I've tried every setting I can find to make these two things happen.

1. Shouldn't I be able to type a last name in the TO: field of an e-mail and
have it automatically entered from my database? I'm having to click the TO:
button, enter the last name, select the name, click OK - a four step process
rather than one it should be! How do I correct this? And by the way, I can
sometimes type the first name of a contact in the field and it will enter the
name but never the last. How do I set things up so searches are done by last
name?

2. When forwarding an e-mail, my signature forwards but without the jpg
picture that accompanies it - which does by the way show when I do a new mail
or reply to one!

1. I think the answer is history of using emails. Unless something is
wrong with your Outlook setup, as you send or receive emails from people,
Outlook keeps a list of recent people. When you enter something in the To:
field, like Lon, it will see a recent email to/from Lon and enter the entire
address. If you haven't sent any emails to Luther in awhile, you can just
type Luther and it will take some time but it will try to find Luther in
your BCM db. If you only have one, it enters it automatically, or brings up
a dialog that prompts you to choose. If this isn't happening, check Tools,
Options, Preferences tab, Email options button, Advanced Email Options
button, and make sure there's a check in Automatic Name Checking.

2. Check Tools, Options, Mail Format, Signatures, Choose Default Signature
and make sure your signature is setup for Replies/Forwards.

HTH,
Lon

___________________________________________________________
Lon Orenstein
pinpointtools, llc
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Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
www.pinpointtools.com



"P Fruin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:E31799E1-3224-492B-88BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I've tried every setting I can find to make these two things happen.
>
> 1. Shouldn't I be able to type a last name in the TO: field of an e-mail
> and
> have it automatically entered from my database? I'm having to click the
> TO:
> button, enter the last name, select the name, click OK - a four step
> process
> rather than one it should be! How do I correct this? And by the way, I can
> sometimes type the first name of a contact in the field and it will enter
> the
> name but never the last. How do I set things up so searches are done by
> last
> name?
>
> 2. When forwarding an e-mail, my signature forwards but without the jpg
> picture that accompanies it - which does by the way show when I do a new
> mail
> or reply to one!

Lon,

I was about to ask this first question again, searched for an answer and see
I already did this once! I'm still having the problem though - but just on
some names. When I begin to type a name, I'd say 70% of the time it comes up.
And when a name does not come up, it does not seem to have anything to do
with recent history - they are names I send to often. I've also entered both
the first and last names and neither work. On the other hand, when I begin
entering name prompts, there are all kinds of names that come up that I
rarely ever send e-mail to!

Given all the posts I've done here and the answers I've received, I'm
convinced that there must be something wrong with my Outlook program, the
entire Office suite or perhaps Vista. Do you have any suggestions where one
might go to determine this for sure - or to get a replacement? (I guess I'd
just have to go to the retailer from whom I purchased it.) Any suggestions -
this is so incredibly frustrating and I'm not sure where to turn next. Thanks!


"Lon Orenstein" wrote:

> 1. I think the answer is history of using emails. Unless something is
> wrong with your Outlook setup, as you send or receive emails from people,
> Outlook keeps a list of recent people. When you enter something in the To:
> field, like Lon, it will see a recent email to/from Lon and enter the entire
> address. If you haven't sent any emails to Luther in awhile, you can just
> type Luther and it will take some time but it will try to find Luther in
> your BCM db. If you only have one, it enters it automatically, or brings up
> a dialog that prompts you to choose. If this isn't happening, check Tools,
> Options, Preferences tab, Email options button, Advanced Email Options
> button, and make sure there's a check in Automatic Name Checking.
>
> 2. Check Tools, Options, Mail Format, Signatures, Choose Default Signature
> and make sure your signature is setup for Replies/Forwards.
>
> HTH,
> Lon
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Lon Orenstein
> pinpointtools, llc
> (E-Mail Removed)
> Author of Outlook 2007 Business Contact Manager For Dummies
> Author of the eBook: Moving from ACT! to Business Contact Manager
> www.pinpointtools.com
>
>
>
> "P Fruin" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:E31799E1-3224-492B-88BF-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > I've tried every setting I can find to make these two things happen.
> >
> > 1. Shouldn't I be able to type a last name in the TO: field of an e-mail
> > and
> > have it automatically entered from my database? I'm having to click the
> > TO:
> > button, enter the last name, select the name, click OK - a four step
> > process
> > rather than one it should be! How do I correct this? And by the way, I can
> > sometimes type the first name of a contact in the field and it will enter
> > the
> > name but never the last. How do I set things up so searches are done by
> > last
> > name?
> >
> > 2. When forwarding an e-mail, my signature forwards but without the jpg
> > picture that accompanies it - which does by the way show when I do a new
> > mail
> > or reply to one!
>