Adding other contact folders to address book, as it were?

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I have several contacts folders (5 to be exact). I have them because
I use these to import/export to to other email clients, or to files
and I need these addresses to all be separate from one another.

I just recently needed to actually use a third set of addresses. My
address book accesses a personal address book and the main contacts
folder when I'm addressing an email. A third one needs to be made
accessible. How do I add that in? I went to TOOLS > SERVICES
thinking that it might be through there, but I'm either doing
something wrong, or that is not where I can do this. Is there a way
without adding the addresses to the main contact folders, which
defeats the purpose of having these addresses grouped in their
different areas. Tx.
 
We're supposed to answer this without knowing your Outlook version and
information store?
Also, if you are really using a PAB we would need to know why.

Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
 
We're supposed to answer this without knowing your Outlook version and
information store?
Also, if you are really using a PAB we would need to know why.
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O2K, PAB because I "synchronize" with O2K at office. (Information
store?)
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have several contacts folders (5 to be exact). I have them because
I use these to import/export to to other email clients, or to files
and I need these addresses to all be separate from one another.

I just recently needed to actually use a third set of addresses. My
address book accesses a personal address book and the main contacts
folder when I'm addressing an email. A third one needs to be made
accessible. How do I add that in? I went to TOOLS > SERVICES
thinking that it might be through there, but I'm either doing
something wrong, or that is not where I can do this. Is there a way
without adding the addresses to the main contact folders, which
defeats the purpose of having these addresses grouped in their
different areas. Tx.
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Click to expand...
 
StargateFan said:
O2K, PAB because I "synchronize" with O2K at office. (Information
store?)
Click to expand...

The Personal Address Book service is obsolete and should not be used. It is
there to provide interchange ability with Microsoft Mail. You should be
using Contacts folders for your Contacts. You can sync those with your work
as well, the method for which discussed here many, many times. Google is
your friend.

Create a new Contacts-type folder and enable it as an Outlook Address Book.

The "information store" is usually either "Exchange" or "PST".
 
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Create a new Contacts-type folder and enable it as an Outlook Address Book.
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Neat trick. I didn't know this one. I checked in Properties of the
already-created contacts folder and found what to do under the
"Outlook Address Book" tab. I just ticked the "Show this folder as an
e-mail address book". Kewl. I only need this at home with so many
contact folders, but neat trick.

Thanks.
 
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