OL97: Unable to Edit Some Contact Fields in Table View

 Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
Article ID: Q174977
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook 97

SYMPTOMS

When viewing Microsoft Outlook 97 Contacts in a tabular type view, you are unable to edit certain fields.

CAUSE

This is by design.

RESOLUTION

Open the Contact item to edit the field.

MORE INFORMATION

To edit Contact fields in a tabular view you must have the "Allow in-cell editing" option selected. Even with this option selected, some fields cannot be edited in the cell. Examples of this are the File As and E-mail fields.

Selecting In-cell Editing

  1. On the View menu, click Format View.

  2. Click to select or clear the "Allow in-cell editing" check box.

Additional query words:
Keywords : GnlCont GnlDe
Version : WINDOWS:97
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbprb
Solution Type : kbworkaround

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Last reviewed: January 19, 1998
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