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Make Contacts your default Address Book in Outlook

If you store all your contacts' details in the Contacts address book and would like to set this as the default address book, do the following:

1. Using the Outlook Shortcut bar, right-click and select Properties, then Outlook Address Book.

2. Ensure that the 'Show this Folder as an Email address book' option is ticked.

3. Go to Tools - Address Book, then proceed to Tools - Options.

4. Under the 'Show this address list first' dropdown list, select Contacts.

Added by Amanda on 25th November 2006

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