You haven't stated what you want to be able to do with the Database and
that's what I feel you should base your decision on. You may well be
correct that Outlook is too limiting.

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we
can find information on it.
Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784), quoted in Boswell's Life of Johnson
"Caryl" wrote in message
...
Thanks Judy -
Part of the problem is - I'm new to Outlook & am not sure that it can
handle
all that I want it to do. Once the names are in one or 2 places, I will
need
to print a report with birthdays, another with family, friends & probably
many others, I will also need to design these reports to print with
different
layouts along with labes & envelopes. I know that Access can handle that
task & am just concerned that Outlook will be too limiting. I have been
checking with the Access pros & have a possiblity of linking Access &
Outlook
so that they will both be updated with a change in only one.
I am sure that my Word doc will be eliminated.
I am just not sure if Oulook is the only place that I should have all of
these names in order to accomplish what I want. Let me know what you
think!