Importing Contacts to Outlook XP

[bpurser]

So I finally got fed up with some oddball PC behavior that I couldn't track down and backed up necessary stuff and reformatted ye olde HD and reloaded everything. Running Win ME, Office XP (though I also have 97 & 2K installed).

One of the things I backed up was contacts in Outlook 2K, just exported them to a CSV file choosing all defaults along the way (ie, no custom mapping, etc). When I import them back into the Outlook XP Contacts folder, they appear in the Contacts folder, and if I call one up, can then choose to send that person an email.

However, when I start a new email, then click the To button, there are NO contacts shown. I am sure there's something relatively simple here that I'm missing, but after playing with it for a while, I can't seem to hit on the solution.

Thanks in advance for any help--

Ben

 

[mot98]

Right click on the contacts folder and go to properties.

There will be a tab for "Outlook Address Book", in there select "show this folder as an e-mail address book".

mot98


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[bpurser]

Thanks a lot--I figured it would be something simple.

Ben

 

[bpurser]

Actually, no joy...the option is greyed out...any thing else??

Again, thanks for the help...

Ben

 

[mot98]

Okay...go into "tools, services" and check to make sure that the "Outlook Address Book" is added. mot98


"Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake."
- Chessmaster Savielly Grigorievitch Tartakower (1887-1956)

 

[bpurser]

That's got it most of the way there...when I'm in a new message, the To button now brings up the contact list--THANKS!!

Last thing, the contact find control on the toolbar is still blank...any thoughts? I will play around with it a bit, but you seem to know your way around Outlook.

TIA
Ben

 

[bpurser]

I got it...just had to re-add it to the toolbar.

Thanks again