"gail99" wrote in message
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i am confused - it clearly states in the properties of this "address list or
whatever you call it" - there is a tab for Outlook Address Book and the
check
box says treat this folder as an OUtlook Address Book - how can you not know
this term? i can't describe it any better than that

You are examining the properties of a Contacts folder, then.

i open outlook, then go to my contacts. in contacts, i go file, new, folder,
name it and it appears in the list. I change the properties of the folder so
that it is treated as an Outlook Address Book. I add contacts to it. All is
well for a long time. Now, I browse to that folder, and the contacts within
it are gone. can you help figure out where they went? Using Outlook 2003 on
an Exchange/Windows SErver 2003 platform.

Do you sync with a handheld device at all?
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Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]