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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / February 2004Combining Contacts and Address Books
I've been rooting thru this NG and doing some googles for awhile. Either what I'm after isn't here or (more likely) I didn't recognize it when it was starring me in the face. I could use some direction. I'm on W98se with WAB installed. I use OL98, IE6, OLE6. What I've been trying to determine is if there is some arrangement/method/setup etc. that will allow me to have one 'resource' shared by all apps. I know that I can go into the various Import/Export functions and probably achieve something but having to do so continuously seems a bit intensive. What I'm trying to determine is if I can perhaps do that (or something) 'one-time' and have everything use that result directly. My object is to see that same Contacts/Addresses whether I bring up OL98 for Mail, OLE for Newsgroups or WAB for maintenance. Is this doable? Is there thread, discussion, KB etc. on it you can point me to? TIA  SignatureGeorge Salisbury Long Valley, NJ You need to post your mail support mode of Outlook 98. If it's Internet Mail Only mode, you simply enable sharing in the Windows Address Book > Tools > Options... SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I've been rooting thru this NG and doing some googles for awhile. > Either what I'm after isn't here or (more likely) I didn't recognize it when [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > Is there thread, discussion, KB etc. on it you can point me to? > TIA Russ, Thanks for your time. Sorry about that, yes my mode is Internet Mail Only (by that I presume that you mean not a corporate exchange server environment). My Start/Programs/Accessories/Address Book does not present anything concerning sharing in Tools (or elsewhere that I can uncover). My Address Book Tools drop-down does not have an Options selection. I have one OL98 .pst and .pab and one OLE/Address Book .wab. Selecting Addresses in OLE or Address Book brings up the .wab. Selection Addresses on OL98 brings up Contacts in the .pst or the .pab entries. I guess what I'm looking for is some way to have OL98 connect to the .wab. Is that doable? I'd worry about getting what I want in the .wab later. Hope I'm making myself clear enough. > You need to post your mail support mode of Outlook 98. If it's Internet Mail > Only mode, you simply enable sharing in the Windows Address Book > Tools > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > > Is there thread, discussion, KB etc. on it you can point me to? > > TIA If in fact you are using Internet Mail Only mode, you would have the option. Don't just guess. Look. Your mail support mode is listed in Help | About, line 2.What does it say? Outlook will not use the WAB. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Russ, > Thanks for your time. [quoted text clipped - 44 lines] > > > Is there thread, discussion, KB etc. on it you can point me to? > > > TIA oops - I didn't know about that. My OL98 Help/About says Corporate or Workgroup. I was going by my Profile in Properties and the manner in which I'm using OL. I do, however, connect to my work environment via VPN using a different Profile. I installed OL98 so long ago I forget the options I may selected. Can I reverse the direction - have WAB/OLE use an OL98 .pab? We don't need to beat this completely to death if what I'm after isn't practically doable - I've lived with this long I can continue. Thanks for your thoughts. > If in fact you are using Internet Mail Only mode, you would have the option. > Don't just guess. [quoted text clipped - 55 lines] > > > > Is there thread, discussion, KB etc. on it you can point me to? > > > > TIA Only IMO mode permits the sharing of the Outlook Contacts Folder with OE, but it must be your Contacts Folder, not a PAB (no one uses a PAB anymore, BTW). There is a reg hack you could try to force OE to look to the Outlook Contacts Folder instead of the WAB, but to my knowledge it's not been tried with an version of Outlook that old. The reg hack is described here: http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oeshare.htm -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > oops - I didn't know about that. > My OL98 Help/About says Corporate or Workgroup. [quoted text clipped - 83 lines] > > > > > George Salisbury > > > > > Long Valley, NJ Thanks I'll check it out and give it shot. I'll give it up if I don't get anywhere. I appreciate your ideas. Thanks Bye. > Only IMO mode permits the sharing of the Outlook Contacts Folder with OE, > but it must be your Contacts Folder, not a PAB (no one uses a PAB anymore, [quoted text clipped - 96 lines] > > > > > > George Salisbury > > > > > > Long Valley, NJ |
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