On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL) there are
several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so on.) Is there a
way to take an unused field, like "Office" or "Assistant" for instance, and
change it to something relevant to our company? We'd like to have an
employees cell phone number displayed on the general tab instead of on the
Phone/Notes tab.

We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of 07 into
08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.

Thanks in advance!

jim

Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin can
specify those fields.

--
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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"jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL) there are
> several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so on.) Is there
> a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or "Assistant" for instance,
> and change it to something relevant to our company? We'd like to have an
> employees cell phone number displayed on the general tab instead of on the
> Phone/Notes tab.
>
> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of 07
> into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>
> Thanks in advance!
>
> jim
>

I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox listed in
the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There are 16 fields
listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last, Display, Alias, Address,
City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title, Company, Department, Office,
Assistant, and Phone....

What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to something
else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the General tab
would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone Number instead.

So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab hard
coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?

Thanks again..


"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote in
message news:1BCE8D43-852D-4CAD-A55F-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin can
> specify those fields.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> -----
>
> "jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL) there
>> are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so on.) Is
>> there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or "Assistant" for
>> instance, and change it to something relevant to our company? We'd like
>> to have an employees cell phone number displayed on the general tab
>> instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>
>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of 07
>> into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>
>> Thanks in advance!
>>
>> jim
>>

The GAL is generated by Exchange. Outlook can only display the information
provided by Exchange. There is no option in Outlook itself to modify the
info displayed. You might want to ask in an Exchange newsgroup instead.

--
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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"jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox listed
> in the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There are 16
> fields listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last, Display, Alias,
> Address, City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title, Company,
> Department, Office, Assistant, and Phone....
>
> What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to
> something else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the
> General tab would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone Number
> instead.
>
> So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab
> hard coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?
>
> Thanks again..
>
>
> "Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote
> in message news:1BCE8D43-852D-4CAD-A55F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin can
>> specify those fields.
>>
>> --
>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>
>> -----
>>
>> "jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL) there
>>> are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so on.) Is
>>> there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or "Assistant" for
>>> instance, and change it to something relevant to our company? We'd like
>>> to have an employees cell phone number displayed on the general tab
>>> instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>>
>>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of 07
>>> into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>>
>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>
>>> jim
>>>
>
>

I was referring to the *label* of the field. Those labels would be there
even if Outlook was being used for POP3 with no Exchange server.


"Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote in
message news:E86E62FA-B00E-41FE-8629-(E-Mail Removed)...
> The GAL is generated by Exchange. Outlook can only display the information
> provided by Exchange. There is no option in Outlook itself to modify the
> info displayed. You might want to ask in an Exchange newsgroup instead.
>
> --
> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>
> -----
>
> "jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox listed
>> in the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There are 16
>> fields listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last, Display, Alias,
>> Address, City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title, Company,
>> Department, Office, Assistant, and Phone....
>>
>> What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to
>> something else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the
>> General tab would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone Number
>> instead.
>>
>> So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab
>> hard coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?
>>
>> Thanks again..
>>
>>
>> "Roady [MVP]" <newsgroups_DELETE_@_DELETE_sparnaaij_NO_._SPAM_net> wrote
>> in message news:1BCE8D43-852D-4CAD-A55F-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin can
>>> specify those fields.
>>>
>>> --
>>> Robert Sparnaaij [MVP-Outlook]
>>> Coauthor, Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003
>>> http://www.howto-outlook.com/
>>> Outlook FAQ, HowTo, Downloads, Add-Ins and more
>>>
>>> -----
>>>
>>> "jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL) there
>>>> are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so on.) Is
>>>> there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or "Assistant" for
>>>> instance, and change it to something relevant to our company? We'd
>>>> like to have an employees cell phone number displayed on the general
>>>> tab instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>>>
>>>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of 07
>>>> into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance!
>>>>
>>>> jim
>>>>
>>
>>

"jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL) there
>>>>> are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so on.)
>>>>> Is there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or "Assistant"
>>>>> for instance, and change it to something relevant to our company?
>>>>> We'd like to have an employees cell phone number displayed on the
>>>>> general tab instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>>>>
>>>>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of
>>>>> 07 into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>>>
>>>> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin can
>>>> specify those fields.
>>> I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox
>>> listed in the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There
>>> are 16 fields listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last, Display,
>>> Alias, Address, City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title, Company,
>>> Department, Office, Assistant, and Phone....
>>>
>>> What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to
>>> something else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the
>>> General tab would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone Number
>>> instead.
>>>
>>> So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab
>>> hard coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?
>>
>> The GAL is generated by Exchange. Outlook can only display the
>> information provided by Exchange. There is no option in Outlook itself to
>> modify the info displayed. You might want to ask in an Exchange newsgroup
>> instead.
>
>I was referring to the *label* of the field. Those labels would be there
>even if Outlook was being used for POP3 with no Exchange server.

In previous versions (pre2000) it was very easy to change around the Address
Book property pages, but, like Roady said, asking in an Exchange newsgroup
will give you a quicker answer. I haven't tried it in any modern Exchange
versions.
http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com/2...e-details.html
is a good start too, or just google 'exchange details template modifying'.

--
f.h.

Read my previous post. I'm just talking about field labels now. Forget i
ever mentioned Exchange..


