nicknames outlook 2007

J

john

Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 
J

john

outlook automatically assigns a contact a nickname when you close the program.

Diane Poremsky said:
leave the nickname field blank.

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john said:
Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 
R

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

No it doesn't. What are you running?
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[MVP-Outlook]
john said:
outlook automatically assigns a contact a nickname when you close the
program.

Diane Poremsky said:
leave the nickname field blank.

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john said:
Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 
R

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Outlook creates a field called "Email Display As" which is used for
autoresolution. If that's what you're referring to, you can turn off
autoresolution if you want, but that seems a poor workaround for sync
software that is defective.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
john said:
outlook automatically assigns a contact a nickname when you close the
program.

Diane Poremsky said:
leave the nickname field blank.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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john said:
Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 
J

john

open outlook, open contacts, open a contact, click on display, there is the
box nickname. i can create a contact and nothing will be there until i close
outlook and then reopen it. this all happens before i ever try to sync.

Russ Valentine said:
Outlook creates a field called "Email Display As" which is used for
autoresolution. If that's what you're referring to, you can turn off
autoresolution if you want, but that seems a poor workaround for sync
software that is defective.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
john said:
outlook automatically assigns a contact a nickname when you close the
program.

Diane Poremsky said:
leave the nickname field blank.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 
R

Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Outlook does not and never has populated that field automatically. You must
have an add-in or some other code running.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
john said:
open outlook, open contacts, open a contact, click on display, there is
the
box nickname. i can create a contact and nothing will be there until i
close
outlook and then reopen it. this all happens before i ever try to sync.

Russ Valentine said:
Outlook creates a field called "Email Display As" which is used for
autoresolution. If that's what you're referring to, you can turn off
autoresolution if you want, but that seems a poor workaround for sync
software that is defective.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
john said:
outlook automatically assigns a contact a nickname when you close the
program.

:

leave the nickname field blank.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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(e-mail address removed)

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Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

That is not outlook doing it. Go to tools, trust center, addins. what do you
have installed?

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john said:
open outlook, open contacts, open a contact, click on display, there is
the
box nickname. i can create a contact and nothing will be there until i
close
outlook and then reopen it. this all happens before i ever try to sync.

Russ Valentine said:
Outlook creates a field called "Email Display As" which is used for
autoresolution. If that's what you're referring to, you can turn off
autoresolution if you want, but that seems a poor workaround for sync
software that is defective.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
john said:
outlook automatically assigns a contact a nickname when you close the
program.

:

leave the nickname field blank.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
(e-mail address removed)

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Can you turn off the nickname feature in outlook 2007.
When I sync with my smart phone it puts the nickname in
as a middle name in my contacts. That bugs me.
 

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