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Dave \ - 09 Mar 2005 15:50 GMT
I've used the 'Sharing...' option on an address book to give access to
another user, however when that user begins a new Email and attempts to use
that shared book's contacts, the 'Show Names From List' drop down doesn't
contain the shared book.  How can I get this working?
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 09 Mar 2005 17:27 GMT
The process of adding another user's Contacts folder to your own address
book display is somewhat involved. You will need to be able to create -- at
least temporarily -- an Outlook profile that opens another user's mailbox as
the primary mailbox. Proceed with these steps while logged in under your own
Windows account, not the other user's:

1. Create an Outlook profile that connects directly to the other user's
mailbox, not your own, and start Outlook with that profile.

2. On the Properties dialog for the other user's Contacts folder, make sure
that it's set to display in the Outlook Address Book and give it a display
name other than contacts, such as Joe's Contacts.

3. Close Outlook.

4. In Control Panel | Mail, edit the *same profile* (i.e. the one from Step
1) to change the mailbox from the other user's to your own.

5. Still working with the same profile, on the Advanced tab of the Exchange
Server service, add the other user's mailbox as a secondary mailbox.

6. Restart Outlook, and you should see the Joe's Contacts in your Outlook
Address Book as well as your own Contacts folder.

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> I've used the 'Sharing...' option on an address book to give access to
> another user, however when that user begins a new Email and attempts to
> use that shared book's contacts, the 'Show Names From List' drop down
> doesn't contain the shared book.  How can I get this working?
Dave \ - 09 Mar 2005 22:00 GMT
Great, that seemed to work.  A bit tedious for some users, but definately
workable.

> The process of adding another user's Contacts folder to your own address
> book display is somewhat involved. You will need to be able to create --  
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>> use that shared book's contacts, the 'Show Names From List' drop down
>> doesn't contain the shared book.  How can I get this working?

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