I have just upgraded from Outlook Express and cannot now get addresses in my
addressbook imported from Express to autocomplete without laboriously
entering each address in full the first time I use them. It's taking me
forever. Is there somehow I can introduce Outlook to my entire addressbook
on a batch basis, or is it really necessary to do it one name at a time?

You don't understand.
Autocompletion has nothing to do with your Contacts. It uses a cache of
names that will be populated as you send messages.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Frustrated user" Frustrated wrote in
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I have just upgraded from Outlook Express and cannot now get addresses in
my
addressbook imported from Express to autocomplete without laboriously
entering each address in full the first time I use them. It's taking me
forever. Is there somehow I can introduce Outlook to my entire
addressbook
on a batch basis, or is it really necessary to do it one name at a time?

Is it possible to use the cache from Outlook Express in Outlook. If so,
where would I find it?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You don't understand.
Autocompletion has nothing to do with your Contacts. It uses a cache of
names that will be populated as you send messages.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Frustrated user" Frustrated wrote in
message ...
I have just upgraded from Outlook Express and cannot now get addresses in
my
addressbook imported from Express to autocomplete without laboriously
entering each address in full the first time I use them. It's taking me
forever. Is there somehow I can introduce Outlook to my entire
addressbook
on a batch basis, or is it really necessary to do it one name at a time?

No. The two programs are unrelated. OE uses its address book.
You can populate your cache with your Contacts by sending a sham message to
all your Contacts. Just do so offline, then delete the message from your
Outbox.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Frustrated user" wrote in
message ...
Is it possible to use the cache from Outlook Express in Outlook. If so,
where would I find it?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You don't understand.
Autocompletion has nothing to do with your Contacts. It uses a cache of
names that will be populated as you send messages.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Frustrated user" Frustrated wrote in
message ...
I have just upgraded from Outlook Express and cannot now get addresses
in
my
addressbook imported from Express to autocomplete without laboriously
entering each address in full the first time I use them. It's taking
me
forever. Is there somehow I can introduce Outlook to my entire
addressbook
on a batch basis, or is it really necessary to do it one name at a
time?

Thanks very much. You've saved me from my daughter's considerable ire, since
it was her program I updated!

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

No. The two programs are unrelated. OE uses its address book.
You can populate your cache with your Contacts by sending a sham message to
all your Contacts. Just do so offline, then delete the message from your
Outbox.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Frustrated user" wrote in
message ...
Is it possible to use the cache from Outlook Express in Outlook. If so,
where would I find it?

"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:

You don't understand.
Autocompletion has nothing to do with your Contacts. It uses a cache of
names that will be populated as you send messages.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Frustrated user" Frustrated wrote in
message ...
I have just upgraded from Outlook Express and cannot now get addresses
in
my
addressbook imported from Express to autocomplete without laboriously
entering each address in full the first time I use them. It's taking
me
forever. Is there somehow I can introduce Outlook to my entire
addressbook
on a batch basis, or is it really necessary to do it one name at a
time?

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

No. The two programs are unrelated. OE uses its address book.
You can populate your cache with your Contacts by sending a sham
message to all your Contacts. Just do so offline, then delete the
message from your Outbox.

In fact, you don't even need to send a sham message. Create a message,
address it to all your Contacts, and press CTRL-K. That will resolve the
addresses and add them to the cache. You can then close the message without
sending it.
--
Brian Tillman

"Brian Tillman" wrote:

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

No. The two programs are unrelated. OE uses its address book.
You can populate your cache with your Contacts by sending a sham
message to all your Contacts. Just do so offline, then delete the
message from your Outbox.

In fact, you don't even need to send a sham message. Create a message,
address it to all your Contacts, and press CTRL-K. That will resolve the
addresses and add them to the cache. You can then close the message without
sending it.
--
Brian Tillman

Thank you thank you thank you.
I have another question. When using Outlook Express previously, my
daughter's incoming mail incorporated any attachment as part of the message
which appeared on her screen. She tells me that since I changed the program
to Outlook, messages with attachments show the attachment as an attachment,
which she then has to open to see what it consists of. Can anyone tell me
how to re-configure her program so that the attachment will appear within the
context of the message itself, either with or without a separate "attachment"
file?
Thank you in advance

Have you verified this method?
Autoresolution data is stored separately from autocompletion data in the NK2
file. I've only been able to verify the method I posted. The latter might
work, but I've never tested it.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Brian Tillman" wrote in message
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] wrote:

No. The two programs are unrelated. OE uses its address book.
You can populate your cache with your Contacts by sending a sham
message to all your Contacts. Just do so offline, then delete the
message from your Outbox.

In fact, you don't even need to send a sham message. Create a message,
address it to all your Contacts, and press CTRL-K. That will resolve the
addresses and add them to the cache. You can then close the message
without sending it.
--
Brian Tillman