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title: "Add an instant message contact"
slug: "add-an-instant-message-contact"
updated: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z
published: 2026-08-13T16:01:41Z
canonical: "totara.help/add-an-instant-message-contact"
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# Add an instant message contact

To add another user as a contact, either use the add contact icon (![](https://cdn.document360.io/a007399b-031e-436b-999a-528240e16f58/Images/Documentation/image-1638878965497.png?sv=2026-02-06&spr=https&st=2026-11-01T10%3A37%3A26Z&se=2026-11-01T11%3A37%3A26Z&sr=c&sp=r&sig=WIT2ZmX36AE7NXIeZ49X1Q28kvvyRWz7Gabt9CXuAtk%3D)) on the user display list, or follow these steps:

1. Click your name in the top-right corner.
2. Select **Messages** from the menu.
3. Click the **Contacts** tab (at the bottom of the left-hand panel).
4. Search for a contact by entering their name in the search box (if the left-hand panel).
5. Click their name.
6. Click their name again, this time where it appears above the right-hand message panel.
7. Click **Add contact.**

## Next steps

- [Send an instant message](/totara-20/docs/send-an-instant-message)

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