Hi Alan, They are different. The address book is a container for lists of addresses and so can "contain" contact folders. Theres quite a bit about it on the web. The definitive diva IMHO for all things outlook is Sue Mosher. You could do worse than have a peek at her siter. Don't have a link but she's well known to google! HTH Lisa > In Outlook, is the contact list and the address book the same > thing, and if not, how are they different in purpose and > functionality? ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu at the top. This will allow you to unsubscribe your email address or change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to share files with the group, you must join our Yahoo sister group. This group will not allow for posting of emails, but will allow you to join and share problem files, templates, etc.: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/MicrosoftOffice . This group is for FILE SHARING ONLY. If you are using Outlook and you see a lot of unnecessary code in your email messages, read these instructions that explain why and how to fix it: http://personal-computer-tutor.com/abc3/v28/greg28.htm *************************************************************