> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.tented.ai/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Managing Contacts > Build and manage your contact database in the People area ## Meet the People area The **People** area is your contact database inside Tented. Every person you market to — leads from tent forms, imported lists, customers you add by hand — lives here, ready to be organized into lists and reached through [email blasts](/email/email-blasts) and [triggered flows](/email/triggered-flows). Click **People** in the sidebar to see everyone in your database. You can sort by any column, search by name or email, and customize which columns appear with the **Columns** button. A screenshot of the All People tab showing a table of contacts with Display Name, Email, Phone, Company, and Updated columns. ## Adding contacts Click the **Add** button in the top-right corner to see your options: A screenshot of the Add menu with options to Add Contact, Import from CSV, Create Dynamic List, and Create Static List. ### Quick Add Perfect for adding one person at a time. An email *or* phone number is required — everything else is optional: * **Email** and **Phone** * **First Name** and **Last Name** * **Company** and **Job Title** A screenshot of the Quick Add form filled in with a contact named Maya Chen from Acme Robotics. Click **Create** and the contact appears in your database instantly. ### Import from CSV Got a whole list? Choose **Import from CSV** and drag in your file. Tented reads your column headers, auto-maps them to contact fields, and gives you a row-by-row report when it's done. A screenshot of the Configure Import screen showing CSV columns auto-mapped to Tented fields with overwrite options. For the full walkthrough — column mapping, overwrite behavior, custom fields, and import history — see [Importing Contacts via CSV](/people/importing-contacts). ## Viewing a contact Click any contact's name to open their profile. The **Details** tab shows all their [standard and custom fields](/people/contact-fields) — name, email, company, job title, address, lead status, lifecycle stage, and their **Unsubscribed** status for email marketing. You'll also see which [lists](/people/working-with-lists) they belong to and any [triggered flows](/email/triggered-flows) they're enrolled in. A screenshot of a contact's profile showing standard fields like name, email, company, job title, and email domain. The **Activities** tab is a running timeline of everything that's happened with this contact — when they were created, which fields were updated, forms they submitted, and lists they joined or left. A screenshot of a contact's Activities tab showing a Person Created event with its source and filled fields. ## Filtering people Click **Filters** to slice your database with audience rules. Rules can match on: * **Contact property** — any standard field, like *Job Title contains "Marketing"* * **Activity** — things that happened, like *Form Submitted in the last 7 days* * **List membership** — whether someone is (or isn't) on a specific list Combine multiple rules and groups to get as specific as you need. A screenshot of the Filter People dialog showing the audience rule builder. These are the same audience rules used to build [dynamic lists](/people/working-with-lists#dynamic-lists) — so if you find yourself applying the same filter over and over, save it as a dynamic list instead. ## Bulk actions Select one or more contacts with the checkboxes and the **People Actions** menu lights up. From there you can: * **Edit** — bulk-update a field across every selected contact (see below) * **Add to List** — drop them into an existing static list or create a new one on the spot * **Export as CSV** * **Delete** contacts you no longer need A screenshot of the People Actions menu with Edit, Add to List, Export as CSV, and Delete options. ### Bulk-editing a field Select your contacts, choose **People Actions > Edit**, pick a field (any [standard or custom field](/people/contact-fields)), enter a new value, and apply it to everyone in the selection at once. Perfect for setting a lifecycle stage or lead status on a whole segment. A screenshot of the Edit dialog for 8 people with a field picker to choose which field to update. ## What's next? Organize your contacts into static and dynamic lists — the audiences behind your campaigns.