Connecting list in MOSS 2007

One of the many out-of-the-box functionalities in MOSS 2007 is connect list to Outlook e.g. Contacts list. This is great to have the rich and familiar interface from Outlook and still have a central place to share the information.

So the quick guide to setup a Contacts list in SharePoint and connecting it to Outlook.

1. First we create a contact list in SharePoint
   
   
   
   
2. Populate the list with dummy data
   
   
   
   
3. Connecting the list to Outlook
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. And now the list is connected to Outlook
   
   
5. Create a new contact through Outlooks rich interface
   
   
   
   
6. Refresh the list view in SharePoint