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Contact Display Names
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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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Did you think this was an Outlook issue? It isn't.
-- 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. |
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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. -- 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. |
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Sorry I missed your response before now. My apologies.
If this is not an Outlook issue, what is it? Your response didn't provide any direction. If you know what program is causing this problem, I would appreciate some guidance instead of simply a statement. My personal opinion is that is in indeed an Outlook problem, as I do not use, file, nor access contacts from any other program. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Did you think this was an Outlook issue? It isn't. -- 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. |
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You said that synching with your PDA changed your Email Display As fields.
It shouldn't do that. Outlook can't fix that. Only the developers of your synch software can. -- Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] "Richard Church" wrote in message ... Sorry I missed your response before now. My apologies. If this is not an Outlook issue, what is it? Your response didn't provide any direction. If you know what program is causing this problem, I would appreciate some guidance instead of simply a statement. My personal opinion is that is in indeed an Outlook problem, as I do not use, file, nor access contacts from any other program. "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote: Did you think this was an Outlook issue? It isn't. -- 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. |
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