This is a “clever” view which can combine contacts from multiple sources to a single contact.įor instance, if you have 2 mail accounts configured and a contact exists in the Contacts folder of both accounts, the details of these 2 separate contacts are merged on a single Contact Card. In the People module, you are also using the People View by default. People View, Contact Cards and Link Contacts

While it’s functionality has been vastly improved, it takes a bit of getting used to and understand what it is doing. One of the major changes in Outlook 2013, and maintained in Outlook 2016, is the Contacts section which has been renamed to “People” now. How can I get back to the full contact editing form and have it stay open?

Annoyingly this contact dialog automatically goes away when I click somewhere else in Outlook. I get a similar contact dialog when I use the Search People box on the Ribbon. When I double click on a contact in the Contacts folder, it opens a contact card which only list a few of the details which I can edit and a Notes section. However, once I’ve saved an closed this form, I can’t seem to get back to it anymore. When I create a new Contact in Outlook, I get the traditional Contact form which I also got in previous versions of Outlook.