[Eminent1]

We just got BES and I need to have the handheld via the GAL without having to load the addresses into the contact folder. Also is it possible to configure a handheld to view more that one addressbook in the same mailbox or does the handheld only view and sync with the defauly contacts folder.

[sledgehammer]

Not sure this is the recommended procedure, but I have exported the GAL to a local contact list in Exchange (Outlook folder view) and then synced. Works great...

[spin-dizzy]

I would imagine that the lookup feature in the BB address book is usually the preferred option for accessing global address book entries that are not contacts - I know my company's global address book is about 22mb in size - not terribly portable. I'm not sure about multiple global address books myself, but others may be able to answer that part of the question.