I get a lot of spam, and every spammer's email is being added to a "contacts" list.  So every time I go to send a new email, if I begin typing a deliberately stored name I have to sift through the phony contacts to get the right one.

Is there a way to stop unwanted incoming spam from becoming added to a contact list?

Thanks!
Folders are not Hidden. I use them a lot and need help knowing what happened and how to get them back.
iMac; Outlook 2011;
Outlook is hung up at the product splash screen with the message "Searching for identity...". How do I resolve issue. All other Office applications function properly?
I do  not  find using the computer easy and have just begun to feel my way around hotmail email,contact lists inbox and I am now pushed right back to where I started-I am finding it very upsetting and wan't to have my original Hotmail replaced as soon as possible
I just bought an new iMac and Office: mac2011 and I'm in the trial mode for the software.  No problems so far with Outlook connections to mail server, but Outlook won't let me create a new folder to store emails.  When I go to Help or New, other options are available but Folder remains in shaded grey, ie. not an option to open a new folder.

I've tried putting Outlook into Offline mode, but this doesn't help.
I have a folder I keep in Outlook called archive. It's just old emails from friends etc.

My Outlook identity is about 3GB. I guess 2/3 of that is from this folder.

Would the software open/ close or perform better it that folder was removed? thanks.
I have a folder I keep in Outlook called archive. It's just old emails from friends etc.

My Outlook identity is about 3GB. I guess 2/3 of that is from this folder.

Would the software open/ close or perform better it that folder was removed? thanks.
Outlook Version 14.2.5 lost Inbox, Contacts, and Calendar data after re-installion of Mountain Lion.  I am trying to restore the data.  If I can find the related folders that were saved then I should be able to restore.  Right?  Need help.