Default "Display As" for E-mail Addresses in Outlook 2003?

[CMD]

In Outlook 2003, in "Inbox," after selecting "New" then selecting "To," then
"Select Names" box comes up with your Contacts listed in alphabetical order
in the first column. The second column is the "Display Name" and all of mine
have the contact's name AND the email address.

I do not want the email address to display, I only want the contact's name
to display. I know how to edit each contact to display only their name. I've
had to do this many times when some action unknown to me changes them all to
show both their name and email address once again – very frustrating indeed!

The problem is, it takes about an hour to go through each contact, one by
one, editing the "Display As" line in each contact's properties. Not to
mention how tedious this is.

I have tried to find how to do this for every contact all at once. You know,
make my default "Display As" with name only, NO email address. But I cannot,
for the life of me, find any information that gets very close to doing that.

Is there a way? If so, I'd be most grateful if you'd point me to the answer.

Thank you.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Do you use a PDA or a Smartphone? Most likely, one of these is the culprit.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

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How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, CMD asked:

| In Outlook 2003, in "Inbox," after selecting "New" then selecting
| "To," then "Select Names" box comes up with your Contacts listed in
| alphabetical order in the first column. The second column is the
| "Display Name" and all of mine have the contact's name AND the email
| address.
|
| I do not want the email address to display, I only want the contact's
| name
| to display. I know how to edit each contact to display only their
| name. I've had to do this many times when some action unknown to me
| changes them all to show both their name and email address once again
| – very frustrating indeed!
|
| The problem is, it takes about an hour to go through each contact,
| one by one, editing the "Display As" line in each contact's
| properties. Not to mention how tedious this is.
|
| I have tried to find how to do this for every contact all at once.
| You know, make my default "Display As" with name only, NO email
| address. But I cannot, for the life of me, find any information that
| gets very close to doing that.
|
| Is there a way? If so, I'd be most grateful if you'd point me to the
| answer.
|
| Thank you.

 

[CMD]

Ah yes, thanks. I use a Sony Clie. So that's what's jackin' things up in my
Outlook.

Okay.

Well, is there a way to fix the problem I described below without editing
each of my individual 400 or so contact properties?

Oh please oh please tell me there's a way

Thanks Milly.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

You can try an export to Excel and edit the individual Display names there and then import them back into Outlook. Still have to edit 400 records, but at least you don't have to open, edit, save and close them all.

--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


After furious head scratching, CMD asked:

| Ah yes, thanks. I use a Sony Clie. So that's what's jackin' things up
| in my Outlook.
|
| Okay.
|
| Well, is there a way to fix the problem I described below without
| editing each of my individual 400 or so contact properties?
|
| Oh please oh please tell me there's a way
|
| Thanks Milly.
|
| "Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" wrote:
|
|| Do you use a PDA or a Smartphone? Most likely, one of these is the
|| culprit.
||
|| --Â
|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
||
|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
|| How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
||
||
|| After furious head scratching, CMD asked:
||
||| In Outlook 2003, in "Inbox," after selecting "New" then selecting
||| "To," then "Select Names" box comes up with your Contacts listed in
||| alphabetical order in the first column. The second column is the
||| "Display Name" and all of mine have the contact's name AND the email
||| address.
|||
||| I do not want the email address to display, I only want the
||| contact's name
||| to display. I know how to edit each contact to display only their
||| name. I've had to do this many times when some action unknown to me
||| changes them all to show both their name and email address once
||| again – very frustrating indeed!
|||
||| The problem is, it takes about an hour to go through each contact,
||| one by one, editing the "Display As" line in each contact's
||| properties. Not to mention how tedious this is.
|||
||| I have tried to find how to do this for every contact all at once.
||| You know, make my default "Display As" with name only, NO email
||| address. But I cannot, for the life of me, find any information that
||| gets very close to doing that.
|||
||| Is there a way? If so, I'd be most grateful if you'd point me to the
||| answer.
|||
||| Thank you.