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Outlook 2000 autocomplete?

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by bradleyr

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We use Outlook Express as a standard in our company. I have a new boss who has used MS Outlook 2000 at the place of prior employment. She wants me to set up her Outlook 2000 to autocomplete addresses as she types them (when she is trying to write them an email message). The closest thing I have been able to do is to type in half the name, click on "Check Names" button on the menu bar which checks the address book. However, she swears that at her previous place of employment she could type half the name in and the entry would autocomplete itself. i have looked everywhere in the MS Outlook 2000 and even on the M$ website. Does anybody know if this can be done and if so, then how?

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by syscokid

In Outlook 2000, you can type in half the name, and tab out of the To field. That starts the autocomplete process. If the name is unique in the address book, it will autocomplete. If there are several possible matches,the name will be underlined with a wavy red line. You then have to right-click on it and choose the one you want.

by bradleyr

I must not be doing something right or do not have some option turned on. When I tab out of the To... field, my cursor jumps to Cc... field w/o autocompleting the entry. I am sure the entry I am testing this on is in the address book. Please respond.

by dklippert

The swearing concerns Outlook EXPRESS. AutoCompete workes in that application. It also works in Outlook 2002.
Outlook 2000 requires that you tab out of the To: box.

by dklippert

The MS reference is Q296407. Type the
Q number into the search box at technet.microsoft.com

by bradleyr

I must not be doing something right or do not have some option turned on. When I tab out of the To... field, my cursor jumps to Cc... field w/o autocompleting the entry. I am sure the entry I am testing this on is in the address book. Please respond.

by dklippert

Go to Tools Check Names and see if Outlook can resolve the name (Alt+K).
Also:
Tools > Options > Preferences > E-mail options...> Advanced E-mail options >
Check Automatic Name checking

If not go to Tools>Services (I believe) and remove the Outlook address book entry and then reinstall it. You'll have to go to File>Exit and Logoff and then restart.
You should have SR1 installed.
As a last resort delete the profile and re-set it, though you shouldn't have to go this far.

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