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title: Create and manage directory
description: Account admins can create a directory to store and access contacts for their reference.
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# Create and manage directory

Account admins can [create a directory](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/create-and-manage-directory#create-directory) to store and access contacts for their reference. The directory can include both employee information and external contacts, and account admins can add multiple directories within a single app profile.

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- [Manage directory](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/create-and-manage-directory#manage-directory)
- [Pick directory](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/create-and-manage-directory#pick-directory)

**📒Note:** App profile admins can create and manage directories in the specific app profile to which they have admin access.

Navigate to the **Directory** on the left pane.

### **Create directory**

1. Click **Add** at the top right and select **Create Directory**.
2. Type the title for a directory.
3. Type the employee's name to give them access to the directory.
4. Type the group's name to give them access to the directory and click **Save**.

**📒Note:** Once you select an employee or a group, you can give them either view or edit access to the directory.

After creating a directory, you can add contacts to it. Learn more in [Create and manage contact](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/create-and-manage-contact?hsLang=en).

### **Manage directory**

After creating a directory, manage it if required.

1. Click the **Overflow ![Overflow Menu-Oct-11-2023-07-43-45-1628-AM](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Overflow%20Menu-Oct-11-2023-07-43-45-1628-AM.png?width=20&height=20&name=Overflow%20Menu-Oct-11-2023-07-43-45-1628-AM.png) Menu** on the right side of the directory.
2. Select the optionas required.

- - **Edit:** Edit the title, employee permissions, and group permissions.
    - **Email report:** Email the directory report.
    - **Remove from profile:** Delete the directory from the app profile.

![Create and manage directory2-1](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Create%20and%20manage%20directory2-1.png?width=688&height=348&name=Create%20and%20manage%20directory2-1.png)

### **Pick directory**

Copy a directory from another app profile if required.

1. Click **Add** at the top right and select **Pick directory**.
2. Select the directory and click **Pick**.

![Create and manage directory3-1](https://help.theemployeeapp.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Create%20and%20manage%20directory3-1.png?width=688&height=343&name=Create%20and%20manage%20directory3-1.png)

After picking a directory from another app profile, the directory and its contacts are copied to the current app profile.

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