Creating an Address Book
Messenger provides a default personal address book, but you can create additional ones.
To create a new address book:
1.Click the Address Book icon, second from the right, on the component bar.
2.In the Address Book window, choose New. Then open the File menu and choose Address Book.
3.Type the name of the new address book, and click OK.
Adding a Name to Your Address Book
You can create cards for individuals, or create a personal card for yourself
that you can attach to your outgoing mail messages.
To create a card for yourself:
1.Open the Edit menu and choose Preferences.
2.Open the Mail & Newsgroups category and then choose Identity.
3.In the Identity Preferences Panel, click Edit Card.
To create an address book card for an individual:
1.Click the Address Book icon on the component bar.
2.Click New Card in the Address Book window.
3.In the New Card dialog box, type information about the individual. Also include
display name (the name that appears in Composition window)
nickname (a shortcut or alias for the real name)
whether the individual prefers to receive HTML-formatted email instead of plain text (if you intend to compose your messages in HTML).
4.Click the Contact tab to enter additional information such as street address, phone number, and URL. Click the Notes tab to enter any comments.
5.Click OK.
To view or edit an individual's card: Double-click the name in the address book window.
Tip: You can quickly add entries to your address book by clicking any email address in messages you receive. The New Card dialog box appears, and you can enter additional information.
