You'll find some debate over which method is better for managing different types of contacts -- have more than one Contacts folder (Personal, Business, etc.) or use one Contacts folder with categories. There are pluses and minuses for both. Personally, I use a combination. I have a couple of separate Contacts folders that use special
Enabling the Contacts Folder as an Address Book
How to enable your Outlook contacts folders as address books, so it is available when you click the To button when composing email.
Make the Address Book show only e-mail addresses, not fax numbers
Outlook includes fax numbers in the address book because they are valid electronic addresses. You can hide fax numbers from the address book by using a macro or an addin.
Calling from an Outlook Contact does not work
You may not be able to dial phone calls from Microsoft Outlook if Office Communicator or other phone applications are installed. You can fix the problem with a simple registry edit.
Contacts with more than three email addresses?
Microsoft Outlook (every version) has just three address fields. Some users need more fields: Email addresses are used for more than sending emails. They are also used by the social connector to bring together all information about a contact. Why are contact's limited to 3 addresses? There should be room for an unlimited number of
Contacts are missing when you click the To button
What to do if you have Contacts in Microsoft Outlook's Contacts folder but they are not accessible when you click on the To button.
To Link an Outlook Item to a Contact
Beginning with Microsoft Outlook 2000, linking between Contacts and other items in improved - you can link contacts using the Contact linking field and don't need to insert shortcuts in the item. The instructions below are for linking appointments, but you can use them to link any type of Outlook item to Contacts. Beginning with
Let Outlook decide the best message format to use
A contact in Microsoft Outlook can have up to three e-mail addresses and for each address, you can select the format that Outlook should use for sending e-mails. Your choices are: Let Outlook decide the best sending format Send using Outlook Rich Text format Send Plain Text only These can be changed one at a
Inserting Addresses into Word Documents
How to use the Insert Address command to insert information from the Address Book in Microsoft Word documents.
Show the Home Address on a Contact Form by Default
How to customize Outlook Contacts so that the Home address is the default address for all new contacts.