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biggie - 26 May 2008 00:29 GMT

Is there an easy way to pick and choose which contacts synch over to my
phone? i am using 2007 and activesynch 4.5. I have been trying to find a
way using software limits but i am striking out. i dont want to archive by
date. I would like to archive by some other criteria, IE category, or move
non current contacts to theri own folder so activesynch wont synch them, i
cant find an option in activesync. My goal is to free up some memory
resources on my phone while retaining easy search access on my laptop.

any advice would be appreciated.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 26 May 2008 06:09 GMT

Assign categories to your contacts. Then, in Activesync, use the Settings
button with Contacts highlighted to select which categories to synch.

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After furious head scratching, biggie asked:

| Is there an easy way to pick and choose which contacts synch over to
| my phone? i am using 2007 and activesynch 4.5. I have been trying
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| any advice would be appreciated.

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biggie - 26 May 2008 13:07 GMT

I did think of that, but the settings button is not available to be with
contacts, only e mail, calender, notes and favorites.

> Assign categories to your contacts. Then, in Activesync, use the Settings
> button with Contacts highlighted to select which categories to synch.
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> | any advice would be appreciated.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 26 May 2008 16:56 GMT

This isi the activesync window on the desktop, right?

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After furious head scratching, biggie asked:

| I did think of that, but the settings button is not available to be
| with contacts, only e mail, calender, notes and favorites.
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Brian Tillman - 27 May 2008 14:07 GMT

> I did think of that, but the settings button is not available to be
> with contacts, only e mail, calender, notes and favorites.

Yes it is. Open ActiveSync on your PC. Click Options. Select Contacts.
Click Settings. Select the radio button labeled "Synchronize only those
contacts in the following selected categories". Click OK, then OK.

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