I have a separate businness file which is just aegular file but the data base eoesn't do wierd things to names that way.
> ----- Original Message ----- >From: Paul Henrichsen <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: Braillenote List <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Wed, 24 Dec 2003 13:55:57 -0800 >Subject: Re: [Braillenote] outlook addressbook and contacts list >They need to fix that. In a business, you should be able to enter that >information starting with the company name. The problem is that if the >business name contains more than one word, the bn will split things up >wrongly. I suppose if you knew you were searching for a business, you >should be able to search on company name, but it makes the database look >weird when entries are not properly represented. >At 12/23/2003, you wrote: >>The BN always requires a last name. I wish it didn't, because many of my >>email addresses are to lists and listservs. Outlook Express lets you leave >>the first and last name blank. >>Terri, Amateur radio call sign KF6CA. Army MARS call sign AAT9PX, >>California >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Paul Henrichsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To: "`Roselle Ambubuyog`" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Braillenote List" >><[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 3:33 PM >>Subject: RE: [Braillenote] outlook addressbook and contacts list >>> Hi, Roselle. I finally figured it out. What you have to do is to bring the >>> windows address book into outlook express. >>> This is od because this actually has nothing to do with e-mail nor news >>> groups. My address book or windows address book has very few e-mail >>> addresses in it if any at all. >>> It is mostly phone numbers. You know: bestbuy, comp u s a, various local >>> theaters and restaurants and whatever I have gotten by calling 4 1 1. >>> But I did import it into outlook express. You can then go into outlook and >>> import that address book from outlook express. >>> I did that and it worked as well. It just seems odd to me that you have to >>> put an address book into outlook express that may or may not have any >>> e-mail addresses in it so you can then import it into outlook. >>> I did find one more thing. You then need to clean up the address book or >>> contacts list in outlook. >>> If you enter a company as follows: bestbuy (fresno), outlook will assume >>> the entry should be fresno for the first name and bestbuy for the last >>> name. It is brought into the braille note the same way. If you search for >>> bestbuy using the first name, you won't find it. If you search by company >>> name, I gues you would. but it makes the entries appear in the bn address >>> book rather strangely. >>> ACB's washington connection would come in with first name being >>connection, >>> last name being washington. >>> One way to fix this is to make the whole name field in the contacts list >>> blank for businesses. >>> For indivisuals, it is okay to leave it there, but if you have a multiple >>> word business name, it will be inserted into outlook and also into the bn >>> in an incorrect manner. >>> Thanks. >>> Paul Henrichsen >>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> <home.pacbell.net/paulh52 >>> ___ >>> To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>> http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >>___ >>To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >>[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >>http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote >Paul Henrichsen ><[EMAIL PROTECTED] ><home.pacbell.net/paulh52 >___ >To leave the BrailleNote list, send a blank message to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To view the list archives or change your preferences, visit >http://list.pulsedata.com/mailman/listinfo/braillenote
