I've come across this before and was wondering if my suggestion\complaint is
on a list for future improvements.

If I accidentally press a key on my keyboard while viewing Contacts in the
Data File view, the keystroke changes the individual contact. I recently
had this happen while on vacation and the one keystroke changed the last
name of a contact and I could not remember the original 'last name'.
Suffice it to say, I was screwed until I could find a backup and reinstall
the latest pst file.

It really would be great if I were offered - 'The contact has been changed,
do you wish to save?'... or something like that. Thoughts?

Thanks, DH

Sounds like you have incell editing enabled - turn it off in View,
customize, other settings.

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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I've come across this before and was wondering if my suggestion\complaint
is on a list for future improvements.

If I accidentally press a key on my keyboard while viewing Contacts in the
Data File view, the keystroke changes the individual contact. I recently
had this happen while on vacation and the one keystroke changed the last
name of a contact and I could not remember the original 'last name'.
Suffice it to say, I was screwed until I could find a backup and reinstall
the latest pst file.

It really would be great if I were offered - 'The contact has been
changed, do you wish to save?'... or something like that. Thoughts?

Thanks, DH

Diane, you were correct, I had incell editing enabled. I went through all
the other possible views and turned that 'feature' off to avoid this problem
in the future.

Thank you! Dave Horne - The Netherlands


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Sounds like you have incell editing enabled - turn it off in View,
customize, other settings.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I've come across this before and was wondering if my suggestion\complaint
is on a list for future improvements.

If I accidentally press a key on my keyboard while viewing Contacts in
the Data File view, the keystroke changes the individual contact. I
recently had this happen while on vacation and the one keystroke changed
the last name of a contact and I could not remember the original 'last
name'. Suffice it to say, I was screwed until I could find a backup and
reinstall the latest pst file.

It really would be great if I were offered - 'The contact has been
changed, do you wish to save?'... or something like that. Thoughts?

Thanks, DH

Diane, again I thank you for your reply.

I would still like to pass on a suggestion to the good folks at MS - if I
'reset' current view, the default setting _allows_ in-cell editing.

I personally think that is asking for problems. My specific example - I
accidentally pressed a key while in Outlook Data File view and essentially
erased an individual's last name.

My two cents. Thanks again, DH


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Sounds like you have incell editing enabled - turn it off in View,
customize, other settings.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:


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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I've come across this before and was wondering if my suggestion\complaint
is on a list for future improvements.

If I accidentally press a key on my keyboard while viewing Contacts in
the Data File view, the keystroke changes the individual contact. I
recently had this happen while on vacation and the one keystroke changed
the last name of a contact and I could not remember the original 'last
name'. Suffice it to say, I was screwed until I could find a backup and
reinstall the latest pst file.

It really would be great if I were offered - 'The contact has been
changed, do you wish to save?'... or something like that. Thoughts?

Thanks, DH

In-cell editing is enabled by default in some views, but not others. It is a
useful feature for many users - the problem is that many more don't know
about it.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
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"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
Diane, again I thank you for your reply.

I would still like to pass on a suggestion to the good folks at MS - if I
'reset' current view, the default setting _allows_ in-cell editing.

I personally think that is asking for problems. My specific example - I
accidentally pressed a key while in Outlook Data File view and essentially
erased an individual's last name.

My two cents. Thanks again, DH


"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote in message
...
Sounds like you have incell editing enabled - turn it off in View,
customize, other settings.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
Need Help with Common Tasks? http://www.outlook-tips.net/beginner/
Outlook 2007: http://www.slipstick.com/outlook/ol2007/

Outlook Tips by email:


EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:


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Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com

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your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


"Dave Horne" wrote in message
...
I've come across this before and was wondering if my
suggestion\complaint is on a list for future improvements.

If I accidentally press a key on my keyboard while viewing Contacts in
the Data File view, the keystroke changes the individual contact. I
recently had this happen while on vacation and the one keystroke changed
the last name of a contact and I could not remember the original 'last
name'. Suffice it to say, I was screwed until I could find a backup and
reinstall the latest pst file.

It really would be great if I were offered - 'The contact has been
changed, do you wish to save?'... or something like that. Thoughts?

Thanks, DH