I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When I try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the name in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly obvious. To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts folder.
Thanks for any help.

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts folder.
Thanks for any help.

Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts folder.
Thanks for any help.

I already did. Your cache is populated as you send messages. It does not use
your Contacts data. Help me understand what part of this you do not
understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in
the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure
out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is
Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts
data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When
I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the
name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the
name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly
obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts
folder.
Thanks for any help.

If I understand you correctly, to send a message to a contact for the first
time, I would type the whole e-mail address . Then it would store
in the cache? How do I turn that entry into something like "John" for the
next time I type. Once I send a message, will the recipient show up in the
recipient box? So far there are no names in "select recipients."

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

I already did. Your cache is populated as you send messages. It does not use
your Contacts data. Help me understand what part of this you do not
understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in
the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure
out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is
Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts
data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook. When
I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the
name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing the
name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly
obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts
folder.
Thanks for any help.

Yes. Just do it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
If I understand you correctly, to send a message to a contact for the
first
time, I would type the whole e-mail address . Then it would
store
in the cache? How do I turn that entry into something like "John" for the
next time I type. Once I send a message, will the recipient show up in the
recipient box? So far there are no names in "select recipients."

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

I already did. Your cache is populated as you send messages. It does not
use
your Contacts data. Help me understand what part of this you do not
understand.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
Can you please explain how I populate the cache? As I type in a name in
the
To: box, does it match a name in my contact list? I am trying to figure
out
how to connect my To: box entry to an e-mail address.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Help with what? You are describing the expected behavior. This is
Outlook,
not Outlook Express. Autocompletion in Outlook does not use Contacts
data.
It uses a cache that you will populate as you send messages. You
haven't
sent any messages, so you have no cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jane" wrote in message
...
I have just switched one of my e-mail accounts from OE to Outlook.
When
I
try
to create a new message in Outlook, I start typing the name, but
autocomplete
does not finish the entry. I have checked in Tools to make sure
autocomplete
is turned on. The only way I can send a new message is to select the
name
from the address book. In OE, all I had to do was to start typing
the
name
in
the To: box. I must be missing something that is probably fairly
obvious.
To
make the switch, I copied my OE contacts into the Outlook Contacts
folder.
Thanks for any help.