Change Default Contact List

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When using Outlook (2003) I tend to use a contact list that is a shared
folder in exchange more so than my personal contact list. I am trying to set
the shared contact folder as the default when I select the "Contacts" tab.
Any help is appreciated.


John Miele
 
John Miele said:
When using Outlook (2003) I tend to use a contact list that is a
shared folder in exchange more so than my personal contact list. I
am trying to set the shared contact folder as the default when I
select the "Contacts" tab.
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Can't be done. The default Contacts folder is always the one in your
delivery location.
 
One of my colleagues has as the default "Global Addess List" (or Global
Contacts) but I have Contacts. Both of us with to have the company's
networked Contacts folder. If that is not possible, is it possible to change
my colleague's default to her Contacts folder?
 
Fat Doris said:
One of my colleagues has as the default "Global Addess List" (or
Global Contacts) but I have Contacts. Both of us with to have the
company's networked Contacts folder. If that is not possible, is it
possible to change my colleague's default to her Contacts folder?
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Do you mean she wants to see her Contacts folder first? Open Address Book,
click Tools>Options and in the "Show this address list first" drop-down,
have her specify her Contacts folder.
 
I want to make sure I'm clear.

We have a contacts folder in Public Folders that is used heavily. I have my
own default contact folder in my exchange mailbox.

There is now way to have my defualt contact folder to be the contacts from
the Public Folder?
 
I realize this post is a few months old however I just felt the need to
answer the last question since no one else did.

You can have the default in the address book be a shared(public folder)
contact list.

The only thing I can see that would be limiting is that of not being able to
update the contact list with your personal contacts. This will actually
still be the original contact folder.

Anyhow to make a public folder be the address book default....

Go to the public folder contact list and right click and go to properties
Go to the "Outlook Address Book" tab
Click the "Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book"
Hit OK
Open the Address Book (A button found in the upper right corner of the
screen, most likely near a text box that says "Type a contact to find"
Go to Tools - Options
Under the "Show this address list first"
Select the correct contact list

This works with Outlook 2003, I am not sure for older versions however.

D
 
D said:
I realize this post is a few months old however I just felt the need
to answer the last question since no one else did.

You can have the default in the address book be a shared(public
folder) contact list.
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No, you can't. All you're deacribing is how to tell the Address Book which
Contacts folder to search first when resolving an address. You are not
changing the default contacts folder.
 
Brian is this still the case?? When I open up Outlook I would love for my
"Business Contacts" to be the default instead of my "Contacts". I'm always
having to click the "Business Contacts" Icon in the contacts window since
"contacts" is the default. Can this be changed yet??
 
Brian is this still the case??
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It's still the case. it will always be the case for the foreseeable future.
When I open up Outlook I would love for my
"Business Contacts" to be the default instead of my "Contacts". I'm always
having to click the "Business Contacts" Icon in the contacts window since
"contacts" is the default. Can this be changed yet??
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I don't know enough about BCM to suggest steps to ameliorate this. Ask in
microsoft.public.outlook.bcm.
 
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