Vista - How to create new contact group

OK, I have an Dell OEM version of Vista with Windows Mail.

Far prefer Outlook but the HUGE annoying thing with Windows Mail is that the
Windows Address Book is no longer and it is just a list of contact files in a
folder structure.

I am trying to create a contact Group. According to the Help it says:
Open Windows Contacts (I get a folder structure with contact files)
On the Toolbar click New Contact Group????

First of all there is no Toolbar except Organize and Views. If I view the
File Menu then I see File, Edit, View etc.

Under File- New there is Contact along with Word Document, Text Document etc
but NO Contact Group.

I am a bit baffled and I am a computer tech Does anyone else have any ideas
on how to do this?

I do have groups imported from XP and I can edit them etc so I know the
capability is there but just how to do it is what I need to know.

With XP the Windows Address Book made it so simple.

Hi did you get this resolved and how ? Thanks

"lforbes" wrote:

> OK, I have an Dell OEM version of Vista with Windows Mail.
>
> Far prefer Outlook but the HUGE annoying thing with Windows Mail is that the
> Windows Address Book is no longer and it is just a list of contact files in a
> folder structure.
>
> I am trying to create a contact Group. According to the Help it says:
> Open Windows Contacts (I get a folder structure with contact files)
> On the Toolbar click New Contact Group????
>
> First of all there is no Toolbar except Organize and Views. If I view the
> File Menu then I see File, Edit, View etc.
>
> Under File- New there is Contact along with Word Document, Text Document etc
> but NO Contact Group.
>
> I am a bit baffled and I am a computer tech Does anyone else have any ideas
> on how to do this?
>
> I do have groups imported from XP and I can edit them etc so I know the
> capability is there but just how to do it is what I need to know.
>
> With XP the Windows Address Book made it so simple.

With Contacts open, right-click in an open area of that screen, select
Customize This Folder, then change the template type to Contacts.
You should only have to do this once.

Gary VanderMolen

"lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A620D597-F442-4871-B5D7-8EAF09352F93@microsoft.com...
> OK, I have an Dell OEM version of Vista with Windows Mail.
>
> Far prefer Outlook but the HUGE annoying thing with Windows Mail is that the
> Windows Address Book is no longer and it is just a list of contact files in a
> folder structure.
>
> I am trying to create a contact Group. According to the Help it says:
> Open Windows Contacts (I get a folder structure with contact files)
> On the Toolbar click New Contact Group????
>
> First of all there is no Toolbar except Organize and Views. If I view the
> File Menu then I see File, Edit, View etc.
>
> Under File- New there is Contact along with Word Document, Text Document etc
> but NO Contact Group.
>
> I am a bit baffled and I am a computer tech Does anyone else have any ideas
> on how to do this?
>
> I do have groups imported from XP and I can edit them etc so I know the
> capability is there but just how to do it is what I need to know.
>
> With XP the Windows Address Book made it so simple.

Thanks. I figured this out after playing with it after I posted. It is so
different from XP. Now I WISH that it kept the settings for each folder like
XP did. I have an issue in that the folder keeps changing its "Type" all the
time and I have to keep putting it back. It is getting annoying. Also the
"apply to all subfolders" only works about 1/2 the time too. Oh well - Vista
bugs.

Is there a way to create your own customization and apply it to the list.
Eg. for Documents, I want to add the "ratings" for EVERY folder that I list
as documents. It seems that I have to do it manually for each one. Too bad I
can't modify what the "Documents" template shows.

Cheers,
Lara

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> With Contacts open, right-click in an open area of that screen, select
> Customize This Folder, then change the template type to Contacts.
> You should only have to do this once.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A620D597-F442-4871-B5D7-8EAF09352F93@microsoft.com...
> > OK, I have an Dell OEM version of Vista with Windows Mail.
> >
> > Far prefer Outlook but the HUGE annoying thing with Windows Mail is that the
> > Windows Address Book is no longer and it is just a list of contact files in a
> > folder structure.
> >
> > I am trying to create a contact Group. According to the Help it says:
> > Open Windows Contacts (I get a folder structure with contact files)
> > On the Toolbar click New Contact Group????
> >
> > First of all there is no Toolbar except Organize and Views. If I view the
> > File Menu then I see File, Edit, View etc.
> >
> > Under File- New there is Contact along with Word Document, Text Document etc
> > but NO Contact Group.
> >
> > I am a bit baffled and I am a computer tech Does anyone else have any ideas
> > on how to do this?
> >
> > I do have groups imported from XP and I can edit them etc so I know the
> > capability is there but just how to do it is what I need to know.
> >
> > With XP the Windows Address Book made it so simple.
>
>
>

Thanks. I figured this out after playing with it after I posted. It is so
different from XP. Now I WISH that it kept the settings for each folder like
XP did. I have an issue in that the folder keeps changing its "Type" all the
time and I have to keep putting it back. It is getting annoying. Also the
"apply to all subfolders" only works about 1/2 the time too. Oh well - Vista
bugs.

Is there a way to create your own customization and apply it to the list.
Eg. for Documents, I want to add the "ratings" for EVERY folder that I list
as documents. It seems that I have to do it manually for each one. Too bad I
can't modify what the "Documents" template shows.

Cheers,
Lara

"Gary VanderMolen" wrote:

> With Contacts open, right-click in an open area of that screen, select
> Customize This Folder, then change the template type to Contacts.
> You should only have to do this once.
>
> Gary VanderMolen
>
> "lforbes" <lforbes@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:A620D597-F442-4871-B5D7-8EAF09352F93@microsoft.com...
> > OK, I have an Dell OEM version of Vista with Windows Mail.
> >
> > Far prefer Outlook but the HUGE annoying thing with Windows Mail is that the
> > Windows Address Book is no longer and it is just a list of contact files in a
> > folder structure.
> >
> > I am trying to create a contact Group. According to the Help it says:
> > Open Windows Contacts (I get a folder structure with contact files)
> > On the Toolbar click New Contact Group????
> >
> > First of all there is no Toolbar except Organize and Views. If I view the
> > File Menu then I see File, Edit, View etc.
> >
> > Under File- New there is Contact along with Word Document, Text Document etc
> > but NO Contact Group.
> >
> > I am a bit baffled and I am a computer tech Does anyone else have any ideas
> > on how to do this?
> >
> > I do have groups imported from XP and I can edit them etc so I know the
> > capability is there but just how to do it is what I need to know.
> >
> > With XP the Windows Address Book made it so simple.
>
>
>