hi sue,
thanks alot for ur help, it worked . i didn't know that i have to put a space between categories.
anyway i have a new chalange now
my client want to search for pple by their telephone numbers,
he want to type 3 numbers, and the search result will give him all the numbers ( contacts ) that BEGIN with those 3 numbers
is there anyway to do that ?

thanks alot again
   
    ----- Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote: -----
   
    Read my message again. Did I say "choose"? No. I said "type." Try it.
    --
    Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
    Author of
         Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
         Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
         http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
   
   
    "Ahmad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    news:019D7F78-CB0B-4AC2-832C-9AF9F5CD80A4@microsoft.com...
    >> Hi Sue,
    > let's assume i have 2 contacts, the 1st one belong to the following
    categories: VIP, business ; the 2nd one belong to : VIP, waiting
    > if i choose : Vip, Business from the "categories" in "more choices" i'll
    get the 2 contacts that i mentioned earlier, eventhough the 2nd contact
    belong only to VIP, and not to VIP, Business . i want only the contacts who
    belong to both categories to appear in the search result
    > i tried clicking "Match case" but i get the same result.
    >> plz help me, it's very important  for my business.
    >>      ----- Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote: -----
    >>      That's not what I was suggesting. Try typing "VIP and Business in the
    >      Categories box on the More Choices tab.
    >>      The newsgroup interface you are using apparently does not quote
    earlier
    >      messages in the thread, making your latest message so short on detail
    that
    >      you risk not getting the answer you're looking form. Please take the
    time to
    >      quote the original message.
    >>      --
    >      Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
    >      Author of
    >           Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
    >           Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
    >           http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
    >>>      "Ahmad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    >      news:35488BC4-2B2D-4A9B-9D69-F02DDEB35673@microsoft.com...
    >> yes, i tried writing : vip,business under the "value" but still it
    will
    >      give me users who belong to VIP contacts only
    >> i tried choosing "contains" or "is (exactly) but i don't get what i
    want.
    >> i want the users who belong to both categories together.
    >>> thanks alot
    >>          ----- Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote: -----
    >>      Did you try entering "VIP and Business" in the Categories search box?
    > --
    > Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
    > Author of
    >      Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
    >      Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
    >      http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx
    >>> "Ahmad" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
    > news:8D9B8003-693C-4508-BB4E-C3DB406CC926@microsoft.com...
    >> how can i search for contacts who belong to 2 categories in the same
    time
    >> ex: contacts who belong to categories : VIP, Business
    >> the search will give me all the contacts that contain belong to VIP
    > categorie or business, i want the contacts who belong to both categories
    in
    > the same time.
    >>> thanks in advance.