Contact Folders vs Categories vs Address Books...

[vinnieb]

I am converting from ACT! 2006 (v.8.0) to Outlook 2002 (XP). I like
separting my contacts into groups, such as Clients, Business Vendors,
Referral Sources, Third-Party Resources, etc. I often use sub-groups under
the main group heading. In Outlook, I am not sure when to group contacts
using Contact Folders or Categories. For that matter, what about using
Address Books or Distribution Lists? Any advice on how to use these
different features in organizing my contacts?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Avoid DL's at all costs. As for the rest, read over the information here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oloabcat.htm

 

[vinnieb]

Russ - Wow! Great resource. Thanks.
I have been using Outlook for e-mail (that's partly why I am converting -
ACT! does not integrate well with it) and I have used DLs. It's worked well
for e-mail. What should I look out for?
Thanks again.

Avoid DL's at all costs. As for the rest, read over the information here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oloabcat.htm

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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am converting from ACT! 2006 (v.8.0) to Outlook 2002 (XP). I like
separting my contacts into groups, such as Clients, Business Vendors,
Referral Sources, Third-Party Resources, etc. I often use sub-groups
under
the main group heading. In Outlook, I am not sure when to group contacts
using Contact Folders or Categories. For that matter, what about using
Address Books or Distribution Lists? Any advice on how to use these
different features in organizing my contacts?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

DL's are a poorly implemented afterthought in Outlook that are not robust
and easily become corrupt. Few of us use them. They are largely obviated by
other ways of grouping Contacts.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ - Wow! Great resource. Thanks.
I have been using Outlook for e-mail (that's partly why I am converting -
ACT! does not integrate well with it) and I have used DLs. It's worked
well
for e-mail. What should I look out for?
Thanks again.

Avoid DL's at all costs. As for the rest, read over the information here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/oloabcat.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am converting from ACT! 2006 (v.8.0) to Outlook 2002 (XP). I like
separting my contacts into groups, such as Clients, Business Vendors,
Referral Sources, Third-Party Resources, etc. I often use sub-groups
under
the main group heading. In Outlook, I am not sure when to group
contacts
using Contact Folders or Categories. For that matter, what about using
Address Books or Distribution Lists? Any advice on how to use these
different features in organizing my contacts?

 

[Michael Bauer [MVP - Outlook]]

Her are some more infos about categories:
http://www.vboffice.net/workshop.html?lang=en&smp=1&cmd=showitem&pub=6

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Best regards
Michael Bauer - MVP Outlook
Synchronize Color Categories & Ensure that Every Item Gets Categorized:
<http://www.vboffice.net/product.html?id=2006063&cmd=detail&lang=en&pub=6>

Am Tue, 20 Nov 2007 06:26:00 -0800 schrieb vinnieb:

 

[vinnieb]

Michael - Thanks. Another very useful resource (and the guy how wrote it is
a genius!). I'll dig through it.
Happy Thanksgiving.