open the address book (control+shift+B) and look on the tools, options menu
and set the contacts to be the default for contacts and first listed and
searched.


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"Skip Bisconer" wrote in message
...
I recently had to start my Outlook with backup copy. I have recovered all
the
files including the Contact file. The problem is when I click the to
button
in email it comes blank and I have to click in the show names to: box and
click the Contacts name. The problem seems to be that there are three
names
in the Show Names to:
First is "Personal Address Book" which is blank, Second is Outlook Address
Book that says, "No entries in this Address Book", and lastly Contats
which
show all my contact file. I assume because this is on the bottom is why it
doesn't just come up automatically like it use to. How do I get that
Contacts
to show up in the list first. It's a problem in my Word mail merge too.
Thanks for looking at my problem.