Microsoft KB Archive/299629

= How to create and use a business card (v-card) in Outlook Express 6 =

Article ID: 299629

Article Last Modified on 1/31/2007

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 Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0 Microsoft Outlook Express 6.0, when used with:  Microsoft Windows Millennium Edition

 

 

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This article was previously published under Q299629

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For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express

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SUMMARY
This article explains how to create and use the business card (v-card) feature in Outlook Express 6.

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To create a business card, first create contact information for yourself in the Windows Address Book (WAB):
 * 1) In Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Address Book.
 * 2) Click New, and then click New Contact.
 * 3) Type your information on the Name tab.
 * 4) Click any of the other tabs to add additional information.
 * 5) Click OK, and then close the Address Book.

Next, set Outlook Express to attach the business card to each e-mail message that you send:
 * 1) In Outlook Express 6, on the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the Compose tab.
 * 3) Click to select the Mail check box in the Business Card area.
 * 4) In the drop-down list, click your name, and then click OK.
 * 5) Compose an e-mail message and send it. The business card is sent along with your message.

You can choose to attach your business card to e-mail messages individually:
 * 1) In Outlook Express 6, on the Tools, menu, click Options.
 * 2) Click the Compose tab.
 * 3) Click to clear the Mail check box in the Business Card area.
 * 4) Click OK.
 * 5) Create a new e-mail message.
 * 6) Click Insert, and then click My Business Card.

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