How to get Microsoft Outlook to cut and paste full email addresses

[Nathan Webb]

What is the switch that tells Microsoft Outlook to allow cut and pasting of
email addresses?

There MUST be a better way!

When I copy and paste an email recipient from a name in outlook from list,
I get the person's name and not their email address.
Aaaaooooouuurrrrrrggggghhhh!

The only way I know today to copy and paste the full email is to go to
"view" "options" and then copy and paste from the "message options" header
section.

Geeeeeeeazus. Can Microsoft Outlook be this stuuuuuuuupid?

There MUST be a better way to copy and paste Microsoft Outlook email
addresses? I'm sure there is a switch somewhere that says "when I copy an
email address, I want the email address, dammnit!".

But, where is that switch in Microsoft Outlook?

 

[Pat Willener]

I get both name and email address when I copy. If I want the address
only, I do Properties, Tab, Ctrl+C.

 

[Diane Poremsky]

there is no switch.

What version of outlook are you using? Newer ones will show the name and
address while older ones often only show the display name.

 

[infonut]

I agreee!

I've seen this a few places on the web but have fond no answer.



XP, MS Outlook and Word 2003

Dell Laptop Inspiron ET505



I list a name and address n the TO field, ie, john doe <[email protected]>

I copy the whole john doe <[email protected]>

I paste it into the text box or a word doc and get only "john doe"



I've been told that if I make my Outlook display name = john doe <[email protected]> it would then copy the whole thing (including email address). It doesn't.



I once read that Outlook doesn't recognize < >. I use Yahoo for personal mail and I often need to transfer there, so prefer to keep my emails in this format.



I know you can go to "properties" and gather the email address (all the posts say this), but if I click on the name in the To field, the "Email Properties" gives me a display name that does NOT include the email address--though the display name in the address book does. I like to copy both the name and the address at once and this takes two steps. If I go to the address book, hit Properties, then, yes, I can get the full john doe <[email protected]>. That is obviously cumbersome for multiple names and I find this an unacceptable solution.



Surely some computer whiz has bypassed this asinine malfunction and created a program that allows you to copy an email address in a mail program!! To say it's like creating a car w/o a starter motor doesn't seem far fetched.



I'm just so frustrated. I need to be able to copy my emails from the TO field to another doc.



I'm no computer wiz (far from it) but I can generally follow instructions. I'm willing to change registry on this one--as long as someone is VERY specific.



Help?



Thank you!