Outlook Personal Address Book Ghosted?!

[Tom J \(Darth\)]

I want to point all of my e-mail addresses to my 'Address Book' When I go to
Tools>E-Mail Options, at the bottom of the screen when I choose the browse
feature there is no address folder in my Personal Folders file anywhere?!.
When I try to import a saved 'CSV' file to Address book the 'Address Book'
option is ghosted. I do I regain access to this file? I am tempted to use
repair option but I am fearful that it won't preserve my current foldesr and
rules that I have setup for Outlook 2000 SP3. Can someone help?!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook doesn't use an address book. It uses your Contacts Folder. The
Address Book is merely a dynamic view of your Contacts Folder.
You do have a Contacts Folder, don't you?
If you don't know how to configure the address book. you must post your mail
support mode: Line 2 of Help | About.

 

[Tom J \(Darth\)]

Thanks Russ, I do indeed have a Contacts Folder, the problem is that none of
the names that I now have in the contact book show up in the Address book?!
I was under the impression that the Address book was just another folder
that was part of Outlook, just like Contacts.

Outlook doesn't use an address book. It uses your Contacts Folder. The
Address Book is merely a dynamic view of your Contacts Folder.
You do have a Contacts Folder, don't you?
If you don't know how to configure the address book. you must post your mail
support mode: Line 2 of Help | About.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I want to point all of my e-mail addresses to my 'Address Book' When I

go

to
Tools>E-Mail Options, at the bottom of the screen when I choose the browse
feature there is no address folder in my Personal Folders file anywhere?!.
When I try to import a saved 'CSV' file to Address book the 'Address Book'
option is ghosted. I do I regain access to this file? I am tempted to use
repair option but I am fearful that it won't preserve my current foldesr and
rules that I have setup for Outlook 2000 SP3. Can someone help?!

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. There is no address book file.
Go to Tools > Services. Make sure the Outlook Address Book service is
listed. If not, add it. Next, R click on the Contact folder or folders you
want the OAB to display, choose "Properties", go to the Outlook Address Book
tab and check the "Show this folder as an E-mail address book" box. You may
also need to go to Tools > Options > Addressing Tab and choose to show your
Contacts folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks Russ, I do indeed have a Contacts Folder, the problem is that none of
the names that I now have in the contact book show up in the Address book?!
I was under the impression that the Address book was just another folder
that was part of Outlook, just like Contacts.

Outlook doesn't use an address book. It uses your Contacts Folder. The
Address Book is merely a dynamic view of your Contacts Folder.
You do have a Contacts Folder, don't you?
If you don't know how to configure the address book. you must post your mail
support mode: Line 2 of Help | About.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I want to point all of my e-mail addresses to my 'Address Book' When I

go

to
Tools>E-Mail Options, at the bottom of the screen when I choose the browse
feature there is no address folder in my Personal Folders file anywhere?!.
When I try to import a saved 'CSV' file to Address book the 'Address Book'
option is ghosted. I do I regain access to this file? I am tempted to use
repair option but I am fearful that it won't preserve my current

foldesr
and

rules that I have setup for Outlook 2000 SP3. Can someone help?!