Please just read the instructions I posted. It cannot be stated any more
clearly. When you have followed the instructions that are posted, all the
data in your Contacts Folder will appear in the address book view.
Again: the address book contains no data. It is simply a view of the
electronic addresses that reside in your Contacts Folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Danny"
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news:3F6A4886-D736-41E7-BFE5-433A81ED5237@microsoft.com...>
>
> "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"
discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>> 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"
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.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>
