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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / June 2006organizing contacts into folders
I started using outlook yesterday. I got it to (finally) import my contacts from Eudora Pro, but it imported them in one long list. In eudora I had my contacts organized in folders to separate work, volunteer, and personal contacts. I cannot figure out how to do that in outlook. Help anyone??? You can create different folders containing contact items then drag/drop the items you want to where you want. Make sure you set each folder as an email address book (right click on it, choose Properties, go to the Outlook Address Book tab and check the "Show this folder as an email address book" box) >I started using outlook yesterday. I got it to (finally) import my >contacts > from Eudora Pro, but it imported them in one long list. In eudora I had > my > contacts organized in folders to separate work, volunteer, and personal > contacts. I cannot figure out how to do that in outlook. Help anyone??? I'm not sure if I followed your instructions, but I saw something weird that may be part of my problem. When I opened the address book in outlook in the upper right corner there were 2 choices: contacts & outlook address book. When I click on oab there's nothing on the list, but if I click on contacts that's where everyone is. Does that make sense to you? Should my list be in oab? > You can create different folders containing contact items then drag/drop the > items you want to where you want. Make sure you set each folder as an email [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > > contacts organized in folders to separate work, volunteer, and personal > > contacts. I cannot figure out how to do that in outlook. Help anyone??? Yes, that makes sense. The OAB is just the container that 'holds' the address 'books' created from your contact folders > I'm not sure if I followed your instructions, but I saw something weird > that [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > in > oab? Thanks, that helps! I still haven't figured out how to add a folder, the only thing I see is how to add a contact! > Yes, that makes sense. The OAB is just the container that 'holds' the > address 'books' created from your contact folders [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > in > > oab? You add contact folders to Outlook then mark them as address books which adds them to the Outlook Address Book > Thanks, that helps! I still haven't figured out how to add a folder, the > only thing I see is how to add a contact! > Thanks, that helps! I still haven't figured out how to add a folder, > the only thing I see is how to add a contact! File>New>Folder. Be sure to choose "Contact Items" in the "Folder contains" drop-down.  SignatureBrian Tillman > I'm not sure if I followed your instructions, but I saw something > weird that may be part of my problem. When I opened the address book > in outlook in the upper right corner there were 2 choices: contacts & > outlook address book. When I click on oab there's nothing on the > list, but if I click on contacts that's where everyone is. Does that > make sense to you? Should my list be in oab? "Contacts" is where they should appear. The OAB entry you see will not contain anything. You can choose what opens with Tools>Options. SignatureBrian Tillman That explains that, thanks! I still haven't figured out how to add a folder, the only thing I see is how to add a contact! > > I'm not sure if I followed your instructions, but I saw something > > weird that may be part of my problem. When I opened the address book [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > "Contacts" is where they should appear. The OAB entry you see will not > contain anything. You can choose what opens with Tools>Options. From "folder list," right-click "contacts," select "new folder," make sure its a contacts folder, name it and put it where you want; > That explains that, thanks! I still haven't figured out how to add a folder, > the [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > "Contacts" is where they should appear. The OAB entry you see will not > > contain anything. You can choose what opens with Tools>Options. |
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