Integration With Other Programs

Integration Overview --
Because -- an essential piece of , 's suite of Personal Information Management programs -- is the central repository for information about all your contacts, it has been integrated into   and also into . Here is a quick look at the interface between and those two programs.

Starting from 's Tools Menu
A screenshot of 's Tools Address Book option.
A screenshot of 's Tools Address Book option.
Launching from 's Tools Address Book menu choice.
 
This interface is the epitome of simplicity. Need to consult or update the entry for one of your contacts while reading or composing an email message with ? Left click Tools Address Book , and the application will be launched automatically, allowing quick access to the contact data you want to view or modify.
 

Querying from 's Message Composition Window
A screenshot of auto completion from inside 's message composition window.
A screenshot of auto completion from inside 's message composition window.
Using 's auto completion feature from inside 's message composition window.
 
When you are composing a new email message, helps you find the recipient's complete email address by presenting a list of probable matches drawn from the contents of and from your email archives, as illustrated above. Just left click an item in the list to use that email address.
 

's Recipient Selection Dialog
A screenshot of the recipient selection dialog inside 's message composition window.
A screenshot of the recipient selection dialog inside 's message composition window.
Selecting multiple addressees with the recipient selection dialog inside  's message composition window.
 
When you are addressing a new email message to multiple recipients, provides a convenient method of choosing multiple addressees from the contacts you have saved with . Simply left click the  Select ...  button to open a Drop Down Box that lists all the contacts in the selected address books. Then scroll through the list (or use the handy Search: box), select the recipient you want, and left click   Add as To ,  Add as CC , or  Add as BCC  to add this person to the list of email recipients for your new message. Choose  Add as Reply-To  to insert this address into your message as a Reply To tag.
 

's New Contact Creation Interface
A screenshot of the new contact creation interface inside 's message viewing window.
A screenshot of the new contact creation interface inside 's message viewing window.
Invoking the new contact creation dialog from 's message viewing window.
 
When you receive an email message from someone who is not yet in your address book, makes it very easy to create a new contact. Simply point your cursor at the email address you want to save, then click the and a context menu will appear (see above). Select  + Add to Address Book  to add the selected email address to one of your address books. If you recognize this person as somebody who's already in your address book, and he is using a new email address, you may click on  + Add to Existing Contact  instead -- this enters a dialog that will direct   to the spot where you want to insert the new email address.
 
A screenshot of the ensuing new contact creation dialog.
A screenshot of the ensuing new contact creation dialog.
Choosing the address book in which the new contact will be created.
 
will ask you to choose the address book to which the new contact should be added.
 
Another screenshot of the ensuing new contact creation dialog.
Another screenshot of the ensuing new contact creation dialog.
Deciding if you would like to edit the newly created contact now, or later.
 
will also ask you if you wish to edit the new contact  that has just been added. Say  ✔ Yes  if you want to add more data to the new entry right away.
 

's Interface with
, the scheduling and calendar management program, allows you to send e-mail messages to people you want to invite to a meeting, and provides two interfaces with in this connection.
 
A screenshot of 's attendees tab.
A screenshot of 's attendees tab.
Adding a single attendee to a scheduled meeting in  .
 
The first interface is just like the auto completion feature provided by : just start typing the name of the person you want to invite, and you will be presented with a list of probable matches, as illustrated above.
 
A screenshot of 's attendees tab.
's attendees tab.
Adding multiple attendees to a scheduled meeting in  .
 
The second interface is just like the recipient selection dialog  provided by : when you left click the  Select Attendees ...  button, a searchable list of the contacts in all your address books will appear, as the preceding screenshot shows.