Other users contacts as an addressbook

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Idiot_eque

Hi,

When I give permission to another users contacts and add that users to
my outlook, I like to see these contacts as an address book, normally
you have the option through properties - outlook address book to turn
this on. But I do not see that option in another users Contact list?
I'm using outlook2k with exchange.

rgds,
Peter
 
The process of adding another user's Contacts folder to your own address
book display is somewhat involved:

1. Start with a profile that logs directly onto the other user's mailbox,
not your own.

2. On the Properties dialog for the other user's Contacts folder, make sure
that it's set to display in the Outlook Address Book and give it a display
name other than contacts, such as Joe's Contacts.

3. Close Outlook.

4. In Control Panel | Mail, edit the *same profile* to change the mailbox
from the other user's to your own. On the Advanced tab of the Exchange
Server service, add the other user's mailbox as a secondary mailbox.

5. Restart Outlook, and you should see the Joe's Contacts in your Outlook
Address Book as well as your own Contacts folder.
 
Sue -- I have the same requirement as this person does.
When I attempted to create a profile on the other
computer which connects to the person's contact folder I
wish to see, it wont' allow me to logon to their mailbox
and I don't see a way to put in the proper logon
credentials when setting up the profile. Am I making
sense? I try to create the profile which connects to the
users store I wish to see and it wont let me. We have
Exchange 2003 and I'm pretty new (obviously) to this
whole thing so I apologize in advance for asking what
might be a very obvious question...

Thanks!
 
You must have permission for the mailbox, if just for the time it takes to
set up the contacts list as I describe, and may need to change the security
settings for the Exchange service so that you get prompted for a logon. The
details depend on your Outlook version, which you didn't mention.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
Hi Sue. The Outlook version is 2002.

I've given the user who needs access to this contact list
permisions using the permisions settings within Outlook.
By doing this the users is able to open the contact file,
but I need this to display as an address book within
Outlook. I'm wondering if this is a permission setting I
need to apply within Active Directory?

Thanks in advance for your assistance.

Pat
 
Yes, you need to grant the person permission for the mailbox, at least for
the time it takes to set this up.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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