how do I label a large group of contacts as private (category)?

[Guest]

Trying to manage categories but want to do in batches of contacts rather than
one at a time.

 

[Peter Marchert]

To set, replace or change categories in contacts you can use the tool
"EditContacts" (http://www.marchert.de/software.html#ec).

Peter

 

[Brian Tillman]

Trying to manage categories but want to do in batches of contacts
rather than one at a time.

Grouping by category and dragging a selection of contacts to that category
will add that category to the items.

 

[Guest]

I went to this link - do not see how to download suggested program in
english, etc.

To set, replace or change categories in contacts you can use the tool
"EditContacts" (http://www.marchert.de/software.html#ec).

Peter

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Peter Marchert
[EDP-Service Marchert]
Homepage: http://www.marchert.de
Programming for Excel and Outlook

Trying to manage categories but want to do in batches of contacts rather than
one at a time.

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

you have two things mixed together here. Do you want to mark them Private
or place them in a Category?

Either way you can do it like this:

View the Contacts folder in Phone List view.
Turn on the Field Chooser (it's on the Advanced Toolbar).
Drag the column header (field name) you want to group by into the Group By
Box. eg Private or Categories.
Drag Contacts from the None group to the Private group.

I hope this helps you at least a little bit!

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Outlook trainer and author of Productiv_IT with Outlook

read my articles here: www.judygleeson.com
www.acorntraining.com.au
Canberra, Australia

Joseph Joubert
To teach is to learn twice.

I went to this link - do not see how to download suggested program in
english, etc.

To set, replace or change categories in contacts you can use the tool
"EditContacts" (http://www.marchert.de/software.html#ec).

Peter

--
Peter Marchert
[EDP-Service Marchert]
Homepage: http://www.marchert.de
Programming for Excel and Outlook

Trying to manage categories but want to do in batches of contacts
rather than
one at a time.