Questions on Use of Shared Contacts in Exchange

[Epsilon]

We will be moving to a hosted Exchange environment & I have a couple of
questions concerning shared Contacts. If I create a folder for shared
contacts I presume I can apply permissions to allow other workers in my firm
to include viewing and changing.
1) If I create custom categories and apply them to the contacts, are these
categories available to others (with permission) for viewing and applying?
2) Once the folder is shared will it be available locally to all of the
users and synchronize when connected to the Exchange service?
3) The "activities" feature records all email contact between me and the
Contact. Will it also record contact between the other users and the Contact?

THANKS!

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

1) Categories are just another property of a contact. If you add a category to an item, any user will see that category as part of that item's data. Any user with write permission on the folder can add any category they want. If you want to restrict/require a particular set of categories, see http://www.outlookcode.com/d/forms/reqcat.htm

2) That depends on your Outlook version and whether the folder is in a mailbox or the Public Folders hierarchy.

3) No.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers