## Create contacts one at a time

The most popular way to create contacts is one at a time

### Overview

The simplest way to add a contact is to create them on the _Contacts_ page. After you create a contact, you can invite them immediately or choose to delay inviting them. If you delay inviting them, the contact will be in a _Not invited_ status, which can be helpful if you first want to set up the contact profile and take actions like upload files, assign forms, etc. While a client is in _Not invited_ status, they will not receive any email notifications.

### Create a contact

1. Navigate to the _Contacts_ page.
2. Click on _New contact_ and then _Create contact_.
3. Enter the contact’s information. Companies (if enabled) are optional.
4. Click on _Create_.

### Invite a contact

1. After you create a contact, if you have magic links enabled, you’ll see the share magic link modal. Here you can take one of three actions:
    1. To share the invite link with a contact manually, click _Copy magic link._
    2. To send an email invite, click on _Email magic link._
    3. To delay inviting the contact, click on _Close_. You can invite the contact later from the _Contacts_ page.
2. If you do not have magic links enabled, you will see the invite modal. Here you can take one of three actions:
    1. To share the invite link with a contact manually, copy the invite link and close the modal.
    2. To send an email invite, click on _Send email invite._
    3. To delay inviting the contact, click on _Close_. You can invite the contact later from the _Contacts_ page.

### References
1. [Overview](/content/guide/create-clients-one-at-a-time#overview/index.html)
2. [Create a contact](/content/guide/create-clients-one-at-a-time#create-a-contact/index.html)
3. [Invite a contact](/content/guide/create-clients-one-at-a-time#invite-a-contact/index.html)