Contacts Country/Region listed as "None"

[Ludwig]

I'm running Outlook 2003. Two questions for this one ...

a) How do I change all my contacts (well, 99% of them) to New Zealand?

b) How do I change the default from "none" to New Zealand for any new
contacts created?


Currently all except those I change manually are set to "None", and actually
navigating to a place I can change that field is messy. I have to -
1. open each contact in turn;
2. go to"All Fields" tab;
3. change the "Select From" to "All Contact fields";
4. scroll down to Country/Region field;
5. Enter the new value (& copy so can paste for subsequent ones).

Rather time-consuming for the 83 contacts I still have left to change all to
"New Zealand". I'd rather change a selected group , or select all and change
them then change a few non-NZ entries to their correct value.

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

Try using a group by view - customize it for by country and drag contacts to
the NZ group.

I'm running Outlook 2003. Two questions for this one ...

a) How do I change all my contacts (well, 99% of them) to New Zealand?

b) How do I change the default from "none" to New Zealand for any new
contacts created?


Currently all except those I change manually are set to "None", and actually
navigating to a place I can change that field is messy. I have to -
1. open each contact in turn;
2. go to"All Fields" tab;
3. change the "Select From" to "All Contact fields";
4. scroll down to Country/Region field;
5. Enter the new value (& copy so can paste for subsequent ones).

Rather time-consuming for the 83 contacts I still have left to change all to
"New Zealand". I'd rather change a selected group , or select all and change
them then change a few non-NZ entries to their correct value.

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Author, Teach Yourself Outlook 2003 in 24 Hours
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[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Have you tried an Export to Excel and use Find and Replace?

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After furious head scratching, Ludwig asked:

| I'm running Outlook 2003. Two questions for this one ...
|
| a) How do I change all my contacts (well, 99% of them) to New
| Zealand?
|
| b) How do I change the default from "none" to New Zealand for any new
| contacts created?
|
|
| Currently all except those I change manually are set to "None", and
| actually navigating to a place I can change that field is messy. I
| have to -
| 1. open each contact in turn;
| 2. go to"All Fields" tab;
| 3. change the "Select From" to "All Contact fields";
| 4. scroll down to Country/Region field;
| 5. Enter the new value (& copy so can paste for subsequent ones).
|
| Rather time-consuming for the 83 contacts I still have left to change
| all to "New Zealand". I'd rather change a selected group , or select
| all and change them then change a few non-NZ entries to their correct
| value.

 

[Ludwig]

So simple! Works a treat. Thanks.

Do you happen to know how I can change the default country/region to NZ?

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

That should be a windows setting - but I forget if it's language or another
setting that determines your country. See if you have NZ selected in the
regional and language settings - beginning with the first tab.

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[Ludwig]

That should be a windows setting - but I forget if it's language or another
setting that determines your country. See if you have NZ selected in the
regional and language settings - beginning with the first tab.

Had checked that .. NZ is selected. Just tried creating a new contact to
verify ... it doesn'y select NZ as default despite NZ being in Regional
Settings.