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auto complete addresses in Outlook

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by twood

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Where do the addresses that are displayed by outlok as the auto-completed address for the "To:" entry come from and how do I clear them? If I type tom, it may find 2 names; not necessarily the correct address from the name in my contact list. If I ever manually entered an incorrect address then that is what is used, even if the current address in the contact is correct.
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by malcolm r

The easiest way to delete incorrect AutoComplete names is to highlight the bad name in the list and press the key.

The entries are stored in a file with a .NK2 extension. It is not an editable file, though. If you want to delete all the entries and recreate the file, exit Outlook. Then look for a file with a .NK2 extension (first name will be same as your Outlook profile) in your profile folder (under "Documents and Settings") and delete it. It will be recreated when you restart Outlook.

Malcolm

by twood

Malcom,

Thanks for the information. I've been able to get rid of a the incorrect addresses that were coming up by highlighting and deleting as they come up. As usual, the simple method works (I won't try to explain why I didn't try/think of that first.) I haven't tried to completly delete the file and have Outlook re-create it.

Tom

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