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I've tried to change the "display as" field, but it always resets to as in
the "full name" field. (When I send to a contact, o nthe "to:" field ends up showing the "full name", instead of the "display as" name I've tried to save. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way where I could assign "nick names", so it's easier to identify contacts rather going through a list of the same first names or last names? each time? thanks. |
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#1) Outlook version?
#2) How are you trying to change the Email Display As field? #3) How are you selecting the "To" name? - from the autocomplete list or from the contact list? #4) What exactly do you mean "it resets" - specifically - what, where and when? Manually changing the EDA while in contact edit mode should stay exactly the way you changed it. Exception to this would be if you changed the email address in which case Outlook will re-populate the EDA field back to its designated form. Other then that, Outlook doesn't change the field value that I'm aware of. Changing the EDA via contact edit mode does nothing to change your autocomplete list (.nk2 file) so you would need to delete the entries from that list and select the email address from the contact list (at which point your autocomplete list will get repopulated) Karl __________________________________________________ __________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer/DataPorter/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr "Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2007" http://www.contactgenie.com "NewUser" wrote in message ... I've tried to change the "display as" field, but it always resets to as in the "full name" field. (When I send to a contact, o nthe "to:" field ends up showing the "full name", instead of the "display as" name I've tried to save. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way where I could assign "nick names", so it's easier to identify contacts rather going through a list of the same first names or last names? each time? thanks. |
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Are you changing the file as name or the email address display name?
What version of Outlook? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "NewUser" wrote in message ... I've tried to change the "display as" field, but it always resets to as in the "full name" field. (When I send to a contact, o nthe "to:" field ends up showing the "full name", instead of the "display as" name I've tried to save. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way where I could assign "nick names", so it's easier to identify contacts rather going through a list of the same first names or last names? each time? thanks. |
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#1)Outlook 2007
#2) i'm trying to change it by filling out hte fileds on the contacts window/page #3) I'm not using the autocomlete. what I'm trying to do is to assign contacts with nicknames (known as "quickname", in hotmail) to easily find them, rather having to go through a list of people with the same name. I've tried changing the "file as" name to the nickname (but the "To:" won't recognize that. It shows as can't find contact). Filling the "Full Name" field with the nickname, works for the "to:" field, but it fills out in the format )" and NOT as I had assigned onthe "display as" (in the contacts). It's confusing, but that's what it's going on.... #4) by "it resets" i mean that even if I change the "display as" to "name of )", it will reset to showing (on the email "To") as )" All I want is to assing "quick names" or nicknames to contacts Thanks. "Karl Timmermans" wrote: #1) Outlook version? #2) How are you trying to change the Email Display As field? #3) How are you selecting the "To" name? - from the autocomplete list or from the contact list? #4) What exactly do you mean "it resets" - specifically - what, where and when? Manually changing the EDA while in contact edit mode should stay exactly the way you changed it. Exception to this would be if you changed the email address in which case Outlook will re-populate the EDA field back to its designated form. Other then that, Outlook doesn't change the field value that I'm aware of. Changing the EDA via contact edit mode does nothing to change your autocomplete list (.nk2 file) so you would need to delete the entries from that list and select the email address from the contact list (at which point your autocomplete list will get repopulated) Karl __________________________________________________ __________ Karl Timmermans - The Claxton Group ContactGenie - Importer/DataPorter/Exporter/Toolkit/Duplicate Contact Mgr "Contact import/export/data management tools for Outlook '2000/2007" http://www.contactgenie.com "NewUser" wrote in message ... I've tried to change the "display as" field, but it always resets to as in the "full name" field. (When I send to a contact, o nthe "to:" field ends up showing the "full name", instead of the "display as" name I've tried to save. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way where I could assign "nick names", so it's easier to identify contacts rather going through a list of the same first names or last names? each time? thanks. . |
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i have Outlook 2007
I've tried many ways. by Changing the "file as" to a nickname, the "to:" doesn't find that contact. IF I change the "full name" to the nickname, the "to:" file will find it, but will show the email address with the nickname on it and not as i had filled it out in the "display as" field. thanks for looking into this. "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote: Are you changing the file as name or the email address display name? What version of Outlook? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "NewUser" wrote in message ... I've tried to change the "display as" field, but it always resets to as in the "full name" field. (When I send to a contact, o nthe "to:" field ends up showing the "full name", instead of the "display as" name I've tried to save. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way where I could assign "nick names", so it's easier to identify contacts rather going through a list of the same first names or last names? each time? thanks. . |
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You can type whatever you want in the Display as field
(http://www.xsolive.com/Outlook%20Scr...rm.aspx?ID=125) and it will stick, provided you do not edit the email address field. Then it will drop back to the Full name ) format. -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "NewUser" wrote in message ... i have Outlook 2007 I've tried many ways. by Changing the "file as" to a nickname, the "to:" doesn't find that contact. IF I change the "full name" to the nickname, the "to:" file will find it, but will show the email address with the nickname on it and not as i had filled it out in the "display as" field. thanks for looking into this. "Diane Poremsky [MVP]" wrote: Are you changing the file as name or the email address display name? What version of Outlook? -- Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook] Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/ Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/ Outlook Tips by email: EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange: Poll: What version of Outlook do you use? http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=27072 "NewUser" wrote in message ... I've tried to change the "display as" field, but it always resets to as in the "full name" field. (When I send to a contact, o nthe "to:" field ends up showing the "full name", instead of the "display as" name I've tried to save. What am I doing wrong? Is there a way where I could assign "nick names", so it's easier to identify contacts rather going through a list of the same first names or last names? each time? thanks. . |
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"NewUser" wrote in message
... #4) by "it resets" i mean that even if I change the "display as" to "name of )", it will reset to showing (on the email "To") as )" Are you choosing the person by clicking To and selecting them from the Address Book view? When you click ToolsAccount SettingsAddress Book tab, select Outlook Address Book and click Change, what is the "Show names by" order? -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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