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Old October 26th 08, 11:13 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Ed.W.
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Default change default mailing address

Everytime I add a new address, the mailing address is always defaulted to
"Business" with a check indicating that the "Business" address is the mailing
address for the contact.

How do I change it so that when I enter a new contact, the default will show
as "Home" address, as the default mailing address?
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Old October 27th 08, 06:43 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]
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Default change default mailing address

"Ed.W." wrote in message
...

Everytime I add a new address, the mailing address is always defaulted to
"Business" with a check indicating that the "Business" address is the
mailing
address for the contact.

How do I change it so that when I enter a new contact, the default will
show
as "Home" address, as the default mailing address?


http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/homedefault.htm
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

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Old December 21st 08, 06:32 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Kristin
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Default change default mailing address

Why in the world should this be so difficult?? They should really add this
toggle switch to the preferences for contacts. I mean, there is a BUSINESS
CONTACT MANAGER program that is different from Outlook 2007. Not everyone
uses this program for business onlyl In fact, many people use Outlook 2007
for personal and business use. It IS 2007. This is really the only way to do
this simple thing??

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"Ed.W." wrote in message
...

Everytime I add a new address, the mailing address is always defaulted to
"Business" with a check indicating that the "Business" address is the
mailing
address for the contact.

How do I change it so that when I enter a new contact, the default will
show
as "Home" address, as the default mailing address?


http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/homedefault.htm
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


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Old December 21st 08, 06:40 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Kristin
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Default change default mailing address

The directions you linked to dont' work. There is no toolsformspublish form
menu on the new contact. If I go back to Outlook and choose toolsforms I
have choose a form or design a form as options. Before you send people to
this site so quickly, you should check if it works. The site you referenced
says that the directions are outlook 2007 directions, but they don't work for
my version of outlook 2007

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

"Ed.W." wrote in message
...

Everytime I add a new address, the mailing address is always defaulted to
"Business" with a check indicating that the "Business" address is the
mailing
address for the contact.

How do I change it so that when I enter a new contact, the default will
show
as "Home" address, as the default mailing address?


http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/homedefault.htm
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


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Old December 21st 08, 07:20 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook][_2_]
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Default change default mailing address

Did you follow the directions for Outlook 2007 shown below the instructions
for Outlook 2003 and earlier?

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After furious head scratching, Kristin asked:

| The directions you linked to dont' work. There is no
| toolsformspublish form menu on the new contact. If I go back to
| Outlook and choose toolsforms I have choose a form or design a form
| as options. Before you send people to this site so quickly, you
| should check if it works. The site you referenced says that the
| directions are outlook 2007 directions, but they don't work for my
| version of outlook 2007
|
| "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| "Ed.W." wrote in message
|| ...
||
||| Everytime I add a new address, the mailing address is always
||| defaulted to "Business" with a check indicating that the "Business"
||| address is the mailing
||| address for the contact.
|||
||| How do I change it so that when I enter a new contact, the default
||| will show
||| as "Home" address, as the default mailing address?
||
|| http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/homedefault.htm
|| --
|| Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]


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Old December 21st 08, 09:24 PM posted to microsoft.public.outlook.contacts
Kristin
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Default change default mailing address

I re-read it and followed the directions. Thank you. It's still too
complicated for the average user! If you have any way to give MS some
feedback, they should know that this is too much for the non-power user to
do. Plus, it should at least show up in help! I found a workaround that was
easier for me - I exported my contacts to Excel. Cut business addresses and
pasted them to home address field and then re-imported my contacts. Home
address is now the mailing address for my existing contacts. I changed my
form re these directions so new contacts will also be home address as default
for mailing address. But boy, what a pain! Not too user friendly!

"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:

Did you follow the directions for Outlook 2007 shown below the instructions
for Outlook 2003 and earlier?

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, Kristin asked:

| The directions you linked to dont' work. There is no
| toolsformspublish form menu on the new contact. If I go back to
| Outlook and choose toolsforms I have choose a form or design a form
| as options. Before you send people to this site so quickly, you
| should check if it works. The site you referenced says that the
| directions are outlook 2007 directions, but they don't work for my
| version of outlook 2007
|
| "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| "Ed.W." wrote in message
|| ...
||
||| Everytime I add a new address, the mailing address is always
||| defaulted to "Business" with a check indicating that the "Business"
||| address is the mailing
||| address for the contact.
|||
||| How do I change it so that when I enter a new contact, the default
||| will show
||| as "Home" address, as the default mailing address?
||
|| http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/homedefault.htm
|| --
|| Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]



 




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