Why are my contacts not coming up on the People panel in Outlook - completely blank.

To whom this may concern,

I have been having nothing buy troubles with Microsoft outlook AND every time my computer does an update on Microsoft update, My computer gets all kinds of glitches'. Three Microsoft tec tried to help me. After they could not help me I had to hire an outside source. I had to close my business down for five hours. They finally fixed it last night. But this morning my outlook started the same problem again this morning. I can not delete my emails that I don't want. I will not be renewing my yearly contract with Microsoft. I will start to have to look for a new email server like Outlook that does not have the problems that Outlook has.

I wish I can find a different operating system with less problems. Friends tell me its Microsoft 11. They said I should go back to Microsoft 10.

I am very disappointed in Microsoft. I should not have to worry about having my computer crashing every time I get an update. I now have my updates disconnected.

Rich

Actually, I've begun moving all of my group's contacts to Gmail via CSV export file and will use that email account as my main one. Microsoft hasn't answered my emails yet, and the solutions on this forum and on other website forums are outdated or offer fixes that don't work for me. I'll maintain Outlook in case the system self-adjusts/-corrects at some point.

I recall now a quirk that might be related: Outlook's inability to forget an old email address. When I updated an email address, Outlook always seemed to prefer the old address. When you typed the person's name instead of their email address, Outlook showed only the old email address. You had to remember to type the new address, which appeared with the old address as its display name, even though the Contacts list showed the new address. This occurred after refreshing the screen, and even after closing, then re-opening Outlook.

Time will heal, probably.

My issue is that none of the contact details are showing up. I've tried to open up various contacts in three different browsers and it doesn't work. All I can see is their email. I went under View and the only options are First name and Last name. Where did all my contacts' details go? (address, phones, etc.)??

Hi, I'm having the same issue, but all seems ok on the file, but when I go to change view, it says My Contacts, then this computer only. Since I have Microsoft 365 shouldn't I get from all computers?

Hannah

Hi again,

• To create a new contacts.pst file, you need to go to File > Account Settings > Data Files > Add. Then, choose Outlook Data File (.pst) as the file type and name it contacts.pst. You can also choose a location to save the file, such as your Documents folder. This will create a new data file with a Contacts folder that you can use to store your contacts .
• To change the view to People, you need to go to the Home tab and click on the People icon in the bottom left corner of the Outlook window. This will switch to the People module, where you can see your contacts in different views, such as Business Cards, List, or Phone. You can also change the view settings by clicking on the View tab and selecting Change View. Ref: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/create-change-or-customize-a-view-f693f3d9-0037-4fa0-9376-3a57b6337b71
• To make your contacts.pst file the default address book Ref: https://support.microsoft.com/en-gb/office/change-default-address-book-53b3ce7a-9d35-4e27-9e37-57979778fe5b

Let me know if this helps or if you need further assistance.

Regards, Sola

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