Sending an email to multiple distribution lists from my local contact folder.
issue:
When I try to pull a contact list from my local contacts (in the "TO" field
of a new message) - I am unable to choose from the dropdown "show names from
the" - it's not there... and when I got to the "Share my contacts" option -
the "Outlook Address" tab is grayed out and I am unable to select contacts.

Is there a work-around for this? Hopefully my description is enough...

What is the "Share my Contacts" option?
What version of Outlook are you using and how did you configure the Outlook
Address Book?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"AngelaG" wrote in message
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Sending an email to multiple distribution lists from my local contact
folder.
issue:
When I try to pull a contact list from my local contacts (in the "TO"
field
of a new message) - I am unable to choose from the dropdown "show names
from
the" - it's not there... and when I got to the "Share my contacts"
option -
the "Outlook Address" tab is grayed out and I am unable to select
contacts.

Is there a work-around for this? Hopefully my description is enough...

Outlook 2003

I tried to detail it... sorry.

On the left hand column - there is the "share your contacts" option - if you
click that... you get a multi-tab box. One of the tabs is "Outlook address" -
click that and if you check this box (which is grayed out for me) - then
you'll be able to select your local contacts when you click on the "TO" box
in a new mail item.

The question is, why is mine grayed out and is there a work around or a way
to get it ungray. I'd like to be able to select items from my local address
book.

Thanks

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

What is the "Share my Contacts" option?
What version of Outlook are you using and how did you configure the Outlook
Address Book?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"AngelaG" wrote in message
...
Sending an email to multiple distribution lists from my local contact
folder.
issue:
When I try to pull a contact list from my local contacts (in the "TO"
field
of a new message) - I am unable to choose from the dropdown "show names
from
the" - it's not there... and when I got to the "Share my contacts"
option -
the "Outlook Address" tab is grayed out and I am unable to select
contacts.

Is there a work-around for this? Hopefully my description is enough...

AngelaG wrote:

On the left hand column - there is the "share your contacts" option -
if you click that... you get a multi-tab box. One of the tabs is
"Outlook address" - click that and if you check this box (which is
grayed out for me) - then you'll be able to select your local
contacts when you click on the "TO" box in a new mail item.

"Share My contacts" in the Contacts view of the Navigation Pane has
absolutely nothing to do with enabling your Contacts as an address book.
You're trying to relate two disjoint features. The "Share My Contacts"
option has meaning only in an Exchange environemnt and only when you want
other people to be able to see your Contacts folders.

Your description indicates you have not properly configured the Outlook
Address Book service in your mail profile. See this:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/287563/en-us
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Brian Tillman