Mac OS X v10.7 Lion How to Tell Which Groups an Address Book Entry Is In?

Under Snow Leopard's address book, I could press the Option key and it would highlight which groups the selected address book entry was in. How do I do that with Lion's address book?

Hey Mr. Picasso,
You need to be in "Groups" View in Address Book. Hit Command-3 to get there.
Then click (highlight) an address book entry on the right hand page.
Next, hit the Option key. The groups that the entry belongs to will highlight in blue on the left hand page.
BTW, to me the "highlight in blue text" is badly chosen by Apple, 'cause it is hardly discernable from the other "black on white" texts. No way to change it, AFAIK. The old "yellow highlight" worked much better, IMHO.
Regards, Peter

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