Why is it so hard to add contacts in Outlook?

  • Thread starter Thread starter mr
  • Start date Start date
M

mr

In OE when I received an email I could just right-click on it and instantly
add them to my "Contacts" list. In Outlook, for some inexplicable reason,
you cannot do this. Is there something here I am missing or does this all
have to be done manually?

Also, is there a better way to have the contacts list display? I want to be
able to see the email address but the only options are "Address cards" which
is illogically laid out and awkward to try and find someone. Makes ya wonder
if the programmers ever try these programs out themselves.If they did they
would probably be much more user friendly.

MR
 
Russ, when I Right-Click I do not have an option for "Add to address book".

Outlook 2003 by the way...

MR



Russ Valentine said:
You can do the same in Outlook. What makes you think you can't?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
mr said:
In OE when I received an email I could just right-click on it and instantly
add them to my "Contacts" list. In Outlook, for some inexplicable reason,
you cannot do this. Is there something here I am missing or does this all
have to be done manually?

Also, is there a better way to have the contacts list display? I want to be
able to see the email address but the only options are "Address cards" which
is illogically laid out and awkward to try and find someone. Makes ya wonder
if the programmers ever try these programs out themselves.If they did they
would probably be much more user friendly.

MR
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Do you show "Add to contacts?"

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, mr asked:

| Russ, when I Right-Click I do not have an option for "Add to address
| book".
|
| Outlook 2003 by the way...
|
| MR
|
|
|
| || You can do the same in Outlook. What makes you think you can't?
|| --
|| Russ Valentine
|| [MVP-Outlook]
|| ||| In OE when I received an email I could just right-click on it and
||| instantly add them to my "Contacts" list. In Outlook, for some
||| inexplicable reason, you cannot do this. Is there something here I
||| am missing or does this all have to be done manually?
|||
||| Also, is there a better way to have the contacts list display? I
||| want to be able to see the email address but the only options are
||| "Address cards" which is illogically laid out and awkward to try
||| and find someone. Makes ya wonder if the programmers ever try these
||| programs out themselves.If they did they would probably be much
||| more user friendly.
|||
||| MR
 
No "Add to Contacts" upon Right-Click.

This is what I have when rt clicking:

Open
Print
Reply
Reply To All
Forward
Follow up
Mark as read
Categories
Find all
Create rule
Junk email
Delete
Move to folder
Options


MR
 
You should right-click on the name and e-mail address of the sender on a
Reading Pane instead of the list of headers.
Then an option of Add to Outlook contacts would be available for you to add
the e-mail and the name to your Outlook Contacts.

mr said:
No "Add to Contacts" upon Right-Click.

This is what I have when rt clicking:

Open
Print
Reply
Reply To All
Forward
Follow up
Mark as read
Categories
Find all
Create rule
Junk email
Delete
Move to folder
Options


MR
--------------------------------------




Milly Staples said:
Do you show "Add to contacts?"

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, mr asked:

| Russ, when I Right-Click I do not have an option for "Add to address
| book".
|
| Outlook 2003 by the way...
|
| MR
|
|
|
| || You can do the same in Outlook. What makes you think you can't?
|| --
|| Russ Valentine
|| [MVP-Outlook]
|| ||| In OE when I received an email I could just right-click on it and
||| instantly add them to my "Contacts" list. In Outlook, for some
||| inexplicable reason, you cannot do this. Is there something here I
||| am missing or does this all have to be done manually?
|||
||| Also, is there a better way to have the contacts list display? I
||| want to be able to see the email address but the only options are
||| "Address cards" which is illogically laid out and awkward to try
||| and find someone. Makes ya wonder if the programmers ever try these
||| programs out themselves.If they did they would probably be much
||| more user friendly.
|||
||| MR
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
R click the email address, not the message.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
mr said:
No "Add to Contacts" upon Right-Click.

This is what I have when rt clicking:

Open
Print
Reply
Reply To All
Forward
Follow up
Mark as read
Categories
Find all
Create rule
Junk email
Delete
Move to folder
Options


MR
--------------------------------------




"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]"
Do you show "Add to contacts?"

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, mr asked:

| Russ, when I Right-Click I do not have an option for "Add to address
| book".
|
| Outlook 2003 by the way...
|
| MR
|
|
|
| || You can do the same in Outlook. What makes you think you can't?
|| --
|| Russ Valentine
|| [MVP-Outlook]
|| ||| In OE when I received an email I could just right-click on it and
||| instantly add them to my "Contacts" list. In Outlook, for some
||| inexplicable reason, you cannot do this. Is there something here I
||| am missing or does this all have to be done manually?
|||
||| Also, is there a better way to have the contacts list display? I
||| want to be able to see the email address but the only options are
||| "Address cards" which is illogically laid out and awkward to try
||| and find someone. Makes ya wonder if the programmers ever try these
||| programs out themselves.If they did they would probably be much
||| more user friendly.
|||
||| MR
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Back
Top