Missing buttons from the Windows Contacts toolbar?
Wed, 04/16/2008 - 16:21 — Ciprian
Many of our readers reported having problems with their Windows Contacts application. It seems that depending on how you configure Windows Explorer, it might happen that the traditional Windows Contacts buttons disappear. If you notice that you no longer have any of the following buttons: New Contact, New Contact Group, Import and Export, continue reading this tutorial and learn how to put them back on your toolbar.
First, launch Windows Contacts. Then, click on Organize and select Properties.
In the Contacts Properties window, go to the Customize tab. Here you can choose the folder type to be used for Windows Contacts. Most probably this is now changed to All Items, Documents or Music.
Beneath the text area that says 'Use this folder as a template', there is a selection box with items. Click on it, select Contacts and then click OK.
Your Windows Contacts toolbar will now return to normal.
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Comments
in desperate need of help!
you know you have to get to "properties" by clicking on "Organize", well my "Organize" bar is gone. PLEASE how do i get it back? the "Organize" and "File", "View", "Tools" ect.. are gone! PLEASE HELP ME! how do i get them back?!
thank you so much. i have
thank you so much. i have spend over an hour trying to figure this out. you saved my day.
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Thank you for the excellent explanation and pictures for solving this problem. I searched my Vista reference books, private trouble-shooting articles, and Windows Help and did not find one comment or reference as to how to fix this problem. Your instructions worked perfectly! Thank you for posting this information.
Thank You!
You saved me from what could have been hours of frustration. Thank you, again.
Well Done! Thanks!
Excellent fix! Of course, one wonders why Vista allows this to happen at all, but that's for another day.
Thanks....quick and simple
Thanks....quick and simple solution...
thank you! i have export/
thank you! i have export/ import buttons again!
Lost Button
I have been so frustrated for so long because I could not 'ADD New Contact'. You cannot immagine my excitement when your information worked. I had spent $70 on a tech who couldn't figure it out. I had given up hope and was ready to go buy a machine with a different operating system. Now from the mess that was created from my error--do you have help to organize those files. I'm going to give it a try. Thank you so much.
Missing Contacts Buttons
Thanks for the help. Microsoft hasn't noticed that there is a problem with missing buttons.
Thank You!
I have been trying to figure out where my group button was for the past hour. Thank you, Thank you, Thank you!
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