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Steve - 12 Dec 2007 12:29 GMT

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] - 12 Dec 2007 12:51 GMT

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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> Some of my Outlook 2003 New emails automatically completer the email
> address
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> Thanks, Steve

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Steve - 12 Dec 2007 13:21 GMT

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

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

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Brian Tillman - 12 Dec 2007 14:26 GMT

> 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] - 12 Dec 2007 20:43 GMT

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.

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

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Steve - 12 Dec 2007 18:43 GMT

Brian, works perfect. Thank you.

> 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
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>
> Thanks, Steve

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Brian Tillman - 12 Dec 2007 21:29 GMT

> Brian, works perfect. Thank you.

You're welcome.

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