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autofill for addresses in WLM
  1. #1


    Computerfee Guest

    autofill for addresses in WLM

    Hi there everybody,
    I have a problem with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606 - when I open a new e-mail
    and want to add the address I can type the first letter of the name/address
    but then instead of getting names or e-mail addresses that start with this
    letter I get a lot of nonsense names with the corresponding addresses that
    include this letter somewhere. So if I type a C for my daughter I am lucky
    as her standard address is the first of the 7 names and addresses that start
    or include a C somewhere. When I want to add my friend's name/address
    beginning with a W I have it the other way round and get 7 names and
    addresses with hers being the last and I can only go down step by step or
    using the mouse to get there, so as her name only is 4 letters I can more
    easily type it than using the "helpful" feature.
    Is there is setting somewhere to change this into being helpful like it used
    to be in Outlook Express or is it just no longer helpful at all?
    Heidi





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  2. #2


    Computerfee Guest

    Re: autofill for addresses in WLM



    "Computerfee" <Computerfee@xxxxxx-online.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    news:uX5SQieWJHA.5476@xxxxxx

    > Hi there everybody,
    > I have a problem with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606 - when I open a new
    > e-mail and want to add the address I can type the first letter of the
    > name/address but then instead of getting names or e-mail addresses that
    > start with this letter I get a lot of nonsense names with the
    > corresponding addresses that include this letter somewhere. So if I type a
    > C for my daughter I am lucky as her standard address is the first of the 7
    > names and addresses that start or include a C somewhere. When I want to
    > add my friend's name/address beginning with a W I have it the other way
    > round and get 7 names and addresses with hers being the last and I can
    > only go down step by step or using the mouse to get there, so as her name
    > only is 4 letters I can more easily type it than using the "helpful"
    > feature.
    > Is there is setting somewhere to change this into being helpful like it
    > used to be in Outlook Express or is it just no longer helpful at all?
    > Heidi
    >
    Sorry, but trying it all now again - I found out that it only is so bad with
    the very short names of friends, when there are longer names I get to the
    one and only correct address after typing 4 letters, so it is helpful then -
    so probably that is just normal and I have to accept it this way. thanks
    anyway for thinking about it
    Heidi


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  3. #3


    Ildhund Guest

    Re: autofill for addresses in WLM

    Be creative with Nicknames. If you have four contacts called Jim,
    give them nicknames like ajim, bjim, cjim and djim, for example. Or
    if you have different 'groups' of contacts - those at school, and
    those you play tennis with, say, then give them a unique nickname
    prefix like sc for school and tn for tennis. Start typing 'tn' and
    all your tennis contacts (and most likely no others) will appear -
    then the next letter will probably fix it within one or two. Play
    with it until you hit a system that suits.

    The Name field (which is what you see when you start typing in the
    To: box) is generated by WLMail from the data available. If there's
    a nickname, it will use that. Otherwise first name and/or last name,
    company or (if none of those are present) e-mail address.
    --
    Noel

    "Computerfee" <Computerfee@xxxxxx-online.de> wrote in message
    news:O08iypgWJHA.1184@xxxxxx

    >
    >
    > "Computerfee" <Computerfee@xxxxxx-online.de> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
    > news:uX5SQieWJHA.5476@xxxxxx

    >> Hi there everybody,
    >> I have a problem with Windows Live Mail 12.0.1606 - when I open a
    >> new e-mail and want to add the address I can type the first
    >> letter of the name/address but then instead of getting names or
    >> e-mail addresses that start with this letter I get a lot of
    >> nonsense names with the corresponding addresses that include this
    >> letter somewhere. So if I type a C for my daughter I am lucky as
    >> her standard address is the first of the 7 names and addresses
    >> that start or include a C somewhere. When I want to add my
    >> friend's name/address beginning with a W I have it the other way
    >> round and get 7 names and addresses with hers being the last and
    >> I can only go down step by step or using the mouse to get there,
    >> so as her name only is 4 letters I can more easily type it than
    >> using the "helpful" feature.
    >> Is there is setting somewhere to change this into being helpful
    >> like it used to be in Outlook Express or is it just no longer
    >> helpful at all?
    >> Heidi
    >>
    >
    > Sorry, but trying it all now again - I found out that it only is
    > so bad with the very short names of friends, when there are longer
    > names I get to the one and only correct address after typing 4
    > letters, so it is helpful then - so probably that is just normal
    > and I have to accept it this way. thanks anyway for thinking about
    > it
    > Heidi

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