How to change default contacts?

[Bob Stringer]

I use Outlook 2002. When I have the Inbox open and click on
New | To, the Select Names dialog box comes up. The top
section has a drop down list, which has the caption: "Show
Names from the". I'd like to change the Contacts list which
appears there by default, but I can't find anything in the
help file on it or figure it out myself.

Can anyone help?

Thanks.

 

[Robert Crayk]

Open the address book from the Tools Menu and select Tools > Options >
change the "Show this address list first"

 

[Bob Stringer]

Open the address book from the Tools Menu and select
Tools > Options > change the "Show this address list first"

I don't see such a setting there, or anywhere else for that
matter.

After I hit Options, the "Options" box pops up, showing
these seven tabs: Preferences, Mail Setup, Mail Format,
Spelling, Security, Other and Delegates. I've gone through
all of them (including hitting the e-mail options and
contacts options buttons on the Preferences tab) and just
don't see anything like "Show this address list first."

I feel like I must be blind, so if you could point me more
specifically to where I should be looking, I'd really
appreciate it.

Thanks.

 

[Robert Crayk]

Hi Bob,
you missed the first bit, select the Address Book from the Tools Menu and
then Tools (on the Address book menu Bar) > Options

 

[Bob Stringer]

Hi Bob,
you missed the first bit, select the Address Book from the Tools Menu and
then Tools (on the Address book menu Bar) > Options

Hooray! That did it.

Thanks, Robert.