Need to Access Multiple Contacts Folders

[JMcD]

I access several mailboxes in Outlook 2002, I need the
ability to select recipients from each mailbox's Contacts
folder, is this possible?

Example: I open mail using my personal profile, create a
new message and hit the "To:" button. I only have
one "Contacts" folder shown in "Show names from..." box.
This is the Contacts folder of my personal account, how
can I make the others visible here as well? Any help or
alternative suggestions appreciated!

 

[JM]

Anyone?

 

[Jocelyn Fiorello [MVP - Outlook]]

If you have the other mailboxes open in your Folder List, you can try
the following: Right-click the Contacts folder in question, select
Properties, then the Outlook Address Book tab. Make sure the "Show this
folder as an e-mail address book" is checked.

If you're accessing the mailboxes via the Open Other User's Folder
command, I don't think you can do what you're asking. (I could be
wrong -- Exchange isn't my specialty )

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MVP - Outlook

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[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

The process of adding another user's Contacts folder to your own address book display is somewhat involved:

1. Start with a profile that logs directly onto the other user's mailbox, not your own.

2. On the Properties dialog for the other user's Contacts folder, make sure that it's set to display in the Outlook Address Book and give it a display name other than contacts, such as Joe's Contacts.

3. Close Outlook.

4. In Control Panel | Mail, edit the *same profile* to change the mailbox from the other user's to your own. On the Advanced tab of the Exchange Server service, add the other user's mailbox as a secondary mailbox.

5. Restart Outlook, and you should see the Joe's Contacts in your Outlook Address Book as well as your own Contacts folder.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
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