Standard fields in a contact

Field Edit in view Data type and meaning

Account Yes Text.

Address Selected Yes Displays the address text that was entered into the Address field based on the value of the Address Selector field.

Address Selector Yes The following settings apply.
Home
Business
Other

Anniversary Yes Date/Time. When the Anniversary field has a value, a Calendar item is attached to the contact, and the Attachment field is set to Yes.

Assistant's Name Yes Text.

Assistant's Phone Yes Text.

Attachment No Yes/No. Set to Yes when the Anniversary or Birthday field is a non-empty field.

Billing Information Yes Text.

Birthday Yes Date/Time. When the Birthday field has a value, a Calendar item is attached to the contact, and the Attachment field is set to Yes.

Business Address Yes (Card view only) Text.

Business Address City Yes Text.

Business Address Country Yes Text.

Business Address PO Box Yes Text.

Business Address Postal Code Yes Text.

Business Address State Yes Text.

Business Address Street Yes (Card view only) Text.

Business Fax Yes Text.

Business Home Page Yes Text.

Business Phone Yes Text.

Business Phone 2 Yes Text.

Callback Yes Text.

Car Phone Yes Text.

Categories Yes Text. Field used to group and find related items. Multiple categories are separated by commas.

Children Yes Text.

City Yes Text.

Company Yes Text.

Company Main Phone Yes Text.

Computer Network Name Yes Text.

Contacts No Text. Names of contacts linked to this item. Multiple names are separated by commas.

Country/Region Yes Text.

Created No Date/Time. The date and time the contact is created.

Customer ID Yes Text.

Department Yes Text.

E-mail No Text.

E-mail 2 No Text.

E-mail 3 No Text.

E-mail Selected Yes Displays the e-mail address that was entered based on the value of the E-mail Selector field.

E-mail Selector Yes The following settings apply.
0 E-mail
1 E-mail 2
2 E-mail 3

E-mail Display As Yes Alternate text that represents the e-mail address stored in the E-mail field. This text displays on the "To" line when addressing a message or appointment.

E-mail2 Display As Yes Alternate text that represents the e-mail address stored in the E-mail 2 field. This text displays on the "To" line when addressing a message or appointment.

E-mail3 Display As Yes Alternate text that represents the e-mail address stored in the E-mail 3 field. This text displays on the "To" line when addressing a message or appointment.

File As No Text. Value of the Full Name field, unless modified by the user.

First Name Yes Text.

Follow Up Flag Yes Text.

FTP Site Yes Text. FTP site name for the contact.

Full Name Yes Text. Value of the Title, First, Middle, Last, and Suffix fields of the item, separated by spaces. Any changes made to the Full Name field are reflected in its component fields.

Gender Yes The following settings apply.
0 Unspecified
1 Female
2 Male

Government ID Number Yes Text.

Hobbies Yes Text.

Home Address Yes (Card view only) Text.

Home Address City Yes Text.

Home Address Country Yes Text.

Home Address PO Box Yes Text.

Home Address Postal Code Yes Text.

Home Address State Yes Text.

Home Address Street Yes (Card view only) Text.

Home Fax Yes Text.

Home Phone Yes Text.

Home Phone 2 Yes Text.

Icon Yes Internal Data Type.

IM Address Yes Instant Messaging address. (Instant Messaging is a feature of the Microsoft MSN Messenger Service and Microsoft Exchange Instant Messaging Service.)

In Folder Yes Text. Name of the folder that contains the contact.

Initials Yes Text.

Internet Free-Busy Address Yes Text. Refers to the reading and publishing of a calendar user's free/busy map of events. The map is retrieved when a user plans a meeting.

ISDN Yes Text. Phone number for ISDN connection.

Job Title Yes Text.

Journal Yes Yes/No. Specifies whether activities are automatically recorded in the Journal for the contact.

Language Yes Text.

Last Name Yes Text.

Location Yes Text.

Mailing Address Yes (Card view only) Text.

Mailing Address Indicator Yes Yes/No. Indicates whether the address specified by the Address Selector field is the mailing address.

ManagerÆs Name Yes Text.

Message Class Text. Specifies the message class for the type of item. For information about the standard message classes, click

Middle Name Yes Text.

Mileage Yes Text.

Mobile Phone Yes Text.

Modified No Date/Time. Last date and time the contact was modified.

Nickname Yes Text.

Notes No Text. Value of the text box of the contact.

Office Location Yes Text.

Organizational ID Number Yes Text.

