Microsoft KB Archive/229851

= XCLN: How to Enable a Public Contacts Folder for Access from Within Word =

Article ID: 229851

Article Last Modified on 10/28/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q229851



SUMMARY
This article explains how to enable a public Contacts folder so that you can access it while working in Microsoft Word.



MORE INFORMATION
To enable a public Contacts folder for access from Word:
 * 1) Make sure the client in question has the Outlook Address Book service enabled within the mail profile.
 * 2) Create a public Contacts folder. Enter a contact or a series of contacts.
 * 3) Open the properties of the public Contacts folder, click the Outlook Address Book tab, and make sure that the Show this folder as an e-mail Address Book check box is selected.
 * 4) Start Microsoft Word, and on the Tools menu, click Envelopes and Labels.
 * 5) Click the Book icon to pull up the Address listing.
 * 6) On the top left is the Show names from the option, and to the right of that is a box that contains a list of Address Books to view. Click the down arrow.
 * 7) Select the public Contacts folder that was created in step 2.

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