Outlook Calendar Appointment Custom Form Finding Contacts

I have an Outlook Calendar appointment custom form with a button to enter contacts. When the user presses the button, it brings up a window that starts in the user's own contact folder. Since the user of this application is supposed to use contacts in
a designated public folder instead of their own personal contacts, they have to drill down through public folders to get to the right place. Is there a way to have the window open up pointing to the folder I want them to use, so they don't have to drill down
each time? Thank you in advance to anyone who can help.

Hi Linda,
I cannot find a way to achieve this. However, if you just want to click the Contacts button to select the attendee, we can just add the Address Book button to the Quick Access Toolbar. To do this, go to File > Options > Quick Access Toolbar, select
All Commands and find out Address Book, then click Add button.
Now, when you create an appointment, you can just click the Address Book button from the QAT to open the contacts. (First, please make sure you have adjusted the display order as my first reply)
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Steve Fan
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