Scroll to an address, and press Enter to place it into the address field of your message. If more than one address match the letters, the Check Names dialog box will open (see below). If only one address in your contacts matches the letters, that address will be entered into the field automatically. Simply type the first few letters of the address you want to enter, and press Ctrl-K.
One way to cut through Outlook's autocomplete clutter is to use the Ctrl-K keyboard shortcut to access the program's Check Names feature. And while I have my wish list out, how about making it easier to sync contacts between Gmail and Outlook? For example, an Autocomplete Settings dialog box would let me limit the list to addresses I've entered at least twice (or three times, or five times, or any number I choose) to eliminate the one-offs (or three-offs, etc.)Īn even simpler request to Microsoft's developers would be to let me restrict autocomplete suggestions to addresses that appear in my contacts. What I really want is the ability to restrict the addresses that appear in the list as I enter them. Sure, you can use the free NK2View utility from NirSoft to import and export address books, as described by the How-To Geek, but there's nothing quick or simple about the process.
But there's no simple way to edit the list. You can delete an entry you no longer need by pressing Delete after you scroll to the address in the drop-down list that appears as you type the name in one of the above fields.
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A couple of weeks ago, I described how to disable the feature in Microsoft Outlook 20 that automatically completes addresses as you enter them in the To:, Cc:, or Bcc: fields.Īs I stated then, I've come to depend on Outlook's address-autocomplete feature, though it's far from perfect.