Err: The address could not be displayed

[Guest]

I clicked on New Mail Message | To and recieved a message "The address can
not be displayed..." Yet when I click on a button that says Contacts, the
Contacts are displayed.

I went to Properties for the Persoanl Folder file I imported into Outlook,
Outlook.pst. I click on the Securities tab, there I be, endowed with Full
Authority. That doesn't seem to be the way things is.

What do I need to do in order to insert an email address from the Contacts
list into an email message?

KC

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No problem is posted and answered more often here.
Nor can we tell you what your problem is because you posted no information,
not even your Outlook version. A likely culprit is that you imported Outlook
data. You never import Outlook data. When you do, you lose information and
often corrupt your profile.

Sift your way through all the possibilities and see which apply to you:
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to “lose track†of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or update
your Outlook version or operating system. Use the following steps to reset
the connection. Note that in some instances you may actually have to remove
the Outlook Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook, and
then re-add it before you can get it to work.

For Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show your
Contacts folder.

For Outlook 2002/2003:
Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book checked?
If this is grayed out...Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change
existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present?
If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed,
then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add
it.

More details available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

 

[Guest]

Well, Contacts were enabled in Outlook 2003. I followed your directions
and now Contacts is accessible again. Why did this happen?

 

[Guest]

Well, Contacts were enabled. After following your directins Contacts are
accessible again. What caused this to happen?
--
KC

No problem is posted and answered more often here.
Nor can we tell you what your problem is because you posted no information,
not even your Outlook version. A likely culprit is that you imported Outlook
data. You never import Outlook data. When you do, you lose information and
often corrupt your profile.

Sift your way through all the possibilities and see which apply to you:
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to “lose track†of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or update
your Outlook version or operating system. Use the following steps to reset
the connection. Note that in some instances you may actually have to remove
the Outlook Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook, and
then re-add it before you can get it to work.

For Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show your
Contacts folder.

For Outlook 2002/2003:
Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book. Is
the box to enable as email address book checked?
If this is grayed out...Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or change
existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book present?
If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is listed,
then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to add
it.

More details available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I clicked on New Mail Message | To and recieved a message "The address can
not be displayed..." Yet when I click on a button that says Contacts, the
Contacts are displayed.

I went to Properties for the Persoanl Folder file I imported into Outlook,
Outlook.pst. I click on the Securities tab, there I be, endowed with Full
Authority. That doesn't seem to be the way things is.

What do I need to do in order to insert an email address from the Contacts
list into an email message?

KC

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I already told you: importing your Contacts.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Well, Contacts were enabled. After following your directins Contacts are
accessible again. What caused this to happen?
--
KC

No problem is posted and answered more often here.
Nor can we tell you what your problem is because you posted no
information,
not even your Outlook version. A likely culprit is that you imported
Outlook
data. You never import Outlook data. When you do, you lose information
and
often corrupt your profile.

Sift your way through all the possibilities and see which apply to you:
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to “lose track†of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or
update
your Outlook version or operating system. Use the following steps to
reset
the connection. Note that in some instances you may actually have to
remove
the Outlook Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook, and
then re-add it before you can get it to work.

For Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders
you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address
Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You
may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show
your
Contacts folder.

For Outlook 2002/2003:
Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book.
Is
the box to enable as email address book checked?
If this is grayed out...Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or
change
existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book
present?
If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is
listed,
then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to
add
it.

More details available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I clicked on New Mail Message | To and recieved a message "The address
can
not be displayed..." Yet when I click on a button that says Contacts,
the
Contacts are displayed.

I went to Properties for the Persoanl Folder file I imported into
Outlook,
Outlook.pst. I click on the Securities tab, there I be, endowed with
Full
Authority. That doesn't seem to be the way things is.

What do I need to do in order to insert an email address from the
Contacts
list into an email message?

KC

 

[Guest]

How else can you get Contacts and the rest of your Personal Folders into
Outlook?
--
KC

I already told you: importing your Contacts.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Well, Contacts were enabled. After following your directins Contacts are
accessible again. What caused this to happen?
--
KC

No problem is posted and answered more often here.
Nor can we tell you what your problem is because you posted no
information,
not even your Outlook version. A likely culprit is that you imported
Outlook
data. You never import Outlook data. When you do, you lose information
and
often corrupt your profile.

Sift your way through all the possibilities and see which apply to you:
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to “lose track†of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or
update
your Outlook version or operating system. Use the following steps to
reset
the connection. Note that in some instances you may actually have to
remove
the Outlook Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook, and
then re-add it before you can get it to work.

For Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders
you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address
Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You
may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show
your
Contacts folder.

For Outlook 2002/2003:
Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book. Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address Book.
Is
the box to enable as email address book checked?
If this is grayed out...Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or
change
existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book
present?
If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is
listed,
then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps to
add
it.

More details available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I clicked on New Mail Message | To and recieved a message "The address
can
not be displayed..." Yet when I click on a button that says Contacts,
the
Contacts are displayed.

I went to Properties for the Persoanl Folder file I imported into
Outlook,
Outlook.pst. I click on the Securities tab, there I be, endowed with
Full
Authority. That doesn't seem to be the way things is.

What do I need to do in order to insert an email address from the
Contacts
list into an email message?

KC

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You open the data file in which they reside:
File > Open > Outlook Data File...
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

How else can you get Contacts and the rest of your Personal Folders into
Outlook?
--
KC

I already told you: importing your Contacts.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Well, Contacts were enabled. After following your directins Contacts
are
accessible again. What caused this to happen?
--
KC


:

No problem is posted and answered more often here.
Nor can we tell you what your problem is because you posted no
information,
not even your Outlook version. A likely culprit is that you imported
Outlook
data. You never import Outlook data. When you do, you lose information
and
often corrupt your profile.

Sift your way through all the possibilities and see which apply to
you:
It is not unusual for the Outlook Address Book to “lose track†of the
connection to its Contacts Folder when you move or import your PST or
update
your Outlook version or operating system. Use the following steps to
reset
the connection. Note that in some instances you may actually have to
remove
the Outlook Address Book completely from your Profile, close Outlook,
and
then re-add it before you can get it to work.

For Outlook 2000, Corp/Workgroup:
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders
you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook
Address
Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box.
You
may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show
your
Contacts folder.

For Outlook 2002/2003:
Make sure the Contact folder is enabled as an email address book.
Right
click the Contacts folder, choose Properties then Outlook Address
Book.
Is
the box to enable as email address book checked?
If this is grayed out...Go to Tools | Email Accounts, choose View or
change
existing directories or address book. Is the Outlook Address Book
present?
If it isn't listed, add it and close and restart Outlook. If it is
listed,
then remove it and close then restart Outlook and repeat these steps
to
add
it.

More details available here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I clicked on New Mail Message | To and recieved a message "The
address
can
not be displayed..." Yet when I click on a button that says
Contacts,
the
Contacts are displayed.

I went to Properties for the Persoanl Folder file I imported into
Outlook,
Outlook.pst. I click on the Securities tab, there I be, endowed with
Full
Authority. That doesn't seem to be the way things is.

What do I need to do in order to insert an email address from the
Contacts
list into an email message?

KC