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Re: Cannot get OL 2003 to use contact list that I created         

Group: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts · Group Profile
Author: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]
Date: Jun 8, 2007 21:22

So let's assume you have a Contacts Folder that is correctly populated.
Where do these Contacts not appear that you think they should, and what have
you done to correct the situation?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Danny" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:01192A58-9216-4F66-AE73-DA28E474D7F4@microsoft.com...
>
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> Of course. The address book is just another view of your Contacts Folder.
>> All you need to do is configure it correctly.
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002
>>
>
> Russ,
> Thank you for your time and effort, they are really appreciated.
> I have already done this instruction set but did it again just now.I
> suppose
> that this would work if I were to add new names. Unfortunately, this does
> not
> display the names that I mentioned previously that are within the
> "contacts"
> button just above "tasks" and below "calendar".
>
>
>
>> Forgive me, but where in the "Outlook UI" have you seen the term "Contact
> As I mentioned previously, I'm just trying to use the nomenclature that I
> see in OL. I see "contacts", "distribution list",.....in the drop down of
> the
> address book when adding a new entry.
>
>>
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Danny" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:441484C3-D638-45B1-81FF-2A829AFC4E62@microsoft.com...
>>>I understand that. Thank you. As far as "Contact list". I'm just trying
>>>to
>>> use the nomenclature that I see in the Outlook UI. Forgive me if I use
>>> terms
>>> incorrectly, I am among those (there seem to be many)that have a hard
>>> time
>>> with the realm of (address books, contacts, distribution lists) within
>>> Outlook.
>>> Now, I have a "list" of people with phone numbers,addresses and email
>>> addresses. That list can be seen if I navigate to the "contacts" button
>>> that
>>> is located in the left pane below "calendar" and "mail". I would like
>>> that
>>> list, or the info contained in that list to be made available by
>>> hitting
>>> the
>>> "address Book" button in the toolbar. Is that possible without
>>> re-typing
>>> all
>>> of the information that is contained there?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>
>>>> The term "contact list" has no specific meaning in Outlook. What do
>>>> you
>>>> mean
>>>> by it?
>>>> You create Contacts in a Contacts Folder in Outlook. You should never
>>>> try
>>>> to
>>>> create Outlook contacts via a third party synch program. If you have
>>>> questions about your synch program, direct them to whoever supports
>>>> that
>>>> program.
>>>> --
>>>> Russ Valentine
>>>> [MVP-Outlook]
>>>> "Danny" discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:AD0524AF-0B51-4F05-A834-E48F372004B4@microsoft.com...
>>>>> In the past, I have made a couple of contact lists and tried to make
>>>>> a
>>>>> couple
>>>>> of distribution lists. I now want to get rid of all of those and
>>>>> start
>>>>> fresh.
>>>>> I have a motorola cell phone and have used "phone tools" to make a
>>>>> new
>>>>> outlook contact list . Outlook cannot find it I have gone into
>>>>>>email
>>>>> accounts>add/remove directories and mostly got rid of unwanted
>>>>> lists.
>>>>> When
>>>>> i
>>>>> use phone tools to try to create a new list, it still navigates to
>>>>> the
>>>>> old
>>>>> (deleted?) directories.
>>>>> If I choose "contacts" in the left pane of the UI I see the list
>>>>> that I
>>>>> would like to use as my address book but cannot figure out how to
>>>>> tell
>>>>> OL
>>>>> to
>>>>> do this.
>>>>> Thanks for any help.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>
>>
>>
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