How to use a SharePoint Contacts in Outlook

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To add a Windows SharePoint Services contacts to Outlook, follow these steps:

1. If the Windows SharePoint Services folder has not been added to Outlook, add it to the navigation pane. To do so:

a. In your Web browser, locate the Windows SharePoint Services calendar that you want to access in Outlook.

b. Click Link to Outlook

c. When prompted, click Yes in Outlook 2003 or click OK in Outlook 2007 to add the Windows SharePoint Services contacts to Outlook.

If you do not see the contact that you shared in step 1 in the Calendar view, go to step 2.

2. In the Contact area of the navigation pane in Outlook 2003, click to select the check box of the calendar name for the Windows SharePoint Services calendar that you shared in step 1 under Other Contacts