I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm in
that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the only
option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address book. "Help"
tells me I can change the properties to allow the additional address book to
show, but I can't find where the instructions are to do that. Can someone
please help.

Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what you
mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can certainly
create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm in
that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the only
option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address book.
"Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the additional address
book to show, but I can't find where the instructions are to do that. Can
someone please help.

I must be missing something then. When I go to the "Soccer" contact folder
and try to make a new DL, the only addresses that show up are from my
"General" contact folder. What am I doing wrong???


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what you
mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can
certainly create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm
in that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the only
option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address book.
"Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the additional
address book to show, but I can't find where the instructions are to do
that. Can someone please help.

Did you enable the "Soccer" Contacts folder as an email address book so it
would appear? You do so in the properties for that folder, available in the
R click context menu.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
...
I must be missing something then. When I go to the "Soccer" contact folder
and try to make a new DL, the only addresses that show up are from my
"General" contact folder. What am I doing wrong???


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what you
mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can
certainly create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm
in that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the only
option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address book.
"Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the additional
address book to show, but I can't find where the instructions are to do
that. Can someone please help.

is soccer enabled as an address book? can you select another address book
from the drop down in the select members dialog?

--
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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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"Jan" wrote in message
...
I must be missing something then. When I go to the "Soccer" contact folder
and try to make a new DL, the only addresses that show up are from my
"General" contact folder. What am I doing wrong???


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what you
mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can
certainly create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm
in that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the only
option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address book.
"Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the additional
address book to show, but I can't find where the instructions are to do
that. Can someone please help.

To clarify: I have 3 folders: Contacts, Soccer, Law Group. The only
listing I can get when I go to select members for a new distribution list
are the names in the "Contacts" folder. If I were to rename the other two
Contacts-Soccer and Contact-Law Group, would that make a difference ?



"Jan" wrote in message
...
I must be missing something then. When I go to the "Soccer" contact folder
and try to make a new DL, the only addresses that show up are from my
"General" contact folder. What am I doing wrong???


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what you
mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can
certainly create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm
in that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the only
option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address book.
"Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the additional
address book to show, but I can't find where the instructions are to do
that. Can someone please help.

No, it won't matter.

did you right click on the Soccer folder and choose properties and check the
setting on the address book tab?


--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"Jan Groshan" wrote in message
t...
To clarify: I have 3 folders: Contacts, Soccer, Law Group. The only
listing I can get when I go to select members for a new distribution list
are the names in the "Contacts" folder. If I were to rename the other two
Contacts-Soccer and Contact-Law Group, would that make a difference ?



"Jan" wrote in message
...
I must be missing something then. When I go to the "Soccer" contact folder
and try to make a new DL, the only addresses that show up are from my
"General" contact folder. What am I doing wrong???


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what
you mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can
certainly create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm
in that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the
only option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address
book. "Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the
additional address book to show, but I can't find where the
instructions are to do that. Can someone please help.

Thanks. That's what I was looking for. I'll check it at the office tomorrow.
I thought it might have something to do with Properties, but I didn't know
where Properties was located.


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Did you enable the "Soccer" Contacts folder as an email address book so it
would appear? You do so in the properties for that folder, available in
the R click context menu.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
...
I must be missing something then. When I go to the "Soccer" contact folder
and try to make a new DL, the only addresses that show up are from my
"General" contact folder. What am I doing wrong???


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
...
Since Outlook does not have an address book, you need to clarify what
you mean by that term.
Contact data can only be created in Contacts Folders, and you can
certainly create a DL in any Contacts Folder you want.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jan" wrote in message
et...
I have a separate address book in my Outlook 2007 contacts, but when I'm
in that address book I cannot create a distribution list because the
only option I get when clicking "Select Members" is my basic address
book. "Help" tells me I can change the properties to allow the
additional address book to show, but I can't find where the
instructions are to do that. Can someone please help.