Other Address Yes (Card view only) Text.

Other Address City Yes Text.

Other Address Country Yes Text.

Other Address PO Box Yes Text.

Other Address Postal Code Yes Text.

Other Address State Yes Text.

Other Address Street Yes (Card view only) Text.

Other Fax Yes Text.

Other Phone Yes Text.

Outlook Internal Version No For administrator use only

Outlook Version No Text. Version of Outlook that the contact is created in.

Pager Yes Text.

Personal Home Page Yes Text.

Phone 1 Selected (through Phone 8 Selected) Displays the phone number that was selected in the corresponding Phone Selector field.

Phone 1 Selector (through Phone 8 Selector) The following settings apply:
Business, Home, Business Fax, Mobile, Radio, Car, Other, ISDN

PO Box Yes Text.

Primary Phone Yes Text.

Private Yes Yes/No. Indicates whether a specific contact is visible to others who have access to the Contacts folder.

Profession Yes Text.

Radio Phone Yes Text.

Read No Yes/No. Specifies whether the contact has been marked as read.

Referred By Yes Text.

Reminder Yes Yes/No.

Reminder Time Yes Date/Time. Date and time that a reminder is run for a contact.

Reminder Topic Yes Text. Caption displayed with reminder flag.

Sensitivity No The following settings apply.
0 Normal
1 Personal
2 Private
3 Confidential

Size No Number. Number of bytes used by the contact.

Send Plain Text Only

Spouse Yes Text.

State Yes Text.

Street Address Yes (Card view only) Text.

Subject Yes Text. Value of the Full Name field. If the Full Name field is empty, the value of the File As field is used.

Suffix Yes Text. Name suffix, such as Jr. or Ph.D.

Telex Yes Text.

Title Yes Text. Name title, such as Mr., Ms., or Mrs.

TTY/TDD Phone Yes Text. Phone number for TTY/TDD connection.

User Field 1 û 4 Yes Text. User-defined fields provided for compatibility with other programs. For information about how to create a custom field in Outlook, click .

Web Page Yes Text.

ZIP/Postal Code Yes Text.

