Remove Names/Email Addresses from Outlook’s Auto Complete List

Another useful tip from New Horizons Computer Learning Center.

Beginning with version 2002, Outlook includes a handy AutoComplete feature. When you begin to enter a name or email address in the To, CC, or Bcc field of a Message or Meeting Request form, Outlook offers a matching list of names or addresses you’ve sent items to in the past, which is similar to Microsoft Internet Explorer’s URL AutoComplete feature. However, if there’s a name or email address that’s no longer valid, or you sent an Outlook item with an incorrect email address in the past, those names and addresses continue to display in the dropdown list until you delete them. To do so, begin typing a name in one of the before-mentioned fields, and then use the arrow keys to select the invalid entry in the AutoComplete list. Finally, press the [Delete] key to permanently remove it from the list.

One Response to “Remove Names/Email Addresses from Outlook’s Auto Complete List”

1. Bruce Says:
   August 15th, 2009 at 12:05 pm

   Unfortunately, every time I reboot Outlook the deleted names return. Where is the list located?

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