Adding a shared address book

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Outlook 2016

First click on the icon with the three dots in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen and then on "Folder".

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Select the "Public folders" of your Outlook profile on the left-hand side of the screen in the following list. Then click on "All public folders" and open the folder in which the address book is located.

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Right-click to open the properties and check the "Outlook address book" tab. Confirm and close the window.

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Then add the address book to your favorites by right-clicking on it.

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Outlook 2024

To add a shared address book in Outlook, click on the "More apps" box icon at the top left. In the small window that opens, click on the "Folder" button.

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The folder view in Outlook opens (similar to the email view). Select the "Public folders" of your Outlook profile on the left-hand side. Then click on "All public folders" and open the folder containing the address book you wish to add.

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Right-click on the desired address book to open the context menu. Select "Properties" from this menu and a new window will open.

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In this window, go to the "Outlook address book" tab and check the box. You can also customize the name of the address book for you. Then confirm the window.

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Finally, add the address book to your favorites. To do this, right-click on the address book again and then click on "Add to favorites" in the context menu that appears.

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Mac

First go to "Extras" and then to "Public folders".

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Then select the folder in which the desired address book is located. Select the address book and click on "Subscribe".

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Web access

First, right-click on "Favorites" in the top left-hand corner and select "Add public folders to favorites". It is important that you are in the "E-mail" area!

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Next, select the folder in which the address book is located and then highlight it. Now click on the star at the top with the label "Add to favorites".

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