address book in Outlook help !!PLZ!

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I've recently HAD to start using Outlook instead of Outlook Express.I have
many contacts and groups in OE. Church buddies as a group, for example, with
7 or 8 contacts in it.
How do I duplicate that method in Outlook?? And there has to be a way to get
all my contacts imported. I can import them, but they only import the ones
NOT in groups, in the main identity only.
many many thanks
 
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Mousetater said:
I've recently HAD to start using Outlook instead of Outlook Express.
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It's not that bad. Many people actually prefer it.
I
have many contacts and groups in OE. Church buddies as a group, for
example, with 7 or 8 contacts in it.
How do I duplicate that method in Outlook??
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Create a group in your contacts folder.
And there has to be a way
to get all my contacts imported. I can import them, but they only
import the ones NOT in groups, in the main identity only.
many many thanks
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See if http://www.slipstick.com/config/convaddr.htm helps.
 
The counterparts to groups in the Windows Address Book is Distribution Lists
in Outlook's Contacts Folder.
With very rare exception, you cannot import groups from OE into Outlook.
 
Okay, for those of you who might need it, it IS possible:
New, Folder, Contacts, name what you want, then
select all and drag the contents of Outlook Express folders into the new one
in Outlook. Click save on each one.
Sheez, I did it, finally. haha
 
For many users, the groups won't work as DL's after this method. Hopefully,
yours will.
 
Indeed, groups cannot be dragged and dropped in the current version, or any
version I can remember using.
 
Russ Valentine said:
Indeed, groups cannot be dragged and dropped in the current version, or any
version I can remember using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Mousetater said:
Okay, for those of you who might need it, it IS possible:
New, Folder, Contacts, name what you want, then
select all and drag the contents of Outlook Express folders into the new
one
in Outlook. Click save on each one.
Sheez, I did it, finally. haha

to
get
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Well, ok, maybe "groups" was the wrong word. I just dragged the CONTENTS of
the groups, the contacts, and it worked fine. Selected all and pulled over.
That make better sense??
 
Right. But since your original question was about groups, I thought it
important to clarify for anyone reading this post who thought you could
transfer them.
Drag and drop is no different than importing your Contacts from OE.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Mousetater said:
Russ Valentine said:
Indeed, groups cannot be dragged and dropped in the current version, or any
version I can remember using.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Mousetater said:
Okay, for those of you who might need it, it IS possible:
New, Folder, Contacts, name what you want, then
select all and drag the contents of Outlook Express folders into the
new
one
in Outlook. Click save on each one.
Sheez, I did it, finally. haha

I've recently HAD to start using Outlook instead of Outlook Express.I
have
many contacts and groups in OE. Church buddies as a group, for
example,
with
7 or 8 contacts in it.
How do I duplicate that method in Outlook?? And there has to be a way to
get
all my contacts imported. I can import them, but they only import the
ones
NOT in groups, in the main identity only.
many many thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...

Well, ok, maybe "groups" was the wrong word. I just dragged the CONTENTS
of
the groups, the contacts, and it worked fine. Selected all and pulled
over.
That make better sense??
Click to expand...
 
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