Add to contacts not enabled (outlook 2003)

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Paul

On some clients are unable to copy a contact from their "Personal Address
Book" to their "Contacts".
The button/selection "Add to Contacts" is disabled.

Thanks for any help possible.
 
No versions of Outlook have used a PAB for over 7 years.
Clarify what you mean. The only way to transfer Contacts from an old legacy
PAB file would be to import them.
 
We recently migrated from outlook 98 to outlook 2003.
It was only possible to create distribution lists at that time in the
"personal address book".
We have linked the old *.pab file to outlook 2003
(tools->e-mail accounts->directory->add new directory or address
book->additional addressbooks->presonal address book)
When we go to the address book in outlook 2003 and select in the "show names
from the:" the "personal address book"
Some clients are able to copy their distribution lists from the this
"personal address book" or contacts to their contacts.
On some clients is the button "add to contacts" is disabled. (not
highlighted)


Russ Valentine said:
No versions of Outlook have used a PAB for over 7 years.
Clarify what you mean. The only way to transfer Contacts from an old legacy
PAB file would be to import them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Paul said:
On some clients are unable to copy a contact from their "Personal Address
Book" to their "Contacts".
The button/selection "Add to Contacts" is disabled.

Thanks for any help possible.
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You're doing better than most. Rarely do DL's ever survive that transfer.
The best migration strategy is outlined here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/olconpab.htm#plan3

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Paul said:
We recently migrated from outlook 98 to outlook 2003.
It was only possible to create distribution lists at that time in the
"personal address book".
We have linked the old *.pab file to outlook 2003
(tools->e-mail accounts->directory->add new directory or address
book->additional addressbooks->presonal address book)
When we go to the address book in outlook 2003 and select in the "show
names
from the:" the "personal address book"
Some clients are able to copy their distribution lists from the this
"personal address book" or contacts to their contacts.
On some clients is the button "add to contacts" is disabled. (not
highlighted)


Russ Valentine said:
No versions of Outlook have used a PAB for over 7 years.
Clarify what you mean. The only way to transfer Contacts from an old legacy
PAB file would be to import them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Paul said:
On some clients are unable to copy a contact from their "Personal Address
Book" to their "Contacts".
The button/selection "Add to Contacts" is disabled.

Thanks for any help possible.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Ok, I tried it, even DL's and it worked.

Thanks,

Russ Valentine said:
You're doing better than most. Rarely do DL's ever survive that transfer.
The best migration strategy is outlined here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/olconpab.htm#plan3

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Paul said:
We recently migrated from outlook 98 to outlook 2003.
It was only possible to create distribution lists at that time in the
"personal address book".
We have linked the old *.pab file to outlook 2003
(tools->e-mail accounts->directory->add new directory or address
book->additional addressbooks->presonal address book)
When we go to the address book in outlook 2003 and select in the "show
names
from the:" the "personal address book"
Some clients are able to copy their distribution lists from the this
"personal address book" or contacts to their contacts.
On some clients is the button "add to contacts" is disabled. (not
highlighted)


Russ Valentine said:
No versions of Outlook have used a PAB for over 7 years.
Clarify what you mean. The only way to transfer Contacts from an old legacy
PAB file would be to import them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
On some clients are unable to copy a contact from their "Personal Address
Book" to their "Contacts".
The button/selection "Add to Contacts" is disabled.

Thanks for any help possible.
Click to expand...
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Cool. Don't be surprised if the DL's don't work, however.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Paul said:
Ok, I tried it, even DL's and it worked.

Thanks,

Russ Valentine said:
You're doing better than most. Rarely do DL's ever survive that transfer.
The best migration strategy is outlined here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/olconpab.htm#plan3

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Paul said:
We recently migrated from outlook 98 to outlook 2003.
It was only possible to create distribution lists at that time in the
"personal address book".
We have linked the old *.pab file to outlook 2003
(tools->e-mail accounts->directory->add new directory or address
book->additional addressbooks->presonal address book)
When we go to the address book in outlook 2003 and select in the "show
names
from the:" the "personal address book"
Some clients are able to copy their distribution lists from the this
"personal address book" or contacts to their contacts.
On some clients is the button "add to contacts" is disabled. (not
highlighted)


No versions of Outlook have used a PAB for over 7 years.
Clarify what you mean. The only way to transfer Contacts from an old
legacy
PAB file would be to import them.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
On some clients are unable to copy a contact from their "Personal
Address
Book" to their "Contacts".
The button/selection "Add to Contacts" is disabled.

Thanks for any help possible.
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