First Outlook with Contact Database ?

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Which version of Outlook was the first to include a contact database, and
how useful is it, i.e., are people generally pleased with it or is it a
dog's breakfast?

- Magnusfarce
 
Since you probably won't be using Outlook 97 or earlier, note that OL
2000/XP/2003 have very good contacts folder features - what is it you're
really looking at/wanting to do?
 
Thanks for the replies. If I go with the most current release, for the
purposes of maintaining a general purpose customer contact database for a
small company, can anyone give me some idea of how capable the program is of
handling this? I've toyed with ACT and it looks like much, much more than I
need. Further, too much learning curve time will prevent my employees from
using ACT or at least using it effectively. I think that a simpler database
will serve our needs better. The most comprehensive program in the world is
useless if people hate it or are afraid of it. I would rather work with a
simpler program that my crew can handle easily. Any thoughts on this?

- Magnusfarce



Diane Poremsky said:
the first outlook was outlook 97 and it included contacts...

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Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)





Magnusfarce said:
Which version of Outlook was the first to include a contact database, and
how useful is it, i.e., are people generally pleased with it or is it a
dog's breakfast?

- Magnusfarce
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First question is - what do you need to do? A lot of companies find that a
public contacts folder will suffice....
Thanks for the replies. If I go with the most current release, for
the purposes of maintaining a general purpose customer contact
database for a small company, can anyone give me some idea of how
capable the program is of handling this? I've toyed with ACT and it
looks like much, much more than I need. Further, too much learning
curve time will prevent my employees from using ACT or at least using
it effectively. I think that a simpler database will serve our needs
better. The most comprehensive program in the world is useless if
people hate it or are afraid of it. I would rather work with a
simpler program that my crew can handle easily. Any thoughts on
this?

- Magnusfarce



Diane Poremsky said:
the first outlook was outlook 97 and it included contacts...

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
Coauthor, OneNote 2003 for Windows (Visual QuickStart Guide)





Magnusfarce said:
Which version of Outlook was the first to include a contact
database, and how useful is it, i.e., are people generally pleased
with it or is it a dog's breakfast?

- Magnusfarce
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