Outlook contacts should allow multiple people per company

[PrezWeezy]

I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Can't imagine why anyone would need to do this. Never seen it requested.
What would it achieve that the By company view does not?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Have you looked at BCM?

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[PrezWeezy]

Only some. I have one of my clients setup with BCM although I admit I have
used it very little. As I understand it, there are some issues using BCM
with windows mobile, which I use extensively with my current contacts, as
well as Voice Command. Am I incorrect in thinking that it does not sync with
the built in WM contacts list?

Have you looked at BCM?

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I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see
this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to
actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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http://www.microsoft.com/office/com...c0f282c1&dg=microsoft.public.outlook.contacts

 

[PrezWeezy]

My usage may be different from your own. Do not assume that everyone does
things exactly the way you do/think they should do. I prefer to use the
address card view and would far rather have a single company contact instead
of having multiple because I like the simplicity of paring down my 1500+
contacts to the 350 business which I need.

Can't imagine why anyone would need to do this. Never seen it requested.
What would it achieve that the By company view does not?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see
this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to
actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Sounds like you want CRM software, not Outlook.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

My usage may be different from your own. Do not assume that everyone does
things exactly the way you do/think they should do. I prefer to use the
address card view and would far rather have a single company contact
instead
of having multiple because I like the simplicity of paring down my 1500+
contacts to the 350 business which I need.

Can't imagine why anyone would need to do this. Never seen it requested.
What would it achieve that the By company view does not?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great
to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having
to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see
this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to
actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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[browniebodrum]

Russ - I can see why PrezWeezy would want this, I think I would find it
useful... I work with a number of clients organising events. I'd like to be
able to have one contact 'card' for each organisation, where I can add
categories for which client they 'belong to', each event the company is
participating in or has participated in, for their switchboard number and
website, but then have individual entries for the people I need to contact in
that organisation, eg their direct and mobile phone numbers and email
addresses. I don't think 'By Company' view gives me this flexibility, does
it? And I can't group by Category while in 'By Company' view, can I? So in
'By Company' I get every company, regardless of which client/event categories
they each belong to. Maybe as Diane suggests, BCM is the more appropriate
solution...

Can't imagine why anyone would need to do this. Never seen it requested.
What would it achieve that the By company view does not?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see
this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to
actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Indeed, you have crossed the line from Outlook to CRM. Outlook was never
developed as CRM software.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - I can see why PrezWeezy would want this, I think I would find it
useful... I work with a number of clients organising events. I'd like to
be
able to have one contact 'card' for each organisation, where I can add
categories for which client they 'belong to', each event the company is
participating in or has participated in, for their switchboard number and
website, but then have individual entries for the people I need to contact
in
that organisation, eg their direct and mobile phone numbers and email
addresses. I don't think 'By Company' view gives me this flexibility,
does
it? And I can't group by Category while in 'By Company' view, can I? So
in
'By Company' I get every company, regardless of which client/event
categories
they each belong to. Maybe as Diane suggests, BCM is the more appropriate
solution...

Can't imagine why anyone would need to do this. Never seen it requested.
What would it achieve that the By company view does not?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great
to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having
to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see
this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to
actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

BCM can sync with WM but that's about all I know - I haven't used WM devices
since, oh, soon after the release of Outlook / BCM 2003.

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Only some. I have one of my clients setup with BCM although I admit I
have
used it very little. As I understand it, there are some issues using BCM
with windows mobile, which I use extensively with my current contacts, as
well as Voice Command. Am I incorrect in thinking that it does not sync
with
the built in WM contacts list?

Have you looked at BCM?

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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I have companies which I deal with 5 or 6 people in. It would be great
to
have a "company" contact with people in tabs underneath. I hate having
to
have 5 different contacts for one company. This is one of my biggest
complaints with Outlook and the way my contacts are setup. I would see
this
as being the biggest improvement in a coming version. A reason to
actually
upgrade instead of just waiting until I need a new computer.

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[William]

Am I incorrect in thinking that it does not sync with
the built in WM contacts list?

See
http://blogs.msdn.com/bcm/archive/2...ocketpc-application-is-released-and-live.aspx

or

http://tinyurl.com/m58n2u