in outlook express i started typing a name and it would appear. h.

[Jim Colombo]

When addressing new mail in outlook express all I had to do was start typing
a name and it would appear. How do I get Outlook 2003 to do the same thing?

 

[Jiving Instructor]

When addressing new mail in outlook express all I had to do was start typing
a name and it would appear. How do I get Outlook 2003 to do the same

thing?

It may well have been in your address book or been typed before in Outlook
Express. Try doing both in Outlook.

 

[Mary]

The auto complete feature is dynamic and 'remembers' addresses you typed
before. To find addresses in your address book, click on the Check Names
button as you type the first part of the address and it will bring up your
address book.

 

[Jim Colombo]

Thanks for the input. The names that were automatically tyoed in Outlook
Express were indeed names that were in my address book but all I have in
outlook 2003 are contacts. No address book.

 

[Brian Tillman]

When addressing new mail in outlook express all I had to do was start
typing a name and it would appear. How do I get Outlook 2003 to do
the same thing?

Click Tools>Options>E-mail Options>Advanced E-mail Options. Check the
"Suggest names while completing..." box.

Keep in mind that the autocompletion cache that this enables is not tied to
your Contacts folder in any way. It simply remembers addresses that have
been resolved. Obviously some (most?) of those will be addresses from your
Contacts, but that's just because those are the addresses you use most.

 

[Jim Colombo]

Thanks Brian but how do I get the "Contacts" in an address book so they will
autocomplete.

 

[Brian Tillman]

Thanks Brian but how do I get the "Contacts" in an address book so
they will autocomplete.

Enable your Contacts folder as an address book. Right-click on Contacts,
choose Properties, then the "Outlook Address Book" tab. Check the "Show
this folder and an e-mail Address Book" box. If that box is grayed out,
you'll need to add the Outlook Address Book service to your profile. Click
Tools>E-mail Accounts>Add a new directory or address book>Next>Additional
Address Books>Next.>Outlook Address Book>Next>Finish. Not you should be
able to to the Contacts properties and check that box.

As I said, though, none of this has anything to do with autocompletion.
What the above does is make your Contacts available when you click the To
button in a Compose window or when you click the Address Book button on the
Toolbar.