Creating an other contact
Open the creation form
Click + New contact on the Other contacts page. You can also press
C then O from anywhere in Slant.Fill in the details
Enter a First name and optionally a Last name, Email, and Phone number. If you add a phone number, choose a Type (mobile, work, home, or other).
The contact list
The Other contacts page displays all contacts in a table with these columns:- Contact — the contact’s full name (links to their detail page)
- Email address — primary email
- Phone number — primary phone
- Tags — assigned tags
- Created at and Updated at — timestamps
- City, State, Zip, and Full address — location information
Search
Click the icon or start typing to search contacts by name, email, phone, or other fields. Results update as you type.Filtering
Use the Tags chip at the top of the list to quickly filter by tag. Click Filter for additional conditions:- Email — match by email address
- Last name — match by last name
- Phone number — match by phone number
Views
The default view is All contacts. Click the + button next to the view tab to create a custom view with saved filters and sort order. Rename a view by clicking its name.Managing a contact
Click a contact’s name in the list to open their detail page.Header
The header displays the contact’s full name, primary email (as a clickable badge), and tags. If the contact has a LinkedIn profile, their name links to it. Click + Add tags to assign tags for categorization and filtering.Quick actions
Use the buttons in the top-right corner of the detail page:- Add task — create a task linked to this contact
- Add note — create a note on this contact
- Send email — compose an email to this contact
Tabs
Each contact page has tabs for:- Activity — a timeline of all activity related to this contact
- Emails — email history and threads
- Phone — call logs and recordings
- Meetings — meetings involving this contact
- Tasks — tasks linked to this contact
- Notes — notes created on this contact
Details sidebar
The Details tab in the right sidebar shows all contact information. Click any field to edit it inline:- Business — link the contact to a business record
- Employment — add employment records with a role, company, start and end dates, and active status
- Name — first, middle, and last name
- Email — one or more email addresses, each with a type (personal, work, etc.) and a primary indicator
- Phone — one or more phone numbers, each with a type and a primary indicator
- Address — street address, city, state, and zip
- LinkedIn — a LinkedIn profile URL
- Date of birth — the contact’s birthday
- Preferred name — an alternate name for the contact
- Job title — their professional title
- Designations — professional designations (e.g., CPA, CFP, JD)
- Gender — male, female, non-binary, other, or prefer not to say
Comments sidebar
Switch to the Comments tab in the right sidebar to view and add threaded comments about this contact. Comments are visible to your team but not to the contact.Bulk actions
Select contacts in the list by clicking the checkbox next to each name. HoldShift and click to select a range. Use the Select all checkbox in the header to select every contact matching your current filters.
The selection bar appears at the bottom of the screen with these actions:
- Owner — assign a team member as the owner of the selected contacts
- Tags — add a tag to the selected contacts
- Bulk email — compose a bulk email to the selected contacts (up to 100 at a time)
- Delete — permanently delete the selected contacts
Exporting contacts
Click the icon in the toolbar to export your contacts as a CSV file. The export includes all contacts matching your current filters.Converting to a household
You can promote an other contact to a client or prospect when the relationship evolves.Open the more menu
From the contact’s detail page, click the … button in the top-right corner and select Convert to household.
Choose the household type
Select Prospect to add them to your pipeline, or Client to convert them directly to a client.
You can also convert a single-person household back to an other contact from the household’s detail page.
Deleting a contact
To delete a single contact, click the … button on the contact’s detail page and select Destroy. To delete multiple contacts at once, select them in the list and click Delete in the selection bar.Keyboard shortcuts
| Shortcut | Action |
|---|---|
C then O | Create a new other contact from anywhere |
G then O | Go to the other contacts page |
FAQ
What's the difference between an other contact and a prospect?
What's the difference between an other contact and a prospect?
Prospects are potential clients you’re cultivating toward a paid relationship. Other contacts are professional relationships — attorneys, CPAs, referral sources — that you want to track but don’t plan to convert into clients. You can always convert an other contact to a prospect or client later.
Can I import other contacts from a CSV?
Can I import other contacts from a CSV?
Yes. Go to Settings → Data import and select Contact as the record type when uploading your CSV file. See CSV import for details.
Can I send bulk emails to other contacts?
Can I send bulk emails to other contacts?
Yes. Select up to 100 contacts in the list and click Bulk email in the selection bar. See bulk email for details.
Can I enroll other contacts in sequences?
Can I enroll other contacts in sequences?
Yes. Other contacts can be enrolled in sequences just like clients and prospects, as long as the contact has an email address.
Next steps
People
Learn about person records within households and contacts
Businesses
Track business records and link them to contacts
Tasks
Create and manage tasks linked to contacts
Sequences
Automate email outreach to contacts