Family Tree support in Address Book?

I know it is possible to link address cards in address book and on iOS devices. But is it possible to view the connections or relationships between address cards? Or could this maybe be a future update idea? This may also be a repeat question, but I could not find one anywhere in the forums or discussion.

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Can't find Application Support for Address Book in Lion. Any ideas where to go?

I need to re-establish my Address Book after iCloud doubled all of the entries in it. But I can't find Application Support for Address Book in Lion.
Can someone help?

Go menu -> Go to folder.
Enter ~/Library
And select Go.
Your contents will now be visible.
WARNING: messing around with these contents without at least twice backups may make your data inaccessible or worse if you don't know what you are doing.

Unable to create tree structure in Address Book like "Mail"

I'm moving from a Windows PC environment having used both Mozilla's Thunderbird (email) & Firefox (browser) successfully for years. Problem I'm encountering is setting up a similar structure in both Address Book & Mail!! I set my Mail structure as follows:
Leon Contacts
0800 Class
1100 Class
T'ai Chi
Earthquake E-tree
Branch 1
Branch 2
Branch 3
Branch 4
From my Apple phone conversations & One-On-One sessions, this is impossible. All Groups in Address Book are sorted in alphabetical order. There are NO sub-groups! When I'm composing a Mail for Mailbox, Leon Contacts, it's not easy to locate 1100 Class. It seems as though this logical approach to a tree structure would be useful for the community.
I'm at a loss for getting the mail addesses easily into Mail. Any interrim suggestions.

Firefox doesn't do email, it's strictly a web browser.
If you are using Firefox to access your mail, you are using "web-mail". You need to seek support from your service provider or a forum for that service.
If your problem is with Mozilla Thunderbird, let us know and we can move this thread to the Thunderbird queue. This question currently is in the Firefox queue for answers.

Address Book Sharing

Is it at all possible to share parts of my address book but not the hole darn thing? Not sure if this really needs to be in feedback or if I am missing something.
My address book covers everything from family, several groups of friends, financial companies, software companies, health related companies, work venders, co-workers, past job references and several different mail lists participants. As you can see I have many aspects of my life that should not be viewed by all other aspects of my life.
Simply, how can I share the "Family" group of my address book with my family to edit and put their current or updated information?

Unfortunately the Address Book sharing feature for both Tiger and Leopard only works on an all-or-nothing basis.

10.4.3. and Address Book's SMS Integration with SE K750i

Hi,
This was a much loved feature in my Panther days and as such I totally cannot understand how, 3 updates later - in Tiger, Apple still hasn't gotten round to solving the "send SMS" feature in Address Book to work with Sony Ericsson K750i.
I had this problem with my PB 15" - 1.33GHz (where I upgraded from Panther to Tiger in clean install), and I STILL have this problem with my brand new, 4 day old PB 15" - 1.67GHz. Can't figure it out
I know there is a "workaround" on the net that involves changing the package contents of the SE K750i config files but I rather not get into that anymore since it will probably conflict with an Apple-side update in the future.
But the question is When???
Anyone with this dilemma?
Regards
N5

Exact same problem here with my Razr V3.
It's disappointing that the phone is featured in a photo on the iSync page, but is not supported in Address Book.
Take a peek at Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/Telephony.Bundle/Contents/Resources/ABDeviceCommand Sets.plist .
So, who knows the proper strings for the Razr V3? I wonder if they can be pulled from BluePhoneElite. .
- Eric
15" 1.67 Powerbook, 40G 3G iPod, 4G Nano Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Bind Local Address Book to Server?

A priority for our firm, and a main reason we are setting ups an SLS, is to be able to use Group Address Books to share contacts across the Groups we would like to set up. The documentation says this is possible, but as I see in other posts, this doesn't actually appear to have been implemented yet. Has anyone noticed Page 11 of the Address Book Server Administration Manual, posted at Apple's SLS documentation page:
"To use Address Book Server on a client, you need to bind the client to Address Book Server. Before binding a client computer, make sure Address Book Server is running (see “Starting or Stopping Address Book Server” on page 15).
To bind Address Book on a client to Address Book Server:
1 Open Address Book on the client computer.
The only versions of the Address Book application that support using Address Book
Server are those in Mac OS X version 10.6. Earlier versions of Address Book don’t
support binding to Address Book Server.
2 Choose Address Book > Preferences, and then click Accounts.
3 Click the Add button.
4 In the Add Account dialog, select Mac OS X Server as the Account Type.
5 Enter the user’s name and password. Enter the URL of the Address Book Server.
6 Click Create.
An account is now added to the account list. The Address Book application now shows a new group with the user’s name and your server designated. Any groups in the shared address book are displayed below this via a disclosure triangle."
All of this sounds great: once "bound" to the server, manual appears to be saying that the local Address Book app will show the user's address book as well as any Group the user is a part of. Perfect. Only problem is that when I go to create an Address Book account with the type "Mac OS X Server", there is no such option under the pull down account type menu.
I have all the latest versions of everything on the server as well as client computers, and this option simply isn't there. Address Book Server is running, and there are no configuration choices that would appear to "turn on" this option or otherwise make it available to the client computers. Anybody have an explanation? Has Apple just not implemented this yet? If not, why Apple would put this in their current documentation? Am I missing a configuration setting of some type?

