Specifying Contact Folder when Adding to Outlook Contacts

[Robert]

I maintain several folders in my Contact list. When I choose Add to Outlook
Contacts from the shortcut menu I cannot choose which contact folder to place
an address in. It always goes in the default Contacts folder and then I have
to remember to move the contact to the correct folder.

Is there a setting somewhere that I can configure that will allow me to
choose which contacts folder I want to use when I use the shortcut menu?

Thank you.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

No, but you can use the File | Move to Folder command instead of Save and Close to tell Outlook which folder to save the new contact in.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[Brian Tillman]

I maintain several folders in my Contact list. When I choose Add to
Outlook Contacts from the shortcut menu I cannot choose which contact
folder to place an address in. It always goes in the default
Contacts folder and then I have to remember to move the contact to
the correct folder.

Is there a setting somewhere that I can configure that will allow me
to choose which contacts folder I want to use when I use the shortcut
menu?

Instead of clicking Save and Close, click File>Move to Folder.

 

[Robert]

Brian,

Thank you. That is definitely easier. That will save a lot of work.

 

[Robert]

Sue,

If I wanted to program this functionality into the shortcut menu, would this
be possible? Are there add-ins that do this already that you are aware of?

BTW-Saw your site for the first time yesterday. Nice website.

Thank you.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

The context menu for a recipient is not exposed to developers. You'd have to hack it down at the Windows level.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

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

 

[Robert]

Sue,

Thank you. You just saved me a whole bunch of time and money as I was
thinking about writing a Outlook plugin to do this.

Thank you.