Contacts folder versus Address Book

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I'm running Outlook XP under Windows XP Pro on my home computer. I'm the only
user.

I want to add a new entry to my Outlook Address Book. I open the Outlook
Address Book and click to make a New Entry. At the bottom of the window there
is "Put this entry" and two options: Contacts, Outlook Address Book. I click
Outlook Address Book and get this message: You cannot create entries for this
address book.

If, instead, I choose Contacts, there's no problem, I see the new contact in
Outlook's the Contacts folder, but not in the Address Book.

How do I add a new entry to the Address Book?

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You can't, nor do you need to.
The Address Book is just a view of your Contacts Folder. It is not the
interface for data entry.
Enter new Contact Data into the Contacts Folder.
 
Exactly.
It's about the Contacts folder, it's not about the Address Book.
Don't think of the Address Book as an address book.
Think of the Address Book as a "gateway" to your Contact Folder.
The Contact Folder is a very powerful, manageable tool for organizing
people. The Categories feature, for instance, can be used as a
super-flexible email distribution tool. I love it.


Russ Valentine said:
You can't, nor do you need to.
The Address Book is just a view of your Contacts Folder. It is not the
interface for data entry.
Enter new Contact Data into the Contacts Folder.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
e said:
I'm running Outlook XP under Windows XP Pro on my home computer. I'm
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the
only
user.

I want to add a new entry to my Outlook Address Book. I open the Outlook
Address Book and click to make a New Entry. At the bottom of the window there
is "Put this entry" and two options: Contacts, Outlook Address Book. I click
Outlook Address Book and get this message: You cannot create entries for this
address book.

If, instead, I choose Contacts, there's no problem, I see the new
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contact
in
Outlook's the Contacts folder, but not in the Address Book.

How do I add a new entry to the Address Book?

e
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Thanks, Russ and Gary, for your replies.

e


: Exactly.
: It's about the Contacts folder, it's not about the Address Book.
: Don't think of the Address Book as an address book.
: Think of the Address Book as a "gateway" to your Contact Folder.
: The Contact Folder is a very powerful, manageable tool for organizing
: people. The Categories feature, for instance, can be used as a
: super-flexible email distribution tool. I love it.
:
:
: : > You can't, nor do you need to.
: > The Address Book is just a view of your Contacts Folder. It is not the
: > interface for data entry.
: > Enter new Contact Data into the Contacts Folder.
: > --
: > Russ Valentine
: > [MVP-Outlook]
: > : > > I'm running Outlook XP under Windows XP Pro on my home computer. I'm
: the
: > only
: > > user.
: > >
: > > I want to add a new entry to my Outlook Address Book. I open the
: Outlook
: > > Address Book and click to make a New Entry. At the bottom of the window
: > there
: > > is "Put this entry" and two options: Contacts, Outlook Address Book. I
: > click
: > > Outlook Address Book and get this message: You cannot create entries for
: > this
: > > address book.
: > >
: > > If, instead, I choose Contacts, there's no problem, I see the new
: contact
: > in
: > > Outlook's the Contacts folder, but not in the Address Book.
: > >
: > > How do I add a new entry to the Address Book?
: > >
: > > e
: > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
:
 
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