OL2000: Some Contact Fields Lost Using Signature with vCard Attachment (242061)

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To pick up an additional 10 fields from the contact record, export the contact to a vCard file and copy the vCard file into the Autosignature using the Advanced Edit feature.

To Add an Exported vCard to an Autosignature

NOTE: You must not be using Microsoft Word to edit your e-mail messages for the Signature Picker to be available.

1. Open the contact record you wish to use as a vCard in your signature.
2. On the File menu, click Export to vCard file, save the file to your desktop, and close the contact.
3. Right-click the vCard, and click Copy on the shortcut menu.
4. On the Tools menu, click Options.
5. On the Mail Format tab, click Signature Picker.
6. Click New, assign a unique name to your new signature, and click Next.
7. Click Advanced Edit and Yes, to start an external editor.
8. Type the desired signature information, and on the Edit menu, click Paste, to insert the vCard file and close the external editor.
9. Click OK and OK.

To Add a vCard to an Autosignature with New vCard From Contact

1. On the Tools menu, click Options.
2. On the Mail Format tab, click Signature Picker.
3. Click New, assign a unique name to your new signature, and click Next.
4. Type the desired signature information and then click New vCard from Contact.
5. Select the desired contact and click OK.
6. Click Finish, OK, and OK.

New vCard Fields vs. Exported vCard Fields

The following table lists those contact fields missing from the vCard using the "New vCard from Contact" feature (New vCard), as compared to those missing when copying an exported vCard (Export vCard):

Missing from New vCard	Missing from Export vCard
Account	Yes
Assistant's Name	Yes
Assistant's Phone	Yes
Billing Information	Yes
Business Home Page	No
Callback	Yes
Categories	Yes
Children	Yes
Company Main Phone	Yes
Computer Network Name	Yes
Customer ID	Yes
E-mail 2	No
E-mail 3	No
Follow Up Flag	Yes
FTP Site	Yes
Government ID Number	Yes
Hobbies	Yes
Internet Free/Busy Address	No
Language	Yes
Location	Yes
Manager's Name	Yes
Middle Name	No
Mileage	Yes
Nickname	No
Organizational ID Number	Yes
Other Fax	Yes
Personal Home Page	No
Phone 5 Selected	Yes
Primary Phone	No
Profession	No
Radio Phone	Yes
Referred By	Yes
Reminder Topic	Yes
Spouse	Yes
TTY/TDD Phone	Yes
User Field 1	Yes
User Field 2	Yes
User Field 3	Yes
User Field 4	Yes
Web Page	No