Microsoft KB Archive/287746

= OL98: How to Add Multiple Contacts to Categories =

Article ID: 287746

Article Last Modified on 2/6/2001

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q287746





SUMMARY
This article describes what occurs in the Categories dialog box when you select multiple contacts.



If You Select 100 or Fewer Contacts
If you select 100 contacts or less in the Contacts folder, and then click Categories on the Edit menu, only the categories that have a check mark in the Available Categories box are the categories to which at least one of the selected contacts belongs.

To add the selected contacts to a category, click to select the check box that is next to the appropriate category, and then click OK. The contacts are added to the categories that are listed in the Item(s) belong to these categories box.

If You Select 101 or more Contacts
If you select 101 or more contacts in the Contacts folder, and then click Categories on the Edit menu, all of the categories in the Available Categories box are checked, but they are grayed out.

To add the selected contacts to a category, click to clear the selected category, click to reselect the category, and then click OK. The contacts are added to the categories that are listed in the Item(s) belong to these categories box.

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