Help with new field in Contact Address Book

[Elizabeth]

Hi,

I am new to Outlook (2002) and am trying to set up an
address book with most of the regular fields and a few
custom fields - why is this seemingly simple task so
difficult???

I want name, address and all that, but want to add File
Number, Matter, and Spouse's Last Name.

When I do hit "add" it brings up user defined categories -
can't outlook just change some of the more oblique
categories? Or, how can I see the categories I want to
add in "view all"?

What is the best way to do this????!!!

 

[Hollis D. Paul]

I am new to Outlook (2002) and am trying to set up an
address book with most of the regular fields and a few
custom fields - why is this seemingly simple task so
difficult???

I suspect that your problem lies in the fact that the "address book" is
a runtime view of an Outlook Contacts Folder. You can customize the
Outlook Items, and you can customize folder views; but I was not aware
that you could customize the Outlook Address Book. As far as I know,
the OAB is a private object to the Outlook Application. I just looked
through the objects listed in the Object Browser, and could not
identify any related to the Outlook "Address Book".

Hollis D. Paul [MVP - Outlook]
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Using Virtual Access 4.52 build 277 (32-bit), Windows 2000 build 2195
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Mukilteo, WA USA