Outlook 2003 contacts - new and save and close is grayed out HELP

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Char - 20 Nov 2006 00:11 GMT

Outlook 2003 is not allowing me to add any new contacts, edit the ones I have
nor export them to keep from losing them. Any ideas? I appreciate any
assistance

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 20 Nov 2006 02:50 GMT

You'll probably want to provide some information that will help us
distinguish why you are different from everyone else. Outlook 2003 does
provide the capability to add new Contacts. Also, if you once had this
capability and now do not, you have even more clues you can provide. You
have provided no information that would permit anyone to help.

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Russ Valentine
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> Outlook 2003 is not allowing me to add any new contacts, edit the ones I
> have
> nor export them to keep from losing them. Any ideas? I appreciate any
> assistance

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Char - 20 Nov 2006 16:41 GMT

Thanks, Russ. My co-worker put in all of his contacts under his own folder.
I have my separate folder on there, too. Now we cannot do anything.
Everything is "grayed out." We cannot add any new contacts, nor edit and
save any old contacts, nor export them.

My co-worker is not very computer literate, and cannot tell me if he did
anything different. It is all just locked up. I would prefer not to lose
all the information.

Thanks

> You'll probably want to provide some information that will help us
> distinguish why you are different from everyone else. Outlook 2003 does
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> > nor export them to keep from losing them. Any ideas? I appreciate any
> > assistance

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 20 Nov 2006 21:43 GMT

"On there?" Where is there? Are you running against Exchange Server or a
local data file? Are you both using the same Outlook profile and the same
Windows user profile? Can you provide any information at all as to what
steps caused this problem? Can you open a new Contact Form?

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Russ Valentine
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> Thanks, Russ. My co-worker put in all of his contacts under his own
> folder.
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>> > nor export them to keep from losing them. Any ideas? I appreciate any
>> > assistance

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Vijay - 22 Nov 2006 03:08 GMT

Hi,
Click Help->Activate product
Close and reopen outlook.
Vijay

> "On there?" Where is there? Are you running against Exchange Server or a
> local data file? Are you both using the same Outlook profile and the same
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>>> > any
>>> > assistance

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