Lose focus inside Contacts window when switching back & forth with other folders

[Guest]

This is a weird one...

I installed a fresh copy Outlook 2003 (via Office Professional 2003) on my
new PC. Using the default folders that were created, added a few new
contacts (ie. John Smith, Steve Jones, Bill Baker)

I am able to click into Contacts folder and then type "J" to go to "Steve
Jones", then "B" to move to "Bill Baker". If I switch to my Inbox folder
and back again to Contacts folder, the ability to type the first letter of
the last name works fine.

Here is where it gets weird:

I now, from within Outlook, open my original PST file from old PC, and copy
all contacts from the old PST to my new Contacts folder. Now, I can no
longer type letters to go to last names when I switch between folders. It
appears that the focus of the cursor is no longer in the Contact list, but
is now on the Contact folder frame. Once I click into the first name in my
Contacts, the ability to type letters to move through the Contact list
works.

It seems that once I imported all my old Contacts, the focus behavior of my
cursor when switching between other folders and Contacts has changed.

I have tried to reinstall Outlook, yet it still doesn't fix the problem.
Any ideas?!

Thank you,

Erok

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Try turning off the Outlook Today view of your root folder.

 

[Guest]

Thank you for your quick response. Would you please provide me with the
location of this setting?

Thank you.

Erok

Try turning off the Outlook Today view of your root folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This is a weird one...

I installed a fresh copy Outlook 2003 (via Office Professional 2003) on my
new PC. Using the default folders that were created, added a few new
contacts (ie. John Smith, Steve Jones, Bill Baker)

I am able to click into Contacts folder and then type "J" to go to "Steve
Jones", then "B" to move to "Bill Baker". If I switch to my Inbox folder
and back again to Contacts folder, the ability to type the first letter of
the last name works fine.

Here is where it gets weird:

I now, from within Outlook, open my original PST file from old PC, and
copy
all contacts from the old PST to my new Contacts folder. Now, I can no
longer type letters to go to last names when I switch between folders. It
appears that the focus of the cursor is no longer in the Contact list, but
is now on the Contact folder frame. Once I click into the first name in
my
Contacts, the ability to type letters to move through the Contact list
works.

It seems that once I imported all my old Contacts, the focus behavior of
my
cursor when switching between other folders and Contacts has changed.

I have tried to reinstall Outlook, yet it still doesn't fix the problem.
Any ideas?!

Thank you,

Erok

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

R click your root folder
Properties > Home Page

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thank you for your quick response. Would you please provide me with the
location of this setting?

Thank you.

Erok

Try turning off the Outlook Today view of your root folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

This is a weird one...

I installed a fresh copy Outlook 2003 (via Office Professional 2003) on my
new PC. Using the default folders that were created, added a few new
contacts (ie. John Smith, Steve Jones, Bill Baker)

I am able to click into Contacts folder and then type "J" to go to "Steve
Jones", then "B" to move to "Bill Baker". If I switch to my Inbox folder
and back again to Contacts folder, the ability to type the first letter of
the last name works fine.

Here is where it gets weird:

I now, from within Outlook, open my original PST file from old PC, and
copy
all contacts from the old PST to my new Contacts folder. Now, I can no
longer type letters to go to last names when I switch between folders. It
appears that the focus of the cursor is no longer in the Contact list, but
is now on the Contact folder frame. Once I click into the first name
in
my
Contacts, the ability to type letters to move through the Contact list
works.

It seems that once I imported all my old Contacts, the focus behavior
of
my
cursor when switching between other folders and Contacts has changed.

I have tried to reinstall Outlook, yet it still doesn't fix the
problem.
Any ideas?!

Thank you,

Erok

 

[Guest]

Worked! However, I need to make my Inbox the default folder on start-up to
make it work.

Thanks.
erok

R click your root folder
Properties > Home Page

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thank you for your quick response. Would you please provide me with the
location of this setting?

Thank you.

Erok

Try turning off the Outlook Today view of your root folder.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
This is a weird one...

I installed a fresh copy Outlook 2003 (via Office Professional 2003)

on
my

new PC. Using the default folders that were created, added a few new
contacts (ie. John Smith, Steve Jones, Bill Baker)

I am able to click into Contacts folder and then type "J" to go to "Steve
Jones", then "B" to move to "Bill Baker". If I switch to my Inbox folder
and back again to Contacts folder, the ability to type the first

letter
of

the last name works fine.

Here is where it gets weird:

I now, from within Outlook, open my original PST file from old PC, and
copy
all contacts from the old PST to my new Contacts folder. Now, I can no
longer type letters to go to last names when I switch between

folders.
It

appears that the focus of the cursor is no longer in the Contact

list,
but

is now on the Contact folder frame. Once I click into the first name
in
my
Contacts, the ability to type letters to move through the Contact list
works.

It seems that once I imported all my old Contacts, the focus behavior
of
my
cursor when switching between other folders and Contacts has changed.

I have tried to reinstall Outlook, yet it still doesn't fix the
problem.
Any ideas?!

Thank you,

Erok