[Hidden-tech] Mac Mail - Address Book annoyance

[Jeff Rutherford]

Chris,

That's just it. On multiple contacts, I changed the email address in address book. But that change wasn't reflected in the autocomplete in Mail.

I even deleted contacts, created a new Address Book entry with the new email address, and yet the old email address would show up in Autocomplete.

However, I think Lynn's answer solved my problem.

Jeff Rutherford
413-475-0087
jeff at jeffrutherford.com


On Jun 9, 2010, at 12:27 PM, Chris Hoogendyk wrote:

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> Jeff Rutherford wrote:
>> I use Mac Mail and Mac Address book on my MacBook Pro.
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>> When I type an email address into the To: field, autocomplete suggests a variety of people based on the letters I'm typing.
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>> When someone's email changes, I change their email in Address Book. However, they're old email will continually show up again and again as an autocomplete option, and I often will send to the incorrect email before realizing my mistake.
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>> How do I get rid of old, defunct email addresses that I don't want to show up in the autocomplete in Mac Mail when sending an email?
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> um, open the Address Book.app from your applications directory, select the entry, and hit the delete key.
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> alternatively, if you have more information on them in the Address Book, you can go there first, edit the email address, and then go back to Mail and it should auto complete with the new address.
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