Newly added Contacts (Outlook 2000) missing on new e-mail 2

[melburstein]

After a disk crash, I rebuilt my system and restored data from backup files. I imported the *.pst file into Outlook 2000. It worked, but I've noticed one problem. When I create a new e-mail message, and click on To:, expecting it to find names after I key in a few characters, I see many of my contacts--but not newly added ones. I see them if I click on Contacts in the left pane, but they do not comeup automatically when I am sending e-mail. Only the ones that were there before the crash.

 

[Marcs41]

Your are most probably putting them in another Contacts Folder, without knowing it.
Locate the one where the new ones are in, right-click it to get to the properties. Go to the Outlook Address Book tab.
Make sure the "Show..." check box is checked.
When creating a new message and clicking on To, you will see more then one Contacts folder.

If you want to join them, go back to Outlook , click View - Folder list. Locate the 'old' Contacts folder and drag all contacts from there to the recent Contacts folder.

Marc
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[melburstein]

Thank you marcs41. I think you have solved my problem. Although I did not see more than one Contact folder, I did find that the "Show this folder as an email Address Book" was NOT checked. It is now.

 

[melburstein]

I reread the message from marcs41. This time I went to TO: and clicked the drop down menu. Yes, I do have two Contacts listed. I am still not sure how to get rid of the one I do not want, or how to merge them together.

 

[Marcs41]

Merging a sexplained above. Just grag them from on to the other.

Marc
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[hahnsm]

I have a similar problem as melburstein. I am running a Windows 98 machine with Outlook 2000. I have one folder for contacts but can only view them by clicking on the address book icon located on the stadard toolbar. I want to be able to look at my contacts by clicking on Contacts in the folder list. I do not get any contacts by clicking on contacts in the folder list. I do have the "show" box checked in the Outlook Address Book tabGo to the Outlook Address Book tab.
Can you help me figure out how to get my contacts to show in my Contacts list and not just in the address book?
Gr8 Thx
Sadie

 

[Marcs41]

That means you are using your Personal Address Book, which is NOT your Contacts.
Open the Address Book, the one that works for you now, click Tools - Options and set the 'Keep personal addresses in:' to Contacts.
Add an address to test, it should now appear in Contacts.
Next, you may need to merge them in your Contacts.

Marc
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