Outlook 2K3 - What is this button?

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Nightwyrm

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#20869 8-Apr-2008 12:24

When creating or editing a contact in Outlook 2003, there's a button labelled "Contacts..." in the bottom-left corner of the General tab. Does anyone know what this button's (and related functions) purpose is?

(sometimes I miss the good old "What's This" button)

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#122100 8-Apr-2008 13:24

Not near an Outlook machine this minute, but is the button to go through your contact list, to associate 'this' contact with other contacts?

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#122114 8-Apr-2008 13:50

It does seem to do this i.e. it brings up a list of your other contacts and allows you to link them. I'm guessing this is for linking a "like" group e.g. a team? I must say the Help info for this seems nonexistant.

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#122138 8-Apr-2008 15:16

lugh: It does seem to do this i.e. it brings up a list of your other contacts and allows you to link them. I'm guessing this is for linking a "like" group e.g. a team? I must say the Help info for this seems nonexistant.

In Outlook, you can link many items together, for quick reference.

E.g. all my workmates are linked to each other so I can easily jump to other team members.
I link tasks to contacts I am doing them with.
I link calendar items to tasks and contacts (what tasks relate to that meeting, who helps with the task, who will be at the meeting).

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Get a specialist Outlook book, join some user groups, or take an Outlook course.

I have done a 2 day intensive Outlook course, so consider myself an "entry level power user", but I could still learn a lot more!

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#122141 8-Apr-2008 15:32

Damn, we so under-utilise Outlook in our organisation (as do probably many others). Bit of a shame for a company for 11000+ staff.

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