we record all customer activities in a journal folder and link journal
entries to contacts which are in a public folder. however, each time I add a
contact, I get the my own mailbox contacts displayed instead of public folder
contacts.

is there a way to make the public folder contacts as the default list when
adding contacts to a journal entry? (outlook 2003)

Do you do this via the Address Book? In that case, add the Public Folder to
your Address Book and set it as the default;
Tools-> Address Book and in AB; Tools-> Options

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"reha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> we record all customer activities in a journal folder and link journal
> entries to contacts which are in a public folder. however, each time I add
> a
> contact, I get the my own mailbox contacts displayed instead of public
> folder
> contacts.
>
> is there a way to make the public folder contacts as the default list when
> adding contacts to a journal entry? (outlook 2003)

No. I did not use the Address Book actually.
I just press the contacts button on a journal entry form and it brings me
the "select contacts" page. Here, it always starts with my mailbox contacts
but I want it to start with public folder contacts.

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Do you do this via the Address Book? In that case, add the Public Folder to
> your Address Book and set it as the default;
> Tools-> Address Book and in AB; Tools-> Options
>
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> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> http://www.msoutlook.info/
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>
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> "reha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:340EF575-E986-4D29-AD3C-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > we record all customer activities in a journal folder and link journal
> > entries to contacts which are in a public folder. however, each time I add
> > a
> > contact, I get the my own mailbox contacts displayed instead of public
> > folder
> > contacts.
> >
> > is there a way to make the public folder contacts as the default list when
> > adding contacts to a journal entry? (outlook 2003)
>
>

Aha, that dialog. No, you cannot change that.

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"reha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:1AF92773-2855-45D5-B877-(E-Mail Removed)...
> No. I did not use the Address Book actually.
> I just press the contacts button on a journal entry form and it brings me
> the "select contacts" page. Here, it always starts with my mailbox
> contacts
> but I want it to start with public folder contacts.
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Do you do this via the Address Book? In that case, add the Public Folder
>> to
>> your Address Book and set it as the default;
>> Tools-> Address Book and in AB; Tools-> Options
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> http://www.msoutlook.info/
>> Real World Questions, Real World Answers
>>
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>>
>> "reha" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:340EF575-E986-4D29-AD3C-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > we record all customer activities in a journal folder and link journal
>> > entries to contacts which are in a public folder. however, each time I
>> > add
>> > a
>> > contact, I get the my own mailbox contacts displayed instead of public
>> > folder
>> > contacts.
>> >
>> > is there a way to make the public folder contacts as the default list
>> > when
>> > adding contacts to a journal entry? (outlook 2003)
>>
>>