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Adding a Contact from the GAL

Using Outlook, to add a contact from the Global Address List (GAL), follow these instructions:

  1. Open your Contacts folder, and from the File menu, select New, then Contact.

  2. In the window that opens, next to the "Email" field, click the Address Book icon.

This will bring up your Outlook address book, and allow you to insert the name directly into the email address of the contact.

When the Select Name window opens, first make sure the "Show Names from the:" drop-down list is set to Global Address List.

When you enter the name you are searching for, you need to use the following format:

lastname, firstname

To make sure you are adding the proper person to your Address Book when you highlight a name, click the Advanced button and choose Properties. This will give more information about the user you have selected.

Once you have the user selected, click the OK button. Back in the Contact window, click Save and Close.