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Autocomplete Email Addresses in Outlook 2010

I have a client who wishes to view more addresses when typing out email addresses within the To and CC list.  He currently uses an iPad and likes the way all of the contacts are displayed when typing out an email address within these fields.

However, when he goes to use Outlook 2010 on his PC, he is limited to the most recent addresses when he types out the start of the email address or contact name.

Is there a way to increase the number it displays or even better, to display all email addresses from his contacts without having to go into an address book?
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The auto-complete is stored in an nk2 file.

Check this out:
http://www.nirsoft.net/utils/outlook_nk2_autocomplete.html

Specifically,:
Add AutoComplete items from your address book
Starting from version 1.15, NK2View allows you to add new AutoComplete items directly from your address book. In order to use this feature, close your Outlook, choose the "Add Items From Address Book" from the File menu, and then select the items that you want to add.
be aware that the number of AutoComplete items that are allowed in NK2 file is limited to 1000.
Warning !!!
Some users complained that their .NK2 file stopped working in Outlook after trying to add items from the address book. Before you add a new AutoComplete item, you should always backup your .NK2 file, so if something goes wrong, you'll be able to restore the original AutoComplete list. Also, while you use the add option, Outlook application must be closed.
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I've already seen the NK2View option is there any other solutions or parameters within Outlook that I can modify?
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