How do send an e-mail using a contacts 2nd or 3rd address?

[TanaMary]

This is dumb, but it's bugged me for some time and I've yet to figure it out.

I have several contacts that have both a home and work e-mail address. They
are listed as E-mail 1; E-mail 2, etc. When I want to send a message to the
2nd or 3rd address, however, it always defaults to the first?? I've tried
going into the properties both before and after I've linked the contact and
changing it to the address I want, but it changes back to the first address
anyway??? I've gone so far as to actually enter the 2nd address as a whole
separate contact (and have also had trouble with the program deleting the
entire contact when I delete an obsolete address for them)
Any suggestions would be most helpful.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I have several contacts that have both a home and work e-mail address.
They
are listed as E-mail 1; E-mail 2, etc. When I want to send a message to
the
2nd or 3rd address, however, it always defaults to the first??

When you click the To button, the Address Book view should show you all of
the electronic addresses for each contact. Choose the one you want.

< I've tried

going into the properties both before and after I've linked the contact
and
changing it to the address I want, but it changes back to the first
address
anyway???

Linked what? What changes back and where does it change? What version of
Outlook? What type of account?

I've gone so far as to actually enter the 2nd address as a whole
separate contact (and have also had trouble with the program deleting the
entire contact when I delete an obsolete address for them)

Where are you performing this deletion? If in the Address Book interface,
that's the wrong place. Always manipulate your contacts in the Contacts
folder.