Generate an Auto-Complete List from Contacts

Overview

If you already have Contacts saved in Exchange but are setting up a new Outlook profile, these steps can assist with generating an initial auto-complete list in Outlook.

Procedure

1. Open Outlook
2. In the top left of the mail pane, click to create a new message.
3. Click the "To" button to search for Contacts
4. Under "Address Book" select Contacts (or another list of your personal contacts if you have more than one)
5. Scroll to the bottom of the list, hold the Shift key, and select the last contact listed. All contacts should now be highlighted.
6. Click the "To->" button and wait for all of the names to populate
7. Click OK
8. Close out of the email message without sending it
9. All of the names in your Contacts list should now be added to your autocomplete. You may need to repeat these steps if you have multiple different folders of Contacts.