Customizing TO button in Outlook2000

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Is it possible to customize the "TO" button to show only those
contacts in which there is a valid email address for?

After merging all the "contacts" from our "PALM" desltop application,
we have too many contacts and most of them have only phone numbers. I
was able to customize the "CONTACTS" folder to show only those
contacts that contain a valid email address but when you open a new
email message and click the "TO" button, it still shows all the
original cantacts as well.
 
The Outlook Address Book shows all valid electronic addresses: e-mail, fax
and mobile phone. It will not show phone numbers.
 
Is it possible to filter out all numbers except the email
address (using registry)?

I tried removing fax service to no avail. So I have
resorted to enter contact fax number in an unused field
(e.g. Telex) to reduce the clutters when using "TO"
button.

Thanks in advance,
KK
-----Original Message-----
The Outlook Address Book shows all valid electronic addresses: e-mail, fax
and mobile phone. It will not show phone numbers.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Is it possible to customize the "TO" button to show only those
contacts in which there is a valid email address for?

After merging all the "contacts" from our "PALM" desltop application,
we have too many contacts and most of them have only phone numbers. I
was able to customize the "CONTACTS" folder to show only those
contacts that contain a valid email address but when you open a new
email message and click the "TO" button, it still shows all the
original cantacts as well.
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No.
The standard behavior for the Outlook Address book is to display all
electronic addresses (both fax and e-mail). That behavior cannot be changed.
The only way to prevent the display of fax numbers is to store them in a
different field or to disguise them (e.g., precede them with an alpha
character) so that Outlook won't recognize them as phone numbers.
There are also a number of utilities available that can do this for you
automatically. Some are listed here:
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/nofax.htm



--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
K.K. Lam said:
Is it possible to filter out all numbers except the email
address (using registry)?

I tried removing fax service to no avail. So I have
resorted to enter contact fax number in an unused field
(e.g. Telex) to reduce the clutters when using "TO"
button.

Thanks in advance,
KK
-----Original Message-----
The Outlook Address Book shows all valid electronic addresses: e-mail, fax
and mobile phone. It will not show phone numbers.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Is it possible to customize the "TO" button to show only those
contacts in which there is a valid email address for?

After merging all the "contacts" from our "PALM" desltop application,
we have too many contacts and most of them have only phone numbers. I
was able to customize the "CONTACTS" folder to show only those
contacts that contain a valid email address but when you open a new
email message and click the "TO" button, it still shows all the
original cantacts as well.
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