How to link contacts/objects in Outlook 2007 as I can in Outlook 2003

[Nigel Freeney]

I have just imported my Outlook pst to Outlook 2007 and discovered that I
can't see the links that I had set up between contacts. There doesn't appear
to be the equivalent of the Actions | Link commands in the Outlook 2003 menu
in the Outlook 2007 Ribbon.

Is this still possible? If not why not? I can see that BCM has updated
features but just because my contacts are not business contacts doesn't mean
I don't need to link them together.

Is linking of contacts and items straightforward in BCM?

Thanks,

Nigel

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You never import Outlook data unless you want to break things like links and
Activities. You open and reuse an Outlook data file if you want to preserve
your data.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

In Outlook 2007, the Contacts box for linking items to contacts does not appear by default. You will need to turn it on -- Tools | Options | Contact Options | Show Contact Linking on All Forms.

But as Russ said, if you imported, you broke all the existing links.

BCM uses a completely different linking mechanism and is discussed in the microsoft.public.outlook.bcm newsgroup.

 

[Nigel Freeney]

Hi Russ,

Thanks for asking for clarification. Read opened for imported - my mistake.

Cheers,

Nigel

You never import Outlook data unless you want to break things like links
and Activities. You open and reuse an Outlook data file if you want to
preserve your data.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have just imported my Outlook pst to Outlook 2007 and discovered that I
can't see the links that I had set up between contacts. There doesn't
appear to be the equivalent of the Actions | Link commands in the Outlook
2003 menu in the Outlook 2007 Ribbon.

Is this still possible? If not why not? I can see that BCM has updated
features but just because my contacts are not business contacts doesn't
mean I don't need to link them together.

Is linking of contacts and items straightforward in BCM?

Thanks,

Nigel

 

[Nigel Freeney]

Hi Sue,

This is the answer I needed - what a star!

Thanks,

Nigel

In Outlook 2007, the Contacts box for linking items to contacts does not
appear by default. You will need to turn it on -- Tools | Options | Contact
Options | Show Contact Linking on All Forms.

But as Russ said, if you imported, you broke all the existing links.

BCM uses a completely different linking mechanism and is discussed in the
microsoft.public.outlook.bcm newsgroup.