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    Outlook 2003 autotext - that bit that suggests addresses as you type

    I bet Moby Dick knows this one from the top of his head
    Anyone know how to make Outlook remember these addresses for longer than a few days?

    Edit: Its not autotext its autocomplete and yes I have been all over Office online looking for info. MS says they last "for a while" if not used much
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    This sort of fu?

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    Its called the nickname feature in older versions of office IIRC

    (and its a bit manky )
    I'd sugest you save addresses to contact and use alt k to autocomplete
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    can't see much online about it anyways ?

    http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=287623 all the data I come up with refers to clearing the cache.
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    My Outlook at work and home never seems to forget the addresses.

    We had an issue at work when someone lost all their "contacts" because they were using this instead of actually saving the addresses as proper contacts. Someone wasn't a happy bunny... especially when i was giggling at them

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