Outlook contact list

I cannot see how to enable a type-ahead feature when addressing an email. When starting to type a name in the 'To' line, I want the address line to fill in with the closest name from the address book. For instance, when typing the letters 'joh', I want the appropriate name from the address book (ie. 'John Doe') to be offered as the addressee.

Background:
I imported an address book from Outlook Express to Outlook, and the address book landed in the contact list. The contact list is set as the default in the Address Book. Do I need to import the Contact List into the Address Book?

Post your Outlook version.
Autocomplete only exists in Outlook 2002 and higher and does not use your
Contact information. It uses a cache of names that will be populated as you
send messages.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kelly Conrad" wrote in message
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I cannot see how to enable a type-ahead feature when addressing an email.
When starting to type a name in the 'To' line, I want the address line to
fill in with the closest name from the address book. For instance, when
typing the letters 'joh', I want the appropriate name from the address book
(ie. 'John Doe') to be offered as the addressee.

Background:
I imported an address book from Outlook Express to Outlook, and the
address book landed in the contact list. The contact list is set as the
default in the Address Book. Do I need to import the Contact List into the
Address Book?

Thanks Russ, I am using Outlook 2003.

Is the cache of names visible in the software? Can it be loaded by importing the contact list contents?

It exists in an *.NK2 file which you cannot access or edit. You can only
populate it by sending messages. You can remove entries using your delete
key when they appear in the suggested names list.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Kelly Conrad" wrote in message
...
Thanks Russ, I am using Outlook 2003.

Is the cache of names visible in the software? Can it be loaded by
importing the contact list contents?