# Contacts

Source: https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/directory/contacts

> Manage your directory contacts in Astalty.

Open [**Directory > Contacts**](https://app.astalty.com.au/directory/contacts) to manage individual people such as family members, guardians, stakeholders, and professional contacts.

The list supports search and filters for **Occupation**, **Archived**, and **Tags**. Its columns include First name, Last name, Occupation, Organisation, Email, Mobile, Phone, and Tags.

![The Contacts page in the Directory with Directory in the sidebar, Contacts, the Create Contact button, the Search contacts field, the Filter button and its Occupation, Archived and Tags options highlighted, above a table of contacts.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/contacts-1.png)

## Creating Contacts

Select **Create Contact**. **First Name** is required; the remaining fields are optional.

#### Personal Information

Enter **First Name**, **Last Name**, and **Date of Birth**.

#### Contact Details

Enter **Email**, **Mobile**, **Phone**, and **Preferred Contact Method** as needed. A mobile number must be unique within your provider. Email addresses can be shared by multiple Contacts.

When the Contact is linked to a Participant, the preferred method helps staff identify how to contact that person.

#### Occupation

Use **Occupation** to describe the Contact's role. It is also available as a Contacts list filter.

#### Organisation

Select an existing Organisation, or type a new name and use the create option without leaving the Contact form.

![The Organisation field on the Contact form, with Riverside Allied Health typed in its search and an arrow pointing to the not found option to click here to create a new Organisation.](https://docs.astalty.com.au/assets/contacts-orgs.png)

#### Additional Information

Use **Additional Information** for relevant notes about the Contact.

## Viewing Contacts

Select a row to open the Contact profile. Active Contacts show **Edit** and **Actions > Update Address**. **Actions > Archive** hides a Contact from active results and removes the Contact from reminder nominations. Use the **Archived** filter to find an archived Contact and **Restore** it.

The **Delete** action requires you to type the Contact's exact name. It removes the Contact from Participant associations and implementations, and the current interface does not offer a way to undo it. Use Archive when you may need the Contact again.

#### Overview

The **Overview** tab shows the Contact's personal details, contact methods, address, Organisation, and Tags.

#### Participants

The **Participants** tab shows Participants linked to the Contact and the relationship recorded for each link. Manage these associations from the Participant's [Contacts page](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/participants/participant-directory/contacts).

#### Documents

The **Documents** tab stores files associated with the Contact. See [Document Settings](https://docs.astalty.com.au/guide/settings/documents-settings) for document categories.