Email Auto Completion

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How do I set it so the email auto completion shows the email and not the fax.
Example when I type in John Smith and try to send it takes me to another
screen that says, "Microsoft Outlook found more than 1 John Smith." So then
I have to pick the John Smith email contact, not the John Smith fax contact.

Any thoughts??
 
That is not autocompletion. That is autoresoltuion. Completely different
feature.

This behavior is by design. Outlook considers fax numbers to be valid
electronic addresses, since there
are many client- and server-based components that can use such addresses.

One method to hide fax numbers from the address book is to prefix the fax
number with one or more letters (maybe B for business fax, H for home, O for
other). If the fax number begins with a letter, Outlook won't show it in the
address book.

There are a couple of utilities that can help you hide fax numbers from the
address book. See http://www.rsoutlook.com/us/rshifa.htm and
http://www.sperrysoftware.com/Outlook_Solutions.htm (Hide Fax Numbers).

Another way to avoid having fax numbers appear in the address book is
simply not to enter data in the fax fields. Put fax numbers in some other
(non-phone) fields.
 
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