I have used OE for years and have become used to having all my email
addresses in folders into which I have all the email addrresses that relate
to that folder's name (examples: a folder named 'Personal Friends' would
contain all my everyday friends, a folder named 'Work Related' would contain
names related to my job as well as a few particular accquaintances at
customer companies).

I just started using OL2007 as a part of MS Office 2007 for Vista. I
transferred about 200 names/email addressed from OE into OL's address book.
Now I am searching for a way to easily keep track of thesee addressses.

The concept of OL's distribution list capability does not work for me in
that I might want to send an email to only three people, one person from
friends, one from another folder, and a third from another folder.

I know I could go to the all inclusive, overall email list, but in my case
it contains about 200 names and I dislike having to look thru this long list
to find those people that might want to read what I am forwarding in my email.