Hi
Unfortunately for you the admin manuals are not that clear - what a surprise. It's not really your fault but you're taking the instructions too literally. By "Address Book Server" the manual means the Server the Address Book Service is running on. This would be whichever server is the Open Directory Master.
Preceeding the part you quoted is:
+"Address Book Server is integrated with Mac OS X Server’s foundation technologies. Address Book users are authenticated from Open Directory and Kerberos."+
This certainly implies an OD Master environment.
In a multiple server environment (Master/Replica or Connected Server) it's not clear if the Service can only be used/accessed on the OD Master.
To 'bind/join' clients to an OD Master (and in essence the Address Book Server) you use Directory Utility. In 10.6 client this is accessed via the Accounts tab. In 10.5 the application exists as standalone in the Utilities folder. In 10.4 the application is in the same place but is known as Directory Access. As far as the manual says only Address Book in 10.6 seems to be supported?
For LDAP Services to work as they should DNS Services must be configured correctly and resolving on both pointers. For the best experience clients must be using the Server for their DNS (assuming the Server is the only Server on the network) or a suitable DNS Server that can resolve the Server properly.
I personally don't think there is a Group Address Book feature available. If the iCal service is anything to go by you're really talking about individual address books which have then been delegated read/write access to other users in the LDAP node. If you consider carefully what it is you want there is no reason why you can't offer a 'group-type' address book with what's available?
Tony

Weird Address Book Sync Behavior

I want to sync my contacts in Apple Address Book to my iPod. I have all contacts selected in iTunes. After syning, when I go to my personal contact on the iPod, all I see is an email address. Curious thing though, it's not an address in my Address Book. Also, I have several family members in my Address Book, all with the same last name and my weird contact with an email address which is not in my Address Book is the only family member which is transfered. I deleted all my contacts on the iPod ( 30gig) and resynced with the same result. Is there a latent backup file the iPod is accessing? Where is it getting my contact with an email that's not in my Address book? It's not transfering phone numbers, correct email address or spouse information or work numbers? Just an old email address. Weird.
Dual MDD FireWire 800, AL Powerbook, 1.25 Mac OS X (10.4.7) 30gig 5th iPod, iTunes 6.05

anyone?

Address Book: 10.4.3 broke SMS for Nokia 6600 and Moto Razr

After upgrading to Mac OS X 10.4.3 I could not send SMS
messages or dial when paired to my Nokia 6600, button turns blue.
This feature worked fine with 10.3.3, at least iSync still works...
Also with a new Motorola Razr, I could sync but couldn't
connect with Address Book, the Bluetooth button does not
even turn blue. Needless to say that it is not possible to
send SMS or dial.
My bluetooth software and firmware is up to date and I am
using the Apple built-in Bluetooth interface
Apple support, please help!
Thank you,
Andrea

Exact same problem here with my Razr V3.
It's disappointing that the phone is featured in a photo on the iSync page, but is not supported in Address Book.
Take a peek at Address Book.app/Contents/Resources/Telephony.Bundle/Contents/Resources/ABDeviceCommand Sets.plist .
So, who knows the proper strings for the Razr V3? I wonder if they can be pulled from BluePhoneElite. .
- Eric
15" 1.67 Powerbook, 40G 3G iPod, 4G Nano Mac OS X (10.4.3)

Address Book back up & Apple Script

I would like to set my Address Book (and iCal) to back up automatically on my hard drive. I already back it up and sync it to my laptop using .Mac, but I would like to have a back up on my external hard drive, as well.
Can I create an Apple Script to do this or is there a simpler way that I am missing?

I posted a script here a few days ago (see Apple - Support - Discussions - Address book save command ...) - it should be fairly easy to modify it for what you want.
AK

My address book contacts keep disappearing and I haven't upgraded only updated. Any ideas?

