Create Outlook Address Book from Contacts

[Patti Barden]

Hi,
Use Win98 SE, Word 97, Outlook 97, OE email
Long ago I was able to access my Outlook Contacts mailing addresses from
within the Word > Tools> Envelopes >

After changing computers, crashes, etc. I find the only address book I can
get up is called a Personal Address Book. This AB contains some email
addresses but by no means all that I have in my OE AB which is the email I
use, an no Outlook Contacts.

I have been all around my OE, Word and Outlook trying to create an Outlook
Address Book? but no success and cannot find a way to link them up, etc.

I want to be able to access my Outlook Contacts mailing addresses from
within the Word envelope facility. My eyes are now crossed.
Any help appreciated.
Patti

 

[Doug Robbins]

Word cannot directly use the address book in Outlook Express. You will need
to export it to make use of it.

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[Patti Barden]

Hi Doug,
My question was unclear, sorry. I do not want to use the Outlook Express
address book. I want to create a Microsoft Outlook address book from the
Microsoft Outlook Contacts which contain full address. I want to be able to
get this address book up in Word97 in order to print and envelope from that
address book.
Thanks Patti

 

[Graham Mayor]

You need to make a check in Outlook that the contacts list property is
flagged to use it as an address book. It's been a while since I used this
version of Outlook, but it may be necessary to delete the Outlook address
book (NOT THE CONTACTS LIST!!!) from Outlook's options and re-add it.

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[Beth Melton]

IIRC it should be a matter of right-clicking the Address Book,
selecting Properties and somewhere in the dialog there should be an
option for "Address Book".

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