I realize this post is a few months old however I just felt the need to
answer the last question since no one else did.

You can have the default in the address book be a shared(public folder)
contact list.

The only thing I can see that would be limiting is that of not being able to
update the contact list with your personal contacts. This will actually
still be the original contact folder.

Anyhow to make a public folder be the address book default....

Go to the public folder contact list and right click and go to properties
Go to the "Outlook Address Book" tab
Click the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
Hit OK
Open the Address Book (A button found in the upper right corner of the
screen, most likely near a text box that says "Type a contact to find"
Go to Tools - Options
Under the "Show this address list first"
Select the correct contact list

This works with Outlook 2003, I am not sure for older versions however.

D

"Mike" wrote:

I want to make sure I'm clear.

We have a contacts folder in Public Folders that is used heavily. I have my
own default contact folder in my exchange mailbox.

There is now way to have my defualt contact folder to be the contacts from
the Public Folder?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Fat Doris wrote:

One of my colleagues has as the default "Global Addess List" (or
Global Contacts) but I have Contacts. Both of us with to have the
company's networked Contacts folder. If that is not possible, is it
possible to change my colleague's default to her Contacts folder?

Do you mean she wants to see her Contacts folder first? Open Address Book,
click ToolsOptions and in the "Show this address list first" drop-down,
have her specify her Contacts folder.
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Brian Tillman

D wrote:

I realize this post is a few months old however I just felt the need
to answer the last question since no one else did.

You can have the default in the address book be a shared(public
folder) contact list.

No, you can't. All you're deacribing is how to tell the Address Book which
Contacts folder to search first when resolving an address. You are not
changing the default contacts folder.
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Brian Tillman