My address book contacts disappear from the address book application, but when I check the library the files seem to be there. If I click on one of the files that should contain contact info, they are blank. I've restored the files twice from my time capsule and it works for awhile and then suddenly they seem to be missing again. I haven't upgraded to OS X, so the online support on address book does not help. I've only been maintaining the automatic updates. Any thoughts on my magically disappearing contacts? It makes synching my ipod a dangerous act.

ymcneil - thanks for the work around. But isn't it amazing Apple forces us to do this to maintain our privacy.
I live in Australia where there are good privacy laws protecting citizens. I do not want to be forced to use iCloud when the data sits in the USA with weaker privacy laws and also able to be seen by the US Government under the Patriot Act. Further I suspect Apple will interrogate my contacts and calendar for commercial purposes and I do not want that either.
I chose to synch my calendar and contacts with my iphone and ipad. I have relied for years on carrying around my phone with my diary on it. I can no longer do that.
Whoever made this decision at Apple has to be someone who knows little about the world. I can actually see EU regulators getting very annoyed by this.
I too woud like the itunes mac to iphone/ipad local backup given back.
In the meantime - thanks for the work around

Address Book Cards and Mail Contacts have suddenly disappeared!

Help! The power went off for a minute here at the office, shutting everything down. When I restarted, the contents of my address book and all the contacts I had in mail have disappeared. Anybody got any ideas on what I can do? Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Welcome to the discussions, malbright.
Try the suggestion in Loading “Apple - Support - Discussions - Address Book has suddenly LOST all my ...” - but it doesn't always work.
AK

Deleting Contact in Address Book

Hi there I have searched and can't find the correct answer...
To two Questions:
1. Deleteing Contact in Address Book
I have created a new contact in Address Book (Lion) and can't delete it.
The user is connected to Lion Server to a HomePoint
I have checked permissions as far as can see has access
The Delete in Address Book is unhighlighted
Anyone have any Ideas
2. What where how do you set up a shared Contacts Address Book on Lion
I want one Address Book, that each user can access, update, add, delete to and be seen accross multiple Macs (Lion) and iPhopnes/Ipads
Where is the Address Book created to do this
What Do you do
Apples notes seam to say how easy it is to do, although how do you do it
Thanks
Tim

IF YOU CAN BACK UP YOUR ADDRESS BOOK FIRST
IF YOU CAN BACK UP YOUR ADDRESS BOOK FIRST
I have figured out the answer to nos 1
You need to delete Address Book from user/library/applicationsupport.
(All Contacts will go)
(In Lion to access this as is maybe hidden
hold the option key down on the Go menu (you will see Library)
Drag it to the slide bar then you know where it is)
Delete the file in Address Book/Application Support
restart Address Book and it works better
Still need help with Question 2

Can different family member accounts share an address book in iCloud?

we have a primary mobileme account which is now set up in icloud. we have a family pack with a secondary family member account set up for my wife's business email. This secondary account now also has its own icloud account that we set up. Works fine. The question is this - when my wife is logged in to her icloud secondary account and looking at her work-related emails, how can she access the addresses in the address book that is linked to the main icloud account? She is usually working from a PC so it's not a matter of just looking at the local copy of the address book. She needs to log out of the secondary icloud account, log in to the primary, look up the address, and then go back to the secondary account to send the email from her work email address. Too cumbersome. And icloud does not seem to like having two instances of icloud running at the same time on the same computer.
Any thoughts would be appreciated.
Thanks -
Joel

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Address Book + .Mac Family Plan

On my laptop I have one address book - my family uses my laptop. When I go to sync - everything including my kids friends are sync into my address book. It's odd when you scroll through and see Bobby's name. I'm considering signing up for .Mac Family Plan. I already have an individual account which I planned to let run out. If I get a family plan - wife, kids me - how does that work? Do we each have our own address book online? And if so, can my son have his own address book on the desktop - so when he sinks his stuff as I do - everything stay seperate. In other words 4 .mac accounts online and 4 address books on the desktop. One for each person? Please help....

O c'mon somebody must have a thought, idea or solution.

Family sharing iCloud ID to synch iCal&Address Book, but do not want to share email.

Hello,
I have both mine and my wife’s iphone paired to my icloud account so we can share/synch our Address Book, iCal, Find my iPhone, etc. Plus, we share my iTunes account, though that is under a different Apple ID.
My email address is not in her mail folder, however she gets my mail in her ‘All Inboxes’.
How do I stop this, yet still share my iCloud features (family plan - type)?
Thx - Erik
<Email Edited by Host>

Firstly, I've asked the hosts to edit your email from your post, it's not a good idea to post it in the open it will attract unwanted mail.
If your wife simply doesn't want your email she can turn off mail syncing in her iCloud settings.
If she wants her own me address she should have her own iCloud account, you could then add each others iCloud to your own a s a secondary account and just turn on the sync services you want.

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