"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?

http://support.microsoft.com/default...Product=ol2002

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" wrote in message
...

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" wrote in message
...


"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...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" wrote in message
...
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" wrote in message
...
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
toolsemail
accountsadd/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.