Vista - automatically completing e-mail address

wjhashabranner · 01-22-2008

In Outlook Express when composing a new message I could type just the few letters of a persons name and if they were in my contact list the rest of the address would automatically be filled in. Can I do this in Vista Mail?

Also, are you SURE I cannot display my contacts in the left panel of my screen just as I did in Outlook Express? It's a real pain to have to open the contact list to find an e-mail instead of having it on the screen at all times.

01-22-2008

"wjhashabranner" <wjhashabranner.33lgt4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> In Outlook Express when composing a new message I could type just the
> few letters of a persons name and if they were in my contact list the
> rest of the address would automatically be filled in. Can I do this in
> Vista Mail?

Not quite the same, but you can have autocompletion using a separate
list of the last 29 addresses you sent messages to. For this, click on
Tools, then Options, then Send. If there if no check mark in the box
before Automatically complete e-mail addresses when composing,
click on this box and then Apply. Click on OK.

So it's too hard to click on Tools, then Select Recipients in the new
message window?

Quote:

> Also, are you SURE I cannot display my contacts in the left panel of my
> screen just as I did in Outlook Express? It's a real pain to have to
> open the contact list to find an e-mail instead of having it on the
> screen at all times.
>

I haven't found any way to do it and doubt that one exists.

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> --
> wjhashabranner

wjhashabranner · 01-22-2008

I checked and the box was already checked...oh, well. And I'm not lazy

I just like to keep the contact list open and where I can see it.

Thanks!

01-22-2008

You can have your Contacts folder open all the time... even if you don't
have WM open.
It's just a folder.

--
http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview

"wjhashabranner" <wjhashabranner.33lgt4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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Quote:

>
> In Outlook Express when composing a new message I could type just the
> few letters of a persons name and if they were in my contact list the
> rest of the address would automatically be filled in. Can I do this in
> Vista Mail?
>
> Also, are you SURE I cannot display my contacts in the left panel of my
> screen just as I did in Outlook Express? It's a real pain to have to
> open the contact list to find an e-mail instead of having it on the
> screen at all times.
>
>
> --
> wjhashabranner

01-22-2008	#1 (permalink)
wjhashabranner Vista business 2 posts	automatically completing e-mail address In Outlook Express when composing a new message I could type just the few letters of a persons name and if they were in my contact list the rest of the address would automatically be filled in. Can I do this in Vista Mail? Also, are you SURE I cannot display my contacts in the left panel of my screen just as I did in Outlook Express? It's a real pain to have to open the contact list to find an e-mail instead of having it on the screen at all times.
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01-22-2008	#2 (permalink)
n/a posts	Re: automatically completing e-mail address "wjhashabranner" <wjhashabranner.33lgt4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:wjhashabranner.33lgt4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > In Outlook Express when composing a new message I could type just the > few letters of a persons name and if they were in my contact list the > rest of the address would automatically be filled in. Can I do this in > Vista Mail? Not quite the same, but you can have autocompletion using a separate list of the last 29 addresses you sent messages to. For this, click on Tools, then Options, then Send. If there if no check mark in the box before Automatically complete e-mail addresses when composing, click on this box and then Apply. Click on OK. So it's too hard to click on Tools, then Select Recipients in the new message window? Quote: > Also, are you SURE I cannot display my contacts in the left panel of my > screen just as I did in Outlook Express? It's a real pain to have to > open the contact list to find an e-mail instead of having it on the > screen at all times. > I haven't found any way to do it and doubt that one exists. Quote: > -- > wjhashabranner
My System Specs

01-22-2008	#3 (permalink)
wjhashabranner Vista business 2 posts	Re: automatically completing e-mail address I checked and the box was already checked...oh, well. And I'm not lazy I just like to keep the contact list open and where I can see it. Thanks!
My System Specs

01-22-2008	#4 (permalink)
Dave n/a posts	Re: automatically completing e-mail address You can have your Contacts folder open all the time... even if you don't have WM open. It's just a folder. -- http://get.live.com/wlmail/overview "wjhashabranner" <wjhashabranner.33lgt4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net> wrote in message news:wjhashabranner.33lgt4@xxxxxx-mx.forums.net... Quote: > > In Outlook Express when composing a new message I could type just the > few letters of a persons name and if they were in my contact list the > rest of the address would automatically be filled in. Can I do this in > Vista Mail? > > Also, are you SURE I cannot display my contacts in the left panel of my > screen just as I did in Outlook Express? It's a real pain to have to > open the contact list to find an e-mail instead of having it on the > screen at all times. > > > -- > wjhashabranner
My System Specs

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