Can't show contacts list as an e-mail address book

Alan 77056 · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 1

I just transferred my Outlook over to a new Vista laptop using the Vista easy
transfer program with an easy transfer cable. Everything seems to work
except now I can' access my contacts list when sending an e-mail. When I
try to check the "Show folder as an e-mail address book" box for my contact
list it is grayed-out and I am unable to check it. Why? What can I do? I
can find nothing in Help.
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Just Trying to Get it to Work

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Oliver Vukovics [Public S · Joined: 09 Jan 2008 Posts: 33

Hi Alan

you must "add" the contact folder as Outlook Addressbook:

have a look on this site :

"Add or remove an address book"
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101642081033.aspx

General information about Address Books in Outlook 2007:
http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/CH102499811033.aspx

Maybe it helps.

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Oliver Vukovics
Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
http://www.publicshareware.com

"Alan 77056" schrieb im Newsbeitrag @microsoft.com...
>I just transferred my Outlook over to a new Vista laptop using the Vista
>easy
> transfer program with an easy transfer cable. Everything seems to work
> except now I can' access my contacts list when sending an e-mail. When I
> try to check the "Show folder as an e-mail address book" box for my
> contact
> list it is grayed-out and I am unable to check it. Why? What can I do?
> I
> can find nothing in Help.
> --
> Just Trying to Get it to Work

msnews.microsoft.com · Joined: 27 Jan 2008 Posts: 5

"Alan 77056" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
>I just transferred my Outlook over to a new Vista laptop using the Vista
>easy
> transfer program with an easy transfer cable. Everything seems to work
> except now I can' access my contacts list when sending an e-mail. When I
> try to check the "Show folder as an e-mail address book" box for my
> contact
> list it is grayed-out and I am unable to check it. Why? What can I do?
> I
> can find nothing in Help.

This usually happens when there are actually TWO Address Books named
"Contact"

bill345ms · Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 1

I am having the same troubles as Alan 77056... I transferred outlook over to
a new vista pc. Everything seems to work except now I can' access my
contacts list when sending an e-mail. Also, when i open the address book
from the tool bar, under address books, I get a blank list (where I used to
get a list of outlook address books ). I see all my contacts and adress books
in the contact views.

I tried to add the contact folder(s) as outlook folder according to the
microsoft directions by checking the "Show folder as an e-mail address book"
box for my contact list it is grayed-out and I am unable to check it. Why?
What can I do? I
can find nothing in Help.

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"Oliver Vukovics [Public Shareware]" wrote:

> Hi Alan
>
> you must "add" the contact folder as Outlook Addressbook:
>
> have a look on this site :
>
> "Add or remove an address book"
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/HA101642081033.aspx
>
> General information about Address Books in Outlook 2007:
> http://office.microsoft.com/en-us/outlook/CH102499811033.aspx
>
> Maybe it helps.
>
> --
> Oliver Vukovics
> Share your Outlook PST files without Exchange: Public ShareFolder
> Synchronisation for Outlook and Exchange: Public SyncTool
> http://www.publicshareware.com
>
> "Alan 77056" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
> @microsoft.com...
> >I just transferred my Outlook over to a new Vista laptop using the Vista
> >easy
> > transfer program with an easy transfer cable. Everything seems to work
> > except now I can' access my contacts list when sending an e-mail. When I
> > try to check the "Show folder as an e-mail address book" box for my
> > contact
> > list it is grayed-out and I am unable to check it. Why? What can I do?
> > I
> > can find nothing in Help.
> > --
> > Just Trying to Get it to Work
>
>
>

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