Can I make a Copy of Address Book?

Hi,
I really like Address Book. I have a group of children that I'd like to make a list of. They are all part of a program that was formed back in 1992. Our club has recruited about 1300 since then and I would like to make use of Address Book as a way to track and record them. I have a directory in a Word category, but it doesn't work the way Address Book does, and is difficult to use sometimes. The notes section of Address Book where a majority of data would obviously be placed, would also be a great way to keep contact with them if we have any activity that may interest them.
My questions are:
1. Can a copy of Address Book be made so that I can have Address Book #1 which I currently use, and then #2 for the children in the program?
2. If this can be done, would I be able to keep a separate mail program to track correspondence?
Thank you for any help!

For the Address Book, you can simply create a Group for your club. Click the + sign in the bottom left corner, and create two (or more Groups). You may want one for your club, one for your personal contacts. When you click on that Group, you will see only those contacts. This is your best bet if you want to stick with Address Book for this.
If you want two truly separate address books, that is more difficult to manage. You can have a personal address book, and use File > Back up Address Book to save that as an archive. Then delete those entries and put your club members in. Then use File > Back up Address Book again to create an archive of that book (give it a different name!!). To switch between books, use the File > Revert to Address Book Backup command to load the other book. You will need to re-back up each book every time you make a change to it else the changes will be lost. That's why you're better off using the Groups - that's what they're for!
As for Mail, again, separate programs are not the best solution. You can set up a different email account specific for your club emails (with your ISP, gmail, whatever) and different User Profiles in Mail for your personal email account and your club email account. If you are going to use only one email account, you can set create a folder in Mail to store your club emails, and you may consider a filter to sort replies from those 1300 people into a folder automatically.
Hope this helps...

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