Unable to create a contact w/name Peter Pan

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Jerry West

I have discovered today that I am unable to create a contact in Outlook
2000, Outlook XP or Outlook 2003 that has a name of Peter Pan. I came across
this because I had a real person by that name purchase a product from me.
When I attempted to enter the name as a contact Outlook balked. Claimed I
didn't have the name properly filled out. I could find no way to create a
contact with the name of Peter Pan --it just wouldn't do it.

Has anyone else seen this?

JW
 
Nope, not a problem here. I've succesfully created a contact with the name
of Peter Pan with location Neverland :-)

Outlook probably displays the box as it wants more info on the contact or
the details are wrong. Make sure you place the correct name in the correct
field like first name and last name. If these aren't entered Outlook cannot
store the contact. You can press the Ful Name button as well to specify
these fields.

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Hmm, after looking this over again I found I was incorrect. Outlook will
allow the creation of a Peter Pan. Though, there is still an anomaly with
that name and creating a contact. For example,

Select to create a new contact

In the 'Full Name' field enter John Public

Move the cursor to any other field.

After moving to any other field you'll note that Outlook doesn't throw up a
warning that the name has not been completed properly. Performing the exact
same set of steps on the name Peter Pan will cause Outlook to warn you that
the name field is not properly entered. On this prompt titled, "Check Full
Name" you'll note that Outlook has incorrectly placed the Peter Pan name in
the Title field. Odd indeed.

I can find no other simple, basic name like Peter Pan that causes Outlook to
exhibit this unusual behavior.

I think its a bug. Albeit a very mundane one.

JW
 
I tried it with David Pan and Outlook considers it a title too.
I tried Peter Pane and it worked fine.
I tried other three letter last names and they work fine.

Perhaps Pan is a title like Mr. in some foreign language?
 
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