After a computer crash I had a backup of my Outlook contacts, but not my WAB
address book. Is there anyway that I can construct a WAB from my Outlook XP
contact list? I know that you can import from WAB to contacts, but can't
figure it the other way.

Pete Cook wrote:

After a computer crash I had a backup of my Outlook contacts, but not
my WAB address book. Is there anyway that I can construct a WAB from
my Outlook XP contact list? I know that you can import from WAB to
contacts, but can't figure it the other way.

Open Outlook and click FileImport and ExportExport to a fileNext. Select
"Comma separated values (Windows)" and click Next. Answer all the remaining
prompts, creating the CSV file.

In Outlook Express, click FileImportOther Address Book, choose "Text File
(Comma Separated Values)", click Import, and answer the remaining prompts.
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Brian Tillman

Superb reply. Worked perfectly.
How do I go about rating you?
Secondly, could you take me one step further? I now have a working WAB, but
still when I create an email in outlook and click on the "To" button to add
names the list is still empty. Is there a way that I can make Outlook see the
address list which I assume it uses for this function, as it cannot see the
names in my Contact folder?

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Pete Cook wrote:

After a computer crash I had a backup of my Outlook contacts, but not
my WAB address book. Is there anyway that I can construct a WAB from
my Outlook XP contact list? I know that you can import from WAB to
contacts, but can't figure it the other way.

Open Outlook and click FileImport and ExportExport to a fileNext. Select
"Comma separated values (Windows)" and click Next. Answer all the remaining
prompts, creating the CSV file.

In Outlook Express, click FileImportOther Address Book, choose "Text File
(Comma Separated Values)", click Import, and answer the remaining prompts.
--
Brian Tillman

Pete Cook wrote:

Superb reply. Worked perfectly.

Glad to hear it.

How do I go about rating you?

Beats me. I don't use the web interface.

Secondly, could you take me one step further? I now have a working
WAB, but still when I create an email in outlook and click on the
"To" button to add names the list is still empty. Is there a way that
I can make Outlook see the address list which I assume it uses for
this function, as it cannot see the names in my Contact folder?

Right-click the COntacts folder and choose Properties. Click the Outlook
Address Book tab. Is the box labeled "Show this folder and an e-mail
Address Book" checked? If not, cheeck it. If you can't, then you need to
add the Outlook Address Book service to your mail profile. See
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/329920/en-us
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Brian Tillman

Thanks again spot on - I am very grateful.
How on earth did you learn these little backways of Outlook?
Thanks

Pete Cook wrote:

Thanks again spot on - I am very grateful.

You're welcome.

How on earth did you learn these little backways of Outlook?

Two ways: I spent hours reading all of the mesages in this and the other
Outlook newsgroups and I spent hours going through settings in Outlook and
seeing what changes they engendered.
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Brian Tillman