Troubleshoot Your Problems With The Slow Outlook Address Book

Slow Outlook is a problem that bothers many users. The slowness can affect various utilities of the application such as Address Book, email, calendar and so forth. What to do when the application faces such unexpected errors, when you have to do some serious work quickly? Well, reading this article will get you some basic idea about what causes the slowness with the Outlook Address Book and how to get this problem resolved.

Operating environment and the cause of Outlook problem

The problem is often diagnosed with Outlook 2010 employing Exchange Server 2010 SP2. The problem is also reported on the same version of Outlook which runs in Cached Exchange Mode. The problem occurs when users access the address book for the first time after launching the application. They will have to wait for a couple of minutes until they could add recipients to To or Cc fields. The problem appears no more after that.

As per the Outlook tech experts, the problem shows up often on Outlook applications that employ the default Global Address Book list. The best solution to fix the problem is to reset the address book setting to All Users Address List. This can be done by navigating to Tools>Options>Address Book>Outlook Contacts Book Settings. Check the box in front of All Users Address Book that says When Opening the address book, show this address list first.

Exchange 2010 Offline Address Book

If you are looking to access the Exchange 2010 Offline Address Book, you need to ensure that the application is able to access the address book service of the Exchange Server via internet connection since the Default Offline Address List you have in it does not consist of the default Global Address List. In some cases, this can result in unexpected delays.

Troubleshooting the problem

• Launch your Outlook application.
• Navigate to Options followed by Tools.
• Select Address Book Settings and change the current address book list to Global Address Book list. 
• If you are using Outlook Exchange Server 2010, make sure that the default offline address list configuration is reset. Include both Default Global Address List and All Users Address List in the settings.

These instructions should have helped you fix the freezing problems with the Outlook Address Book. In case these steps didn’t work, get in touch with the Outlook help desk for assistance.

Exporting Outlook Contacts Into CSV Files

Did you know that you could move your Outlook contacts? That’s right; in Outlook 2007 and 2010 you can export contacts from your Outlook address book and copy them into another address book, spreadsheet, web mail application or databases. Exporting these into a file and saving that in a format which is understood by most standard email programs, helps with the process.

Comma Separated Values are the most preferred file format, however if you wish to access the same contacts in another copy of Outlook, it is better to use .pst as export format. For other services use CSV files.

Exporting contacts from Outlook address book to CSV file in Outlook 2010

• Open your MS Outlook application.
• Click on the File tab on the top left corner of the Outlook window.
• Click on the Options button then select the Advanced tab.
• In the Export section click on Export.
• When the Import and Export Wizard opens click on Export to a file and then click on Next.
• In the section Create a file of type, select the type of export you want to carry out and click Next. Comma Separated values or CSV file is the most preferred way. Select this.
• In Select Folder to export from option select the contact folder which you would like to export, and click Next.
• Click on the Browse option under Save exported file as and then choose a destination folder. Type a name for the file in the File name box.
• Click on Next in the Export to a File dialog box.
• Click on the Finish button. All your contacts have been transferred into another file as Comma Separated Values.
• Exporting contacts from Outlook address book to CSV file in Outlook 2007
• Open your Outlook 2007 application and choose the Import and Export option in the File menu.
• Ensure that you highlight Export to a file and select the Next option.
• Choose the file format in which you wish to save the Outlook contacts. Select CSV as your file format and click on Next.
• Using browse button select a memory location for your CSV file, and give it an appropriate name. All your exported contacts will appear in this location, in the CSV file format.
• Click on Next and then click Finish to complete the process.

Now your Outlook contacts have been saved in a CSV file on your computer. You can access this file or copy it and access them on a different computer’s Outlook. If you have any issues contact Outlook help desk for further assistance with your problems.

How To Add Or Remove Address Book In Microsoft Outlook

As we all know, Microsoft Outlook is a very popular desktop email client used by many around the world. Microsoft Outlook’s user-friendly features and tools let you manage your multiple email accounts with so much of ease. It not only manages your email services but also doubles as a contact manager.

Among its various features, Address Book is an important feature that lets Outlook manage all its contact information efficiently. It sorts and organizes all your email addresses with so much ease that you never have to worry about how your emails are being sent and received. However, despite these facts, you may sometimes want to delete your Address Book or create a new one. Mentioned below are instructions on how you can add or delete your Address Book in Outlook.

Instructions

• Close your Outlook application if it is open. 
• Locate Outlook application in your computer and right-click on the Outlook icon. 
• Select Properties from the popup menu and further select Email Account. 
• Click on Directory tab and then select the option View or change existing Directories or Address book. 
• Proceed by clicking Next and then Outlook Address Book. 
• You need to click Remove, then Finish and finally click Close. 
• Now open your Outlook to see if the Address Book is removed from it. You would not find your old Address Book anymore on your Outlook. 
• Close the Outlook window once again. 
• Right-click on Outlook icon like you did before and select the option Properties from the popup menu. Further, click the option Directories and then Add a New Directory or Address Book. Proceed by clicking Next. 
• Click Additional Address Book and then Next. 
• Further click Select Outlook Address and again click Next. 
• Finally click OK and then Close to exit the window. 
• Re-launch the Outlook application. Locate Contacts and right-click on it. 
• From the popup menu, select Properties. 
• From the Properties window, choose the Outlook Address Book tab. 
• Select the checkbox adjacent to Show this folder as an email Address Book and click OK.

Hope you were able to remove your existing Address Book and add a new Address Book to your Outlook application. You can now add a fresh list of contacts to your Address Book and start using them for your email purposes.