Field	Edit in view	Data type and meaning
Account	Yes	Text.
Address Selected	Yes	Displays the address text that was entered into the Address field based on the value of the Address Selector field.
Address Selector	Yes	The following settings apply. Home Business Other
Anniversary	Yes	Date/Time. When the Anniversary field has a value, a Calendar item is attached to the contact, and the Attachment field is set to Yes.
Assistant's Name	Yes	Text.
Assistant's Phone	Yes	Text.
Attachment	No	Yes/No. Set to Yes when the Anniversary or Birthday field is a non-empty field.
Billing Information	Yes	Text.
Birthday	Yes	Date/Time. When the Birthday field has a value, a Calendar item is attached to the contact, and the Attachment field is set to Yes.
Business Address	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Business Address City	Yes	Text.
Business Address Country	Yes	Text.
Business Address PO Box	Yes	Text.
Business Address Postal Code	Yes	Text.
Business Address State	Yes	Text.
Business Address Street	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Business Fax	Yes	Text.
Business Home Page	Yes	Text.
Business Phone	Yes	Text.
Business Phone 2	Yes	Text.
Callback	Yes	Text.
Car Phone	Yes	Text.
Categories	Yes	Text. Field used to group and find related items. Multiple categories are separated by commas.
Children	Yes	Text.
City	Yes	Text.
Company	Yes	Text.
Company Main Phone	Yes	Text.
Computer Network Name	Yes	Text.
Contacts	No	Text. Names of contacts linked to this item. Multiple names are separated by commas.
Country/Region	Yes	Text.
Created	No	Date/Time. The date and time the contact is created.
Customer ID	Yes	Text.
Department	Yes	Text.
E-mail	No	Text.
E-mail 2	No	Text.
E-mail 3	No	Text.
E-mail Selected	Yes	Displays the e-mail address that was entered based on the value of the E-mail Selector field.
E-mail Selector	Yes	The following settings apply. 0 E-mail 1 E-mail 2 2 E-mail 3
E-mail Display As	Yes	Alternate text that represents the e-mail address stored in the E-mail field. This text displays on the "To" line when addressing a message or appointment.
E-mail2 Display As	Yes	Alternate text that represents the e-mail address stored in the E-mail 2 field. This text displays on the "To" line when addressing a message or appointment.
E-mail3 Display As	Yes	Alternate text that represents the e-mail address stored in the E-mail 3 field. This text displays on the "To" line when addressing a message or appointment.
File As	No	Text. Value of the Full Name field, unless modified by the user.
First Name	Yes	Text.
Follow Up Flag	Yes	Text.
FTP Site	Yes	Text. FTP site name for the contact.
Full Name	Yes	Text. Value of the Title, First, Middle, Last, and Suffix fields of the item, separated by spaces. Any changes made to the Full Name field are reflected in its component fields.
Gender	Yes	The following settings apply. 0 Unspecified 1 Female 2 Male
Government ID Number	Yes	Text.
Hobbies	Yes	Text.
Home Address	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Home Address City	Yes	Text.
Home Address Country	Yes	Text.
Home Address PO Box	Yes	Text.
Home Address Postal Code	Yes	Text.
Home Address State	Yes	Text.
Home Address Street	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Home Fax	Yes	Text.
Home Phone	Yes	Text.
Home Phone 2	Yes	Text.
Icon	Yes	Internal Data Type.
IM Address	Yes	Instant Messaging address. (Instant Messaging is a feature of the Microsoft MSN Messenger Service and Microsoft Exchange Instant Messaging Service.)
In Folder	Yes	Text. Name of the folder that contains the contact.
Initials	Yes	Text.
Internet Free-Busy Address	Yes	Text. Refers to the reading and publishing of a calendar user's free/busy map of events. The map is retrieved when a user plans a meeting.
ISDN	Yes	Text. Phone number for ISDN connection.
Job Title	Yes	Text.
Journal	Yes	Yes/No. Specifies whether activities are automatically recorded in the Journal for the contact.
Language	Yes	Text.
Last Name	Yes	Text.
Location	Yes	Text.
Mailing Address	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Mailing Address Indicator	Yes	Yes/No. Indicates whether the address specified by the Address Selector field is the mailing address.
ManagerÆs Name	Yes	Text.
Message Class		Text. Specifies the message class for the type of item. For information about the standard message classes, click
Middle Name	Yes	Text.
Mileage	Yes	Text.
Mobile Phone	Yes	Text.
Modified	No	Date/Time. Last date and time the contact was modified.
Nickname	Yes	Text.
Notes	No	Text. Value of the text box of the contact.
Office Location	Yes	Text.
Organizational ID Number	Yes	Text.
Other Address	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Other Address City	Yes	Text.
Other Address Country	Yes	Text.
Other Address PO Box	Yes	Text.
Other Address Postal Code	Yes	Text.
Other Address State	Yes	Text.
Other Address Street	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Other Fax	Yes	Text.
Other Phone	Yes	Text.
Outlook Internal Version	No	For administrator use only
Outlook Version	No	Text. Version of Outlook that the contact is created in.
Pager	Yes	Text.
Personal Home Page	Yes	Text.
Phone 1 Selected (through Phone 8 Selected)		Displays the phone number that was selected in the corresponding Phone Selector field.
Phone 1 Selector (through Phone 8 Selector)		The following settings apply: Business, Home, Business Fax, Mobile, Radio, Car, Other, ISDN
PO Box	Yes	Text.
Primary Phone	Yes	Text.
Private	Yes	Yes/No. Indicates whether a specific contact is visible to others who have access to the Contacts folder.
Profession	Yes	Text.
Radio Phone	Yes	Text.
Read	No	Yes/No. Specifies whether the contact has been marked as read.
Referred By	Yes	Text.
Reminder	Yes	Yes/No.
Reminder Time	Yes	Date/Time. Date and time that a reminder is run for a contact.
Reminder Topic	Yes	Text. Caption displayed with reminder flag.
Sensitivity	No	The following settings apply. 0 Normal 1 Personal 2 Private 3 Confidential
Size	No	Number. Number of bytes used by the contact.
Send Plain Text Only
Spouse	Yes	Text.
State	Yes	Text.
Street Address	Yes (Card view only)	Text.
Subject	Yes	Text. Value of the Full Name field. If the Full Name field is empty, the value of the File As field is used.
Suffix	Yes	Text. Name suffix, such as Jr. or Ph.D.
Telex	Yes	Text.
Title	Yes	Text. Name title, such as Mr., Ms., or Mrs.
TTY/TDD Phone	Yes	Text. Phone number for TTY/TDD connection.
User Field 1 û 4	Yes	Text. User-defined fields provided for compatibility with other programs. For information about how to create a custom field in Outlook, click .
Web Page	Yes	Text.
ZIP/Postal Code	Yes	Text.