To: box does not complete entry from address book

[Guest]

I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When I try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the name in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly obvious. To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts folder.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.

 

[Guest]

Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts folder.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I already did. Your cache is populated as you send messages. It does not use
your Contacts data. Help me understand what part of this you do not
understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in
the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure
out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is
Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts
data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When
I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the
name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the
name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly
obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts
folder.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Guest]

If I understand you correctly, to send a message to a contact for the first
time, I would type the whole e-mail address (e-mail address removed) . Then it would store
in the cache? How do I turn that entry into something like "John" for the
next time I type. Once I send a message, will the recipient show up in the
recipient box? So far there are no names in "select recipients."

I already did. Your cache is populated as you send messages. It does not use
your Contacts data. Help me understand what part of this you do not
understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in
the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure
out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is
Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts
data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When
I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the
name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the
name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly
obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts
folder.
Thanks for any help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Yes. Just do it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

If I understand you correctly, to send a message to a contact for the
first
time, I would type the whole e-mail address (e-mail address removed) . Then it would
store
in the cache? How do I turn that entry into something like "John" for the
next time I type. Once I send a message, will the recipient show up in the
recipient box? So far there are no names in "select recipients."

I already did. Your cache is populated as you send messages. It does not
use
your Contacts data. Help me understand what part of this you do not
understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in
the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure
out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

:

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is
Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts
data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You
haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook.
When
I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the
name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing
the
name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly
obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts
folder.
Thanks for any help.