autoname, fill in scott when sc is in the to box and have it fill.

[Guest]

the old email was set up to automatically fill in the name that matched up
with what you were typing in and i cannot figure out how to activate it.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You sure didn't provide any information here.
"The old email?"
What was the "old email?" What is the "new email?"
What is your Outlook version?
Perhaps you were not aware that autocompletion requires you to send messages
to populate your autocompletion cache before you'll see it working.

 

[Brian Tillman]

the old email was set up to automatically fill in the name that
matched up with what you were typing in and i cannot figure out how
to activate it.

What version of Outlook?

 

[Soren]

tools
options
email options button
advanced email options button
turn ON automatic name checking

ok ok ok

 

[Brian Tillman]

tools
options
email options button
advanced email options button
turn ON automatic name checking

Automatic name checking is NOT the option that addresses the OP's question.

 

[Soren]

oh. I thought he wanted to turn on automatic name checking. I guess I
misunderstood Sonic's question.

 

[Brian Tillman]

oh. I thought he wanted to turn on automatic name checking. I guess
I misunderstood Sonic's question.

He wanted autocompletion, not autoresolution (name checking).