In Outlook, how do I address email?

In Microsoft Outlook, you can address email one of two ways:

• Enter an address in the "To..." field of the message creation window.
  
  
• Select recipients from the Address Book.

Using the "To..." field

When using the "To..." field, you can do one of the following:

• Enter a complete email address in the form  username@domain  (e.g.,  jdoe@hotmail.com ).
  
  
• Enter the username only (without @domain) of someone listed in the Exchange Address Book. If the user does not have an Exchange account, the Exchange server will try to resolve the username against the Global Address List (GAL). If it succeeds, the message will be delivered to the preferred email address of that user. If it cannot resolve the username, a red line will appear under the username or address in the "To..." field.
  
  
• Enter a name that appears in the Exchange Address Book, in the GAL, or in your Contacts. If the name is unique, the message will be sent. If the name is not unique and appears in the Exchange Address Book, you will be presented with a list of matches from which to choose.

Note for Outlook 2002 and 2003 users: The AutoComplete feature in Outlook 2002 and 2003 can interfere with Exchange resolving the address against the GAL. For more information, see In Outlook 2002 and 2003, what is AutoComplete Addressing?

When entering multiple addresses for recipients, separate the addresses with a semicolon.

Using the Address Book

1. With the message window open, from the Tools menu, select Address Book... . You can also click the To... button to open the Address Book.
   
   
2. Find the name of the intended recipient by selecting from the list or typing a name into the search box.
   
   
3. Highlight the name, and click the appropriate box (i.e., To-> for primary recipient, Cc-> for carbon copy, or Bcc-> for blind carbon copy).
   
   
4. When finished, click OK.

Also see:

• In Microsoft Outlook, how do I display and send the full headers of an email message?
• In Microsoft Outlook, how do I move one or more messages to another folder?
• In Microsoft Outlook, what options do I have for arranging the contents of my folders?
• In Microsoft Outlook, how can I make additional folders?
• In Microsoft Outlook or OWA, how can I change the order in which my messages are listed in the folder?
• In Microsoft Outlook 2000, 2002, and 2003, how do I make sure my Contacts are used to verify addresses?