Formatting a contact card

[Guest]

When using outlook 2003, everytime I open a particular contact, the card is so minimized, I can't read anything. I can expand it any way I want, and as long as Outlook is opened, every time I open a separate contact, it will remain at the size I have chosen, HOWEVER, when I shut outlook down, and restart it, again my individual contact window is tiny. Also if it is any help. When I go to the VIEW menu in an individual contact The first option "current view" is dimmed. I'm getting frustrated having to resize these each time I open a new contact when I re-open outlook. Any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Odd. Never seen anything like it. Is this just one Contact or all? If you
recreate the Contact anew, does the problem go away?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When using outlook 2003, everytime I open a particular contact, the card

is so minimized, I can't read anything. I can expand it any way I want, and
as long as Outlook is opened, every time I open a separate contact, it will
remain at the size I have chosen, HOWEVER, when I shut outlook down, and
restart it, again my individual contact window is tiny. Also if it is any
help. When I go to the VIEW menu in an individual contact The first option
"current view" is dimmed. I'm getting frustrated having to resize these
each time I open a new contact when I re-open outlook. Any ideas?

 

[Guest]

It happens with ANY contact, it's fine as long as I don't shut down outlook, but when I do shut down outlook the next time I open it, it's back to a small contact. I also just realized that it is the same with my tools bars. If I customize the buttons on the tool bars, it does remember that, however if I resize toolbars (doesn't matter WHICH section, ie mail, or tasks, or journal) or place two tool bars on one line, it won't remember that either. I have tried the repair function many times with no luck. Any help you can give me I would certainly appreciate.

Thanks.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Odd. Never seen anything like it. Is this just one Contact or all? If you
recreate the Contact anew, does the problem go away?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When using outlook 2003, everytime I open a particular contact, the card

is so minimized, I can't read anything. I can expand it any way I want, and
as long as Outlook is opened, every time I open a separate contact, it will
remain at the size I have chosen, HOWEVER, when I shut outlook down, and
restart it, again my individual contact window is tiny. Also if it is any
help. When I go to the VIEW menu in an individual contact The first option
"current view" is dimmed. I'm getting frustrated having to resize these
each time I open a new contact when I re-open outlook. Any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Try starting Outlook with the cleanviews switch. Search Help for command
line switches if you don't know how.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

It happens with ANY contact, it's fine as long as I don't shut down

outlook, but when I do shut down outlook the next time I open it, it's back
to a small contact. I also just realized that it is the same with my tools
bars. If I customize the buttons on the tool bars, it does remember that,
however if I resize toolbars (doesn't matter WHICH section, ie mail, or
tasks, or journal) or place two tool bars on one line, it won't remember
that either. I have tried the repair function many times with no luck. Any
help you can give me I would certainly appreciate.

Thanks.

----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: -----

Odd. Never seen anything like it. Is this just one Contact or all? If you
recreate the Contact anew, does the problem go away?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When using outlook 2003, everytime I open a particular contact, the

card
is so minimized, I can't read anything. I can expand it any way I want, and
as long as Outlook is opened, every time I open a separate contact, it will
remain at the size I have chosen, HOWEVER, when I shut outlook down, and
restart it, again my individual contact window is tiny. Also if it is any
help. When I go to the VIEW menu in an individual contact The first option
"current view" is dimmed. I'm getting frustrated having to resize these
each time I open a new contact when I re-open outlook. Any ideas?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

You can fix this by editing the registry (make a backup first). Find the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact key and delete the Frame value. Outlook will reset itself to a default size.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Thanks to both Russ and Sue - HOWEVER - - neither of your suggestion made any differenc, again, it WILL remember different positioning and sizing until such time as I close down Outlook, then it reverts back to the original. I tried everyrthing you both mentioned, and a couple of other switches in the command line. No luck. I also uninstalled Outlook, and re-installed outlook, no luck there either. Same Thing. Is there any way that I can clean out the registry and start from Scratch? I'd be willing to do that if it will solve the problem

THANK

Two Collie Tom


----- Sue Mosher [MVP] wrote: ----

You can fix this by editing the registry (make a backup first). Find the HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Office\11.0\Outlook\Contact key and delete the Frame value. Outlook will reset itself to a default size.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MV
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.co
Author o
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstar
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developer

 

[Guest]

Thanks to both Russ and Sue - HOWEVER - - neither of your suggestion made any differenc, again, it WILL remember different positioning and sizing until such time as I close down Outlook, then it reverts back to the original. I tried everyrthing you both mentioned, and a couple of other switches in the command line. No luck. I also uninstalled Outlook, and re-installed outlook, no luck there either. Same Thing. Is there any way that I can clean out the registry and start from Scratch? I'd be willing to do that if it will solve the problem

THANK

Two Collie Tom


----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----

Try starting Outlook with the cleanviews switch. Search Help for comman
line switches if you don't know how
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

It happens with ANY contact, it's fine as long as I don't shut dow

outlook, but when I do shut down outlook the next time I open it, it's bac
to a small contact. I also just realized that it is the same with my tool
bars. If I customize the buttons on the tool bars, it does remember that
however if I resize toolbars (doesn't matter WHICH section, ie mail, o
tasks, or journal) or place two tool bars on one line, it won't remembe
that either. I have tried the repair function many times with no luck. An
help you can give me I would certainly appreciate

Thanks
----- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote: ----
Odd. Never seen anything like it. Is this just one Contact or all? I

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recreate the Contact anew, does the problem go away
--
Russ Valentin
[MVP-Outlook

When using outlook 2003, everytime I open a particular contact, th

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is so minimized, I can't read anything. I can expand it any way want, an
as long as Outlook is opened, every time I open a separate contact it wil
remain at the size I have chosen, HOWEVER, when I shut outlook down an
restart it, again my individual contact window is tiny. Also if i is an
help. When I go to the VIEW menu in an individual contact The firs optio
"current view" is dimmed. I'm getting frustrated having to resiz thes
each time I open a new contact when I re-open outlook. Any ideas

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP]]

Yeah, mine rebounded, too. If we knew what caused this in the first place, there might be a solution, but for now, my best recommendation is to restart Outlook as seldom as possible and before you do, zap that Frame value again.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers