My Contacts, Other Contacts and Public Folders...
 

Outlook 2003 SP2 and Exchange 2003 SP1, Windows 2000 Professional

Question 1/
Can I hide or remove the contacts default folder under My Contacts for all
users so that they only use our corporate contact database in a public folder?

Question 2/
Can I change the "My Contacts" and/or "Other Contacts" labels (headers) that
appear in the folder list? I'd like the "Other Contacts" label to say
"Business Contacts" or something more useful. Since we use a contact database
under Public Folders we'd like to direct users to this as best we can.

Question 3/
Is it possible to remove the "in Public Folders" part of the contact folder
name? For instance, we have our main contact database (folder) called "XZY
Database". It appears in the "Other Contacts" folder list as "XYZ Database in
Public Folders". Is there anyway to remove the "in Public Folders" part? If
it's possibly programmatically that would be good, as I can use .Net

I do remember seeing some discussion about question 3 recently, but I cannot
find it again.

Many thanks in advance for any help

Hugh

My Contacts, Other Contacts and Public Folders...
 

Any ideas anyone please?

"Mr HAL" wrote:

Outlook 2003 SP2 and Exchange 2003 SP1, Windows 2000 Professional

Question 1/
Can I hide or remove the contacts default folder under My Contacts for all
users so that they only use our corporate contact database in a public folder?

Question 2/
Can I change the "My Contacts" and/or "Other Contacts" labels (headers) that
appear in the folder list? I'd like the "Other Contacts" label to say
"Business Contacts" or something more useful. Since we use a contact database
under Public Folders we'd like to direct users to this as best we can.

Question 3/
Is it possible to remove the "in Public Folders" part of the contact folder
name? For instance, we have our main contact database (folder) called "XZY
Database". It appears in the "Other Contacts" folder list as "XYZ Database in
Public Folders". Is there anyway to remove the "in Public Folders" part? If
it's possibly programmatically that would be good, as I can use .Net

I do remember seeing some discussion about question 3 recently, but I cannot
find it again.

Many thanks in advance for any help

Hugh

My Contacts, Other Contacts and Public Folders...
 

Been on to Microsoft paid support for these questions, and they tell me none
of this can be done. Anyone with a different view?

Also, can anyone tell me how to make the Contacts folder in Public Folders
(shows as Other Contacts) be the default contact folder when you go into
Outlook? I have tried going into the Address Book, and Tools / Options and
setting Public Folders as the Show this Address List first setting, but it
still defaults to the My Contacts folder.

Thanks.

"Mr HAL" wrote:

Any ideas anyone please?

"Mr HAL" wrote:

Outlook 2003 SP2 and Exchange 2003 SP1, Windows 2000 Professional

Question 1/
Can I hide or remove the contacts default folder under My Contacts for all
users so that they only use our corporate contact database in a public folder?

Question 2/
Can I change the "My Contacts" and/or "Other Contacts" labels (headers) that
appear in the folder list? I'd like the "Other Contacts" label to say
"Business Contacts" or something more useful. Since we use a contact database
under Public Folders we'd like to direct users to this as best we can.

Question 3/
Is it possible to remove the "in Public Folders" part of the contact folder
name? For instance, we have our main contact database (folder) called "XZY
Database". It appears in the "Other Contacts" folder list as "XYZ Database in
Public Folders". Is there anyway to remove the "in Public Folders" part? If
it's possibly programmatically that would be good, as I can use .Net

I do remember seeing some discussion about question 3 recently, but I cannot
find it again.

Many thanks in advance for any help

Hugh

My Contacts, Other Contacts and Public Folders...
 

Mr HAL wrote:

Outlook 2003 SP2 and Exchange 2003 SP1, Windows 2000 Professional

Question 1/
Can I hide or remove the contacts default folder under My Contacts
for all users so that they only use our corporate contact database in
a public folder?

I believe not.

Question 2/
Can I change the "My Contacts" and/or "Other Contacts" labels
(headers) that appear in the folder list?

No.

Question 3/
Is it possible to remove the "in Public Folders" part of the contact
folder name? For instance, we have our main contact database (folder)
called "XZY Database". It appears in the "Other Contacts" folder list
as "XYZ Database in Public Folders". Is there anyway to remove the
"in Public Folders" part? If it's possibly programmatically that
would be good, as I can use .Net

I believe not.
--
Brian Tillman

My Contacts, Other Contacts and Public Folders...
 

Mr HAL wrote:

Also, can anyone tell me how to make the Contacts folder in Public
Folders (shows as Other Contacts) be the default contact folder when
you go into Outlook?

Can't be done.
--
Brian Tillman

My Contacts, Other Contacts and Public Folders...
 

Thanks for the reply.

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Mr HAL wrote:

Outlook 2003 SP2 and Exchange 2003 SP1, Windows 2000 Professional

Question 1/
Can I hide or remove the contacts default folder under My Contacts
for all users so that they only use our corporate contact database in
a public folder?

I believe not.

Question 2/
Can I change the "My Contacts" and/or "Other Contacts" labels
(headers) that appear in the folder list?

No.

Question 3/
Is it possible to remove the "in Public Folders" part of the contact
folder name? For instance, we have our main contact database (folder)
called "XZY Database". It appears in the "Other Contacts" folder list
as "XYZ Database in Public Folders". Is there anyway to remove the
"in Public Folders" part? If it's possibly programmatically that
would be good, as I can use .Net

I believe not.
--
Brian Tillman