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Using the Windows Address Book

Outlook Express organizes email addresses by using a module called the Windows Address Book. Each contact record includes fields that enable you to track additional details about a person, including home and business addresses and phone numbers. The Windows Address Book also enables you to create group records so you can send email to several individuals by entering an alias instead of a lengthy list of addresses.

Address-book information is stored in a single file with the .wab extension. Each user profile on a machine can contain its own Address Book file, but there is no way to maintain multiple address books within a single profile.

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Although the Windows Address Book appears to be an integrated part of Outlook ...