Address Book template drops fields

I'm trying to set up my address book for our local artists' association so it includes special fields that will contain information on dues paid this year (field=YWA) and participation in an annual art show (field= SAT).
First, I have a lot of artists already entered, but since entering them I have realized I must change the basic template. I've changed the basic template, but when I click "Edit" for an individual artist, the original template comes up, which doesn't have the fields I've added.
So I create a new template and reenter the artist, but half way through going back and forth between the old entry and the new entry on the revised template, the revised template drops the fields I've created and I'm back to ground zero. Sometimes even less than zero: fewer fields than the original template had.
Is this just an awful bug? It renders the address book useless...
Is there a solution to this, short of going back to Now Contact? Or is there another Address Book that works? Is there any way to import contacts into a new template without having to copy and paste each field again?

Update:
I am using Exchange 2010 for address book. Problem seems to be that you can't edit the photos or the template default when editing a card.
Works fine for any contact on my mac address book, but not on Exchange.
Anyone else with the same issue?

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The template preference should work for you. If you hit the green + button you can add fields with all kinds of different default names. If those field names don't match your needs you just select the field name (the bold typeface one) and scroll down in the resulting box and use the "custom" field to add any title you wish. It should change the name of that field to the name you wish to use and that will match the named fields you all area already used to using. You can do this with any field so you should be able to match any fields you wish.
I hope I understand your question correctly. If not...sorry.

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I've spent three-quarters-of-an-hour searching through previous posts to see if this has appeared as a problem before, but can't find any mention here in Leopard nor Tiger Discussions..
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Can I make multiple templates, for different categories? Such as a template for individuals and a template for companies.
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To me this is such an obvious missing feature that I've been asking Apple for it for years. Perhaps you should too: http://www.apple.com/macosx/feedback/
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