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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / May 2005New Message Address Line Doesn't Recognize Imported Contacts
I imported the Outlook 2003 contact list from my old computer to Outllook 2003 in my new computer, but when I type a name no email address appears, and when I click on the "to" box the entire contacts box is empty, even though all my contacts appear to be in the address book. I tried going to properties on the "Contacts" folder in my contacts, but could not find the "enable" as suggested in another post. What am I doing wrong? The possibilities are endless from what little you've told us. Importing is never a correct way to transfer Outlook data. Describe in more detail what you did. Reconcile the discrepancy in your statement "in the 'to' box the entire contacts box is empty, even though all my contacts appear to be in the address book." Both statements cannot be true. Read this: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] >I imported the Outlook 2003 contact list from my old computer to Outllook > 2003 in my new computer, but when I type a name no email address appears, [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > properties on the "Contacts" folder in my contacts, but could not find the > "enable" as suggested in another post. What am I doing wrong? Thanks Russ, First I exported the contacts list from my old computer as a Windows CSV file. I transferred the file to my new computer and imported it into my new Outlook contacts folder. In the outlook on my old computer, as soon as I start to type a name in the address line, addresses from my contacts list start to appear. Or, if I click on the "To" icon to the left of the address box in a new message , my entire contacts list appears. In my new computer, even though all my contacts are in the contacts folder exactly as they appeared in my old computer, no addresses appear as I'm typing in the address box, and when I click on the "To" button, the box that should list all my contacts comes up empty. Does that help? > The possibilities are endless from what little you've told us. > Importing is never a correct way to transfer Outlook data. Describe in more [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > properties on the "Contacts" folder in my contacts, but could not find the > > "enable" as suggested in another post. What am I doing wrong? It does help. I've already posted the solution for enabling your Outlook Address Book. Autocompletion does not use your Contacts data. It uses a cache of names created as you send messages. You have not yet populated that cache in a new installation and will only do so as you send messages. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Thanks Russ, > [quoted text clipped - 38 lines] >> > the >> > "enable" as suggested in another post. What am I doing wrong? Hi Russ, Now I think I know how to describe the problem properly. All of my contacts were imported into the contacts file in my new Outlook. But when I am creating a new message, and click on the address book icon to the left of the address line, the address book comes up empty. How do I get my contacts into my personal address book? Thanks for your patience, california91207 > The possibilities are endless from what little you've told us. > Importing is never a correct way to transfer Outlook data. Describe in more [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > > properties on the "Contacts" folder in my contacts, but could not find the > > "enable" as suggested in another post. What am I doing wrong? Make sure you've configured your Outlook Address Book correctly: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;287563&Product=ol2002 SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Hi Russ, > [quoted text clipped - 32 lines] >> > the >> > "enable" as suggested in another post. What am I doing wrong? |
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