# Outlook 2010 Contacts for two accounts

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-contacts-for-two-accounts/620042>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 26, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-contacts-for-two-accounts/620042 "2012-04-26T18:57:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-contacts-for-two-accounts/620042/1 "2012-04-26T18:57:05Z")

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I use Outlook 2010 and have been using it as a POP/SMTP client for my vanilla email. Yesterday I configured it to also connect to my work email address on the Exchange Server. This is all fine but when I set up the Exchange account, now when I click on the Contacts icon (bottom of the navigation pane) it brings up the Exchange account contacts list. There is no icon or folder that represents the Contacts from my original account. If I create a new email, the default account is my original account. If I click “To” then it brings up my original contact list to select addressees, so I know that the data is preserved somewhere. But I cannot figure out how to just bring up the Contacts window.

I have scoured sites for this but can’t find anything that applies to my situation. I find countless pages that discuss how to set up multiple accounts but nothing that is specific to my question.

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**Author:** ![CookingWithGas](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cookingwithgas/32/485_2.png) [@CookingWithGas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CookingWithGas)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2012, 11:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-2010-contacts-for-two-accounts/620042/2 "2012-04-26T23:40:14Z")

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I figured it out, was actually kind of obvious but didn’t know to look there. When you click on the Contacts icon a left nav menu comes up allowing you to select one of many contact lists. Don’t ask me what “Suggested contacts” are, though.