How to list a personal Outlook Address Book before the GAL

[Michael]

Hello,

I have a user who would like to have their personal address book be listed
above the Global Address List (GAL) in Outlook 2003.

For example, when you create a new message and click the "To:" button it
opens the box to select or search a contact. By default, when you click the
drop down list the GAL is listed first and then at the very bottom, the users
"Contacts" address book is listed. Is there a way to switch it so the users
"Contacts" address book is shown first in the list and the GAL at the bottom?

Thanks,
Michael

 

[K. Orland]

Hi Michael

Click on the Address Book icon in the toolbar. Click on Tools > Options. You
can sort the address lists there.

 

[Michael]

Hi Kathleen,

Thanks for your response. I have done that and it actually does something
other than what the user wants. For example, if you do the following steps.

1. Create a new email message
2. Click the To button
3. Click the drop down box that says "Show Names from the: "
4. By default the Global Address List is listed first.

The user wants "their" address book listed first in this list rather than
the GAL; however they do not want to "search" their address book first as
which the settings under "Tools | options" allow for. It is an odd request
and I have done it before but I can't remember how. I thought it had
something to do with the registry but I am not sure. :-(

 

[K. Orland]

For example, when I create a new mail message and I click the To button my
contact list appears for me first. Is that what you're trying to accomplish?
I only have to scroll through address lists if I want the GAL or my local
campus list. My contacts list appears first.

 

[Michael]

Hi Kathleen,

Not quite, for example, when you create your mail message and click the TO
button, if you click the drop down arrow under neith the "Show Names from
the:" it should expand out a list and at the top of the list do you have the
GAL and at the bottom do you have your personal address book listed?

I am actually needing to know how to change what is listed first in that
expanded list.

Thanks,
Michael