Shortcut to Individual Contact or Appointment

[Guest]

Does Outlook or Windows XP Pro allow the user to create a Shortcut outside
Outlook which would link to an individual person's contact?

I use Outlook extensively on all or my projects. I want to be able to
include a sub-directory in the main directory for each of my projects and to
place in that sub-directory a link or Shortcut to the Outlook Contact for
each person associated with that project. For instance, the directory would
include a link to the Contact for each client/customer employee involved, for
the government clerk involved, for each outside consultant, etc.

I know that you can drag/drop an Outlook Contact, but that option only
creates an "MSG" file, which contains the Contact information as it exists at
that time. The information does not update as the Contact information is
updated in Outlook. That type of update is important for my purposes.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes, you can use the syntax described at http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/links.htm

 

[Guest]

I should have provided more information. I am using Outlook 2003, and it
would appear that the Slipstick method does not work in that recent version.

Anyone else?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

It works fine here. Show an example appropriate to your environment.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

I've been able to get this syntax to work in a Word document, and I've listed
all Contacts for a given project in such a document using that syntax, so
I've "sort of" accomplished my goal.

But I didn't really want to have to open a Word document to get to a
Contact. I was actually trying to save the step of opening a program to get
access to the info. I wanted a Shortcut in the folder linking directly to a
Contact.

It seems that you cannot put a hyperlink in the "Location of the Item" blank
for a Shortcut, unless I've missed something. Any ideas?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

That's definitely the hard way. Try this instead: Go to any web site. In IE, choose File | Send | Shortcut to Desktop. Right-click the saved shortcut, choose Properties and replace the http:// shortcut with an outlook: shortcut. Copy and repeat as needed.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

THAT'S THE TICKET!

I wonder why Windows requires you to do a "work around" by copying a web
shortcut, rather than simply allowing you to use a "new shortcut" directly
from the Desktop? One of life's great mysteries, I suppose.

Thanks again,
Lee