Using Multiple Contacts Folders
Outlook supports as many Contacts folders as you want to use. Although there are better ways to manage contacts, such as using categories, you can use multiple Contacts folders to manage your contacts. In some situations, it makes sense to use multiple Contacts folders:
To keep business and personal contacts separate
To separate contacts who are contacted by email only from contacts you also contact by phone or postal mail
When you're using a shared Contacts folder stored in Exchange Server public folders
You can have all your Contacts folders enabled as Outlook Address Books or enable only some of the folders as address books. Select a different address list by choosing a different list from the Show Names From ...
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