Try the Add button and choose to add your Contacts folder.

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Bill R MVP
"John Mo" wrote in message
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Thanks - right-clicked contacts folder off the left pane; selected
properties; in the Email Outlook Address Book tab - "show this folder..."
cannot be checked as it's grey! In the Address book/tools/options - not
sure
where to select the address list first ... not finding anything in the
tabs
to select address list to show first and where to keep personal addresses.
the most frustrating was the fact that the show this folder as email
address
book is grey and I see it, but can't access it. Still help, Please?!?

"BillR [MVP]" wrote:

right-click on your Contacts folder, select Properties and in the Email
Outlook Address Book tab ensure "show this folder as an email address
book"
is checked (it should be for default Contacts folder).
Then open your Address Book and choose Tools | Options.
Select the address list to show first and where to keep your personal
addresses. Both should be Contacts.

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Bill R MVP
"John Mo" wrote in message
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All of a sudden when typing a new email I cannot access any of my
addresses
from my contacts folder. When I hit new; then "to", the box comes up
that
says" Select names" but there's no names to access - the boxes on the
bottom
that used to be highlighted for 'to" and "cc" and "bc' are grey and you
can't
get to any of my email addresses. I don't even know where to start
looking
for an answer!