"F. H. Muffman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> "jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL)
>>>>>> there are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so
>>>>>> on.) Is there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or
>>>>>> "Assistant" for instance, and change it to something relevant to our
>>>>>> company? We'd like to have an employees cell phone number displayed
>>>>>> on the general tab instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of
>>>>>> 07 into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>>>>
>>>>> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin
>>>>> can specify those fields.
>>>> I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox
>>>> listed in the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There
>>>> are 16 fields listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last,
>>>> Display, Alias, Address, City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title,
>>>> Company, Department, Office, Assistant, and Phone....
>>>>
>>>> What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to
>>>> something else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the
>>>> General tab would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone
>>>> Number instead.
>>>>
>>>> So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab
>>>> hard coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?
>>>
>>> The GAL is generated by Exchange. Outlook can only display the
>>> information provided by Exchange. There is no option in Outlook itself
>>> to modify the info displayed. You might want to ask in an Exchange
>>> newsgroup instead.
>>
>>I was referring to the *label* of the field. Those labels would be there
>>even if Outlook was being used for POP3 with no Exchange server.
>
> In previous versions (pre2000) it was very easy to change around the
> Address Book property pages, but, like Roady said, asking in an Exchange
> newsgroup will give you a quicker answer. I haven't tried it in any
> modern Exchange versions.
> http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com/2...e-details.html
> is a good start too, or just google 'exchange details template modifying'.
>
> --
> f.h.

You mentioned "mailbox" but you mean user properties of users in the GAL,
right? The GAL is Exchange and not Outlook. Which property fields are being
displayed is up to the Exchange GAL (configuration) and not Outlook.

--
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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"jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OG#(E-Mail Removed)...
> Read my previous post. I'm just talking about field labels now. Forget i
> ever mentioned Exchange..
>
>
> "F. H. Muffman" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> "jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL)
>>>>>>> there are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so
>>>>>>> on.) Is there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or
>>>>>>> "Assistant" for instance, and change it to something relevant to our
>>>>>>> company? We'd like to have an employees cell phone number displayed
>>>>>>> on the general tab instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of
>>>>>>> 07 into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin
>>>>>> can specify those fields.
>>>>> I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox
>>>>> listed in the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There
>>>>> are 16 fields listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last,
>>>>> Display, Alias, Address, City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title,
>>>>> Company, Department, Office, Assistant, and Phone....
>>>>>
>>>>> What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to
>>>>> something else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the
>>>>> General tab would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone
>>>>> Number instead.
>>>>>
>>>>> So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab
>>>>> hard coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?
>>>>
>>>> The GAL is generated by Exchange. Outlook can only display the
>>>> information provided by Exchange. There is no option in Outlook itself
>>>> to modify the info displayed. You might want to ask in an Exchange
>>>> newsgroup instead.
>>>
>>>I was referring to the *label* of the field. Those labels would be there
>>>even if Outlook was being used for POP3 with no Exchange server.
>>
>> In previous versions (pre2000) it was very easy to change around the
>> Address Book property pages, but, like Roady said, asking in an Exchange
>> newsgroup will give you a quicker answer. I haven't tried it in any
>> modern Exchange versions.
>> http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com/2...e-details.html
>> is a good start too, or just google 'exchange details template
>> modifying'.
>>
>> --
>> f.h.
>
>

jim <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I was referring to the *label* of the field. Those labels would be
> there even if Outlook was being used for POP3 with no Exchange server.

Um, no they wouldn't. What is displayed for a GAL entry and for a Contact
entry are different.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

"jim" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:OG%(E-Mail Removed)...
>>>>>>> On the general tab of a user's properties (displayed in the GAL)
>>>>>>> there are several fields (First Name, Last Name, City, Dept., and so
>>>>>>> on.) Is there a way to take an unused field, like "Office" or
>>>>>>> "Assistant" for instance, and change it to something relevant to our
>>>>>>> company? We'd like to have an employees cell phone number displayed
>>>>>>> on the general tab instead of on the Phone/Notes tab.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> We're 90% Outlook 2k3 right now, but i expect sometime by the end of
>>>>>>> 07 into 08 we should be making the transition to Outlook 2k7.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Those properties are being retrieved from AD U&C so your user admin
>>>>>> can specify those fields.
>>>>> I'm not sure that answers my question. In Outlook, open a mailbox
>>>>> listed in the GAL (i.e. look at the properties of the mailbox.) There
>>>>> are 16 fields listed on the General tab; First, Initials, Last,
>>>>> Display, Alias, Address, City, State, Zip code, Country/Region, Title,
>>>>> Company, Department, Office, Assistant, and Phone....
>>>>>
>>>>> What i'd like to do is change the label "Office" (for example) to
>>>>> something else, in this case "Cell Phone Number". In other words, the
>>>>> General tab would no longer include Office, but rather Cell Phone
>>>>> Number instead.
>>>>>
>>>>> So i guess my question is, are the fields listed under the General tab
>>>>> hard coded, or can they be changed or manipulated?
>>>>
>>>> The GAL is generated by Exchange. Outlook can only display the
>>>> information provided by Exchange. There is no option in Outlook itself
>>>> to modify the info displayed. You might want to ask in an Exchange
>>>> newsgroup instead.
>>>
>>>I was referring to the *label* of the field. Those labels would be there
>>>even if Outlook was being used for POP3 with no Exchange server.
>>
>> In previous versions (pre2000) it was very easy to change around the
>> Address Book property pages, but, like Roady said, asking in an Exchange
>> newsgroup will give you a quicker answer. I haven't tried it in any
>> modern Exchange versions.
>> http://mostlyexchange.blogspot.com/2...e-details.html
>> is a good start too, or just google 'exchange details template
>> modifying'.

>
> Read my previous post. I'm just talking about field labels now. Forget i
> ever mentioned Exchange..

Wait. *ARE* you using Exchange? If yes, it should be very easy to do FROM
THE SERVER as it was in previous versions and it doesn't require you to do
the change on every workstation.

If you are NOT using Exchange, where are you getting a GAL from? But, if
you ARE using Exchange, did you look at the link I pointed you to? It
applies to field labels. Not just data.

--
f.h.