# Create a new contact

1. **Select MessageBird** as your target App and click the red gear. Pick the connection you want to use, or create a new one. Click “Continue.”

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2. **Choose “Create a new contact”** as your action and click the red gear to display the action’s data template.

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3. **Fill in the data template** with the corresponding source fields. Once you’re done, click “Map.”

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4. **Verify your target is active** in the upper-right corner. Click “Add a target” or “Save” to add another app or save your Gear.

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Make sure you turn on your Gear on the “Gears” menu before leaving GearPlug!
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