How to add a custom field in salesforce.com

Since many of the mods I will be mentioning all have this in common, I'll make it easy and explain this once and link to it as needed.

1. Go to your setup screen. The link is located in the upper right corner of your screen. When you get to the page it should look a little like this.

2. On the left section there is a link for App Setup. Click that.

3. Find the Customize your Contacts tab

4. Now go to Create a new custom link