This is of HUGE significance! Try using the "envelope" feature in Word and
you'll find that it uses the DISPLAY name. Thus, every time I create an
envelope to send something to someone in my contact file (and I do this
frequently), I have to DELETE THE EMAIL address or it prints on the envelop.
This started happening only after I installed an Upgrade to Office 2003. I
am, I must say, furious that this is a default that cannot be changed. And
with all due respect, It doesn't help to be to chided "this is of no
significance."
I hope that the next time I upgrade this will be fixed and that all the
things that aren't broken don't "fixed."
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
Did you think this was an Outlook issue? It isn't.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Richard Church" wrote in message
...
I agree regarding the importance. But here is a deeper mystery. Even after
modifying those display names to remove the e-mail address, after synching
with my PDA, the modified display names revert back to the e-mail address
only. I'm running Outlook 2003 at both work and home and this problem is
no
longer a minor annoyance. Any suggestions?
"MH" wrote:
Actually, the field is of great consequence to my clients. I have had
requests to not display their email address and, like Sterling, the only
display I get is their email address...it does not include their full or
familiar name (using Outlook, 2003). I have over 300 clients...are you
saying
i have to change each one of these manually???
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
No. Outlook 2003 will fill in Display As field with both the familiar
name
and the email address. You have to change it manually if you want it to
be
something else. That field is of no consequence, so few find any need
to
change it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Stirling" wrote in message
news
Thank you for responding to my post.
I'm using Outlook 2003. In the Contact form under the General Tab
there
is
a field called "Display as". My version of Outlook as it was
configured
on
installation automatically fills this in with the email address. In
other
versions I've used there is a way to get Outlook to automatically
fill that in with the full name. That is what I want to do.
Stirling
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
You provided no information.
Displayed where and in what version of Outlook?
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Stirling" wrote in message
...
I would like to have Outlook display my contacts by their name
rather
than
their e-mail address. Is there a way to automatically set the
full
name
as
the display name, or do I have to manually enter the display name
each
time.