how do I search for duplicate contacts in different folders?

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I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated contacts if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.
 
State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
 
I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same time.
I am using Outlook 2007.


Russ Valentine said:
State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sarah said:
I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.
Click to expand...
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Clarify what you want to do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sarah said:
I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same
time.
I am using Outlook 2007.


Russ Valentine said:
State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sarah said:
I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several
clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated
contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
I am wanting to view all of my contacts at the same time so I can delete the
duplicates.


Russ Valentine said:
Clarify what you want to do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sarah said:
I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same
time.
I am using Outlook 2007.


Russ Valentine said:
State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager) into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several
clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated
contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you are
working in.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Outlook only displays one folder at a time. There are better ways to
accomplish what you want. For example, run a duplicate checker:
http://www.slipstick.com/addins/contacts_dups.asp

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sarah said:
I am wanting to view all of my contacts at the same time so I can delete
the
duplicates.


Russ Valentine said:
Clarify what you want to do.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Sarah said:
I guess "search" is not the right word. I am wanting to view all of my
contacts (in the different folders under "Other Contacts") at the same
time.
I am using Outlook 2007.


:

State your Outlook version and Search method. There are multiple
possibilities to both answers and the permutations are nearly endless.
I can think of no reason you couldn't configure both Advanced Find and
Instant Search to do what you want. Try it. If you can't, tell us why.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I imported contacts from another contact manager. Sometimes I had
different
categories for one client, but the client only showed up once. In
Outlook, I
made the different categories (I had in the other contact manager)
into
different folders under "Other contacts", but now I have several
clients
under different folders. How do I search to find the duplicated
contacts
if
they are under different folders? It only pulls up the folder you
are
working in.
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
Do an advanced search in Microsoft Outlook. look for contacts in personal
folders (or whatever the top level folder is) leave the "search for word"
thingy blank. that should show up a list of all your contacts
 
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