Entering names into 'To', 'Cc' or 'Bcc' fields in new emails

[Guest]

I've recently re-built an XP Pro system from scratch (formatted the hard
drive and re-installed all software) and have a question relating to new
emails.

Before the rebuild I would open a new email and when I started typing text
in to any of the following fields 'To', 'Cc' or 'Bcc' Outlook would suggest
the names below that I may be typing. In a similar way that Internet Explorer
provides suggestions/possible matches when a user types in a new domain
address. For example: a dropdown list appears in IE as soon as user starts to
type www.

Now, it no longer does. Is there a setting or option that needs selecting or
is this a windows setting somewhere?

If anyone has any suggestions I will be extremely grateful for assistance.

Regards
Andy (London)

 

[Brian Tillman]

Before the rebuild I would open a new email and when I started typing
text in to any of the following fields 'To', 'Cc' or 'Bcc' Outlook
would suggest the names below that I may be typing. In a similar way
that Internet Explorer provides suggestions/possible matches when a
user types in a new domain address. For example: a dropdown list
appears in IE as soon as user starts to type www.

Now, it no longer does. Is there a setting or option that needs
selecting or is this a windows setting somewhere?

You don't state your version of Outlook. Outlook 2000 and earlier don't
have this feature but for OL 2002/2003, click Tools>Options>E-mail
Optons>Adnavced E-mail Options and check the box that says "Suggest names
while completing To Cc and Bcc fields". Then wait patiently as you send
mail to different people while this cache populates. It's not tied to the
Contacts in any way.

 

[Randy]

Andy,

Brian is correct. However there is another way to populate the NK2 file
from external data. We developed NK2 management software. One feature is
the ability to import data (from an exported contact folder for instance),
then import it into the NK2. This will "speed up" the process. It also has
a one-button "copy to contact folder" function so that once the NK2 file is
populated, you can back them up into a contact folder.

Randy