Different Contact Folders Problem

[Guest]

Using Outlook, and Viewing Folders, I seem to have a folder called Contacts,
and another called Contacts 2 with different sets of contacts. My wife when
she uses her outlook on the same computer has a different set of contacts.
How can I sort thing out so that I have a single set of contacts when I use
Outlook and she has a separate set of contacts when she uses Outlook and her
updated separate Contacts list includes many of the contacts in my list. I
may be a member of Mensa but find the Microsoft help facility hopeless.

 

[Nikki]

You can only have one set of "system" contacts.

Having said that, I would like to suggest the use of the
"Categories" field. If you use only the main "Contacts"
folder, but mark each contact with a category of "Rupert" or
"Your wife's name" then use the filter view to see only your
own contacts.

Three examples:

- Contact name: Joe Smith
- Category = Rupert
- View by created filter view, show only contacts with category
"Rupert".
This will show only contacts that have been assigned the
"Rupert" category.

- Contact name: John Doe
- Category = Wife
- View by created filter view, show only contacts with category
"Wife"
This will show only contacts that have been assigned the
"Wife" category.

Shared contact:
- Contact name: Jill Brown
- Category = Wife and Rupert
When viewing in filtered view, Jill Brown will show in both the
"Rupert" view and it will show in the "Wife" view.

For more details see "Slipstick".

Microsoft Outlook Categories:
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olcat.htm

Sharing Microsoft Outlook on One PC
http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/olshare1.htm

Nikki Peterson

 

[Guest]

Thanks for your help.

That seems like a good idea but only when we manage to get a single system
"Contacts" File. But we have three i.e When I am logged on and view "Files"
I have a folder/file called "Contacts" and a sub folder which has a different
set of names and addresses, and when my wife is logged on she has a totally
different set of names and addresses. How do I merge them all into one, then
delete all duplicates, then allow both of us to see a single "Contacts" file
which as you suggest I can then separate into two separate categories