The address line to multiple recipients is cluttered when the e-mail address
is included. I am sure it is possible to show only names, and not names +
addresses, since some of my autocomplete addresses are in the names-only
format. And all of my addresses show as names-only in Windows Live Mail.
Why are you so sure that this feature is desirable? It's possible that I
haven't described what's happening in suitable detail. But if I knew
exactly how to explain it, I could probably search for the solution myself -
sigh. I guess I'll have to post to the Windows Live group, or some other
resource.
Thanks for your comments,
Jim
"Russ Valentine" wrote in message
...
She never said there was no way to do what you wish, just that there was
no reason. What did you think this would achieve? You may be confused
about something here.
--
Russ Valentine
"Jim" wrote in message
...
So is there a way to make it do what I wish?
Jim
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
The difference is that you are getting the names from two different
lists - the To button uses Contacts (and other physical address lists in
your profile), autocomplete uses only the nickname cache. If the name
does not exist in the cache, then outlook autoresolves to the contacts.
Autocomplete includes the name (when available) and address so you can
more easily identify the entry you are selecting from the cache is, in
fact, the one you want to use. If you have 2 entries for Dave Jones in
autocomplete, you can more easily identify the one you want to use.
--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
Outlook Tips by email:
EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072
"Jim" wrote in message
...
Diane, thanks for your reply. However,if I send a message to many
recipients by selecting from the To: drop-down list, they show as "Dave
Jones, Jim Jones, John Smith, Allen Roberts ...". If I use
autocomplete to select them, they show as "Dave Jones
), Jim Jones ), John Smith
), Allen Roberts )".
That just takes up more room, and looks a mess. If they show the way I
prefer after selecting from the drop-down list, why can't I force that
view with autocomplete? By the way, if I disable "suggest names" from
the Advanced features, there's no autocomplete suggestions available.
That's not an option.
Jim
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
It's not a problem that needs to be fixed. The nickname cache has the
display name and address of people you've sent to. When you reply to a
message the address on the message is added to the autocomplete cache.
One option is to disable suggest names and only use autoresolve so it
only uses display names in your contacts. But even so, when you hit
reply, you'll likely see both the name and address from the original
email, not the display name from your contacts folder.
Why don't you want the addresses shown? What you see in outlook as you
compose may not be what the recipient sees in their mail client.
--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
Outlook Tips by email:
EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
Poll: What version of Outlook do you use?
http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072
"Jim" wrote in message
...
I have Outlook 2003 and Windows XP. When I type part of an address
into a new message, I get a selection of autocompleted nicknames as I
type. If I select from that list, I sometimes get the nickname +
e-mail address. For example, if I address a message to Dave Jones, I
get "Dave Jones )" in the address line,
instead of just the nickname. I have always entered contact
information in the "Display as:" field with the nickname only. I do
not want people's e-mail addresses to be listed in the address field.
I can occasionally force Outlook to use the nickname only, if I
delete the contact and then make a new contact with the same
information. Once I send a new e-mail message to that recipient, the
next message using autocomplete typically shows the nickname only.
However, that fix doesn't hold for long, and the e-mail address
starts popping up in autocomplete selections again.
I browsed to the Nickname and AutoComplete cache and renamed it from
Outlook.NK2 to Outlook.old. That did rebuild the cache; but, the
autocomplete problem returned. Can you provide a fix for this issue?
If not, can you provide a better description of it, so I can search
for solutions on the Internet?
Jim