No, there is not a background switch - in cell editing is a view setting.
Either the view is messed up or you are not using the same view you used
before.

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"Allen in N.O." wrote in message
...
Dear Diane:

Thank you for responding to my query. I have already explored the many
myriad "easy" methods to solve my problem. Again, whenever I switch from
any
Outlook ('03) app to Outlook ('03) Contacts, I have to manually select one
of
the "Current View" buttons in the Navigation Bar and then I can freely
type
the initial letters of the contact I'm looking for... without first
clicking
in the "Type a contact to find" drop down box on the "Standard" toolbar.
Previous to my general yearly maintenance routine, I could switch from any
Outlook ('03) app to Contacts and simply begin typing on my keyboard the
initial letters of the desired contact _without_ having to a) manually
click
on one of the "view" buttons. Is there a background config within the
initial setup and config menus that I missed? I'd hate to have to
re-install
again.

TiA,

Allen K

"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote:

That's in-cell editing. Try resetting the view.
http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/resetview.htm

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"Allen in N.O." Allen in wrote in
message
...
Over the New Year's holiday, I did an in depth cleaning of my hard
drive
that
included re- formating the hard drive and re-installing the apps I use
on
a
regular basis. Prior to this "clean sweep", whenever I opened Outlook
and
switched from "inbox" to Contacts, a default "current view" was
automatically
selected. I could then simply type the first few letters of the
contact I
wanted and presto!, there it was. Now, I must manually select the
Contacts
"current view" _everytime_ prior to typing the opening letters of the
Contact's name/company/whatever.

How can I restore the easier method of "OutlookContactstype contact
name
&
Presto!?