When in shared contacts can't associate other contacts.

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When I open up a shared contact I want to be able to
associate other contacts from the shared contacts with
the opened contact. All I can access is my own contacts
and not the shared contacts when I press the CONTACTS
button at the lower left of the screen. Why can't I see
the shared contacts in this situation? I'm using Outlook
2003 on a Small Business Server 2003 network.
 
What do you mean by "a shared contact"? What shared contacts are you trying
to locate with the Contacts button?
 
I have shared my contacts with a coworker and now a
coworker opens her Outlook 2003 and she can open my
contact list in other contacts. When she has my shared
contacts open and presses the CONTACT button it brings
her to her mailbox folders list. Is it possible for her
to access my contacts to associate them with my contacts?
 
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 Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
 
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