The Outlook Address Book is a pretty basic tool, but there are a few options we can configure. To get to these options, just open the address book and then click the Tools menu and click Options. The options screen looks like this:

Our first option is to tell Outlook which address list to show first. Typically, this is your Contacts folder. You can also specify which folder your personal addresses go in by default; this is also your Contacts folder. Last but not least, you can tell Outlook what order it should check your contact lists in when checking names. You can move any entry up or down by selecting it and using the arrows to the right. You can also add or remove a data source by using the related buttons below the source list. If you’re not sure which folder is which, just click the entry in the white box and click the Properties button to view its location.

Once you’re done modifying the options, click OK to go back to the main address book screen.