How to Manage Contact Emails (Primary and Secondary) in HubSpot
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This guide will show you how to remove a secondary email address or set a secondary email as the primary email for a contact in HubSpot.
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Here's how to manage contact emails (primary and secondary) in HubSpot
- Access Contact Records
Navigate to the 'Contacts' section within the CRM menu on the left sidebar. This is where all your contact records are stored.
- Select a Contact
Choose the specific contact record you want to modify from the displayed list. Clicking on their name will open their detailed profile.
- Open Email Management
On the contact's profile page, locate the 'About this contact' section and click on the email address field to reveal options for managing emails.
- Remove a Secondary Email
In the email management popover, find the secondary email you wish to remove and click the 'Delete' button next to it.
- Confirm Email Deletion
A confirmation dialog will appear. Click 'Delete email' to permanently remove the secondary email address from the contact's record.
- Set a Secondary Email as Primary
Alternatively, to change the primary email, click the 'Make primary' button next to the secondary email you want to promote.
- Verify Primary Email Change
The system will automatically swap the primary and secondary email statuses. The newly designated primary email will appear at the top of the list.
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Frequently Asked Questions
You can find the email management options by clicking on the email address field within the 'About this contact' section of a contact's profile.


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