How do I get the "display name" to be the "full name" in OL2003 em

[bill4prez]

I imported my contact list from Tbird csv format into OL2003. In all cases
OL posted the email address in the "display as" box, instead of the "Full
Name".Also, on the import mapping, there is no "Display Name" to map to, so no
chance to choose. OS is Vista Ultimate, but I don't think this is the
issue.

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

Why not simply change it manually?

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After furious head scratching, bill4prez asked:

| I imported my contact list from Tbird csv format into OL2003. In all
| cases OL posted the email address in the "display as" box, instead of
| the "Full Name".
||| MS help states "In a contact card, the Display Name for e-mail
||| addresses is the name shown on the To, Cc, and Bcc lines of an
||| e-mail message as well as in the Address Book when you search for a
||| contact. The Display Name is created based on how you type the
||| contact's name in the Full Name box." This is clearly incorrect.
| Also, on the import mapping, there is no "Display Name" to map to, so
| no chance to choose. OS is Vista Ultimate, but I don't think this
| is the issue.
||| Does anyone have a workaround or a fix to get the "Display Name" to
||| be the "Full Name"?

 

[bill4prez]

Why not simply change it manually?

--Â
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, bill4prez asked:

| I imported my contact list from Tbird csv format into OL2003. In all
| cases OL posted the email address in the "display as" box, instead of
| the "Full Name".
||| MS help states "In a contact card, the Display Name for e-mail
||| addresses is the name shown on the To, Cc, and Bcc lines of an
||| e-mail message as well as in the Address Book when you search for a
||| contact. The Display Name is created based on how you type the
||| contact's name in the Full Name box." This is clearly incorrect.
| Also, on the import mapping, there is no "Display Name" to map to, so
| no chance to choose. OS is Vista Ultimate, but I don't think this
| is the issue.
||| Does anyone have a workaround or a fix to get the "Display Name" to
||| be the "Full Name"?

 

[bill4prez]

Hi, Milly,

Yes, I could change each one manually, but I imported ablut 1000 addresses
form my TBird....I was hoping OL2003 has some user friendly feature to
automate this.

The reason i changed to TBird origianlly was because it's very easy to use.
However, I could never figure out how to easily keep using TBird when my
total number of emails got real big - TBird crashes. So, when I got a new
laptop, I decided to go back to OL. But, getting OL2003 set up is no easy
task!