Microsoft KB Archive/256050

= Nickname does not resolve when you type it in an Address box in Outlook =

Article ID: 256050

Article Last Modified on 1/27/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Office Outlook 2003
 * Microsoft Outlook 2002 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 2000 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 98 Standard Edition
 * Microsoft Outlook 97 Standard Edition

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This article was previously published under Q256050



SUMMARY
The Nickname box on the Details tab of a standard Contact form does not resolve to the address for that contact when you type it into the address box in a message or a meeting request.



MORE INFORMATION
The information that you provide on the Details tab of a Contact form is for informational purposes only. Microsoft Outlook does not parse information on the Details tab when resolving addresses.

The Address box does not correlate with the contents of the .nick file or of the .nk2 file that is associated with the profile. The .nick file or the .nk2 file allows a user to enter a string of characters and assign that string to an e-mail address. This address can be a contact, custom recipient, or member of a Microsoft Exchange Directory.

Note Microsoft Outlook 2002 and Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 use the .nk2 file name extension for the nickname file. All earlier versions of Outlook use the .nick file name extension for the nickname file.

For more information about using nicknames for name resolution, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

245421 Summary of nickname features in different Outlook versions

Keywords: kbinfo KB256050

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