Customizing Lookup

[Slider76]

I am a longtime ACT! user and one of the features I am missing is the
customizable lookup feature. For example, when I am going to a city on
business I can create a specific lookup for that particular city. It will
then create a list of all my customers in that city and only that city. ACT!
also allows you to create a lookup from any field but it is this one that I
miss the most.

I tried to create a new "view" in Outlook by setting Country/Region first,
then State/Prov and City but all this does is list all 1,600 contacts this
way and it is not even sorted alphabetically by city. Any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Why aren't you using Advanced Find?

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

If you want to organize by city, then create a new view that groups all contacts by city.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.outlookcode.com/article.aspx?id=54

 

[Slider76]

Thanks Russ, that worked. It's obvious that I need to spend a lot more time
learning the features of Outlook. As mentioned, I have been using ACT! for a
number of years now and never really spent any amount of time with Outlook.

Why aren't you using Advanced Find?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am a longtime ACT! user and one of the features I am missing is the
customizable lookup feature. For example, when I am going to a city on
business I can create a specific lookup for that particular city. It will
then create a list of all my customers in that city and only that city.
ACT!
also allows you to create a lookup from any field but it is this one that
I
miss the most.

I tried to create a new "view" in Outlook by setting Country/Region first,
then State/Prov and City but all this does is list all 1,600 contacts this
way and it is not even sorted alphabetically by city. Any ideas?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

There's a lot in Outlook that isn't very intuitive. I usually find the most
useful features by doing the opposite of what I thought I should.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thanks Russ, that worked. It's obvious that I need to spend a lot more
time
learning the features of Outlook. As mentioned, I have been using ACT! for
a
number of years now and never really spent any amount of time with
Outlook.

Why aren't you using Advanced Find?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I am a longtime ACT! user and one of the features I am missing is the
customizable lookup feature. For example, when I am going to a city on
business I can create a specific lookup for that particular city. It
will
then create a list of all my customers in that city and only that city.
ACT!
also allows you to create a lookup from any field but it is this one
that
I
miss the most.

I tried to create a new "view" in Outlook by setting Country/Region
first,
then State/Prov and City but all this does is list all 1,600 contacts
this
way and it is not even sorted alphabetically by city. Any ideas?