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Outlook Connector: Categories don't sync
I use Office Live Mail by Windows Live (these names have got to be better)...
anyways... First of all... there's gotta be an easier to add contacts to categories, such as the easy 'drag and drop' funtion in Outlook 2007 when you change the view in the contact list by "Categories". Second.... my contacts sync fine with the Outlook Connector with the exception that no matter how many times I put a contact into a category using Outlook, Office Live/Windows Live doesn't 'update' the contact to show the same category. What ends up happening? I spend an hour to categories my 325 contacts in Outlook only to come back later when the system (office live) feels like, to find all my contact 'uncategorized' again! This happens even when I categorize the contacts in Office Live (online) the Categories don't sync with Outlook. PLEAAAAAAAAASE fix this! Thank you. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...tlook.contacts |
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Outlook Connector: Categories don't sync
"Yuniam" wrote in message
... First of all... there's gotta be an easier to add contacts to categories, such as the easy 'drag and drop' funtion in Outlook 2007 when you change the view in the contact list by "Categories". Another easy way is to select all the items you want to change, right-click the selection, and choose "Categorize". If you want to make the same changes to all of then, this is one way. Second.... my contacts sync fine with the Outlook Connector with the exception that no matter how many times I put a contact into a category using Outlook, Office Live/Windows Live doesn't 'update' the contact to show the same category. What ends up happening? I spend an hour to categories my 325 contacts in Outlook only to come back later when the system (office live) feels like, to find all my contact 'uncategorized' again! I haven't experimented with categories and Outlook Connector. I can do that. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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Outlook Connector: Categories don't sync
Brian:
I tried this out this morning... went to my Contacts in Office Live/Windows Live and added a new contact (Test) and gave it a category. I went to my Outlook 2007, hit send and received, looked in my contacts and .... there was the new contact "Test" but... uncategorized. Yuniam "Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote: I haven't experimented with categories and Outlook Connector. I can do that. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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Outlook Connector: Categories don't sync
Categories in Hotmail/Live are Distribution lists in Outlook. The connector
will sync the category/dl name but not the members. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: You can access this newsgroup by visiting http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com. "Yuniam" wrote in message ... I use Office Live Mail by Windows Live (these names have got to be better)... anyways... First of all... there's gotta be an easier to add contacts to categories, such as the easy 'drag and drop' funtion in Outlook 2007 when you change the view in the contact list by "Categories". Second.... my contacts sync fine with the Outlook Connector with the exception that no matter how many times I put a contact into a category using Outlook, Office Live/Windows Live doesn't 'update' the contact to show the same category. What ends up happening? I spend an hour to categories my 325 contacts in Outlook only to come back later when the system (office live) feels like, to find all my contact 'uncategorized' again! This happens even when I categorize the contacts in Office Live (online) the Categories don't sync with Outlook. PLEAAAAAAAAASE fix this! Thank you. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...tlook.contacts |
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Outlook Connector: Categories don't sync
"Yuniam" wrote in message
... I tried this out this morning... went to my Contacts in Office Live/Windows Live and added a new contact (Test) and gave it a category. I went to my Outlook 2007, hit send and received, looked in my contacts and .... there was the new contact "Test" but... uncategorized. There are some features of Outlook that aren't available via the Outlook Connector. I'll try to take a look at it. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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Outlook Connector: Categories don't sync
Categories in the online acct are dl's in outlook.
if you create the DL in outlook it syncs to the live acct as a "category" and any members of the DL not online are added as contacts. "Categories" created online will sync to outlook as a DL but contain no members. This isn't much of a surprise as importing DLs is always buggy - the members often get lost. Bottom line - make the DL in outlook and sync up. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/ Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/ Outlook Tips by email: Exchange Messaging Outlook newsletter: Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com You can access this newsgroup by visiting http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...s/default.mspx or point your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com. "Yuniam" wrote in message ... I use Office Live Mail by Windows Live (these names have got to be better)... anyways... First of all... there's gotta be an easier to add contacts to categories, such as the easy 'drag and drop' funtion in Outlook 2007 when you change the view in the contact list by "Categories". Second.... my contacts sync fine with the Outlook Connector with the exception that no matter how many times I put a contact into a category using Outlook, Office Live/Windows Live doesn't 'update' the contact to show the same category. What ends up happening? I spend an hour to categories my 325 contacts in Outlook only to come back later when the system (office live) feels like, to find all my contact 'uncategorized' again! This happens even when I categorize the contacts in Office Live (online) the Categories don't sync with Outlook. PLEAAAAAAAAASE fix this! Thank you. ---------------- This post is a suggestion for Microsoft, and Microsoft responds to the suggestions with the most votes. To vote for this suggestion, click the "I Agree" button in the message pane. If you do not see the button, follow this link to open the suggestion in the Microsoft Web-based Newsreader and then click "I Agree" in the message pane. http://www.microsoft.com/office/comm...tlook.contacts |
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