• Edit an email address (XP SP1)

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    Is there a way to actually edit an email address in my Outlook contacts? Everytime I try to edit, it deletes the old and leaves me with a blank. Sometimes the changes I need to make are only 1 character and it would be really helpful to just insert that character. Have I missed a setting somewhere?

    Thanks.

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    • #842160

      No you haven’t – that’s what it does.

      One way is to drag it to the white notes box in the contact form, make the change there, and drag it back.

      • #842164

        Well, aren’t you clever to have found that! Thank you. Even I can manage that! Solves one of life’s little problems.

        Have a good weekend!

        Peggy

      • #842165

        Well, aren’t you clever to have found that! Thank you. Even I can manage that! Solves one of life’s little problems.

        Have a good weekend!

        Peggy

    • #842161

      No you haven’t – that’s what it does.

      One way is to drag it to the white notes box in the contact form, make the change there, and drag it back.

    • #842166

      Yes, I think you have. (Sorry Andrew grin). At least, the following works in 2003; right click the address, select Properties, and I think the edit box in the resulting dialog permits editing.

      But I heartliy agree with you (and Andrew), you should be able to edit in-place without these shenanigans; at least it would be helpful if you could press the F2 key and edit the address in situ.

      • #842172

        I keep punching F2 and it keeps doing nothing crybaby crybaby crybaby . I’ll check out your solution, John. Thanks!

        • #842174

          I hope you didn’t misunderstand me, I was trying to say the F2 key doesn’t[/b] do anything, but -I- wish it would (since F2 is a common key to edit things such as File Names in File Explorer, and cells contents in Excel – I always test the F2 key to see what it does in Windows Apps dialogs I’m not familiar with).

          Try selecting the e-mail address and right clicking it.

          • #842254

            John, I know that F2 doesn’t do anything. But hope springs eternal so I keep pounding it and get frustrated. Suppose it’s because I’m blonde?

          • #842255

            John, I know that F2 doesn’t do anything. But hope springs eternal so I keep pounding it and get frustrated. Suppose it’s because I’m blonde?

      • #842173

        I keep punching F2 and it keeps doing nothing crybaby crybaby crybaby . I’ll check out your solution, John. Thanks!

      • #842256

        Absolutely it does work (right clicking address, selecting properties and editing). Thanks!

        • #842303

          Thanks John – I’m always happy to learn a new way to do things.

          While reviewing the replies I tried something else that turned out to be different and even easier!

          When in the Contacts folder display (before double clicking the contact itself). The email address is displayed – that can be editted in place and the change is automatic as soon as you click off it.

          • #842584

            Good eye!

            I can’t see why in one view it’s click and edit, in another it’s three clicks and edit.

            • #842695

              John, I can’t possibly turn gray unless L’Oreal stops making Blonde 9-1/2BB!

              Andrew, what a great find!

              Thank you!

            • #842696

              John, I can’t possibly turn gray unless L’Oreal stops making Blonde 9-1/2BB!

              Andrew, what a great find!

              Thank you!

          • #842585

            Good eye!

            I can’t see why in one view it’s click and edit, in another it’s three clicks and edit.

        • #842304

          Thanks John – I’m always happy to learn a new way to do things.

          While reviewing the replies I tried something else that turned out to be different and even easier!

          When in the Contacts folder display (before double clicking the contact itself). The email address is displayed – that can be editted in place and the change is automatic as soon as you click off it.

      • #842257

        Absolutely it does work (right clicking address, selecting properties and editing). Thanks!

    • #842167

      Yes, I think you have. (Sorry Andrew grin). At least, the following works in 2003; right click the address, select Properties, and I think the edit box in the resulting dialog permits editing.

      But I heartliy agree with you (and Andrew), you should be able to edit in-place without these shenanigans; at least it would be helpful if you could press the F2 key and edit the address in situ.

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