Changing the Default Address Book in Microsoft Outlook
My e-mail client is
Microsoft Outlook, part of the
Microsoft Office 365 Package.
It has always frustrated me that when I click on the
Address Book icon, I see the
Global Address Book. In that address book, my e-mail address is the only one listed. This is apparently normal because I run
Outlook on an
Exchange Server and I am the only "employee" in my "organization"
If I want to insert the e-mail address of anyone else, I have to open the drop down menu and select
Contacts.
A Google search revealed that this behavior can be changed.
In
Outlook, from the
Home Tab, click on
Address Book. When it opens, click first on
Tools and then on
OptionsSelect the radio button
Start with Contact Folders rather than Start with
Global Address List. If you want more choices, select the
Custom radio button.
Next time that you click on
Addresses, your
Contacts, not the
Global Address Book will appear.
Microsoft goes into more detail at the link that follows
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/change-the-default-address-book-84c7be39-282a-4096-aeb8-89a2661a5162Ralph Sutter
