Synching Outlook 2003 contacts and address book!?

[Xeronimo]

Hi,

I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address book) that
seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor the deletions get
considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts window!?

Why not? Do I need to re-do the whole thing for the contacts now!? That took
my quite some time ... But why would there then be two different kinds of
address books INSIDE Outlook 2003?

I'm still hoping for an easy synch solution though ...

Any help is greatly appreciated.

Thanks a lot!

Xeronimo

 

[Brian Tillman]

I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address book)
that seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor the
deletions get considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts window!?

You should NEVER try to change your Contacts via the Address Book interface.
The Address Book is a view of your Contacts and doesn't allow contact
modification. Always modify contacts within your Contacts folder.

 

[Xeronimo]

Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why is this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change and delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts AGAIN in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why let people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to make it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no data and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and always has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.

 

[Xeronimo]

By why does it have the same properties interface as the contacts and why can
you edit and delete stuff!? I'm sorry but that makes no sense and is
confusing ...

So I will have to redo all my editing

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to make it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no data and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and always has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why is this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change and delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts AGAIN in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why let people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Because it retains a link to the Contact record it is displaying. Obviously
you can't edit the information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

By why does it have the same properties interface as the contacts and why
can
you edit and delete stuff!? I'm sorry but that makes no sense and is
confusing ...

So I will have to redo all my editing

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to make it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no data
and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and always
has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why is
this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change and
delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts AGAIN in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why let
people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

:


I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address book)
that seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor the
deletions get considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts window!?

You should NEVER try to change your Contacts via the Address Book
interface.
The Address Book is a view of your Contacts and doesn't allow contact
modification. Always modify contacts within your Contacts folder.

 

[Xeronimo]

Huh? Of course I can edit and delete information in the address book (I'm not
using Exchange, but a local 'contacts' thingie I guess). That's what I have
been doing for 2 hours yesterday ....

Because it retains a link to the Contact record it is displaying. Obviously
you can't edit the information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

By why does it have the same properties interface as the contacts and why
can
you edit and delete stuff!? I'm sorry but that makes no sense and is
confusing ...

So I will have to redo all my editing

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to make it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no data
and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and always
has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why is
this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change and
delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts AGAIN in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why let
people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

:


I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address book)
that seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor the
deletions get considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts window!?

You should NEVER try to change your Contacts via the Address Book
interface.
The Address Book is a view of your Contacts and doesn't allow contact
modification. Always modify contacts within your Contacts folder.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

And you were obviously unsuccessful for the reasons we have documented
countless times.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Huh? Of course I can edit and delete information in the address book (I'm
not
using Exchange, but a local 'contacts' thingie I guess). That's what I
have
been doing for 2 hours yesterday ....

Because it retains a link to the Contact record it is displaying.
Obviously
you can't edit the information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

By why does it have the same properties interface as the contacts and
why
can
you edit and delete stuff!? I'm sorry but that makes no sense and is
confusing ...

So I will have to redo all my editing

:

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to make
it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no
data
and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and always
has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why is
this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change and
delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts AGAIN
in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why let
people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

:


I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address
book)
that seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor the
deletions get considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts window!?

You should NEVER try to change your Contacts via the Address Book
interface.
The Address Book is a view of your Contacts and doesn't allow
contact
modification. Always modify contacts within your Contacts folder.

 

[Xeronimo]

Yes, I was unsuccessful in regards to the Contacts themselves. But that silly
address book INSIDE Outlook had let me edit and delete contacts! How could I
know that the address book and the contacts page weren't synched!?

That's plain counter-intuitive.

And you were obviously unsuccessful for the reasons we have documented
countless times.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Huh? Of course I can edit and delete information in the address book (I'm
not
using Exchange, but a local 'contacts' thingie I guess). That's what I
have
been doing for 2 hours yesterday ....

Because it retains a link to the Contact record it is displaying.
Obviously
you can't edit the information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
By why does it have the same properties interface as the contacts and
why
can
you edit and delete stuff!? I'm sorry but that makes no sense and is
confusing ...

So I will have to redo all my editing

:

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to make
it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no
data
and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and always
has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why is
this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change and
delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts AGAIN
in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why let
people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

:


I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address
book)
that seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor the
deletions get considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts window!?

You should NEVER try to change your Contacts via the Address Book
interface.
The Address Book is a view of your Contacts and doesn't allow
contact
modification. Always modify contacts within your Contacts folder.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

There is no separate address book in Outlook. When the developers provided a
virtual address list to make recipient selection easier they never dreamt
that so many people would fail to recognize what it was and fail to
recognize that their data is in the Contacts Folder.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Yes, I was unsuccessful in regards to the Contacts themselves. But that
silly
address book INSIDE Outlook had let me edit and delete contacts! How could
I
know that the address book and the contacts page weren't synched!?

That's plain counter-intuitive.

And you were obviously unsuccessful for the reasons we have documented
countless times.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Huh? Of course I can edit and delete information in the address book
(I'm
not
using Exchange, but a local 'contacts' thingie I guess). That's what I
have
been doing for 2 hours yesterday ....

:

Because it retains a link to the Contact record it is displaying.
Obviously
you can't edit the information.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
By why does it have the same properties interface as the contacts
and
why
can
you edit and delete stuff!? I'm sorry but that makes no sense and is
confusing ...

So I will have to redo all my editing

:

The address book view is just a list of electronic addresses to
make
it
easier to select recipients for electronic messages. It contains no
data
and
was never intended as a data entry interface. Data entry is and
always
has
been done in Contacts Folders, where the data is stored.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Grrrrr ... so all my edits and deletions were for nothing??? Why
is
this
address book view then enabled in Outlook and why can I change
and
delete
stuff if it doesn't reflect on the Contacts ....... ?

So now I would have to edit and delete the respective contacts
AGAIN
in
Contacts?

Jeez, what a waste of time. What was the logic behind this? Why
let
people
edit stuff there at all then when it has no relation to Contacts?

Thank you for these clarifications. I'm a bit frustrated now ...

Jerome

:


I've edited my Outlook address book (NOT the Windows address
book)
that seems to be based on contacts. But neither the edits nor
the
deletions get considered in the Outlookd 2003 Contacts
window!?

You should NEVER try to change your Contacts via the Address
Book
interface.
The Address Book is a view of your Contacts and doesn't allow
contact
modification. Always modify contacts within your Contacts
folder.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Yes, I was unsuccessful in regards to the Contacts themselves. But
that silly address book INSIDE Outlook had let me edit and delete
contacts! How could I know that the address book and the contacts
page weren't synched!?

They are synched, but it's one way, Contacts changes are seen by the address
book, but not vice versa.