Auto email fill-in, Outlook Express does it - Can Outlook?

[Sherry Johnson]

Hi Everyone,

I'd like to start by saying thank for you taking the time
to read this and offer any help.

I just converted from Outlook Express 6 to Outlook 2000.
Outlook Express 6 used to automatically fill in the
potential email address that I was typing in after I typed
the first few letters. With Outlook, I have to type in
the full name or email address of the person - or click on
To. I would like Outlook to work like Outlook Express did
and just pop the email address in there and I could hit
enter to select it. Is this possible??

It's such a minor change, but it's driving me nuts!

Thank you!!

Sherry

 

[Guest]

I had the same problem when I converted my contacts.
After you send one message to this contact it will then
function just like outlook express. There may be other
solutions, but I just waited this one out and after I had
sent an e-mail to most contacts, it works just like
Outlook

 

[Brian Tillman]

I would like Outlook to work like Outlook Express did
and just pop the email address in there and I could hit
enter to select it. Is this possible??

Outlook 2000 doesn't have the AutoSuggest feature, but it does have
AutoCompletion. After entering a few (three or more) letters of the
address, press CTRL-K. If the address is in your Contacts and is unique, it
will fill it in. If it's not unique, you should ge a pop-up containing the
address that contain those letters.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I had the same problem when I converted my contacts.
After you send one message to this contact it will then
function just like outlook express.

I don't believe Outlook 2000 (which the OP said she was using) includes
AutoComplete. That feature was introduced in Outlook 2002.
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Another posting from me in this thread says "AutoComplete" was included in
Outlook 2002. I misspoke. I meant "AutoSuggest".
--
Brian Tillman
Smiths Aerospace
3290 Patterson Ave. SE, MS 1B3
Grand Rapids, MI 49512-1991
Brian.Tillman is the name, smiths-aerospace.com is the domain.

I don't speak for Smiths, and Smiths doesn't speak for me.