Category: Geeks r Us
Hi. I'm completely lost when I try to get to my address book in Outlook and nothing shows up. I'd have thought that I'd get a list of addresses, like the one I used to get with Outlook Express, but I can't find a list of addresses. Is there something I have to do to get them to display? Thanks for reading.
Have you tried holding down control and shift and the letter B? Then just arrow down, and you should find your list.
OK, I just realized my above instructions will take you into your list, and if you enter on a name, the information you wrote for that contact will be displayed. But if you want to send a message to someone and choose the name from your list, I haven't really found that as easy as with the old Outlook Express. What I was told to do is type control N to get to the "to" field and then type the first letter of a person's name. Then hold down the control key and the letter K, and then arrow down to the name you want and hit enter. Then tab through the other fields such as CC and subject and then on down to the place where you type your message.
I hope I've made some sense.
Okay, let me try to explain a little more in detail what's going on. When I use CTRL+shift+B to open up the address book in Outlook I land in a search field. When I put in address that should be there, however, I get no results nor am I able to find a list of addresses. First-letter recognition does work when I want to put in an address to write to so I'd think that it should show up in my address book, yet I find nothing, no names, no addresses, nothing. What I'd really like to do is to be able to edit and remove addresses that I don't use.
Yes in some cases, the results you are experiencing will be correct.
It depends on what book, or contact list your addresses are stored.
Try the following.
Open outlook and press control+3. This will take you to your contacts.
You can now arrow about and read them.
There are several ways to send a message via the address book.
I open the contact, arrow to the email address. I use control and it copies to my clipboard.
I then press escape to close the contact, press control+shift+M to open the address field, and I paste it there control+V.
There is a setting you set that allows outlook to automatically address by as explained, typing the first letters of a name, or email address in to the address fields once you’ve sent messages to a person.
There is also a setting that allows it to build an automatic addressing based on people that contact you, and you contact. You again use the first letters of email, or there name to email them.
To close the address book and get back to your mail, press control+1.
You can experiment with control 1 2 3 4 and so on to see where you land.
What I’ve described works for your contacts that are gathered from your servers email client.
What Blue has described are contacts in your computers address book.
If you need more explaining, say, and I’ll try.
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You can store your contacts in both books. It all depends on personal preference.