> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://captivatedllc.mintlify.site/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Contact Ownership

> Assign a contact owner to a contact manually or via import to organize your team's contact lists.

You can assign a contact owner to a contact either manually or via an [import](/features/importing-contacts). Once a contact owner is assigned, the contact will show up in the "My" Contacts filter within a user's contact list.

If you do not see this option, your organization does not have contact ownership turned on.

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-07-13-at-11.25.02-AM.png)

When filtering by "All" Contacts, all contacts and contact owners within the account will show in the contact list.

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-07-13-at-11.24.27-AM.png)

When a contact does not have a contact owner, the contact owner icon will show as unassigned with no user avatar.

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/IMG_F35A458D6612-1-1-1024x578.jpeg)

To manually assign a contact owner, simply click on the unassigned contact owner icon on the far right of the contact page or on a specified contact's page (e.g. Octavia Sullivan), and assign ownership from your list of team members.

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screenshot-2023-07-13-at-3.52.44-PM-1024x625.png)

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.49.25-AM.png)

When importing contacts, the user can select a contact owner from the "Contact Owner" dropdown. Upon importing, each of the contacts will be assigned to the selected user.

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.48.45-AM-1024x606.png)

When [importing a list](/features/importing-contacts), the user can optionally select "*unassigned*" or "*do not change*" under the "Contact Owner" dropdown. Selecting "*unassigned*" will import the selected contact list with no assigned contact owner. Selecting "*do not change*" will do nothing, so that if a current owner is already selected a contact in the import list, that owner will maintain ownership of the contact.

![](https://learn.captivated.works/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/Screen-Shot-2023-02-06-at-11.48.55-AM-1024x526.png)

Want Contact Ownership turned on for your account? You can reach out to our Support team via our Support chat in the left-hand menu to request access.