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How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? I can make a Personal
Address Book and Rename it to what I want but once I have done it once I cant
make another. The reason I want to do this is because I want to keep my
personal address, my work addresses and the association that I run addresses
seperate. This means 3 address books.

Many Thanks
 
Outlook has not used a PAB for many years. There is no reason you should. It
was replaced by Outlook's Contacts Folder and the Outlook Address Book. You
can enable as many Contacts Folders to appear in the Outlook Address Book as
you wish.
 
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its default location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another program or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address Book, and then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder under Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab. When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to an Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question I can only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a contacts folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of addresses then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would appreciate some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks
 
Russ

Again many thanks.

Will have look at the link. My Outlook version is 2003 SP2

Russ Valentine said:
Post your Outlook version.
Ignore anything you see about a PAB. You have no reason to use one.
Read this primer to help get you oriented:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its default
location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another program or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address Book, and
then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder under
Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab. When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to an
Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question I can
only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a contacts
folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of addresses
then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would appreciate some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks
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Still not solved folks

Anyone else help me out please???

MickW said:
Russ

Again many thanks.

Will have look at the link. My Outlook version is 2003 SP2

Russ Valentine said:
Post your Outlook version.
Ignore anything you see about a PAB. You have no reason to use one.
Read this primer to help get you oriented:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its default
location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another program or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address Book, and
then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder under
Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab. When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to an
Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question I can
only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a contacts
folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of addresses
then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would appreciate some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks


:

How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? I can make a Personal
Address Book and Rename it to what I want but once I have done it once I
cant
make another. The reason I want to do this is because I want to keep my
personal address, my work addresses and the association that I run
addresses
seperate. This means 3 address books.

Many Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Post what question remains.
I already posted the answer in my first reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Still not solved folks

Anyone else help me out please???

MickW said:
Russ

Again many thanks.

Will have look at the link. My Outlook version is 2003 SP2

Russ Valentine said:
Post your Outlook version.
Ignore anything you see about a PAB. You have no reason to use one.
Read this primer to help get you oriented:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its default
location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another program
or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address Book,
and
then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder under
Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab.
When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I
have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to an
Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question I
can
only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a
contacts
folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of
addresses
then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my
Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would appreciate
some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks


:

How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? I can make a
Personal
Address Book and Rename it to what I want but once I have done it
once I
cant
make another. The reason I want to do this is because I want to
keep my
personal address, my work addresses and the association that I run
addresses
seperate. This means 3 address books.

Many Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Russ

Thanks again

My original question was:
How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? As you stated in your
answer it dosnt use PAB but uses Outlook and You
can enable as many Contacts Folders to appear in the Outlook Address Book as
you wish.

One of my comments was "I am new to Outlook and dont know my way around it"
You have told me that it dosnt use pab but uses contacts folder. So the
question has to be how do I create these Contacts Folders.

Russ Valentine said:
Post what question remains.
I already posted the answer in my first reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Still not solved folks

Anyone else help me out please???

MickW said:
Russ

Again many thanks.

Will have look at the link. My Outlook version is 2003 SP2

:

Post your Outlook version.
Ignore anything you see about a PAB. You have no reason to use one.
Read this primer to help get you oriented:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its default
location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another program
or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address Book,
and
then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder under
Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab.
When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I
have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to an
Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question I
can
only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a
contacts
folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of
addresses
then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my
Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would appreciate
some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks


:

How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? I can make a
Personal
Address Book and Rename it to what I want but once I have done it
once I
cant
make another. The reason I want to do this is because I want to
keep my
personal address, my work addresses and the association that I run
addresses
seperate. This means 3 address books.

Many Thanks
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
MickW said:
One of my comments was "I am new to Outlook and dont know my way
around it" You have told me that it dosnt use pab but uses contacts
folder. So the question has to be how do I create these Contacts
Folders.
Click to expand...

You'll have one Contacts folder automatically when you set Outlook up for
the first time. You can add more any time you want by clicking New>Folder
and specifying that the folder should contain contact items.
 
