'Mail app' + .Mac + address book

Is there a way to add an e-mail address to the .Mac mail address book without adding my entire address book as it would if I did a sync?

When I go to .Mac>address book> I get a page with a the address book icon & the double round arrow that reads ".Mac Address Book Synchronize Contacts". Below that is an OK button.
I don't even get the Preferences for the Address Book that you're speaking of. Might be that this is a new .Mac account and the addresss has never been used?
Are you talking about adding a contact button that might pop up when you receive and e-mail? As does Gmail & Yahoo when you're opening mail? There is a button that allows you to add that contact to your address book.
Why I asked was that it appears I'm not getting messages from friends or family to the new .Mac account that I did in the old account. In Gmail & Yahoo mail you can add a contact one by one without importing your entire address book. I wanted their addresses there so that the new .Mac mail account wouldn't mistake their addresses as Spam.
Guess maybe what I'm trying to do isn't possible?

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