Does anyone know how to link outlook to an address book I created in MS Access?

What I would like to do is click the "to.." box, and be able to select the
clients name. I would also like to built it in a way that it fluid; meaning
if I change something in Access, it will also change in the address book in
outlook.

Thanks

Nothing like that is built into either applications. See http://www.outlookcode.com/d/database.htm#tools for possible solutions.

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"ToddEZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:07EE91B1-9D05-424C-B5C4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know how to link outlook to an address book I created in MS Access?
>
> What I would like to do is click the "to.." box, and be able to select the
> clients name. I would also like to built it in a way that it fluid; meaning
> if I change something in Access, it will also change in the address book in
> outlook.
>
> Thanks

Not possible unless you create your own address book provider or sync
solution. You might want to consider using a CRM solution or publish the
address book in Exchange (like for instance in a Public Folder).

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Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
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Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more

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"ToddEZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:07EE91B1-9D05-424C-B5C4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Does anyone know how to link outlook to an address book I created in MS
> Access?
>
> What I would like to do is click the "to.." box, and be able to select the
> clients name. I would also like to built it in a way that it fluid;
> meaning
> if I change something in Access, it will also change in the address book
> in
> outlook.
>
> Thanks

Do you know where I can find more info on making it into a public folder?

"Roady [MVP]" wrote:

> Not possible unless you create your own address book provider or sync
> solution. You might want to consider using a CRM solution or publish the
> address book in Exchange (like for instance in a Public Folder).
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
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> "ToddEZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:07EE91B1-9D05-424C-B5C4-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > Does anyone know how to link outlook to an address book I created in MS
> > Access?
> >
> > What I would like to do is click the "to.." box, and be able to select the
> > clients name. I would also like to built it in a way that it fluid;
> > meaning
> > if I change something in Access, it will also change in the address book
> > in
> > outlook.
> >
> > Thanks
>

What info do you need? If you have Exchange create a contacts folder. You
can then use import to import the items from the database to a contacts
folder.

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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

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"ToddEZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:FBDF2741-A50B-444F-ACDA-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Do you know where I can find more info on making it into a public folder?
>
> "Roady [MVP]" wrote:
>
>> Not possible unless you create your own address book provider or sync
>> solution. You might want to consider using a CRM solution or publish the
>> address book in Exchange (like for instance in a Public Folder).
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> -----
>> "ToddEZ" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:07EE91B1-9D05-424C-B5C4-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Does anyone know how to link outlook to an address book I created in MS
>> > Access?
>> >
>> > What I would like to do is click the "to.." box, and be able to select
>> > the
>> > clients name. I would also like to built it in a way that it fluid;
>> > meaning
>> > if I change something in Access, it will also change in the address
>> > book
>> > in
>> > outlook.
>> >
>> > Thanks
>>