Microsoft KB Archive/260977

= How to disable commas as address separators in Outlook =

Article ID: 260977

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

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This article was previously published under Q260977





SUMMARY
This article describes how to disable commas as address separators in Outlook.



MORE INFORMATION
You may want to disable commas as address separators so that you can type the name of a recipient in the address field in the &quot;last name, first name&quot; format.

To disable commas as address separators:
 * 1) On the Tools menu, click Options.
 * 2) On the Preferences tab, click E-mail Options.
 * 3) Click Advance E-mail Options.
 * 4) In the When sending a message box, click to clear the Allow comma as address separator check box.

For more information about disabling commas as address separators, click Microsoft Outlook Help on the Help menu, type commas as address separators in the Office Assistant or the Answer Wizard, and then click Search to view the topic.

Additional query words: OL2K OL2002 OL2003

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