Managing the automatic To-list

  • Section(s): Outlook and Outlook Express
  • Published on May 02, 2006.
  • Last Modified on May 02, 2006.
  • Last Modified by Mitch Tulloch.
  • Rated 4.8 out of 5 based on 4 votes.
How to remove clutter from the automatic To-list in Outlook.

Outlook has a useful feature called the Automatic To-List. The way it works is that when you type an email address into the To field of a new message window, the next time you want to send a message to the same person you don't have to retype the address--just enter the first few letters of the address (or the person's name) and you'll see a choice of possible addresses (or names) you can choose from.

Unfortunately, if you type a mistaken email address into the list it stays in there, cluttering up the list. But there's a way you can remove addresses (or names) from this list--just display the list, use the down arrow key to highlight the name you want to delete, and press the Delete key on your keyboard.

About Mitch Tulloch

Mitch Tulloch was lead author for the Windows Vista Resource Kit from Microsoft Press, which is the book for IT pros who want to deploy, maintain and support Windows Vista in mid- and large-sized network environments. Mitch was also the author of Introducing Windows Server 2008 and technical project lead for the Microsoft Office Communications Server 2007 Resource Kit, both books also from Microsoft Press. For more information on these and other books by Mitch, see www.mtit.com .

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