How to Use Microsoft Outlook Contacts to Make White Pages

Create personal white pages with Outlook.

Microsoft Outlook is an email and personal information application provided as part of the Microsoft Office suite. Outlook has a comprehensive contacts section in which you can enter and store information such as names, addresses and phone numbers. While you can use this data from your computer, you can also use it to create and print a phone directory to keep on hand as your personal white pages.

Things You'll Need

• Outlook 2003, 2007 or 2010
• Printer

Instructions

1. Start Microsoft Outlook. Select "Contacts" from the navigation pane on the left side of the Outlook window.

2. Press and hold the "Ctrl" key and click on the name of each contact whose information you wish to include in your personal white pages. If you wish to include all of your contacts, do not select any--they will all be included by default.

3. Go to the "File" menu in Outlook 2003 or 2007 or the "File" tab in Outlook 2010. Click "Print." In Outlook 2010, click "Print Options" after you click "Print." The "Print" dialog box will open.

4. Select "Phone Directory Style" in the Print Style box. Click the "Page Setup" button. The Page Setup dialog box will open. Select the number of columns you want on each page and any other options, such as whether you want headings for each letter or contacts listed on each side of the pages. When you are finished customizing the directory, click "OK."

5. Click "Preview" to see how your personal white pages will look when printed. Go back and make any changes you desire. When you are satisfied with the directory, click "Print."

References

• Journal of Accountancy: Print Outlook's Contacts as a Paper Phone Directory
• Tech-Recipes: Outlook 2007: Print a Phone Directory of Your Contacts