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Using the OSU Online Directory with Outlook 2007

Configuring Outlook 2007:

  1. Open Outlook 2007.
  2. Open the Tools menu and choose Account Settings.
  3. Click on the Address Books tab and click New....
  4. Choose Internet Directory Service (LDAP) and click Next.
  5. Type directory.oregonstate.edu in the Server Name: field.
  6. Click the More Settings... button.
  7. Click OK when warned that you must restart Outlook
  8. Click the Search tab.
  9. Under Search Base, choose Custom and type o=orst.edu in the field.
  10. Click OK.
  11. Click Next.
  12. Click Finish.
  13. Restart Outlook 2007.

To search for people, click on the Address Book icon at the top of your Outlook window, or click on the To... button while composing a message. Choose directory.oregonstate.edu from the Address Book drop-down list. Type the name of the person you would like to look up in the Search field.

To make directory.oregonstate.edu your default address book:

  1. Click on the Address Book icon at the top of your Outlook window.
  2. In the Address Book window, click on the Tools menu and choose Options....
  3. Select directory.oregonstate.edu from the Show this address list first: drop-down list.
  4. Under When sending mail, check names using these address lists in the following order: click on directory.oregonstate.edu and move it to the top of the list by clicking the Up Arrow button.
  5. Click the OK button.


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