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Diane Poremsky [Outlook MVP]

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Autocomplete only uses the first letters of a name

Every few months someone asks if there is a way for Outlook to search in any part of the name or address string for autocomplete suggestions. They want to show any entry that has a match anywhere in the display name or address.Autocomplete looks at the beginning of the display name and the beginning of the email address; it doesn't search for matches within those … [Read more...] about Autocomplete only uses the first letters of a name

Tip 880: Moving an NK2 to a new profile

A reader asked: "I need to shift the NK2 file from old Exchange domain profile to a new IMAP domain profile of Google apps." That's easy (and it works for any new profile). Close Outlook then go to the folder where the new NK2 is stored (see Where are my Microsoft Outlook Files? if you need help finding it). If the Exchange NK2 is from another computer, copy it to this … [Read more...] about Tip 880: Moving an NK2 to a new profile

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