Microsoft KB Archive/212952

= OL2000: Changes to Attached vCard Are not Saved in the Message =

Article ID: 212952

Article Last Modified on 9/29/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q212952



SYMPTOMS
If you open a vCard attachment in a Microsoft Outlook item and make a change, the vCard attachment will not be updated.



CAUSE
The act of opening a vCard attachment converts the vCard information into a standard Outlook Contact form. When you save a changed vCard, Outlook saves the item as a new Contact record but does not modify the existing vCard attchment file.



RESOLUTION
To change an existing vCard attachment, remove the current attachment and add a new one based on the new Contact record.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
To make a one-time change to a vCard attachment in a message, follow these steps:


 * 1) Double-click the vCard attachment to open it in a Contact form.
 * 2) Make the desired changes and click Save and Close. This saves the vCard as a new Contact entry.
 * 3) Select the current vCard attachment and press Delete.
 * 4) On the message's Insert menu, click Item.
 * 5) Click to select your Contacts folder, click to select the new Contact record, and then click OK to insert the Contact attchment.

To make a permanent change to a vCard signature attachment, follow these steps:
 * 1) Open the Outlook Contact item that serves as your current vCard attachment.
 * 2) Make the desired changes to the Contact record and on the File menu, click Save.
 * 3) On the File menu, click Export to vCard file.
 * 4) Click to select the current vCard file and click Save. When asked if you want to replace the existing file, click Yes.
 * 5) Close the Contact record.

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