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Can not use Address Book Contacts

Gem4
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When I compose an email and click on one of my personal contact list addressees to add them to the To box, the To box turns blue and does not add the addressee.

When I compose an email and click on one of my personal contact list addressees to add them to the To box, the To box turns blue and does not add the addressee.

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I am not clear on how you are trying to add these contacts to your email

Open a Write window. Press F9 to turn on the Contact Sidebar. Select the contact and drag and drop in an address field of the message

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Double Click the contact

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Select multiple contacts by holding the control key while clicking the contacts. Then use one of the Add To buttons at the bottom of the sidebar.

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user01229325
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Chosen Solution

I am not clear on how you are trying to add these contacts to your email

Open a Write window. Press F9 to turn on the Contact Sidebar. Select the contact and drag and drop in an address field of the message

or

Double Click the contact

or

Select multiple contacts by holding the control key while clicking the contacts. Then use one of the Add To buttons at the bottom of the sidebar.