Organizing Contacts in Windows Mail address book

[Sandielynne]

I just recently purchased my Vista pc, and I'm having problems organizing my
contacts in the new Windows Mail address book (or contacts folder).

In OE, I could sort my contacts into folders. Then when I would send an
e-mail I could click on "to" and a window opened showing the list of folders
in a drop down menu. I would choose the folder I wanted to pick my recipient
(s) from. I could choose them individually or in groups. For some reason I
can't figure out how to do this with Windows Mail Contacts.

I have sorted my contacts into separate folders, but every time I click on
"to" to choose the recipients of my message, it does not show the folders,
but instead shows every single contact in the folder. It doesn't separate
them at all. This makes choosing the recipients very tedious indeed.

Any suggestions to solve this dilema??

 

[Bob]

Use a different email program.

 

[mikeyhsd]

WM does not use/understand the concept of Folders as used in OE.
WM makes use of GROUPS instead.
not as functional, as you cannot edit the list when sending but still allows sending to a GROUP of people.




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I just recently purchased my Vista pc, and I'm having problems organizing my
contacts in the new Windows Mail address book (or contacts folder).

In OE, I could sort my contacts into folders. Then when I would send an
e-mail I could click on "to" and a window opened showing the list of folders
in a drop down menu. I would choose the folder I wanted to pick my recipient
(s) from. I could choose them individually or in groups. For some reason I
can't figure out how to do this with Windows Mail Contacts.

I have sorted my contacts into separate folders, but every time I click on
"to" to choose the recipients of my message, it does not show the folders,
but instead shows every single contact in the folder. It doesn't separate
them at all. This makes choosing the recipients very tedious indeed.

Any suggestions to solve this dilema??

 

[Dave]

The only way to utilize folders is to do it backwards...
open Contacts, navigate to your folder, select the contacts(s), right-click
and select Action - Send Email.

 

[Sandielynne]

Hello Dave,
At least that is one solution I can utilize or take into consideration.
Thank you for the help. Not excatly what I was hoping for, but better than
no answer at all. I appreciate it.

 

[Steve Cochran]

That may have helped you, but no one at MS is reading this.

If you really want to have an impact, then call them up and voice your
concerns. They have to log the phone calls and they also have to use up
time to talk to you. If every disgruntled customer called them up and
complained, then they might actually do something about it, rather than just
hire more people to answer the phone.


You can contact MS directly at:

Microsoft Corporation
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
US

Or phone them:

US: 425-882-8080
(800) 426-9400

Or not US: see the contact pages for your Country at
www.microsoft.com/worldwide

steve

 

[ruth clough]

Thank you, Sandilynne, for so coherently describing your Windows Mail
email contact folders problem back in 2008, which I am still
experiencing in 2010. You put forward exactly the thought process that
went through my head: I used to be able to organize my contacts into
folders in Outlook Express and access them from the "to" button when
creating an email which is not just convenient but necessary for me when
managing hundreds of contacts. Gee it was great being able to actually
organize them. But NO MORE. Now, every time I want to send an email to
one or several people, I have to search through a list of hundreds of
names. (Or do it backwards, as Dave suggested. How approppriate his
terminology.)

Thanks, Microsoft.

Now, you software developers at Microsoft, I have to wonder...what is
going on in your heads? Are you imbeciles, deviants, do you have
malevolent tendencies, or what? Why do you choose to make it difficult
for the ENTIRE WORLD, those of use who are STUCK with your programs
(such as at my office, where we work in a Windows format, a decision
beyond my control). Just thinkg, millions of people spend hours coping
with your crappy programs. That must be very satifying for you. I guess
we're all just a bunch of suckers.

I can't begin to tell you how frustrating an experience it can be
working with your software. And this is just one among many problems.
Don't even get me started on Microsoft Word....

Yours truly, a really unhappy customer...and one who is truly
flabbergasted at your lack of rational thought in a medium where one
would expect and hope to find enlightened processes.