I'm constantly reminded how some things that I take for granted are things that others (even my former co-workers) don't know. I'm certainly not suggesting superiority here -- it works in reverse as well (and usually more often). An example is the nugget I am about to share -- I was asking my good friend, Chris (who happens to be an Exchange engineer), about some complicated piece of Exchange. He explained it in great detail. When I went to test it, I actually performed the tip/trick I describe below to his amazement -- he was unaware of this particular feature.
I decided that it may be beneficial to throw out these little nuggets along with my regular blog posts. My first one is going to be about the auto-complete feature in Windows. This post is specifically about Microsoft Outlook, but also works in Internet Explorer and probably a number of Windows-based applications.
The Problem
You've made a mistake somewhere along the line. Instead of typing in whateveraddressyoumeant@live.com, you typed in whicheveraddressyoumeant@live.com. No big deal. You went back and typed in the correct address. But, every time you type in that address now, auto-complete automatically provides you with both addresses:
The Solution
Want to get rid of one? No worries. Highlight the item you want to get rid of and click the "delete" button on your keyboard. Yes, it is that easy. You can use this to clean up auto-complete entries in Outlook, Internet Explorer, etc.
1 comments:
I was skeptical. "It cannot be that easy."
And my response, when Google (note: not an MS product) deleted 'hello my name is inigo montoya?'
"Oh my god, it totally DOES work!"
I called my boyfriend over to see. You've taught us a new trick, and I thank you!
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