Bob: Name of Address Book Is Different from Preferred Name
  
PSS ID Number: Q128026
Article last modified on 04-11-1995
 
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The information in this article applies to:
 
 - Microsoft Bob version 1.0
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SYMPTOMS
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If you change your preferred name, the name of your personal Address
Book and Calendar are not updated to reflect this new name.
 
RESOLUTION
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Although you will not be able to change the name of your personal Calendar
to your new preferred name from within the Calendar, you can change your
personal Address Book to your new preferred name by following the steps
below:
 
1. Open your personal Address Book, and choose the Other Options squishy.
 
2. Choose the Give This Book To Someone squishy.
 
3. Select the box next to C: Hard Disk.
 
   This should put a red check mark in the box.
 
4. Click the button with the green check mark.
 
   This will save the book to your hard drive.
 
5. Choose the Other options squishy, and then choose the Create A New Book
   Or List squishy.
 
6. Choose the Get It From A Floppy Disk squishy, and then Select the box
   next to C: Hard Disk.
 
   This should put a red check in the box.
 
7. Click the button with the green check mark, and then click the Address
   Book that has your old preferred name.
 
8. Choose the button with the right arrow on it, and then choose the Give
   This One A New Name squishy.
 
9. Type your new preferred name and click the button with the green
   check mark.
 
The name of your personal Address Book will now be changed to your new
preferred name.
 
MORE INFORMATION
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Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Microsoft Bob version
1.0. We are researching this problem and will post new information
here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
 
KBCategory: kbusage
KBSubcategory: B_Address
 
Additional reference words: kids w_bob calendar B_Calendar
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