adding new contacts to sub-contacts folder

[jf]

Here's my problem. I have a sub-folder contact list (a sub folder to
"Contacts" which I've labeled "attendees") to which I want to add email
addresses directly from received emails. I know how to right-click when the
cursor is over the 'from" name on the email message. The option states "Add
to Contacts" then after clicking it the process of adding that email address
works but, of course, it adds it to the main "Contacts" folder. How can I
change it to add the email address (and thus this new contact) to my
sub-folder "attendees". This would save a lot of time and effort.
Thanks!

Jack

 

[Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote]

Here's my problem. I have a sub-folder contact list (a sub folder to
"Contacts" which I've labeled "attendees") to which I want to add email
addresses directly from received emails. I know how to right-click
when the cursor is over the 'from" name on the email message. The
option states "Add to Contacts" then after clicking it the process of
adding that email address works but, of course, it adds it to the main
"Contacts" folder. How can I change it to add the email address (and
thus this new contact) to my sub-folder "attendees". This would save a lot of time and effort.
Thanks!

There isn't any easy way to do that natively. If you're comfortable doing
visual-basic programming it probably wouldn't be too hard to write a macro
that would do that for you.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

When the contact item appears after you select Add to Contacts, don't click
Save and Close. Instead, choose File | Move to Folder and choose your
Attendees folder.

 

[Jack Folliard]

thak you! that makes it much easier.

Jack

When the contact item appears after you select Add to Contacts, don't click
Save and Close. Instead, choose File | Move to Folder and choose your
Attendees folder.

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

 

[Thomas Wetzel]

Hello Jack,

the fastest method is to press Shift + Alt + 'V'.