address in new message

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LKelly

In the past, when I started typing a name in the "To: " new message
window, my address book would either fill in or show me a list of all
my choices. Now, some of the addresses are not showing up, while
others are. If I go to my address book separately, the addresses are
there. If I open then close the address, it will then show up in a new
message address. Can someone tell me how to get them to show up
again without physically opening and closing each address?
 
N

Narendra

Hi Kelly
You can try resolving this problem by making sure that "Automatically check
names ......." dialoge box is checked in Entourage- Mail & News Preferences-
Compose tab

Naren
 
M

Mickey Stevens

Hi Kelly
You can try resolving this problem by making sure that "Automatically check
names ......." dialoge box is checked in Entourage- Mail & News Preferences-
Compose tab
Click to expand...

Since the "Check Names" function doesn't tap into the Entourage Address
Book, I doubt it will help in this situation.
Naren
Click to expand...

Copy the script below, everything between and including "tell application"
and "end tell".

tell application "Microsoft Entourage"
activate
set theContacts to (every contact)
repeat with theContact in theContacts
open theContact
close window 1
end repeat
beep 2
display dialog "All done" buttons {"OK"} default button 1 with icon 1
giving up after 3600
end tell

Then, launch Script Editor, which you can find in
/Applications/AppleScript/. Paste the script in, and click the "Run"
button. Wait for the script to finish, and then quit Script Editor. The
addresses now should appear in the AutoComplete list.
 
L

LKelly

I pasted the script, tried to run, and got Syntax Error: Expected end of
line, etc. but found application constant or consideration. (The word
"up" was highlighted.
 
P

Paul Berkowitz

Did you insert a carriage return (line end) somewhere in the middle of the
line? Mickey sent his message in HTML to ensure long lines didn't break. But
you seem to be accessing the newsgroup in the crappy Microsoft CDO web
access. Maybe that breaks lines.

Go check out Mickey's message in Google, or preferably, the newsgroup access
in Entourage itself.

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

Please "Reply To Newsgroup" to reply to this message. Emails will be
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PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.
 
G

Guest

That script was so cool! I just kept hitting carriage return until it
worked. Now, I'll be looking for more info on scripts.
I also found the Entourage website thanks to Paul. I'll probably find lots
of answers on it. Thanks, Laura
 
P

Paul Berkowitz

There are lots and lots of scripts at

MacScripter.net <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

Most of them free. (That script you used was also by me, but always seemed
to tiny to publish at the website. You only ever need to run it once.)

--
Paul Berkowitz
MVP MacOffice
Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/faq/index.html>
AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/>

Please "Reply To Newsgroup" to reply to this message. Emails will be
ignored.

PLEASE always state which version of Microsoft Office you are using -
**2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions
otherwise.
 
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