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I have used my icloud contacts on outtlook email for a long time - but getting my new laptop with windows 11, i have not been able to connect them., The icloud contacts on there under contacts, but when i write an email - they are NOT avai know i had to do all this years ago, but i don't really remember what i did - and i'm assuming it should be easier to do now, right? HELP!!
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Thanks Bill, indeed I experienced the "double entry" problem on some of the contacts as well.
I also noticed, that on my actual iCloud contacts, many of the "notes" information is messed up, with certificate-like strings appended to the bottom of several. I don't know what triggered that, but I'm pretty sure it's more likely to be MS vs. Apple :D
Only issue now is Setting the icloud address book as the default. Was easy on the old, now its gone on the new.
When you right click on the iCloud Contacts folder in outlook, what exactly happens? Is the box to show it as a contacts folder gray and unclickable? If yes, your profile is corrupt, and you need to make a new profile.
If it is checked, you need to make it the default in Outlook address book tools > options
I have tried doing everything you said to do, and i had my contacts on the outlook, but outlook wasn't connecting with them. i read that if my icloud contacts were default, i couldn't use them on windows for that. i haven't figured out how to change them to not default. can you help me?
I have gone online with Geeksquad, apple and Office Depot - i haven't figured out how to talk to anyone at microsoft. Can you help me? or am i just stuck1 I had my icloud emails on my old outlook, i didn't have address, telephone numbers, etc., but i did have emails. Can i at least get that?????
Diane, thank you for getting back to me. I do have my contacts on outlook, but I can’t get them to be the contact list to use. I followed what you said, going to properties, outlook address book and my iCloud contacts is there, it just won’t do anything when I tap show the folder as an email address book.
What could I be doing wrong. WHY IS THIS SO DIFFICULT! I have a very detailed address book and I do not want to enter it all again. What am I missing????
