The case for displaying senders' real email addresses (with domain)

[Cindy62707]

Hi Cindy:  The first time I tried saving the CFG file, I also had a
problem. I had opened it first and did a save as, but it wasn't saving
as a CFG file. To save it correctly, right-click the file and select
Save Target As.  The file name should be email.cfg and should be saved
in C:\Program Files\Microsoft Office\Office12\FORMS\1033 location as
you show above.  Use Windows Explorer and make sure it's there.

Once you confirm it's there, then you can follow the 7 steps for
adding it into Outlook.

To install a cfg file:

1 Go to Tools, Options, Other, Advanced Options, Custom Forms, Manage
Forms.
2 Click the Install button. Browse to and select the EMAIL.CFG file
you just added and install it into your Personal Forms (check upper
right field which is probably the default selection anyway) and click
Close.
3 Click OK and return to the main Outlook screen
4 Right-click on the Column row in your Inbox (or other any other
folder) and choose "Field Chooser"
5 Scroll down and choose "Forms"
6 Select Personal Forms, choose the Extension Form you added, then
click Add
7 Add the field to your column headings to see the values.

Good luck!- Hide quoted text -

- Show quoted text -

I didn't run it, only did the "save target as" option and then let it
close the first two times I saved it.

The third time, I still didn't open it, but I did click on "open
folder" to see if it would open the folder and let me see it where I
knew it was saving it. It still wouldn't show it to me and I was in
the folder directly to where it was being saved...very weird!

I'll mess around with it some more later...not been feeling too well
lately and really need to try and get to bed earlier (and it is
already 11:15 p.m.!).

Later,
Cindy

 

[Mari_fe49]

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell me.
Thanks

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Mari_fe49]

I do not understand. I am not familiar with "field chooser" if you mean
Customize current view, yes. I chose what columns I wanted and sender's email
account was not listed. I do not understand how to look for that field any
other way. If you mean that I should created a new field I do not know how to
have thier email account displayed? do you?

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell me.
Thanks

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

The senders email address is not exposed by default but you can easily show
it - see http://www.slipstick.com/exs/customfields.htm



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Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it
is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't
been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can
figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell me.
Thanks

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Diane Poremsky [MVP]]

You need to add a custom field to show the senders address - see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/customfields.htm for instructions.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

I do not understand. I am not familiar with "field chooser" if you mean
Customize current view, yes. I chose what columns I wanted and sender's
email
account was not listed. I do not understand how to look for that field any
other way. If you mean that I should created a new field I do not know how
to
have thier email account displayed? do you?

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing
if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it
is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't
been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can
figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell
me.
Thanks

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the
Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an
option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Mari_fe49]

Thanks, That's exactly what I want. Why do you think there are other
software's other than Microsoft's that provides what we want. If Microsoft
wants to stay on top they should really address this issue. I teach seniors
the internet and I encourage them to purchase this other software just
because it's easier for the older people to quickly see that the person
sending them emails are not always who they think it's from. Which I really
think is very important. The elders are such easy game for these sort of junk
and/or scams. So won't someone come up with a code to fix this lack of a
field. Thanks

I do not understand. I am not familiar with "field chooser" if you mean
Customize current view, yes. I chose what columns I wanted and sender's email
account was not listed. I do not understand how to look for that field any
other way. If you mean that I should created a new field I do not know how to
have thier email account displayed? do you?

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell me.
Thanks

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Mari_fe49]

I saw where I could add a column but I do not know how to do this, but it
appears to indicate that this is what I want. I am not pc savey to understand
how to code this into the field, I need a screen print of the steps to do it.
Can you provide that? Thanks

You need to add a custom field to show the senders address - see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/customfields.htm for instructions.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

I do not understand. I am not familiar with "field chooser" if you mean
Customize current view, yes. I chose what columns I wanted and sender's
email
account was not listed. I do not understand how to look for that field any
other way. If you mean that I should created a new field I do not know how
to
have thier email account displayed? do you?

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing
if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it
is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't
been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can
figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell
me.
Thanks

:

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the
Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an
option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Mari_fe49]

Thanks Diane, I just don't know how to apply this information. It looks like
this is it, but I don't know how to do it. If I send you my emil address can
you screen print the steps?

You need to add a custom field to show the senders address - see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/customfields.htm for instructions.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

I do not understand. I am not familiar with "field chooser" if you mean
Customize current view, yes. I chose what columns I wanted and sender's
email
account was not listed. I do not understand how to look for that field any
other way. If you mean that I should created a new field I do not know how
to
have thier email account displayed? do you?

