The MAPI and VIM Address Books

The MAPI and VIM Address Books

OfficeTalk provides a MAPI e-mail service and a VIM e-mail service for tight integration with Microsoft and Lotus messaging systems. If you are logged on to the MAPI e-mail service then the Send To window will contain a MAPI Service address book. You may open this address book by double clicking on the MAPI Service entry in the Send To window. A MAPI Address book dialog box is displayed.

The table below summarises the various options available in the MAPI Address book.

Options Description

Show Names From The Select the address list that contains the names that you want.

Type Name Or Select From List Type a name or select one from the list. As you type the letters of the name, the address list scrolls to match the letters that you type.

To/Cc/Bcc Adds the selected names to the corresponding box on the right.

Message Recipients Displays the names that you have added. Multiple names are separated by a semicolon (;). When you choose OK, these names are added to the Recipients window.

New Opens the New Entry dialog box, where you can create a new entry for your personal address book or for the active message only.

Properties Displays details about the selected name.

Find Opens the Find dialog box, where you can specify advanced conditions to search for names. When the search is complete, all matching names are displayed in the search results list.

If you are logged on to the VIM e-mail service then the Send To window will contain a VIM Service address book. You may open this address book by double clicking on the VIM Service entry in the Send To window. A VIM Address book dialog box is displayed.

The table below summarises the various options available in the VIM Address book.

Options Description

Address Use this field to perform a quick search lookup on the required recipient. Type the first few letters of the recipient's name into this field. Any matches will be highlighted in the window below.

Address Book Choose which VIM address book to look in.

To/Cc/Bcc Adds the selected names to the corresponding box below as To, CC or BCC recipients.

Recipients Displays the names that you have added. When you choose OK, these names are added to the Recipients window.

Remove Remove recipients from the Recipients list by selecting them and pressing the Remove button.

Options	Description
Show Names From The	Select the address list that contains the names that you want.
Type Name Or Select From List	Type a name or select one from the list. As you type the letters of the name, the address list scrolls to match the letters that you type.
To/Cc/Bcc	Adds the selected names to the corresponding box on the right.
Message Recipients	Displays the names that you have added. Multiple names are separated by a semicolon (;). When you choose OK, these names are added to the Recipients window.
New	Opens the New Entry dialog box, where you can create a new entry for your personal address book or for the active message only.
Properties	Displays details about the selected name.
Find	Opens the Find dialog box, where you can specify advanced conditions to search for names. When the search is complete, all matching names are displayed in the search results list.

Options	Description
Address	Use this field to perform a quick search lookup on the required recipient. Type the first few letters of the recipient's name into this field. Any matches will be highlighted in the window below.
Address Book	Choose which VIM address book to look in.
To/Cc/Bcc	Adds the selected names to the corresponding box below as To, CC or BCC recipients.
Recipients	Displays the names that you have added. When you choose OK, these names are added to the Recipients window.
Remove	Remove recipients from the Recipients list by selecting them and pressing the Remove button.