Using Contacts Effectively

Contacts can be a very powerful tool in Outlook 2007. As with any Outlook 2007 feature, you can use them in different ways to suit your needs, and how you use them might not be the most effective way for someone else. However, there are some things you can do to make contacts more useful:

  • Be complete. The more information you can include for each contact, the more useful your contacts will be. For example, fill in as many of the phone number fields as you can; this will give you more options when using Outlook 2007 to dial a contact.

  • Use categories to your advantage. Assigning categories to your contacts will help you organize them more effectively—for example, keeping your personal contacts separated from your business ...

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