Re: Display Names in Outlook 2000

Post your mail support mode.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in message
news:258c01c33f14$529f4010$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I have several contacts in my contacts folder with
> multiple email addresses. At the moment, when emailing
> these people I have to use the "to" button, select the
> contact and then properties to check which one is which,
> bit annoying sometimes!
>
> I want to be able to change the display name to say, for
> example, Emma Barnes Home, Emma Barnes Work. I have
> opened the contact, right clicked on the email address,
> changed the display name but the changes do not appear in
> my address book and they are still shown as email and
> email 2 (and doesn't work with checknames either). Any
> ideas (or should I just create separate contacts and link
> them)?
> Thanks

I hope this is the right option..... corporate or
workgroup, we're on MS exchange server (if that makes any
difference!)
thanks
>-----Original Message-----
>Post your mail support mode.
>--
>Russ Valentine
>[MVP-Outlook]
>"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:258c01c33f14$529f4010$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> I have several contacts in my contacts folder with
>> multiple email addresses. At the moment, when emailing
>> these people I have to use the "to" button, select the
>> contact and then properties to check which one is which,
>> bit annoying sometimes!
>>
>> I want to be able to change the display name to say, for
>> example, Emma Barnes Home, Emma Barnes Work. I have
>> opened the contact, right clicked on the email address,
>> changed the display name but the changes do not appear
in
>> my address book and they are still shown as email and
>> email 2 (and doesn't work with checknames either). Any
>> ideas (or should I just create separate contacts and
link
>> them)?
>> Thanks
>
>
>.
>

Thanks for your help. I should now go through my contacts
and make them consistent, all the home ones in email 2 or
something.
>-----Original Message-----
>Right, because the Outlook Address Book doesn't use
the "Email Display As"
>field, which is the only thing you can modify.
>--
>Russ Valentine
>[MVP-Outlook]
>"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0dc801c33fe5$3c7ad750$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Russ but I have tried that and the names
displayed
>> in the address book (and when I use the To button in an
>> open email) still state Name (Email) and Name (Email 2)
>> instead of the display name designated in the contact
>> record.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Then to access and change the Display name, you must
>> double click the e-mail
>> >field in the Contact Record.
>> >--
>> >Russ Valentine
>> >[MVP-Outlook]
>> >"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in
message
>> >news:025401c33fac$36353f90$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> I hope this is the right option..... corporate or
>> >> workgroup, we're on MS exchange server (if that makes
>> any
>> >> difference!)
>> >> thanks
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Post your mail support mode.
>> >> >--
>> >> >Russ Valentine
>> >> >[MVP-Outlook]
>> >> >"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in
>> message
>> >> >news:258c01c33f14$529f4010$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> I have several contacts in my contacts folder with
>> >> >> multiple email addresses. At the moment, when
>> emailing
>> >> >> these people I have to use the "to" button, select
>> the
>> >> >> contact and then properties to check which one is
>> which,
>> >> >> bit annoying sometimes!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I want to be able to change the display name to
say,
>> for
>> >> >> example, Emma Barnes Home, Emma Barnes Work. I
have
>> >> >> opened the contact, right clicked on the email
>> address,
>> >> >> changed the display name but the changes do not
>> appear
>> >> in
>> >> >> my address book and they are still shown as email
and
>> >> >> email 2 (and doesn't work with checknames either).
>> Any
>> >> >> ideas (or should I just create separate contacts
and
>> >> link
>> >> >> them)?
>> >> >> Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

Not being able to view the address book entries in
different ways is SERIOUS problem for anyone with a
significant number of contacts. The Select Names window
should be resizable, and the columns selectable by means
of a saved set of options.

Is any one from Microsoft listening to this?


>-----Original Message-----
>Right, because the Outlook Address Book doesn't use
the "Email Display As"
>field, which is the only thing you can modify.
>--
>Russ Valentine
>[MVP-Outlook]
>"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:0dc801c33fe5$3c7ad750$a501280a@phx.gbl...
>> Thanks Russ but I have tried that and the names
displayed
>> in the address book (and when I use the To button in an
>> open email) still state Name (Email) and Name (Email 2)
>> instead of the display name designated in the contact
>> record.
>> >-----Original Message-----
>> >Then to access and change the Display name, you must
>> double click the e-mail
>> >field in the Contact Record.
>> >--
>> >Russ Valentine
>> >[MVP-Outlook]
>> >"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in
message
>> >news:025401c33fac$36353f90$a001280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> I hope this is the right option..... corporate or
>> >> workgroup, we're on MS exchange server (if that makes
>> any
>> >> difference!)
>> >> thanks
>> >> >-----Original Message-----
>> >> >Post your mail support mode.
>> >> >--
>> >> >Russ Valentine
>> >> >[MVP-Outlook]
>> >> >"Emma Barnes" <ebarnes@devonshire.co.uk> wrote in
>> message
>> >> >news:258c01c33f14$529f4010$a401280a@phx.gbl...
>> >> >> I have several contacts in my contacts folder with
>> >> >> multiple email addresses. At the moment, when
>> emailing
>> >> >> these people I have to use the "to" button, select
>> the
>> >> >> contact and then properties to check which one is
>> which,
>> >> >> bit annoying sometimes!
>> >> >>
>> >> >> I want to be able to change the display name to
say,
>> for
>> >> >> example, Emma Barnes Home, Emma Barnes Work. I
have
>> >> >> opened the contact, right clicked on the email
>> address,
>> >> >> changed the display name but the changes do not
>> appear
>> >> in
>> >> >> my address book and they are still shown as email
and
>> >> >> email 2 (and doesn't work with checknames either).
>> Any
>> >> >> ideas (or should I just create separate contacts
and
>> >> link
>> >> >> them)?
>> >> >> Thanks
>> >> >
>> >> >
>> >> >.
>> >> >
>> >
>> >
>> >.
>> >
>
>
>.
>

The Outlook 2002 address book display is resizable.
--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Outlook and Exchange solutions at http://www.slipstick.com
Author of
Microsoft Outlook Programming: Jumpstart
for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers
http://www.slipstick.com/books/jumpstart.htm

"Milton Lopez" <mlopez@iattc.org> wrote in message news:010101c35211$679bc7d0$3501280a@phx.gbl...
> Not being able to view the address book entries in
> different ways is SERIOUS problem for anyone with a
> significant number of contacts. The Select Names window
> should be resizable, and the columns selectable by means
> of a saved set of options.
>
> Is any one from Microsoft listening to this?