To field not picking up on Nickname

[Uncle Scotty]

Hi,

I and using Outlook 2003 with Word 2003 as my email editor and have in
my contacts list someone named Richard Jones with a Nickname of
Dickie.

But, when I type in the To field the nickname of Dickie, Word or
Outlook doesn't seem to know about the nickname I've set in my
contacts list.

Did I do something wrong or can it be done another way? I am sure that
Outlook must have a facility for the use of nicknames with recipients
of emails...

Thanks, Scott

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Nope. The Nickname field is never in play with autoresolution.

 

[Uncle Scotty]

So, if I just type "Dickie" in the To field and have that nickname
assigned to "Richard Jones", it will just send it to "Richard Jones"?
If so, I can only have one contact with a particular nickname, is that
right?

Thanks, Scott

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. That's not what I said. I said Outlook will never use the Nickname field
to resolve a name you type in. Outlook only did that briefly in Outlook 2000
IMO mode because it was actually using the Windows Address Book Service
instead of its own. No current or full version of Outlook will use the
Nickname field.

 

[Uncle Scotty]

Ok, so how can it work? I have two people named Richard Jones, and I
am afraid of sending emails to the wrong person, so that was why I
wanted to use nicknames to differentiate. Is the only choice then to
just change the first and/or last name of the recipient, call one
Dickie Jones and leave the other as Richard Jones? If not, how does
Outlook allow people two differentiate contacts?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Just enter the email address in the To: field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Ok, so how can it work? I have two people named Richard Jones, and I
am afraid of sending emails to the wrong person, so that was why I
wanted to use nicknames to differentiate. Is the only choice then to
just change the first and/or last name of the recipient, call one
Dickie Jones and leave the other as Richard Jones? If not, how does
Outlook allow people two differentiate contacts?

No. That's not what I said. I said Outlook will never use the Nickname
field
to resolve a name you type in. Outlook only did that briefly in Outlook
2000
IMO mode because it was actually using the Windows Address Book Service
instead of its own. No current or full version of Outlook will use the
Nickname field.
--
Russ Valentine

So, if I just type "Dickie" in the To field and have that nickname
assigned to "Richard Jones", it will just send it to "Richard Jones"?
If so, I can only have one contact with a particular nickname, is that
right?

Thanks, Scott

On Feb 8, 5:12 pm, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Nope. The Nickname field is never in play with autoresolution.
--
Russ Valentine

news:[email protected]...

Hi,

I and using Outlook 2003 with Word 2003 as my email editor and have
in
my contacts list someone named Richard Jones with a Nickname of
Dickie.

But, when I type in the To field the nickname of Dickie, Word or
Outlook doesn't seem to know about the nickname I've set in my
contacts list.

Did I do something wrong or can it be done another way? I am sure
that
Outlook must have a facility for the use of nicknames with
recipients
of emails...

Thanks, Scott

 

[Uncle Scotty]

I know I can do that, but the email addresses are complex, so I would
rather use some sort of shortcut. I really find it hard to believe
that outlook doesn't offer such a way to accomplish this. Every online
browser I have used allows me to type in a nickname.

So other than doing what you suggested, there is no way to do what I
want??

Just enter the email address in the To: field.
--
Russ Valentine

Ok, so how can it work? I have two people named Richard Jones, and I
am afraid of sending emails to the wrong person, so that was why I
wanted to use nicknames to differentiate. Is the only choice then to
just change the first and/or last name of the recipient, call one
Dickie Jones and leave the other as Richard Jones? If not, how does
Outlook allow people two differentiate contacts?

No. That's not what I said. I said Outlook will never use the Nickname
field
to resolve a name you type in. Outlook only did that briefly in Outlook
2000
IMO mode because it was actually using the Windows Address Book Service
instead of its own. No current or full version of Outlook will use the
Nickname field.
--
Russ Valentine

So, if I just type "Dickie" in the To field and have that nickname
assigned to "Richard Jones", it will just send it to "Richard Jones"?
If so, I can only have one contact with a particular nickname, is that
right?
Thanks, Scott
On Feb 8, 5:12 pm, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
Nope. The Nickname field is never in play with autoresolution.
--
Russ Valentine

Hi,
I and using Outlook 2003 with Word 2003 as my email editor and have
in
my contacts list someone named Richard Jones with a Nickname of
Dickie.
But, when I type in the To field the nickname of Dickie, Word or
Outlook doesn't seem to know about the nickname I've set in my
contacts list.
Did I do something wrong or can it be done another way? I am sure
that
Outlook must have a facility for the use of nicknames with
recipients
of emails...
Thanks, Scott

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Several:
Use the First Name
Use the Last Name
Use any portion of the email address
Use autocompletion.
Just don't use the Nickname.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I know I can do that, but the email addresses are complex, so I would
rather use some sort of shortcut. I really find it hard to believe
that outlook doesn't offer such a way to accomplish this. Every online
browser I have used allows me to type in a nickname.

So other than doing what you suggested, there is no way to do what I
want??

Just enter the email address in the To: field.
--
Russ Valentine

Ok, so how can it work? I have two people named Richard Jones, and I
am afraid of sending emails to the wrong person, so that was why I
wanted to use nicknames to differentiate. Is the only choice then to
just change the first and/or last name of the recipient, call one
Dickie Jones and leave the other as Richard Jones? If not, how does
Outlook allow people two differentiate contacts?

On Feb 11, 4:02 pm, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" <[email protected]>
wrote:
No. That's not what I said. I said Outlook will never use the Nickname
field
to resolve a name you type in. Outlook only did that briefly in
Outlook
2000
IMO mode because it was actually using the Windows Address Book
Service
instead of its own. No current or full version of Outlook will use the
Nickname field.
--
Russ Valentine

news:[email protected]...

So, if I just type "Dickie" in the To field and have that nickname
assigned to "Richard Jones", it will just send it to "Richard
Jones"?
If so, I can only have one contact with a particular nickname, is
that
right?

Thanks, Scott

On Feb 8, 5:12 pm, "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]"
<[email protected]>
wrote:
Nope. The Nickname field is never in play with autoresolution.
--
Russ Valentine
message

news:[email protected]...

Hi,

I and using Outlook 2003 with Word 2003 as my email editor and
have
in
my contacts list someone named Richard Jones with a Nickname of
Dickie.

But, when I type in the To field the nickname of Dickie, Word or
Outlook doesn't seem to know about the nickname I've set in my
contacts list.

Did I do something wrong or can it be done another way? I am sure
that
Outlook must have a facility for the use of nicknames with
recipients
of emails...

Thanks, Scott