Address Bar does not use contacts.

When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the field is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To" button I get
the names that populate my Contacts.

No one can answer without more information. At the very least, include your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the field is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To" button I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To" field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button. Contacts List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least, include your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the field is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To" button I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To" field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not
recognize "xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Right-click your Contacts folder, go to Properties, check the Outlook
Address Book tab and make sure "Show as E-mail address book" is checked.


--
-Ben-
Ben M. Schorr, MVP-OneNote
OneNote FAQ: http://home.hawaii.rr.com/schorr/Com...OneNoteFAQ.htm
SchorrTech Blog: http://www.thespoke.net/MyBlog/bschorr/MyBlog.aspx

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To" field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button. Contacts
List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least, include
your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the field
is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To" button
I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

OK. Got it done. It worked after I shut down Outlook, then restarted it and
changed the properties. Thanks

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To" field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button. Contacts
List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least, include
your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the field
is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To" button
I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

Help, I have the same issue but even after following these instructions, no
go.
I don't get auto fill of names even though it's turned on.
Also the "next item" and "previous item" tabs also don't work to roll me
through the contacts list. Any clues?

"David" wrote:

OK. Got it done. It worked after I shut down Outlook, then restarted it and
changed the properties. Thanks

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties, clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making these
changes.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To" field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button. Contacts
List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least, include
your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the field
is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To" button
I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

Not the same issue. Autocomplete doesn't use the address book. It uses a
cache of names derived from messages you send.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jim Meski" Jim wrote in message
...
Help, I have the same issue but even after following these instructions,
no
go.
I don't get auto fill of names even though it's turned on.
Also the "next item" and "previous item" tabs also don't work to roll me
through the contacts list. Any clues?

"David" wrote:

OK. Got it done. It worked after I shut down Outlook, then restarted it
and
changed the properties. Thanks

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing
directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the
Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add
the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog
box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did
earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to
make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of
them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties,
clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making
these
changes.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To"
field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does
not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not
recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button.
Contacts
List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least,
include
your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the
field
is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I
cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To"
button
I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

Then I'm to understand that the address book "DOES NOT" help to autofill the
"to" line until I have sent a note to each person, and then that "cash" is
kept elsewhere?

I will seperately repost the other 2 issues so as to not get them confused
with this one


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Not the same issue. Autocomplete doesn't use the address book. It uses a
cache of names derived from messages you send.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jim Meski" Jim wrote in message
...
Help, I have the same issue but even after following these instructions,
no
go.
I don't get auto fill of names even though it's turned on.
Also the "next item" and "previous item" tabs also don't work to roll me
through the contacts list. Any clues?

"David" wrote:

OK. Got it done. It worked after I shut down Outlook, then restarted it
and
changed the properties. Thanks

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing
directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the
Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add
the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog
box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did
earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to
make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any of
them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties,
clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after making
these
changes.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To"
field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does
not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not
recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button.
Contacts
List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least,
include
your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message, the
field
is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found. I
cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the "To"
button
I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.

Correct. "Autofill" is not a meaningful term. If you mean autocompletion,
then NO, it does not use your address book. Outlook also has a different
feature called autoresolution. It uses your Contacts data and address book
engine. If you enter part of a name or a nickname then tab out of the field
(or hit Alt-K [Check Names]), Outlook will attempt to resolve the name
against your address book. If it can't it'll red underline it and you can
right click on the name to manually resolve it. Outlook will save the
resolution for future use.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jim Meski" Jim wrote in message
...
Then I'm to understand that the address book "DOES NOT" help to autofill
the
"to" line until I have sent a note to each person, and then that "cash" is
kept elsewhere?

I will seperately repost the other 2 issues so as to not get them confused
with this one


"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Not the same issue. Autocomplete doesn't use the address book. It uses a
cache of names derived from messages you send.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Jim Meski" Jim wrote in message
...
Help, I have the same issue but even after following these
instructions,
no
go.
I don't get auto fill of names even though it's turned on.
Also the "next item" and "previous item" tabs also don't work to roll
me
through the contacts list. Any clues?

"David" wrote:

OK. Got it done. It worked after I shut down Outlook, then restarted
it
and
changed the properties. Thanks

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

Go to Tools | E-mail accounts, select "View or change existing
directories
or address books", and click OK. If you don't see the OAB in the
Directories
and Address Books list, click the Back button, then select "Add a
new
directory or address book", then "Additional Address Books", and add
the
OAB. Then keep clicking Back until you get back to the first dialog
box,
and go back to the Directories and Address Books list as you did
earlier.
Once the OAB appears in the list, select it and then click Change to
make
sure the Contacts folder(s) you want to display are listed. If any
of
them
aren't listed, you'll need to enable those Contacts folders as
Outlook
Address Books by right clicking the folder, selecting Properties,
clicking
the Outlook Address Book tab, and checking the "Show this folder as
an
E-mail address book" box. Make sure you restart Outlook after
making
these
changes.

--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
Using Outlook 2003, Windows XP Home Edition SP1.

I initiate a new Email message, Type part of a name in the "To"
field,
enter Ctrl K. EMail address should populate from Contacts but does
not.
Instead I get a dialog box that says "Microsoft Outlook does not
recognize
"xxx". No Addresses are shown at all in the dialog box.

Or, initiate a new Email message and click on the "TO" button.
Contacts
List
should pop up. Instead, a "Select Names" dialog box pops up with
no
information.

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No one can answer without more information. At the very least,
include
your
Outlook version and the method by which you want to enter
addresses.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"David" wrote in message
...
When writing a name in the Address field of an Email message,
the
field
is
not populated by the contacts folder. No information is found.
I
cannot
figure out how to reset Outlook so that when I click on the
"To"
button
I
get
the names that populate my Contacts.