
#Outlook for mac known issues full#
Outlook will automatically get the address for you and will underline the full name in a dashed green line to highlight that auto-resolution did its job. The next time you want to send a message to that person, just type in the text from Step 2 again. If the contact you want is not listed, press Ctrl+K to bring up the Check names dialog then click More Names to browse for the correct contact. You'll see a choice of matching names from your address book. When you see the name in the To box underlined with a red squiggle, right-click on the name.Fill in the subject and start typing a message.Type the text you want to use for the nickname into the To box.See Understanding Outlook’s Auto-Complete Cache for more information. You can clear the autocomplete cache by clearing the autocomplete cache or delete one address at a time as you type and then Delete. Autocomplete collects the addresses when you send new messages or reply. Right click to see the other addresses.Īutocomplete is the feature that shows addresses of people you’ve sent messages to previously and you can select matches as you begin typing. When more than one match exists for a name you’ve used before, Outlook resolves to the last name used and uses a green dotted line to alert you that other possibilities exist. When more than one possible match exist you’ll see a red wavy underline. When one match is found, the name has a solid underline.

This feature allows you to type a name, or even just the first few letters, and the name resolves a few seconds after you tab out of the field.

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There are other issues with the updates relating to how autocomplete works.Īll versions of Outlook support automatic name checking, also known as Autoresolve. The DisableAutoCompleteUpdate registry key may be the trigger for that specific behavior.
#Outlook for mac known issues update#
There is a bug in a recent Office update that causes the autocomplete list to go up, not down.
