I opened the "Contacts" panel in OE and there are no addresses in it. How do
I move the OE Address Book entries to this Contact list?

The Contacts Pane may appear empty if the number of contacts in the Address
Book exceeds 999. Is this the case?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Flower Gardener" wrote in message
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I opened the "Contacts" panel in OE and there are no addresses in it. How
do I move the OE Address Book entries to this Contact list?

No. I think there are about 600 names in it. How do I get an accurate count?



"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The Contacts Pane may appear empty if the number of contacts in the
Address Book exceeds 999. Is this the case?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Flower Gardener" wrote in message
...
I opened the "Contacts" panel in OE and there are no addresses in it. How
do I move the OE Address Book entries to this Contact list?

I just noticed that there is a count of 1396 in the lower left corner when I
open the Address book and highlight the parent folder. Looks like I am
stuck.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The Contacts Pane may appear empty if the number of contacts in the
Address Book exceeds 999. Is this the case?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Flower Gardener" wrote in message
...
I opened the "Contacts" panel in OE and there are no addresses in it. How
do I move the OE Address Book entries to this Contact list?

Yep. The number in the Status Bar, (lower left), is the correct count. This
begs two questions.

Do you have that many friends? If this is for a business, you may want to
check out other options for an e-mail client.

Do you use any form of Instant Messaging? If you don't, IMHO, there is no
reason to use the Contacts Pane.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Flower Gardener" wrote in message
...
I just noticed that there is a count of 1396 in the lower left corner when
I open the Address book and highlight the parent folder. Looks like I am
stuck.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
The Contacts Pane may appear empty if the number of contacts in the
Address Book exceeds 999. Is this the case?
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Flower Gardener" wrote in message
...
I opened the "Contacts" panel in OE and there are no addresses in it. How
do I move the OE Address Book entries to this Contact list?

The Contacts Pane would just make it more convenient to get addresses than
using the Address book.

The reason for the large number is that I have my church directory on it
plus I run a craft fair for the church and put all of the potential craft
people in it also.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yep. The number in the Status Bar, (lower left), is the correct count.
This begs two questions.

Do you have that many friends? If this is for a business, you may want to
check out other options for an e-mail client.

Do you use any form of Instant Messaging? If you don't, IMHO, there is no
reason to use the Contacts Pane.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

When you create a new message and want to sent it to a number of people, it
is just as easy to click on the To at the left of the To field. This will
show your contacts and give you the option to add them in either the To, CC,
or BCC field. No need to open the Address Book per se`.

You may also want to consider using BCC, and creating Groups for ease of
mailing if the same people are often included in the same mailing.

To use the BCC (Blind Carbon Copy) feature, In Create Mail, either click
View | All Headers and type in the addresses separated by a; Or: Click the
To button. You will see your list of contacts and the choice of putting them
in the To, CC, or BCC field. Click on an address, then click BCC to add it.
Repeat for all the contacts you want. (Note: Most ISPs have limits as to how
many e-mails you can send a one time. 25 is common, but it varies).

Put your own address in the To box. This is the only address/name that any
recipient will see. If you leave the To field blank, some people may not
receive the e-mail due to message rules they have set up, or restrictions
set by their ISP.

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You can also create groups if you send mail to the same people often.

To create a group of contacts:

You can create a single group name (or alias) to use when sending a message
to several contacts at once. Simply create a group name and add individual
contacts to the group. Then, just type the group name in the To box when you
send e-mail.

1.. In the Address Book, select the folder in which you want to create a
group. Click New on the toolbar, and then click New Group.
2.. The Properties dialog box opens. In the Group Name box, type the name
of the group.
3.. There are several ways to add people to the group:
a.. To add a person from your Address Book list, click Select Members,
and then click a name from the Address Book list.
b.. To add a person directly to the group without adding the name to
your Address Book, type the person's name and e-mail address in the lower
half of the Properties dialog box, and then click Add.
c.. To add a person to both the group and your Address Book, click New
Contact and fill in the appropriate information.
d.. To use a directory service, click Select Members, and then click
Find. Select a directory service from the drop-down list at the end of the
text box. After finding and selecting an address, it is automatically added
to your Address Book.
4.. Repeat for each addition until your group is defined.

Note

a.. To view a list of your groups separately from the Address Book listings,
in the Address Book, on the View menu, make sure that Folders and Groups is
selected.

b.. You can create multiple groups, and contacts can belong to more than one
group.

If you want to send to a group without all the addresses being shown to each
recipient, open the Address Book and make a new entry. Enter the group name
in the Display field, but use your address. (Some ISPs require a legitimate
address in the To line, and the recipients will know it is from the group).

Click the To button | Enter the group name using your address in the To
field | Enter the Group in the BCC field.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Flower Gardener" wrote in message
...
The Contacts Pane would just make it more convenient to get addresses than
using the Address book.

The reason for the large number is that I have my church directory on it
plus I run a craft fair for the church and put all of the potential craft
people in it also.


"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
Yep. The number in the Status Bar, (lower left), is the correct count.
This begs two questions.

Do you have that many friends? If this is for a business, you may want to
check out other options for an e-mail client.

Do you use any form of Instant Messaging? If you don't, IMHO, there is no
reason to use the Contacts Pane.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

Thank you.