Contacts folder versus Address Book

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I'm running Outlook XP under Windows XP Pro on my home computer. I'm the only
user.

I want to add a new entry to my Outlook Address Book. I open the Outlook
Address Book and click to make a New Entry. At the bottom of the window there
is "Put this entry" and two options: Contacts, Outlook Address Book. I click
Outlook Address Book and get this message: You cannot create entries for this
address book.

If, instead, I choose Contacts, there's no problem, I see the new contact in
Outlook's the Contacts folder, but not in the Address Book.

How do I add a new entry to the Address Book?

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You can't, nor do you need to.
The Address Book is just a view of your Contacts Folder. It is not the
interface for data entry.
Enter new Contact Data into the Contacts Folder.

 

[Gary Wachs]

Exactly.
It's about the Contacts folder, it's not about the Address Book.
Don't think of the Address Book as an address book.
Think of the Address Book as a "gateway" to your Contact Folder.
The Contact Folder is a very powerful, manageable tool for organizing
people. The Categories feature, for instance, can be used as a
super-flexible email distribution tool. I love it.

You can't, nor do you need to.
The Address Book is just a view of your Contacts Folder. It is not the
interface for data entry.
Enter new Contact Data into the Contacts Folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I'm running Outlook XP under Windows XP Pro on my home computer. I'm

the

only
user.

I want to add a new entry to my Outlook Address Book. I open the Outlook
Address Book and click to make a New Entry. At the bottom of the window there
is "Put this entry" and two options: Contacts, Outlook Address Book. I click
Outlook Address Book and get this message: You cannot create entries for this
address book.

If, instead, I choose Contacts, there's no problem, I see the new

contact

in
Outlook's the Contacts folder, but not in the Address Book.

How do I add a new entry to the Address Book?

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Thanks, Russ and Gary, for your replies.

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: Exactly.
: It's about the Contacts folder, it's not about the Address Book.
: Don't think of the Address Book as an address book.
: Think of the Address Book as a "gateway" to your Contact Folder.
: The Contact Folder is a very powerful, manageable tool for organizing
: people. The Categories feature, for instance, can be used as a
: super-flexible email distribution tool. I love it.
:
:
: : > You can't, nor do you need to.
: > The Address Book is just a view of your Contacts Folder. It is not the
: > interface for data entry.
: > Enter new Contact Data into the Contacts Folder.
: > --
: > Russ Valentine
: > [MVP-Outlook]
: > : > > I'm running Outlook XP under Windows XP Pro on my home computer. I'm
: the
: > only
: > > user.
: > >
: > > I want to add a new entry to my Outlook Address Book. I open the
: Outlook
: > > Address Book and click to make a New Entry. At the bottom of the window
: > there
: > > is "Put this entry" and two options: Contacts, Outlook Address Book. I
: > click
: > > Outlook Address Book and get this message: You cannot create entries for
: > this
: > > address book.
: > >
: > > If, instead, I choose Contacts, there's no problem, I see the new
: contact
: > in
: > > Outlook's the Contacts folder, but not in the Address Book.
: > >
: > > How do I add a new entry to the Address Book?
: > >
: > > e
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
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