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Export to Vcard, but keep template?

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Quagmire0 - 15 Mar 2006 17:08 GMT
I have a group of users that are using a particular template for their
contacts. What they would like to do is have the ability to send vcards of
customer contacts to each other in order to assign certain users certain
contacts. They do not have the option to share from one contacts database, as
management would like to keep them separate.

What happens when they export to vCard, is that it loses the template that
the contact was built in, and when they go to import it, it comes up in
normal view and there is no easy way to convert the contacts to the
particular template. (these are remedial users).

Is there any way to ahve the vCard retain the template?
Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 15 Mar 2006 17:14 GMT
A vCard is just a text file. It has no template.

They need to send actual contact items. Create a message in rich-text format and use the Insert | Item command to attach the contact item.

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>I have a group of users that are using a particular template for their
> contacts. What they would like to do is have the ability to send vcards of
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> Is there any way to ahve the vCard retain the template?
Quagmire0 - 15 Mar 2006 18:10 GMT
> A vCard is just a text file. It has no template.
>
> They need to send actual contact items. Create a message in rich-text format and use the Insert | Item command to attach the contact item.

When I go to Insert, there is no choice for 'Item'.  Is there a setting I
need to change (other than Rich Text)?
Quagmire0 - 15 Mar 2006 18:17 GMT
NEVERMIND.  It was under the paperclip icon.  Thanks!

> > A vCard is just a text file. It has no template.
> >
> > They need to send actual contact items. Create a message in rich-text format and use the Insert | Item command to attach the contact item.
>
> When I go to Insert, there is no choice for 'Item'.  Is there a setting I
> need to change (other than Rich Text)?
 
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