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September 20th, 2006, 03:50 PM
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Hi All,
I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art 
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September 20th, 2006, 04:13 PM
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1) Correct.
2) Outlook does this automatically, based on names in your Contacts folder and names you've sent messages to in the past. 3) In an Exchange Server mailbox or a .pst file. Look at the File | Data File Management dialog. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... Hi All, I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art
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September 20th, 2006, 04:41 PM
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#2 - Does it work with both the Full Name and email address? So, if I would type in Sue....it would fill in your address, or if I type in your email address, it would also fill that in........ #3 - I know that the contacts are kept in a .pst file, but what about all your email folders? Where are those? I assume that if I back those up, and if I ever have to re-install, I can put them back and have access to them......... Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 1) Correct. 2) Outlook does this automatically, based on names in your Contacts folder and names you've sent messages to in the past. 3) In an Exchange Server mailbox or a .pst file. Look at the File | Data File Management dialog. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... Hi All, I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art
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September 20th, 2006, 05:25 PM
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2) I don't understand. If you type in the full email address, Outlook is going to use that email address. It doesn't need any more information than that.
3) Same. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message ups.com... #2 - Does it work with both the Full Name and email address? So, if I would type in Sue....it would fill in your address, or if I type in your email address, it would also fill that in........ #3 - I know that the contacts are kept in a .pst file, but what about all your email folders? Where are those? I assume that if I back those up, and if I ever have to re-install, I can put them back and have access to them......... Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 1) Correct. 2) Outlook does this automatically, based on names in your Contacts folder and names you've sent messages to in the past. 3) In an Exchange Server mailbox or a .pst file. Look at the File | Data File Management dialog. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... Hi All, I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art
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September 20th, 2006, 06:27 PM
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What if I just type in the persons real name, like "Sue Mosher". Here at work it will bring up the email address......is that automatic? I tried it last night at home, and when I typed in someones name, it just left the name there, which of course will not work as "Brad" is not a valid email address........ Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 2) I don't understand. If you type in the full email address, Outlook is going to use that email address. It doesn't need any more information than that. 3) Same. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message ups.com... #2 - Does it work with both the Full Name and email address? So, if I would type in Sue....it would fill in your address, or if I type in your email address, it would also fill that in........ #3 - I know that the contacts are kept in a .pst file, but what about all your email folders? Where are those? I assume that if I back those up, and if I ever have to re-install, I can put them back and have access to them......... Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 1) Correct. 2) Outlook does this automatically, based on names in your Contacts folder and names you've sent messages to in the past. 3) In an Exchange Server mailbox or a .pst file. Look at the File | Data File Management dialog. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... Hi All, I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art
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#6
September 20th, 2006, 06:40 PM
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If you have a contact in your Contacts folder with that name and a valid email address, Outlook will "resolve" the name and change the display to show the name underlined in the To box.
Outlook can't give you addresses that is doesn't know about. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... What if I just type in the persons real name, like "Sue Mosher". Here at work it will bring up the email address......is that automatic? I tried it last night at home, and when I typed in someones name, it just left the name there, which of course will not work as "Brad" is not a valid email address........ Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 2) I don't understand. If you type in the full email address, Outlook is going to use that email address. It doesn't need any more information than that. 3) Same. wrote in message ups.com... #2 - Does it work with both the Full Name and email address? So, if I would type in Sue....it would fill in your address, or if I type in your email address, it would also fill that in........ #3 - I know that the contacts are kept in a .pst file, but what about all your email folders? Where are those? I assume that if I back those up, and if I ever have to re-install, I can put them back and have access to them......... Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 1) Correct. 2) Outlook does this automatically, based on names in your Contacts folder and names you've sent messages to in the past. 3) In an Exchange Server mailbox or a .pst file. Look at the File | Data File Management dialog. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... Hi All, I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art
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September 20th, 2006, 06:56 PM
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Thanks Sue, I'll give it a try tonight and reply tomorrow with the results......... Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: If you have a contact in your Contacts folder with that name and a valid email address, Outlook will "resolve" the name and change the display to show the name underlined in the To box. Outlook can't give you addresses that is doesn't know about. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... What if I just type in the persons real name, like "Sue Mosher". Here at work it will bring up the email address......is that automatic? I tried it last night at home, and when I typed in someones name, it just left the name there, which of course will not work as "Brad" is not a valid email address........ Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 2) I don't understand. If you type in the full email address, Outlook is going to use that email address. It doesn't need any more information than that. 3) Same. wrote in message ups.com... #2 - Does it work with both the Full Name and email address? So, if I would type in Sue....it would fill in your address, or if I type in your email address, it would also fill that in........ #3 - I know that the contacts are kept in a .pst file, but what about all your email folders? Where are those? I assume that if I back those up, and if I ever have to re-install, I can put them back and have access to them......... Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] wrote: 1) Correct. 2) Outlook does this automatically, based on names in your Contacts folder and names you've sent messages to in the past. 3) In an Exchange Server mailbox or a .pst file. Look at the File | Data File Management dialog. -- Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003 http://www.turtleflock.com/olconfig/index.htm and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for Administrators, Power Users, and Developers http://www.outlookcode.com/jumpstart.aspx wrote in message oups.com... Hi All, I'm new to Outlook and I want to confirm some things to make sure I understand everything: 1) Outlook has no real 'address book' as other email clients do. If you store an email address, it basically becomes a 'contact' and is stored in the Contacts folder, correct? 2) How can I make it so that I can type in the persons name, like their first name, and Outlook will complete it with their email address. We have this at work, but I do not know how it works....... 3) Where are the mail files kept, so I can back everything up..... Thanks in advance! Art
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