badges indicating the contact's current state), and **Tags** (shown as chips). This gives you a quick overview of where each contact stands without needing to open their details.

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## Creating a New List

1. On the Contacts page, click **Create List** (on the left side).
2. Give your list a name (for example, "Summer Sale Contacts").
3. Optionally, add contacts to the list right away.
4. Click **Create List** to save it.

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## Managing Your Lists

Each list has action icons next to its name:

* **Pencil icon** - Click to rename the list or change which contacts are in it.
* **First trash can icon** - Delete the list but **keep all the contacts** in your account. The contacts are simply removed from this list.
* **Second trash can icon** - Delete the list **and permanently delete all contacts** in it. Use this carefully.

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## Editing a Contact

1. Click on any contact's name to open their details.
2. Update their **name**, **phone number**, **email**, or which **lists** they belong to.
3. Save your changes.

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## Bulk Actions

Use the **checkboxes** next to each contact's name to select multiple contacts at once. To select all visible contacts, use the checkbox at the top of the table. Once you have selected contacts, you can:

* **Delete** the selected contacts.
* Perform other bulk actions available in the toolbar that appears.

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## Next Steps

* [Adding a New Contact](https://help.dmchamp.com/contacts-and-lists/creating-contacts) - Add contacts one at a time.
* [Importing Contacts from a File](https://help.dmchamp.com/contacts-and-lists/importing-contacts) - Upload a spreadsheet of contacts.
* [Exporting Your Contacts](https://help.dmchamp.com/contacts-and-lists/exporting-contacts) - Download your contacts to a file.