Along with the name and e-mail address, Evolution can store other address and contact information about a person. The e-mail address of a sender can quickly be added by right-clicking the marked address in the message preview. To enter a completely new contact, click ‘New Contact’ in the ‘Contacts’ view. Both methods open a dialog in which to enter contact information.

In the ‘Contact’ tab, enter the contact's name, e-mail addresses, telephone numbers, and instant messaging identities. ‘Personal Information’ is for Web addresses and other detailed information. Enter the contact's other address information in ‘Mailing Address’. After entering all desired details for the contact, click ‘OK’ to add it to the address book.

If you frequently send e-mail messages to a group of people, make this easier by creating a list. Click ‘File’+‘New’+‘Contact List’. The contact list editor opens. Enter a name for the list. Add addresses by typing the address in the box and clicking ‘Add’ or by dragging contacts from the ‘Contacts’ view and dropping them in the box. Toggle ‘Hide addresses’ to select whether the recipients can see who else has received the mail. Click ‘OK’ when finished. The list is now one of your contacts and appears in the composition window after the first few letters are typed.

Configure additional GroupWise and Exchange address books in the account configuration for that account. To add additional local or LDAP books, select ‘File’+‘New’+‘Address Book’. In the dialog that opens, select the type and enter the required information.