Outlook 2007 "Group"

[Rory]

I have created two "Groups" in my Contacts. Does anyone know what these
"Group" areas are for? When I click on my new group, it displays all the
names that are already in my Contacts. I was hoping to sort all my contacts
into what would be separate address books. I thought "Groups" would be the
logical choice. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

 

[Gordon]

I have created two "Groups" in my Contacts. Does anyone know what these
"Group" areas are for? When I click on my new group, it displays all the
names that are already in my Contacts. I was hoping to sort all my contacts
into what would be separate address books. I thought "Groups" would be the
logical choice. Any suggestions?

Thanks!

Use Categories.

 

[Rory]

Did you even read my post?

 

[Rory]

Did you even read my post? I'm asking about Groups...simply telling me to
use categories is not one tiny bit helpful, and NOT what I am looking to
accomplish at all. I'm not looking to sort things.

 

[Gordon]

Did you even read my post? I'm asking about Groups...simply telling me to
use categories is not one tiny bit helpful, and NOT what I am looking to
accomplish at all. I'm not looking to sort things.

Categories do NOT "sort things" Read the help on Categories. In fact
read the Help on Groups. It will tell you that Groups do NOT do what you
want to do. Categories will.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Where and how are you creating these "groups" and what exactly happens when
you use them?

Also, which build # do you have? You can get it from the Help, About menu.

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[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I have created two "Groups" in my Contacts. Does anyone know what these
"Group" areas are for?

The "Groups" in the NavigationPane are for collections of folders you wish
to create. They are not for collections of contacts.

When I click on my new group, it displays all the
names that are already in my Contacts. I was hoping to sort all my
contacts
into what would be separate address books. I thought "Groups" would be
the
logical choice. Any suggestions?

Outlook doesn't have any "address books". It has contacts folders. The
"Address Book" is just a view of the contacts in whatever contacts folders
you have. Gordon's correct. If you want to collect related contacts
together, leave them all in the default Contacts folder and use categories
to associate them with each other. Then you can create views that will show
you particular categories.