"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
> You never use the address book view to create anything or to enter any data.
I'm not. (not this time around anyway). In the past I have done that. After
all, there is a "new contact" command in the address book.
QUESTION: So, in the future, when I want to add a contact I need to do so
through the contact button on the left side instead of within the address
book at the top, do I have that right?
> As I said, you enter all data in the Contacts Folder. Then you configure the
> address book view to display that folder:
I have what I think is that very folder....located on the left lower pane
between "tasks" and "calender". Is that right?
I have followed the above instructions and created a new address book.
Now I am told to "mark my contact folder for use with my address book"
I have done that. Now, I have a new address book listed under" Outlook
Address Book" in the address book drop- down.
How do I now get the info from the "Contacts" button (over on the left
between Tasks and Calender) into this new address book without re-typing all
of the information?
> --
> Russ Valentine
> [MVP-Outlook]
> "Danny"
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> news:6C9C69F1-8183-4DD6-A02C-2B730D184A1D@microsoft.com...>>
>> There is an address book icon in the toolbar at the top of OL.Hitting this
>> button gives me an "address book" window. Onthe right side of this window
>> is
>> a drop down that offers "contacts" or "Outlook Address Book". The latter,
>> I
>> believe is the one that I tried to create using the previous instructions.
>> If
>> I choose this one I am told that "there are no entries in this address
>> book".
>>
>> As far as what i've done to correct the problem.....I tried to drag and
>> drop
>> names from one to the other and I've tried to figure out how to navigate
>> to
>> whereever the target contacts are located in order to make it the
>> default.
>> I'm thinking that if it is stored somewhere as say a .PAB, I could move it
>> to
>> the correct folder that OL goes to for that info. I can't find it. So,
>> I'm
>> reaching out for help.
>>
>>
>>
>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>
>>> 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"
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>>> news:01192A58-9216-4F66-AE73-DA28E474D7F4@microsoft.com...>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> 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"
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>>>>> 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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