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing
if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it
is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't
been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can
figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell
me.
Thanks

:

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the
Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an
option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Mari_fe49]

Hi again, I tried to do this but I'm getting stuck on the "enable senderId" I
can't find how to enable that field. When I paste the code I get an error
unknown field(senderid), so I know I have to enable it but don't know how,
please advise. Thanks

You need to add a custom field to show the senders address - see
http://www.slipstick.com/exs/customfields.htm for instructions.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

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Let's Really Fix Outlook 2010
http://forums.slipstick.com/forumdisplay.php?f=34

I do not understand. I am not familiar with "field chooser" if you mean
Customize current view, yes. I chose what columns I wanted and sender's
email
account was not listed. I do not understand how to look for that field any
other way. If you mean that I should created a new field I do not know how
to
have thier email account displayed? do you?

Hi, I'm new to this forum so please excuse me for my not really knowing
if
this is the right way of answering you. I have a software I use called
INCREDIMAIL and it has a field called "Sender's email address" and yes it
is
very helpful because you can tell right away that the "from" (may be
familier) but as soon as you see their real address you know it's Junk. I
have been tring to find that same feature in Outlook 2007 and I haven't
been
able to. So for real important mail I use INCEDIMAIL until I could find a
solution. You can get it for free but I believe only the paid
subscribtion(19.95) allows that field. So until someone at Outlook can
figure
out how to do it, try that. or if you already know how to, please tell
me.
Thanks

:

The E-mail field always shows the full electronic address. It's the
Email
Display As field that doesn't.
Did you add the Email field to a table view using field chooser?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
The emphasis on the use of the display name and the exclusion of the
"real" SMTP email address with the domain in Outlook is frustrating
and inefficient.

I join others who have indicated that they would really like an
option
to show the real address in folders.

In come previous threads on this topic, Outlook "MVPs" sometimes
wonder why anyone would want this.

For the Outlook MVP's who don't understand why this is important,
let's review why displaying the address field column in form
"sender @domain.com" would be a good thing.

The display addresses alone are inconsistant. Sometimes the same
display name refers to different actual email addresses, frustrating
attempts to logically sort or group them.

When reviewing the contents of the junk mail folder before deleting,
the display addresses are pretty useless. This tedious process would
be a little easier if we could see the domain part of the email
address. It wouldn't be perfect, but it would be one way to assist
users in the difficult task of managing junk mail. You would
certainly be more likely to spot email you really wanted. Here is an
example of a few names that appeared in my junk folder:

Jacob Davis
Jeffry Kane
Jenelle Thao
Jerry Kendall
Joa Kell
Joanna Belanger
Kara Tackett

This is what I SHOULD be able to see:

Jacob Davis bimse @ims.li
Jeffry Kane christopher @oceansintl.com
Jenelle Thao pfuuf6amdq @gloryroad.net
Jerry Kendall bfcme @fcm.ca
Joa Kell linna @mahle.com
Joanna Belanger andrew @vicusoft.com
Kara Tackett joseph @telebermuda.com

Why is this better? First, I can see that some of them are
from overseas and probably junk. Second, others have display names
that clearly do not match their email address and are probably bogus.
Third, it is easy to see that none of the domains belong to my
friends, family, or business associates.

This next part is really strange. Outlook has a junk mail feature
available when you right click a message in a folder: "Add Sender's
Domain (@example.com) to Safe Senders List". Trouble is, YOU CAN'T
SEE THE DOMAIN so you wouldn't know what you were doing!

If anyone knows how to add a column to the Outlook 2007 (without
exchange) folders that shows the email address (with domain), please
respond. Thanks!

 

[Rumba]

Thanks Mike, i've been looking for a solution to something like this
for ages.

Awesome!

 

[xxexbushpig]

Hi Mike
I can't believe anyone could be as patient as you, in the face of incredible
stubborness!
I just loved the responses: "The reason no one else chimed in here is that
this is not a feature anyone needs or cares about" and "In reality, the
number of requests for this feature is vanishingly small compared to other
requests because Outlook as designed has workarounds for most of the needs to
display this field in a Table View."
Maybe, just maybe the lack of requests is due to the atitude of MVPs?
Maybe one day Microsoft (and its MVPs) will stop thinking they know
everything, and actually start listening to their customers and their needs.
But then again, maybe one day pigs might fly!
Anyway, well done! Congratulations on behalf of all Outlook users!
Bushpig

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Maybe, just maybe the lack of requests is due to the atitude of MVPs?

While it's true Microsoft cares about the attitudes of its MVPs, the MVPs
don't work for Microsoft and requesting changes or enhancements via a
peer-to-peer newsgroup is fairly pointless because it's not an official
support channel and Microsoft employees only rarely visit.