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[Guest]

I have a large list of contacts. I want to be able to type in a few letters
and have the name pop into the "to" box automatically

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

I have a large list of contacts. I want to be able to type in a few
letters and have the name pop into the "to" box automatically

And I want a pony for my birthday. ;-)

What you're describing exists in OE, not in any version of Outlook, sorry.

OL2000 and prior do not have any form of autocomplete at all - just
autoresolve (as in, you can check names against your contacts
folders/address book after typing a few letters).

OL2002 and up have the same autoresolve feature, but also have
autocomplete - but this does not look up anything in your address book - it
relies only on a cache of addresses you've used before. It's still pretty
darned handy. And you can still use autoresolve - type in JOE in the TO
field, and either toggle to another field & wait or press Ctrl+K or press
the "Check Names" button in the toolbar - it will find all the Joes and ask
you which one you want.
After that, every time you pick Joe, it will offer you a list of
autocomplete suggestions.

HTH.

 

[Guest]

Outlook remembers names you typed before, not your Contacts list. To bring up
the Contacts, choose Check Names on the menu bar in the new message.

 

[Guest]

Thank you Lanwench. That at least helped me to type in part of a name - when
I enter 2 or 3 letters and go to the subject line, it automatically fills it
in now.
I really hope you get your pony.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Thank you Lanwench. That at least helped me to type in part of a name
- when I enter 2 or 3 letters and go to the subject line, it
automatically fills it in now.

Great - glad it's working for you.

I really hope you get your pony.