Outlook 2007--How can I send a group of contacts with full info

[SLB]

I'm trying to figure out how I can easily send a group of contacts that have
the full vcard info. The Distribution List features doesn't attach my
contacts for anyone else. If the recipient doesn't have a card already, it
only gives the name & email. When I have a contact folder I have to select
all contacts and send all 300 as vcards; and that takes a long time to
compose. Why doesn't a distribution list have my contacts tagged to the list
for recipient? Thanks for any help.

 

[SLB]

Also when I tried to do select all (297 vcards) in one contact folder,
Outlook locked up with "not responding." I when I click on the folder name,
I'm not given any way to forward that folder. Help.

 

[Gordon]

I'm trying to figure out how I can easily send a group of contacts that
have
the full vcard info. The Distribution List features doesn't attach my
contacts for anyone else.

I don't understand what you are trying to do.
What does this mean?

If the recipient doesn't have a card already, it
only gives the name & email. When I have a contact folder I have to select
all contacts and send all 300 as vcards;

Err no, you should be able to select individual contacts.
Again, I think you need to clarify what EXACTLY you are trying to do.

 

[SLB]

Hi Gordon,
My apologies for the confusion. Basically, I want to send a large number of
contacts (vcards) to someone. Is there an easy way to do this in a folder and
not have to select every contact? I can send the 300 thru a distribution
list, but when the recipient receives the list and adds it to their Outllook
contacts, all they get is name/email, no mailing address, phone numbers, etc.
I want to make sure they get all contact info as vcards. Does this make sense
now? Thanks for your help.

 

[Gordon]

Hi Gordon,
My apologies for the confusion. Basically, I want to send a large number
of
contacts (vcards) to someone. Is there an easy way to do this in a folder
and
not have to select every contact? I can send the 300 thru a distribution
list, but when the recipient receives the list and adds it to their
Outllook
contacts, all they get is name/email, no mailing address, phone numbers,
etc.
I want to make sure they get all contact info as vcards. Does this make
sense
now? Thanks for your help.

For that number the easiest way would be to create a pst file (in Outlook do
File-New-Outlook Data File). Create a new Contact folder in that pst file
and copy all the contacts to it.
Then close the new pst file, rename it to *.zip (Outlook doesn't like
attachments with the extension pst) and email it to the person you want to.
They then do the reverse.

HTH

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I'm trying to figure out how I can easily send a group of contacts that have
the full vcard info. The Distribution List features doesn't attach my
contacts for anyone else. If the recipient doesn't have a card already, it
only gives the name & email. When I have a contact folder I have to select
all contacts and send all 300 as vcards; and that takes a long time to
compose. Why doesn't a distribution list have my contacts tagged to the list
for recipient? Thanks for any help.

DL members are no connected to the contacts they represent. A DL is just a
set of name/address pairs, nothing else.

Are the recipients also Outlook users? If so, why not send them a PST
containing a copy of your Contacts folder?