Outlook will create your first (and default) Contacts Folder automatically
when you set it up. You can then create others using the File > New > Folder
command.
Just enable each Contact Folder as an email address book and it will appear
in your Outlook Address Book. More detailed instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Russ

Thanks again

My original question was:
How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? As you stated in your
answer it dosnt use PAB but uses Outlook and You
can enable as many Contacts Folders to appear in the Outlook Address Book
as
you wish.

One of my comments was "I am new to Outlook and dont know my way around
it"
You have told me that it dosnt use pab but uses contacts folder. So the
question has to be how do I create these Contacts Folders.

Russ Valentine said:
Post what question remains.
I already posted the answer in my first reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Still not solved folks

Anyone else help me out please???

:

Russ

Again many thanks.

Will have look at the link. My Outlook version is 2003 SP2

:

Post your Outlook version.
Ignore anything you see about a PAB. You have no reason to use one.
Read this primer to help get you oriented:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its
default
location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another
program
or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address
Book,
and
then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder
under
Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab.
When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I
have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to
an
Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question
I
can
only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a
contacts
folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of
addresses
then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my
Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would
appreciate
some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks


:

How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? I can make a
Personal
Address Book and Rename it to what I want but once I have done it
once I
cant
make another. The reason I want to do this is because I want to
keep my
personal address, my work addresses and the association that I
run
addresses
seperate. This means 3 address books.

Many Thanks
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Brian and Russ

Many Thanks

Now I know exactly where it is, I have made up my Folders and imported all
my addresses from my old email client across to Outlook.

Again Many Thanks.

Russ Valentine said:
Outlook will create your first (and default) Contacts Folder automatically
when you set it up. You can then create others using the File > New > Folder
command.
Just enable each Contact Folder as an email address book and it will appear
in your Outlook Address Book. More detailed instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
MickW said:
Russ

Thanks again

My original question was:
How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? As you stated in your
answer it dosnt use PAB but uses Outlook and You
can enable as many Contacts Folders to appear in the Outlook Address Book
as
you wish.

One of my comments was "I am new to Outlook and dont know my way around
it"
You have told me that it dosnt use pab but uses contacts folder. So the
question has to be how do I create these Contacts Folders.

Russ Valentine said:
Post what question remains.
I already posted the answer in my first reply.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Still not solved folks

Anyone else help me out please???

:

Russ

Again many thanks.

Will have look at the link. My Outlook version is 2003 SP2

:

Post your Outlook version.
Ignore anything you see about a PAB. You have no reason to use one.
Read this primer to help get you oriented:
http://home.indy.rr.com/russval/addressbook.htm

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Russ
Thanks.
Outlook is new to me as I used to use a different email client.

I have just done a search and found this
Convert your Personal Address Book to a Contacts folder
The Personal Address Book has a .pab file extension and its
default
location
is drive:\Documents and Settings\user\Local Settings\Application
Data\Microsoft\Outlook.
On the File menu, click Import and Export.
Under Choose an action to perform, click Import from another
program
or
file, and then click Next.
Under Select file type to import from, click Personal Address
Book,
and
then
click Next.
Under Select destination folder, click Contacts or a subfolder
under
Contacts.
Click Finish.

The problem this now gives me is you state Outlook dosn't use pab.
When I
follow the wizard it asks to import a pab. The way I see it is I
have to
create a pab for each set of addresses I want then convert that to
an
Outlook
Contacts Folder. This again takes me back to my initial question
I
can
only
make 1 pab, unless it means create a pab then convert it to a
contacts
folder
then delete that pab and make a new one with onother list of
addresses
then
convert that to a Contacts folder and so on until I have all my
Contacts
Folders set up.

I probably have the wrong end of the stick here so would
appreciate
some
guidance on how to do it.

Much appreciated and many thanks


:

How do I make more than one Personal Address Book? I can make a
Personal
Address Book and Rename it to what I want but once I have done it
once I
cant
make another. The reason I want to do this is because I want to
keep my
personal address, my work addresses and the association that I
run
addresses
seperate. This means 3 address books.

Many Thanks
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