(Tech Tip: Outlook) How to prioritize your Address Book so your Contacts show up first
(Tech Tip: Outlook) How to prioritize your Address Book so your Contacts show up first
The address book is what you see when you click on ‘To’ in Outlook. Most people want to see their contacts in that list. Outlook defaults to showing your corporate global address list (GAL). Here’s how to switch it.
1. Choose Tools... Address Book (or press Ctrl-Shift-B)
2. Inside that window, choose Tools... Options
3. Show this address list first: Choose Contacts. This is what first comes up when you press To:.
You don’t really care about these:
Keep personal addresses in: Choose the same list. This isn't really used anymore.
Check names in this order: Use the up and down buttons to prioritize. The server lists should come first, then your lists.
Outlook 2007 Addressing Options
Outlook 2010 Addressing Options
