how do I search for duplicate contacts in different folders?

[Sarah]

I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated contacts if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.

 

[Sarah]

I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same time.
I am using Outlook 2007.

State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Clarify what you want to do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same
time.
I am using Outlook 2007.

State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several
clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated
contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.

 

[Sarah]

I am wanting to view all of my contacts at the same time so I can delete the
duplicates.

Clarify what you want to do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same
time.
I am using Outlook 2007.

State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several
clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated
contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook only displays one folder at a time. There are better ways to
accomplish what you want. For example, run a duplicate checker:
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts_dups.asp

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am wanting to view all of my contacts at the same time so I can delete
the
duplicates.

Clarify what you want to do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same
time.
I am using Outlook 2007.


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State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager)
into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several
clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated
contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you
are
working in.

 

[Robert]

Do an advanced search in Microsoft Outlook. look for contacts in personal
folders (or whatever the top level folder is) leave the "search for word"
thingy blank. that should show up a list of all your contacts