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# How to Create a New Contact List

A contact list is a static segmentation of contacts. You decide which contacts belong to it and use the list as the audience when you send a campaign.

<div align="left" data-with-frame="true"><img src="/files/OZtD20D6YHrtvhLBbeG4" alt="The four steps to create a new contact list, shown in sequence in the eMarketeer interface"></div>

The steps to create a new contact list.

## Step-by-step

1. Open the Contacts page by clicking Contacts on the page banner.
2. Open the Contact List page from the left navigation.
3. Click Add Contact List above the list of existing contact lists.
4. Enter a name and click ADD to create the list.

{% hint style="info" %}
Contact lists can also be added from the [Bulk Actions](/guides/contacts-lists/bulk-actions-tool.md) tool — select the contacts you want and add them to a new or existing list.
{% endhint %}

## What to do next

To import contacts from Excel into the new list, see [Import contacts from Excel](/guides/contacts-lists/import-contacts-from-excel.md).


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