It is unclear what you mean by the "Select Names" screen. There are several.
Only the one you invoke using the To: button in a new message window has the
view you describe.
"Information store" means are you running against Exchange Server or a local
Outlook data file?

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sequence: Open a new message in Mail.
Click on the Address Book icon. Result is the “Select Names” screen I spoke
of. It comes up “No entries in this Address Book.” I have to click in
the upper right, “Show Names from the” and I have to switch to Contacts, and
my entire list of contacts appears. HOWEVER, I can do NOTHING from that list
of Contacts—no copy/paste, no move to Address Book, no move-to, etc.. Have
I changed a default somewhere?
I have not been in the habit of clicking on To on the message header, as
you suggested. Rather, I load all the recipients To, CC, BCC on the
submenu/toolbar BELOW my list of contacts WHICH NOW IS NOT APPEARING. Then,
with one click OK, they are all transferred into the message header.
I am clueless when you reply: "Information store" means are you running
against Exchange Server or a local Outlook data file?
> It is unclear what you mean by the "Select Names" screen. There are several.
> Only the one you invoke using the To: button in a new message window has the
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> >> > Moreover, I cannot copy and paste an e address directly into a message.
Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 24 Apr 2006 21:31 GMT
Sounds like you just managed to corrupt your Outlook Address Book Service.
Remove it from your profile.
Restart Outlook. Re-add it and enable your Contacts Folder as an email
address book in its properties.
More detailed instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
> Sequence: Open a new message in Mail.
> Click on the Address Book icon. Result is the "Select Names" screen I
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>> >> > Moreover, I cannot copy and paste an e address directly into a
>> >> > message.