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title: "How To Assign Contacts To an Existing Group"
canonical: "https://resourcecenter.kenect.com/space/Messaging/42042016/How%20To%20Assign%20Contacts%20To%20an%20Existing%20Group"
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In this article, you'll learn each way you can assign contacts to existing groups on desktop and mobile versions of Kenect. Assigning groups to contacts is an efficient way to categorize your contacts by needs, locations, etc. 

# **Assign Contacts to Existing Groups **

#### **Step-by-Step Guide**

1. Open your contacts by selecting 'Contacts' from the main toolbar.


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2. You will see a list of your existing groups on the left-hand side. Find and select the group you need.


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3. Add your Contact(s) to the selected group. There are three ways to do this:

a. Uploading a CSV file of your contacts. 

- **Adding contacts to a group without contacts in it.**
  - From the Contacts page, you will see a Groups column to the left of the contacts.
      
- Find and select the group you need. You will see this option in the middle of your screen. Click 'Upload a CSV file.'


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> ℹ️ *Note: You will need the following information: First Name, Last Name, Phone Number.*

- **Adding contacts to an existing group with contacts.**
  - Similar to 'Adding contacts to an existing group without contacts,' find and select your group from the Groups Column.
  - Click the three vertical dots by the 'Search Group' bar, then click 'Import to Group.'
      
- Click 'Browse for your file,' add your file, then select 'Import Contacts.'


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> ℹ️ *Note: You will need the following information: First Name, Last Name, Phone Number.*

 

b. Use the drag and drop function to manually add contacts to your group.


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c. Add multiple contacts at once using Multi-Select. 

- Click the three vertical dots located to the right of the contact search bar.
    
- Select 'Multi-Select' from the drop-down menu.
    
- Select each contact that needs to be assigned to the group.
    
- Once you have selected your contact(s), click 'Actions' at the top of the contact list then click 'Add to a Group.'
    
- A new window will appear where you can select an existing group from the drop-down list. Click 'Continue' to assign the contacts.
    

# **Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)**

- **Is there a limit to how many contacts I can assign to a group?**
  - Yes, there is a 2000 Contact limit on what can be added to a group via CSV. If you are attempting to create a group with a CSV of more than 2000 Contacts it will fail with an error message. We recommend keeping group sizes to 1000 contacts or less for deliverability purposes.