Re: Distribution List Problems

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They appear in Contacts Folders views just as Contacts do.
If she's describing normal behavior, then what is the question?
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Russ Valentine
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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uBNJB5p0JHA.5744@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
My DL's look exactly as she describes - they don't look anything like contacts
http://www.xsolive.com/Outlook%20Screen%20shots/Forms/DispForm.aspx?ID=94

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"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:Ol77Knp0JHA.4632@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
DL's always show as Contacts in a Contact Folder. Translate what you're reading between the lines for me.
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Russ Valentine
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"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <outlookmvp@xxxxxxx> wrote in message news:ObCXibp0JHA.1716@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
It's showing as a contact:

---- NOW, my distribution list shows up as a card in the ALL views as a card
FULL NAME (with the name only of the distribution list here)
COMPANY (blank)
JOB TITLE (blank)
FILE AS (with the name of the distribution list here)
EMAIL (which is blank)
DISPLAY AS (which is blank)
(and all the other fields on that card showing -- with blank fields)

looked like a normal DL before:
--- In the past -- my distribution list would open up a window and I would
see (hopeully the formatting will stay the same as I try to show you)
NAME1 EMailAddress
NAME2 EMailAddress
NAME3 EMailAddress

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"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <russval@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:uGlfB$o0JHA.3476@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Still unclear.
Define "as a card." Means nothing to us.
State what you now see when you open a DL and contrast it with what you think you should see.
You still seem to have changed your view settings. Feel free to send screen shots to any site you use that supports it and post the URL.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"WilderWoman1" <WilderWoman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:C55B08C2-511F-4FC2-9ECC-EB2EDB31A693@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Gee -- I thought I had provided too much information before and you are
telling me I am too vague. So, here goes:

--- Yes, I back up my data quite regularly
--- I have already tested all view for my Outlook Contacts. It is not a
question of selecting a new view. It appears the same in ALL views for
Outlook contacts.
--- In the past -- my distribution list would open up a window and I would
see (hopeully the formatting will stay the same as I try to show you)
NAME1 EMailAddress
NAME2 EMailAddress
NAME3 EMailAddress
and so on.
---- NOW, my distribution list shows up as a card in the ALL views as a card
FULL NAME (with the name only of the distribution list here)
COMPANY (blank)
JOB TITLE (blank)
FILE AS (with the name of the distribution list here)
EMAIL (which is blank)
DISPLAY AS (which is blank)
(and all the other fields on that card showing -- with blank fields)

Without showing you screen shots, this is the best that I can do right now.
Hopefully, this helps you with my question. Oh, I should add that I have NOT
added any new software to the computer or changed any other settings in my
email (Outlook 2007). My antivirus, spyware, etc. are all updated and the
computer has been scanned on a regular basis. And, I have used Outlook 2007
since March 2007.



"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Your post is too vague to know what's going on. Could you be a bit more
clear on what you mean, please? What do you mean your DL's are "showing up
as an address card?" What do you mean you can't open it to see the members?
What are you doing and what isn't happening that you think should?
Make sure you state clearly what view of your Contacts Folder you are using
when you have your problems. Sound to me as if you probably just changed
your view. No update does this sort of thing in spite of your suspicion.
Do you back up your data?
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"WilderWoman1" <WilderWoman1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E021AB0A-1AD5-4322-870C-AA43A3C75385@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> My current problem is that the Distribution Lists in my Outlook > Contacts
> are
> showing up as a "address card" now (within the past week).
>
> In the past, I have been able to see the list of members in the > list (I
> can
> no longer do that) in order to add new or remove members. This > seems to
> have
> occured after a Microsoft update within the past couple of weeks. > I did
> not
> notice the problem until I was looking in my contacts and noticed > some odd
> entries. Some of the "address cards" looked like the name was > totally
> missing but I could view the address. When I opened the "address > card" it
> had the name of one of my distribution lists as the name. I > recognized
> the
> addresses and corrected the name of the contact -- which made a > duplicate
> entry in my contact list.
>
> When I checked the address card that showed a distribution list, it > came
> up
> as a "card" and not a list of names and email addresses. I sent a > test
> message to one distribution list and it seemed to work -- sent > emails to
> everyone on the list. But, I still am unable to now view and/or > edit my
> distribution lists.
>
> Has anyone else experienced this? What is the solution?





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