Multiple birthdays for "one" contact

[Riccardojr]

Is it possible to add multiple birthdays? Example: I have my brother listed
as a contact which includes his birthdate. Within his contact info are spaces
for his "Spouse" and his "Children", which I have listed. How do I add the
birthdays for his wife and child?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Axiomatically, a Contact Record would have only one birthday field.
You would create separate Contact Records to store more than one birthday.

 

[Oilcan]

This happens to be one of my pet peeves of Outlook Contacts and most
contact management programs. I have added a user defined field titled
Spouse/Partner Birthday, but I still have to add it to the calendar. I
have seen one program that have handled functionality that Riccardojr is
looking for - but the software is no longer in publication, nor does it
run on Vista. This software had the ability to organize contacts by
"family". The high-level would have the family name/address and the
sub-levels you define each spouse, children, etc. You could even override
the address field at the sub-level if you desire (like a kid off in
college). I really don't want two "high-level" records in Outlook, but due
to its design that is my only option other than a user defined field.

-----Original Message-----
From: Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] [mailto:[email protected]]
Posted At: Monday, April 21, 2008 7:00 PM
Posted To: microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Conversation: Multiple birthdays for "one" contact
Subject: Re: Multiple birthdays for "one" contact

Axiomatically, a Contact Record would have only one birthday field.
You would create separate Contact Records to store more than one birthday.

 

[Brian Tillman]

This happens to be one of my pet peeves of Outlook Contacts and most
contact management programs. I have added a user defined field titled
Spouse/Partner Birthday, but I still have to add it to the calendar.
I have seen one program that have handled functionality that
Riccardojr is looking for - but the software is no longer in
publication, nor does it run on Vista. This software had the ability
to organize contacts by "family". The high-level would have the
family name/address and the sub-levels you define each spouse,
children, etc. You could even override the address field at the
sub-level if you desire (like a kid off in college). I really don't
want two "high-level" records in Outlook, but due to its design that
is my only option other than a user defined field.

Family-specific contact folders or categories might be more suitable.