address book / contacts

[Paul]

I have previously used Outlook Express, where I used an "Address Book" to
store my email addresses, etc. I have just installed Office 2003. In
Outlook, I find the term "Contacts", and at first assumed that this is just
a different word for what I know as an "Address Book". However, I find that
the term "Address Book" is also used.

Are these just two names for the same thing, or are they different things?
If they are different (as I now suspect), can anyone provide a fairly simple
description of each, how they differ, and why I would want one or the other
(or both)? At the moment I'm just confused and don't know where to start!

[Brian Tillman]

Paul <none> wrote:

> I have previously used Outlook Express, where I used an "Address
> Book" to store my email addresses, etc. I have just installed Office
> 2003. In Outlook, I find the term "Contacts", and at first assumed
> that this is just a different word for what I know as an "Address
> Book". However, I find that the term "Address Book" is also used.
>
> Are these just two names for the same thing, or are they different
> things?

The "Outlook Address Book" is just a customized view of the Contacts folder.
All manipulation of Contacts should be done via the Contacts folder.
--
Brian Tillman

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The Outlook Address Book provides a view of your contacts folder(s) and
other address lists that might be available in your mail profile from which
you can select recipients when you're addressing messages.

You'll create all new entries in your Contacts folder.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx

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