Forcing Sync Between Address Book and Entourage

I use Apple Address Book and Entourage on a Powerbook Pro running Leopard. I have al of the latest updates.
Sometimes, when I make updates to info in a contact record in Apple Address Book, the updated info appears in Entourage within a few seconds. Sometimes, it can take minutes.
Is there anyway to force an update in Entourage so that as soon as I go back into Entourage, I can force the update and the updated record is there? I know that I can turn off synch, turn synch back on, etc., but is there some other way/ shortcut to force an update of Entourage contacts once I make a change in a contact record in Apple Address Book?

don't think there is unfortunately.

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