Displaying Shared Folders

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At the left of my Outlook 2003 window, I have my contacts displayed. There
are "My Contacts" and "Other Contacts". What is the difference and how can I
manipulate the display to show the folders in one or the other? I like
having "Other Contacts" separate, but don't know how to tell Outlook where
to put the folders.
 
My Contacts are contacts folders in Exchange mailboxes and .pst files. Other Contacts includes folders in Public Folders\Favorites. You can't do much with the display other than move folders up or down in either list. Outlook 2007 provides a little more tweaking.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
My Contacts are contacts folders in your Exchange mailbox and .pst files. Other Contacts are everything else. You can't do much with the display other than move folders up or down in either list. Outlook 2007 provides a little more tweaking.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Sue, thanks for the quick response. I curious though. In my "Other
Contacts" window I can see a share contacts folder from another employee, and
two public folders. It has been that way for a few months so I don't know
exactly how they got there. I'm wondering how I can deliberately place
folders in one or the other. Should I assume that if I have permissions on
someone elses folder, but do not have it in "My Contacts" that is should show
in the "Other Contacts" window?
 
No, you should not assume that. Just because you have permissions on a folder doesn't mean that Outlook knows you want to look at it. Once you view a shared mailbox folder, it will be in the list.

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Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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