AutoComplete in Outlook 2003

[Guest]

When using Outlook 2003 and typing a contact name in the To: field for the first time no suggestion comes up. After entering that same address again it remembers the name and email address

Is there any way for Outlook 2003 to AutoComplete the first time I enter a person's name with their email address

Thank you.

 

[Patricia Cardoza - [MVP Outlook]]

No. AutoComplete works only on addresses you've used before.

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When using Outlook 2003 and typing a contact name in the To: field for the

first time no suggestion comes up. After entering that same address again
it remembers the name and email address.

Is there any way for Outlook 2003 to AutoComplete the first time I enter a

person's name with their email address?

 

[anonymous]

In Outlook
Tools menu, click Options.
E-Mail Options.
Advanced E-Mail Options.

Under When sending a message, check the Automatic name
checking check box.

Under When sending a message, check the Suggest names
while completing To, Cc, and Bcc fields check box.

-----Original Message-----
When using Outlook 2003 and typing a contact name in the

To: field for the first time no suggestion comes up.
After entering that same address again it remembers the
name and email address.

Is there any way for Outlook 2003 to AutoComplete the

first time I enter a person's name with their email
address?

 

[Roady [MVP]]

This is not an AutoComplete feature but a name check when you press the Send
button

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[Guest]

Thank you anonymous and Patricia for your time and help.

----- anonymous wrote: -----

In Outlook
Tools menu, click Options.
E-Mail Options.
Advanced E-Mail Options.

Under When sending a message, check the Automatic name
checking check box.

Under When sending a message, check the Suggest names
while completing To, Cc, and Bcc fields check box.

-----Original Message-----
When using Outlook 2003 and typing a contact name in the

To: field for the first time no suggestion comes up.
After entering that same address again it remembers the
name and email address.first time I enter a person's name with their email
address?

 

[Joe Martella]

Patricia ...

Simialr topic ... any info you can provide is appreciated ..

I am running Outlook 2003 and am having some difficulty with the feature
that
suggests names while completing To, Cc, and Bcc fields. In Outlook 2002, it
seemed like the names that got cached stayed in the cache forever and were
suggested when I created and email until I either deleted them manaually or
deleted the NK2 file.

In Outlook 2003, I've noticed that the addresses disappear from the cache on
a regular basis or if my *.NK2 file is somehow being deleted. I also cannot
seem to locate the NK2 file for some reason. So, my questions are as
follows:

What is the default location for the NK2 file in Outlook 2003?
Has anything changed in Outlook 2003 that changes how long an address is
considered "valid" in the cache.
Is there a way to control the length of time that an address stays in the
cache?

Thanks in advance.

Joe

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Create a new profile. Yours is corrupt.

 

[Geoff Sale]

I have a similar problem in that my Outlook 2003 autocompletes names
which I have no memory of ever having entered in my Contact list, and
applies long-obsolete email addresses for people currently listed. How
can I delete these old references? Where are they located?
Thanks,
Geoff Sale

 

[Russ Valentine]

Remove individual addresses from the autocompletion cache by highlighting
the entry when presented in the suggested names list (use your arrow key to
migrate to the entry) and then hitting your Delete key before you tab out of
the field. To clear the entire cache, follow the instructions here:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;Q287623

 

[Randy]

Geoff,

The long-obsolete email addresses are stored in a file called an
autocomplete (NK2) file. If you wish, you may download our utility at
www.dcs-imaging.com/products.htm and view the contents of this file. If the
contacts are being "autocompleted" then I would not suspect that your
Profile is corrupted.

Randy