How Can I turn off Date Autocomplete in Outlook 2007

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Nigel Freeney

I don't like the way that when I type in a date like 25th July 2007 in Word
and Outlook 2007 it insists on offering me 2007-07-25 autocomplete if I
press the enter key. I usually create a juornal entry and then hit enter to
move down to a new line so this is a right pain. Herb Tyson came up with
the following Macro for Word 2007 on his Word 2007 Bible Blog

*To simply turn it off*
Sub TurnOffAutoComplete()
Application.DisplayAutoCompleteTips = False
End Sub

*To toggle it on or off*
Sub TurnOffAutoComplete()
Application.DisplayAutoCompleteTips = Not
(Application.DisplayAutoCompleteTips)
End Sub

Unfortunately of course this doesn't work in Outlook
Run-time Error 438
because the object doesn't support this property or method

Can anyone fix this for Outlook or now of another way to sort this out?

Thanks,

Nigel
 
I just ignore it and keep typing and it goes away - it will not apply the
style it offers if you either keep typing, or if you are done typing, press
space twice.
 
Hi Diane,

As I said in the original post this is irritating because it occurs in a
journal entry which is in the format of date carraige return next line. I
get the carraige return by pressing enter which then leads to the autodate
replacing the date format I want.

Thanks,

Nigel
 
Hi Sue,

I don't have enough experience with VBA to work it out for myself - but
thanks for taking a look.

In my frustration I have discovered a more lateral solution to the problem.

If I press SHIFT+ENTER then the autocomplete is ignored and I can carry on
with the date as I have written it without breaking the work flow. This is a
useable solution.

Of course if anyone can come up with the macro fix or a registry hack I
would be grateful.

Thanks,

Nigel

You'd need to get a Word.Application object for the current message. There's
no such global setting. My blog post at
http://turtleflock-ol2007.spaces.live.com/blog/cns!C1013F1F9A99E3D8!579.entry
shows how to get a Word.Document object from a message. It would be just one
more step to get the Document.Application object from that Document. Whether
Herb's technique would work, though, is something you'll have to test to
find out.
 
Hi Sue and Diane

I am sure you are both attempting to be helpful, but by completely ignoring the original point of the question you simply come across as wishing to show off that you have some knowledge. Sadly you simply look silly because you are displaying your ignorance of the question.

I too hate the fact that whenever I type a date and then press "Enter" M$ have determined that I want the date formatted in a completely strange way. Why can't I turn this off in Outlook? (As I can in Word, although not very simply)

I can't just ignore the issue. I repeat, for your benefit, "I can't simply ignore the issue". Why not? Because whenever I type a date I press "Enter" because I want a new line. This is clearly the default way of writing dates in a letter or email.

Address
New line
New line
Date
New Line
New line
Dear Sir......

Why do I have to remember that I must type a space after a date? It's MY computer! Why do I have to behave the way some faceless M$ programmer determines that I must?
 
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