How do I assign a contact to a task

[Jerry]

How do I add or assign a contact to a task as I did in Outlook 2002?

Also, does Office Professional have an Office shortcut bar on the desktop
like Office 2002?

 

[Brian Tillman]

How do I add or assign a contact to a task as I did in Outlook 2002?

Tools>Options>Contact Options>Show Contact Linking...

Also, does Office Professional have an Office shortcut bar on the
desktop like Office 2002?

No, but with Windows XP or later, it's easy enough to make one. Many of us
just put the shortcuts on the Quick Launch tasktar.