# Outlook Express question.
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-question/175491
**Category:** Factual Questions
**Created:** [May 15, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-question/175491 "2003-05-15T17:52:46Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2003, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-question/175491/1 "2003-05-15T17:52:46Z")
I closed the Address Book list that used to be under my “Folders” in the Window on the left side. Now I can’t figure out how to get it back. I can open the “Address Book” via the icon in the toolbar, but haven’t figured out how to make it re-appear under the “Folders”
TIA…signed, the Total Idiot
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### Author:  [@Q.E.D](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Q.E.D)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2003, 5:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-question/175491/2 "2003-05-15T17:56:17Z")
Click View \> Layout. Click the Contacts checkbox to check it. Click OK.
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### Author:  [@Duke\_of\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Duke_of_Rat)
#### Post date: [May 15, 2003, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/outlook-express-question/175491/3 "2003-05-15T18:17:53Z")
4 minutes…not bad!! I’ve been clicking on stuff for a couple of days.
Thanks Q.E.D.