auto complete name order

[Martin]

I have to type names in first last order in order for auto complete to find
them. How do I change it so I can type last name, first name and have auto
complete work? I already have file as set to last, first but that doesn't
seem to affect it.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You can't change how autocomplete works. Best simply to figure it out and
use it the way it works:
http://www.ingressor.com/autocompletetips.htm

 

[Martin]

At work auto complete works with the last name. So obviously it can work
that way. But I don't know how to make it work that way here at home.

You can't change how autocomplete works. Best simply to figure it out and
use it the way it works:
http://www.ingressor.com/autocompletetips.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have to type names in first last order in order for auto complete to find
them. How do I change it so I can type last name, first name and have
auto
complete work? I already have file as set to last, first but that doesn't
seem to affect it.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

If you read the algorithm I posted, you can figure out what's going on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

At work auto complete works with the last name. So obviously it can work
that way. But I don't know how to make it work that way here at home.

You can't change how autocomplete works. Best simply to figure it out and
use it the way it works:
http://www.ingressor.com/autocompletetips.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have to type names in first last order in order for auto complete to
find
them. How do I change it so I can type last name, first name and have
auto
complete work? I already have file as set to last, first but that
doesn't
seem to affect it.

 

[Martin]

OK so auto complete doesn't use the contacts folder but the NK2 file. How
does the data get into the NK2 file. Presumably if I can change the format
of the data before it goes in that would fix the problem.

If you read the algorithm I posted, you can figure out what's going on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

At work auto complete works with the last name. So obviously it can work
that way. But I don't know how to make it work that way here at home.

You can't change how autocomplete works. Best simply to figure it out and
use it the way it works:
http://www.ingressor.com/autocompletetips.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have to type names in first last order in order for auto complete to
find
them. How do I change it so I can type last name, first name and have
auto
complete work? I already have file as set to last, first but that
doesn't
seem to affect it.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

All explained in that article: the letter you type must exist as the first
letter of either the name or the alias for autocompletion to find it in the
cache.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

OK so auto complete doesn't use the contacts folder but the NK2 file. How
does the data get into the NK2 file. Presumably if I can change the
format
of the data before it goes in that would fix the problem.

If you read the algorithm I posted, you can figure out what's going on.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

At work auto complete works with the last name. So obviously it can
work
that way. But I don't know how to make it work that way here at home.

:

You can't change how autocomplete works. Best simply to figure it out
and
use it the way it works:
http://www.ingressor.com/autocompletetips.htm
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have to type names in first last order in order for auto complete
to
find
them. How do I change it so I can type last name, first name and
have
auto
complete work? I already have file as set to last, first but that
doesn't
seem to affect it.