Sync w/GAL?

Penny Miller · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 23

Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?

E2K7

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Eric Hicks [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 15

You can't sync the GAL but you can do lookup's against the GAL then save
that contact to your device.

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"Penny Miller" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?
>
> E2K7

Penny Miller · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 23

I was bummed to hear that.

What I ended up doing was opened Address Book in OL2k7 and highlighted All
Users, right clicked and selected Add to Contacts, then did a sync on my
"Q". All is good for now... until I add somebody else to GAL.

Thanks.

"Eric Hicks [MVP]" wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> You can't sync the GAL but you can do lookup's against the GAL then save
> that contact to your device.
>
> --
> --
> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>
> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support. microsoft.com This posting is
> provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>
> "Penny Miller" wrote in message
> @microsoft.com...
>> Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?
>>
>> E2K7
>

Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 875

Penny Miller wrote:
> I was bummed to hear that.
>
> What I ended up doing was opened Address Book in OL2k7 and
> highlighted All Users, right clicked and selected Add to Contacts,
> then did a sync on my "Q". All is good for now... until I add
> somebody else to GAL.

Yes - this is not recommended. You won't get updated changes. What's wrong
with the lookup? That should work just fine when you're sending mail - and
you don't need to save the contact at all.

>
> Thanks.
>
> "Eric Hicks [MVP]" wrote in message
> @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> You can't sync the GAL but you can do lookup's against the GAL then
>> save that contact to your device.
>>
>> --
>> --
>> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>>
>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support. microsoft.com This posting
>> is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>>
>> "Penny Miller" wrote in message
>> @microsoft.com...
>>> Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?
>>>
>>> E2K7

Penny Miller · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 23

We have users that like to be able to call colleagues at work and can't
remember their extension so this way they can just type in their name and it
pops up.

"Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
wrote in message @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Penny Miller wrote:
>> I was bummed to hear that.
>>
>> What I ended up doing was opened Address Book in OL2k7 and
>> highlighted All Users, right clicked and selected Add to Contacts,
>> then did a sync on my "Q". All is good for now... until I add
>> somebody else to GAL.
>
> Yes - this is not recommended. You won't get updated changes. What's wrong
> with the lookup? That should work just fine when you're sending mail - and
> you don't need to save the contact at all.
>
>>
>> Thanks.
>>
>> "Eric Hicks [MVP]" wrote in message
>> @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>> You can't sync the GAL but you can do lookup's against the GAL then
>>> save that contact to your device.
>>>
>>> --
>>> --
>>> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>>>
>>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support. microsoft.com This posting
>>> is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>>>
>>> "Penny Miller" wrote in message
>>> @microsoft.com...
>>>> Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?
>>>>
>>>> E2K7
>
>
>

Rich Matheisen [MVP] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 797

"Penny Miller" wrote:

>I was bummed to hear that.
>
>What I ended up doing was opened Address Book in OL2k7 and highlighted All
>Users, right clicked and selected Add to Contacts, then did a sync on my
>"Q". All is good for now... until I add somebody else to GAL.

That's nothing compared to what would happen if you tried to sync a
GAL with tens of thousands of individuals in it!

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Lanwench [MVP - Exchange] · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 875

Penny Miller wrote:
> We have users that like to be able to call colleagues at work and
> can't remember their extension so this way they can just type in
> their name and it pops up.

If they want to e-mail Jane Doe all they have to do is start typing and have
it do the lookup.

>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> wrote in
> message @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Penny Miller wrote:
>>> I was bummed to hear that.
>>>
>>> What I ended up doing was opened Address Book in OL2k7 and
>>> highlighted All Users, right clicked and selected Add to Contacts,
>>> then did a sync on my "Q". All is good for now... until I add
>>> somebody else to GAL.
>>
>> Yes - this is not recommended. You won't get updated changes. What's
>> wrong with the lookup? That should work just fine when you're
>> sending mail - and you don't need to save the contact at all.
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> "Eric Hicks [MVP]" wrote in message
>>> @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> You can't sync the GAL but you can do lookup's against the GAL then
>>>> save that contact to your device.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>>>>
>>>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support. microsoft.com This posting
>>>> is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>>>>
>>>> "Penny Miller" wrote in message
>>>> @microsoft.com...
>>>>> Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?
>>>>>
>>>>> E2K7

Helio Diamant - MS-MVP/Mo · Joined: 05 Aug 2007 Posts: 42

I can't see why the GAL lookup wouldn't do the job in this case. It is much
better than carrying all the company contacts in your private phonebook.
This looks like a terrible option to me.....

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Helio Diamant
MS-MVP/Mobile Devices
Editor - PocketPCFreak.com

"Penny Miller" wrote in message @microsoft.com...
> We have users that like to be able to call colleagues at work and can't
> remember their extension so this way they can just type in their name and
> it pops up.
>
> "Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]"
> wrote in
> message @TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Penny Miller wrote:
>>> I was bummed to hear that.
>>>
>>> What I ended up doing was opened Address Book in OL2k7 and
>>> highlighted All Users, right clicked and selected Add to Contacts,
>>> then did a sync on my "Q". All is good for now... until I add
>>> somebody else to GAL.
>>
>> Yes - this is not recommended. You won't get updated changes. What's
>> wrong with the lookup? That should work just fine when you're sending
>> mail - and you don't need to save the contact at all.
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks.
>>>
>>> "Eric Hicks [MVP]" wrote in message
>>> @TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> You can't sync the GAL but you can do lookup's against the GAL then
>>>> save that contact to your device.
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --
>>>> Eric Hicks [That_Kid] (MS-MVP Mobile Devices)
>>>>
>>>> The MS-MVP Program - http://mvp.support. microsoft.com This posting
>>>> is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights...
>>>>
>>>> "Penny Miller" wrote in message
>>>> @microsoft.com...
>>>>> Is it possible to sync the GAL to my smartphone (Motorola Q)?
>>>>>
>>>>> E2K7
>>
>>
>>
>

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