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minimus

Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
Why it has to build a n2k cache?

What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the name
in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.

Why such a simple thing not possible?

Maybe in the next version?
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Autocompletion and Autoresolution are 2 different items. Autocompletion
depends on addresses you have sent email to. It has nothing to do with your
contacts.

Autoresolution DOES run against your Contacts folder. When you type a name
in the TO field and press Alt+K, it will check your contacts to give you the
correct email address.

It works the same in all versions of Outlook and probably always will.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, minimus asked:

| Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
| Why it has to build a n2k cache?
|
| What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the
| name in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.
|
| Why such a simple thing not possible?
|
| Maybe in the next version?
 
R

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Got it. Suspect the OP was asking about autocompletion feature and used the
"check names" without knowing what he was saying.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DL said:
I was refering to the 'check names' option

Russ Valentine said:
No it isn't. What made you think it was?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DL said:
It is possible in outlook 2007

Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
Why it has to build a n2k cache?

What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the
name in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.

Why such a simple thing not possible?

Maybe in the next version?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
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D

DL

Sorry if my response was somewhat oblique

Russ Valentine said:
Got it. Suspect the OP was asking about autocompletion feature and used
the "check names" without knowing what he was saying.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DL said:
I was refering to the 'check names' option

Russ Valentine said:
No it isn't. What made you think it was?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
It is possible in outlook 2007

Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
Why it has to build a n2k cache?

What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the
name in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.

Why such a simple thing not possible?

Maybe in the next version?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

It wasn't. It was the original question that was oblique.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DL said:
Sorry if my response was somewhat oblique

Russ Valentine said:
Got it. Suspect the OP was asking about autocompletion feature and used
the "check names" without knowing what he was saying.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
DL said:
I was refering to the 'check names' option

No it isn't. What made you think it was?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
It is possible in outlook 2007

Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
Why it has to build a n2k cache?

What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the
name in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.

Why such a simple thing not possible?

Maybe in the next version?
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
Click to expand...
 
M

minimus

Milly Staples said:
Autocompletion and Autoresolution are 2 different items. Autocompletion
depends on addresses you have sent email to. It has nothing to do with
your
contacts.

Autoresolution DOES run against your Contacts folder. When you type a name
in the TO field and press Alt+K, it will check your contacts to give you
the
correct email address.

It works the same in all versions of Outlook and probably always will.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, minimus asked:

| Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
| Why it has to build a n2k cache?
|
| What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the
| name in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.
|
| Why such a simple thing not possible?
|
| Maybe in the next version?
Click to expand...

Ok I did not know about alt+k.
Thank you.

But still, why I have to press alt+k? It could automatically pop up when
typing in the name, as in the autocompletion case.
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

As Milly explained: 2 completely different features. Use autocompletion to
send to previous recipients. Use autoresolution to send to Contacts. Soon
you will find that your autocompletion cache will also contain all your
Contacts, rendering autoresolution obsolete.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
minimus said:
Milly Staples said:
Autocompletion and Autoresolution are 2 different items. Autocompletion
depends on addresses you have sent email to. It has nothing to do with
your
contacts.

Autoresolution DOES run against your Contacts folder. When you type a
name
in the TO field and press Alt+K, it will check your contacts to give you
the
correct email address.

It works the same in all versions of Outlook and probably always will.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, minimus asked:

| Why outlook does not auto complete from the contacts?
| Why it has to build a n2k cache?
|
| What I want is: when I start to type a name, outlook should check the
| name in the contacts and suggest the email address that I can select.
|
| Why such a simple thing not possible?
|
| Maybe in the next version?
Click to expand...

Ok I did not know about alt+k.
Thank you.

But still, why I have to press alt+k? It could automatically pop up when
typing in the name, as in the autocompletion case.
Click to expand...
 
M

minimus

Russ Valentine said:
As Milly explained: 2 completely different features. Use autocompletion to
send to previous recipients. Use autoresolution to send to Contacts. Soon
you will find that your autocompletion cache will also contain all your
Contacts, rendering autoresolution obsolete.
Click to expand...

Yes they can be different. But consistently you miss my point.
Whether it is compeltiion or resolution, whatever it is, outlook can just
pop up names that are in the contacts without a need to press alt k.
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

No it can't. Isn't that what you were complaining about? Now you say it can?
Outlook will only invoke addresses from Contacts when you resolve the entry,
either by hitting ctrl-K, tabbing out of the field, or sending the message.
Only when the address is in your autocompletion cache can you bypass
resolution.
 

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