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Auto fill when selecting recipient in email works inconsistently

i have 1,000+ names in address book in outlook (have recentyly imported from Goldmine) so i am new to outlook. when sending email, i click send, and type contact name. SOME contacts appear with name and email address to be selected; but sometimes NO selections appear.

I then click TO, and open address book, type the same name- see it there, and click to add to address line. so the names ARE in address book, but often they do NOT pop up as an auto fill when i start to typer their name in emaqil TO field.

i have turned on automatic name checking and suggest names in to/cc/bcc fields.

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LLurie

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I type a name, it doesn't asppear. i click TO, find the name, and click on it, and send the message. BUT, many times, the next time I start to type the name - the auto fill does NOT pop the name up. Is there any limits about having punctuation in names - for fast find (with thousands in address book) i have mjy staff listed as /fl - /first initial last initial, so the many other john smith's do not get selected. but I cannot get the staffers' name to appear consistently on auto fill. even AFTER sending an email to them this way.,

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