See Let Outlook decide the best message format to use to learn how to configure Outlook Contacts to choose the best message format for Internet addresses. In most cases, you should "Let Outlook decide".
We have instructions for adding contact photos to a large number of Contacts at Batch Import Photos into Outlook Contacts
Do you want to add more than 3 email addresses to an Outlook contact? See Contacts with more than three email addresses for one solution.
To add more contacts folders to Outlook and enable the new folders as an address book, see Create a new Contact folder and enable it as an Outlook Address Book.
Printing & Merging
- Add Attachments and Set Email Fields During a Mail Merge
- Create a Letter to a Contact using VBA
- Create Envelopes and Letters using Word
- How to Print an Exchange Distribution List
- How to Print Outlook Address Books
- Inserting Addresses into Word Documents
- Printing Labels or Envelopes for Contacts
- Start a Word letter from an Outlook contact
Distribution Lists
- Add a Category to Contacts in a Contact Group
- Create a Contact Group from a List of Addresses
- Create a Contact Group to quickly send email to a multiple people
- Create Individual Contacts from a Distribution List
- Creating Distribution Lists from Address Lists
- Find the Distribution Lists a Contact Belongs to
- How to Forward a Contact Group
- Import a distribution list from the PAB
- Outlook and Exchange Distribution Lists
- Send Messages Using Additional Office 365 Exchange Addresses
- Use VBA to Create a List of Exchange GAL Members
- Using Categories for Dynamic Distribution Lists
- Using Large Distribution Lists
Address Book Display
- Contacts are missing when you click the To button
- Converting from a MAPI Address Book to Contacts
- Copy GAL Addresses to Outlook and Make the GAL Portable
- Display Public Folder and Other Contacts in the Address Book
- Enable BCM Contacts as Outlook Address Book
- Enabling the Contacts Folder as an Address Book
- Hiding Global Address Book Fields
- Imported Addresses are Missing from Address Book
- Make the Address Book show only e-mail addresses, not fax numbers
- Outlook Address Book Search Order
- Outlook Contacts, Address Book, and Autocomplete
- Outlook's Address Book is Empty
- Quick Steps Address Book Bug (Fixed)
- Understanding Outlook's Auto-Complete Cache (*.NK2)
- Use VBA to Create a List of Exchange GAL Members
Name Resolution
Outlook use both auto-complete and auto-resolution to aid you in addresses messages.
See:
- Can you control which addresses are listed in autocomplete?
- Contact Groups aren’t listed in autocomplete
- Could not complete the operation. One or more parameter values are not valid.
- How to delete Autocomplete’s Other Suggestions
- Moving Outlook's auto-complete address list to a new account
- Suggested Contacts and Auto-Complete Lists
- The (good) Autocomplete list is back
- Understanding Outlook's Auto-Complete Cache (*.NK2)
- Using Automatic name checking or Autocomplete
To remove a name from the auto-complete list in Outlook 2002 and up, press Delete when the name pops up as you type into the To box. To clean up the entire list, see: How to reset the nickname and the automatic completion caches in Outlook (MSKB)
Contact Form
More from Outlookcode.com:
Microsoft Outlook Contact Forms -- quirks and limitations
Creating a "New Fax to Contact" Action
Changing the Display Order for Outlook Contacts
Required Categories Contact Form
Import/Export
- Automatically Add Addresses to Outlook Contacts
- Converting Addresses to or from Outlook
- Converting from a MAPI Address Book to Contacts
- Import vCards into Outlook
- Transfer Outlook Contacts to Kindle Fire and Android tablets
Sharing
Other
Adding Birthdays and Anniversaries to Outlook's Calendar
Help managing Contact birthdays that are automatically added by Outlook to your calendar. Included are macros to added birthdays for imported contacts and to change the reminder time.
Share Contacts between Outlook and Outlook Express
In certain configurations, Microsoft Outlook can expose data in the Contacts folder to the Windows Address Book (WAB) that Outlook Express uses. In effect, this means that Outlook and Outlook Express are sharing the contacts. Creating a new contact in the WAB actually creates a new contact in the Outlook Contacts folder.
How to Print Outlook Address Books
The following methods are marked to indicate whether they are appropriate for the Personal Address Book (PAB), Contacts folders in the Outlook Address Book (OAB) or Microsoft Exchange Server Global Address List (GAL). In many cases, the techniques used for printing can also be adapted to exporting.
Inserting Addresses into Word Documents
How to use the Insert Address command to insert information from the Address Book in Microsoft Word documents.
Understanding Outlook's New Contact Cards
Outlook 2013's Contacts have a new default view called People and a new Contact Cards.
Automatically Add Addresses to Outlook Contacts
How to use VBA to automatically add addresses you reply to, to your Outlook Contacts folder.
Bulk Change Email Display Name Format
Use a macro to make changes to any Outlook contact field, by folder or by selection.
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
Start a Word letter from an Outlook contact
How to incorporate Outlook data into a Word letter, using built-in methods, VBA code, or a third-party tool.
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.