Creating Vcard in Outlook Express

                            Although "Business Card", the term used in Outlook Express, seems to suggest it, a vCard is not just for business. its your contact information sent to recipient where he can save with contact information in Vcard
 

The Usefulness of a vCard

A vCard is a generally useful thing containing contact and directory information that anybody can import in their address book easily. If you send a vCard with your emails in Outlook Express, the recipient can simply add this vCard to their address book and instantly has access to all your email addresses, phone numbers, street addresses, your birthday (depending on how much of all that information you are willing to give away).

Steps to create a Business Card (vCard) in Outlook Express

Creating a vCard in Outlook Express amounts to creating an address book entry. So to create a vCard for yourself, you need to add an address book entry for yourself in Outlook Express:

•     Select Tools | Address Book from the menu in Outlook Express.

•     Click on New | New Contact.

•     Enter all the information you want included with your vCard.

•     Click OK.

That's it, you have just created a vCard for yourself in Outlook Express.Include Your vCard with Every Message. Now make sure the card is attached to outgoing emails you compose in Outlook Express. These steps can be followed for Outlook Express installed in Windows XP, 2000, 98 etc