Outlook 2003 autocomplete email

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Steve

Some of my Outlook 2003 New emails automatically completer the email address
(or show choices) when I start typing the TO: address. However, some do
not. I want to tie the TO: autocomplete using my Contacts emails.

Why does it appear to work some of the time, whereas with other emails in my
Contacts it does not?

Thanks, Steve
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Answered countless times here. Autocompletion has nothing to do with your
Contacts. It uses a cache consisting of the addresses of your previous
recipients.
 
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Steve

Russ, thanks for the response. So, is there anyway to tie in my Contacts
email address with the TO: Email address?

In my Address Book I show all Contact email addresses. Does this do
anything for me helping me get an auto complete for sending an email?

Thanks

Russ Valentine said:
Answered countless times here. Autocompletion has nothing to do with your
Contacts. It uses a cache consisting of the addresses of your previous
recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Steve said:
Some of my Outlook 2003 New emails automatically completer the email
address
(or show choices) when I start typing the TO: address. However, some do
not. I want to tie the TO: autocomplete using my Contacts emails.

Why does it appear to work some of the time, whereas with other emails in
my
Contacts it does not?

Thanks, Steve
 
B

Brian Tillman

Steve said:
Russ, thanks for the response. So, is there anyway to tie in my
Contacts email address with the TO: Email address?

If you want to load all of your contacts into your autocompletion cache,
open the COntacts folder, select all items with CTRL-A, then click
Actions>New Message to Contact. A new message window will open with your
Contacts in the To field. CLick "Check Names" or press CTRL-K. This will
recolve all of the addresses and add the entries to the autocompletion
cache. Close the new message window and discard the changes.
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

You can easily populate the cache by simply resolving a message to all your
Contacts, but you cannot tie the autocompletion cache to your Contacts.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Steve said:
Russ, thanks for the response. So, is there anyway to tie in my Contacts
email address with the TO: Email address?

In my Address Book I show all Contact email addresses. Does this do
anything for me helping me get an auto complete for sending an email?

Thanks

Russ Valentine said:
Answered countless times here. Autocompletion has nothing to do with your
Contacts. It uses a cache consisting of the addresses of your previous
recipients.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Steve said:
Some of my Outlook 2003 New emails automatically completer the email
address
(or show choices) when I start typing the TO: address. However, some
do
not. I want to tie the TO: autocomplete using my Contacts emails.

Why does it appear to work some of the time, whereas with other emails
in
my
Contacts it does not?

Thanks, Steve
 

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