Autocomplete in To field...

[Mike]

In Outlook 2000, where do you have the option to have the addresses pop into
the "To" field after typing a couple of letters?
Also, how can I get my contacts to display First Name, Last Name not the
other way around?

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Outlook doesn't do auto-complete. It has a feature called auto-resolution.
If you enter part of a name or a nickname then tab out of the field (or hit
Alt-K [Check Names]), Outlook will attempt to resolve the name against your
address book. If it can't it'll red underline it and you can right click on
the name to manually resolve it. Outlook will save the resolution for future
use.

Tools->Options->Contact Options.

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After searching google.groups.com and finding no answer, Mike asked:

| In Outlook 2000, where do you have the option to have the addresses
| pop into the "To" field after typing a couple of letters?
| Also, how can I get my contacts to display First Name, Last Name not
| the other way around?

 

[Steve Swift]

In Outlook 2000, where do you have the option to have the addresses

pop into the "To" field after typing a couple of letters?

Outlook 2003 (which I just installed for a friend) has autocomplete, it is
called "Suggest names while completing To, CC, BCC". It is set in the
"Advanced E-mail settings"

I think you can control the way the names appear by using the "File as" or
"Display As" fields in the contact record. A simple experiment with an
entry having distinct values for those two fields and also the "Full Name"
should be conclusive. Let me know the results - I've been meaning to try
this myself, but never get round to it!
So, enter a person called "Full Name", display them as "Display as" and
file them as "File as" and see what happens next.