Because that contact-linking mechanism works only with contacts in Outlook
contacts folders.

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> Why is it when I click on the Contacts button at the bottom of my "new"
> Journal entry, that I can't reference the Global Address list?
>
> Using: Outlook 2003
Brent Hawkins - 06 Dec 2004 23:19 GMT
That seems a little illogical. Journal entries within a enterprise
environment would need access to contacts within the enterprise. Is there a
way to link the Global Address list to a Contact folder?
> Because that contact-linking mechanism works only with contacts in Outlook
> contacts folders.
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> >
> > Using: Outlook 2003