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Yes, again you are correct. I guess just saving the contacts I use all
the time and deleting them and then importing my Bcc addresses, send
them and then bring back my saved ones is the way to go. Sounds worse
than it is. Thanks for all the help.
TonySper
"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OFF%23XI3pFHA.3180@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
Well, yes, but if you open either Address Book and look in Shared
Contacts
folder you'll see all contacts in each identity's Address Book.
(All about) Address Book
http://www.insideoe.com/files/wab.htm
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), AH-VSOP
TonySper wrote:
> PA Bear,
> I found out that I can switch identities and import names into that
> address book. In this way I do not have to keep saving and deleting
> my
> good addresses. It appears that by swathing identities you can have
> another address book.
> TonySper
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OtosHTroFHA.3120@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> As stated in several replies here, you cannot import Groups or
> Folders
> and
> you cannot import contacts just to an already-created Group or
> Folder.
>
> Everything else you're seeing is default behavior, I'm afraid. Make
> certain
> you understand the differences between a Folder and a Group, Tony.
> There
> are very subtle but important differences in how each behaves and is
> used.
> I recommend opening Address Book Help > Search tab > type "folder"
> (w/out
> the quotes) > List topic > Read all related pages; then do the same
> with
> "group".
>
> TonySper wrote:
> > I now have another problem in that I cannot import the email
> > address
> > into any folder except my main one. When I copy the addresses to
> > another folder that is fine but if I delete them from my main
> > folder
> > they get deleted from the my new folder. Each time I import the
> > addresses I can't seem to bring them into any new folders. How do
> > you
> > import them to a new folder??
> > TonySper
> >
> > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > news:u6fzKVdoFHA.3380@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > YW.
> >
> > TonySper wrote:
> > > PA BEAR,
> > > Yes that was great help. It created a nice CSV file to look at.
> > > Lots
> > > of help. Thanks.
> > > TonySper
> > >
> > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > news:uKu%23O0ToFHA.1468@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > Take a peek using the back door: Export your current Address
> > > Book
> > > as
> > > a
> > > TXT
> > > (CSV) file and take a look at the formatting. Now format your
> > > TXT
> > > (CSV)
> > > file accordingly and, bingo!
> > >
> > > TonySper wrote:
> > > > When I make up the import file I have made it a txt file with
> > > > each
> > > > address followed by a comma example:
> > > > 1email@aol.com,2email@aol.com,3eamil@aol.com,4email@aol.com
> > > > etc.
> > > > try to import the file and it says to select which field you
> > > > want
> > > > to
> > > > import and I select email address and then it imports the
> > > > file.
> > > > at
> > > > least it says it does. I look in the shared contacts and
> > > > elsewhere
> > > > and
> > > > it is not there. Am I building the import file wrong?? Any
> > > > ideas??
> > > > TonySper
> > > >
> > > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > news:eGZ2ra6nFHA.3256@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > > > The contacts are most likely in Shared Contacts list, but not
> > > > as
> > > > a
> > > > Group.
> > > > See my first reply. You cannot import Groups or Folders into
> > > > Address
> > > > Book.
> > > >
> > > > TonySper wrote:
> > > > > Yes I am referring to OE. I know I can put a group into the
> > > > > BCC
> > > > > but
> > > > > I
> > > > > want to import a group of email address from a file into the
> > > > > group.
> > > > > I
> > > > > have to many to hand type them all. It lets me import the
> > > > > file
> > > > > but
> > > > > then I can not find where it is putting them.
> > > > > Tony
> > > > >
> > > > > "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:uP58L0rnFHA.2080@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> > > > > Are you referring to the OE Address Book? Look in Shared
> > > > > Contacts
> > > > > (enable
> > > > > View > Folders and groups).
> > > > >
> > > > > You cannot import Groups or Folders but you can make a Group
> > > > > of
> > > > > these
> > > > > contacts after you import them.
> > > > >
> > > > > TonySper wrote:
> > > > > > Doug,
> > > > > > I imported a txt file twice and it said it completed it
> > > > > > but
> > > > > > I
> > > > > > can
> > > > > > not
> > > > > > find where it put it. Where does the file go when you
> > > > > > import
> > > > > > it???
> > > > > > TonySper
> > > > > >
> > > > > > "Doug Knox MS-MVP" <dknox@mvps.org> wrote in message
> > > > > > news:uIfvBBrnFHA.708@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Open the Address Book and go to File, Import, Other
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > Thanks for the info. Yes I have used the group but that
> > > > > > > means
> > > > > > > hand
> > > > > > > typing or copying from the address book. Is there a way
> > > > > > > of
> > > > > > > putting
> > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > the addresses into a file and then just use the file??
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > If yousend these bulk mails to the same addressees
> > > > > > > consistantly
> > > > > > > you
> > > > > > > can set
> > > > > > > up group email lists. The setup process varies
> > > > > > > depending
> > > > > > > on
> > > > > > > what
> > > > > > > email
> > > > > > > client you're wanting to use.
> > > > > > > --
> > > > > > > > Is there a way to send email to several addresses
> > > > > > > > using
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > blind
> > > > > > > > copy
> > > > > > > > from a file with a list of names?? Would like to stop
> > > > > > > > having
> > > > > > > > all
> > > > > > > > my
> > > > > > > > contact names on the email when I send it to a group.
> > > > > > > > Would
> > > > > > > > like
> > > > > > > > it
> > > > > > > > if
> > > > > > > > I could just put the names in a list and then put the
> > > > > > > > list
> > > > > > > > in
> > > > > > > > the
> > > > > > > > blind copy but have not figured out how to do it.
> > > > > > > > TonySper
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