Contact List on WinMail main window

[Guest]

What I liked about OE was that all contacts were displayed in the lower left
pane of the main window and by just double clicking on a name a new message
window to that person opened. I don't see how to do this in WinMail, the
layout options don't include Contact LIst. Can this be done? Thanks.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

No, Windows Mail doesn't have OE's contacts folder.
You have to click on the Contacts button on the toolbar.
Or else, just start composing the email, and when you're ready
to address it, click on the 'To'.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[steve]

Is this absolut, because I've been looking for this view option since I
started using Windows mail. I thought Microsoft made it better. This is not
an enhancement, for me and I assume other users.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

No, having the Contacts list there is not possible.
Microsoft did a focus group study on how OE was being used, and they
discovered that only a small percentage of users started a new email that
way. Alternate methods for starting a new email are just as good.