Outlook 2003 should allow searching contacts by typing the name

[Guest]

Outlook 2000 did that - why not 2003? Also, the "search" slot can't be
accessed by keystroke - you need to use the mouse. Ridiculous.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Did what? Your message is a bit short on detail.

 

[Guest]

In Outlook 2000, once you were inside contacts (as opposed to calender, mail,
etc), you could simply start typing the letters of a person's name, and
outlook would bring up the correct address card as soon as you'd typed enough
letters. Now I don't see any way to search except to hit the alpha letters
at the right screen - a laborious process - or to seachthrough the "type a
contact to find." And you can't get there by hitting ALT+ various letters -
you need to use your mouse to get there. (That's not quite true, if you hit
CTRL+E you get there - but you need to be in the correct position in Outlook
for that shortcut to work.)

Any ideas? Sorry for being so cryptic - I'm new at community groups.

Jean Snyder

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

this happens because the folder contents don't take focus when you open a
folder (for security reasons). You need to tab, then it should work.

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[Guest]

It works, on my OL2003 installation ...
So, no suggestion for you. Sorry.