Microsoft KB Archive/271768

= OFF2000: Error Message: &quot;Your E-mail Address Does Not Contain...&quot; with Save My Settings Wizard =

PSS ID Number: 271768

Article Last Modified on 9/11/2002

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The information in this article applies to:


 * Microsoft Excel 2000
 * Microsoft Access 2000
 * Microsoft Office Binder 2000
 * Microsoft FrontPage 2000
 * Microsoft Graph 2000
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000
 * Microsoft PowerPoint 2000
 * Microsoft Word 2000

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This article was previously published under Q271768



SYMPTOMS
When you type your e-mail address and password in the Office 2000 Save My Settings Wizard and then click Next, you receive the following error message:

Your E-mail address does not contain an '@' character or is formatted incorrectly. Please type your E-mail address to look like sample@microsoft.com.



CAUSE
This problem occurs when you type a dash ( - ) as part of the domain name in the E-mail address box; for example, you type &quot;sample@ms-support.microsoft.com&quot;.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this problem, type an e-mail address in the E-mail address box that does not contain a dash in the domain name.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.



MORE INFORMATION
For additional information about the Office 2000 Save My Settings Wizard, click the article number below to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

259780 OFF2000: Description of the Save My Settings Wizard

Additional query words: OFF2000

Keywords: kbbug KB271768

Technology: kbAccess2000 kbAccess2000Search kbAccessSearch kbExcel2000 kbExcel2000Search kbExcelSearch kbExcelWinSearch kbFrontPage2000Search kbFrontPageSearch kbGraph2000 kbGraphSearch kbOffice2000Search kbOfficeBinder2000 kbOfficeBinderSearch kbOfficeSearch kbOutlook2000Search kbOutlookSearch kbPowerPt2000 kbPowerPt2000Search kbPowerPtSearch kbWord2000 kbWord2000Search kbWordSearch kbZNotKeyword2 kbZNotKeyword3 kbZNotKeyword5

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