How to Delete an Address From Outlook Autocomplete List

In this article we will show you how to Delete an Address From Outlook Autocomplete List. Autocomplete can save you a lot of time typing, but if you send an email to the wrong person or to the right person at the wrong address, it can be very embarrassing. The good news is that removing addresses from Outlook’s autocomplete list is easy.

Faculty and staff who use Outlook to send and receive email can get rid of autocomplete suggestions that are wrong or no longer valid. Outlook keeps track of all the addresses you type in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields. When you start to type in these fields, it gives you suggestions based on what you have typed before.

This can be a problem if the address is wrong or out of date. To avoid sending the message to the wrong person or an address where it can’t be delivered, you should remove it from the cache. Even though AutoComplete is helpful, there are times when you need to clear the cache of these email addresses.

Ways to Delete an Address From Outlook Autocomplete List

Remove a Name or Email Address From the Outlook Autocomplete List

Outlook remembers every address you put in the To, Cc, and Bcc fields of an email message. Then, when you type the first few letters of a name or email address, Outlook will suggest contacts that match. If Outlook remembers typos or old contacts that you don’t want to show up in the autocomplete list, delete those entries.

• Create a new email message.
• In the To field, enter the name or address you want to remove. As you enter the contact information, the autocomplete list displays the available matches.
• Press the Down Arrow key to highlight the entry you want to delete from the list.
• Select Delete (the X to the right of the contact name). Or, press the Delete key.

Delete All the Addresses From the Outlook Autocomplete List

• Go to the File tab.
• Select Options.
• In the Outlook Options dialog box, select the Mail category.
• In the Send messages section, select Empty Auto-Complete List.
• In the confirmation dialog box, select Yes.
• If you want to turn off the autocomplete list and prevent Outlook from suggesting recipients, clear the Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the To, Cc, and Bcc lines check box.
• Select OK to close the Outlook Options dialog box.

Remove an Address From the Autocomplete List in Outlook.com

Outlook.com draws its autocomplete suggestions from multiple sources. If you don’t want an entry to show up in the autocomplete list, delete the email address from the contact entry.

• Go to the View Switcher and select People.
• Select the contact that contains the email address that you want to delete from the autocomplete list.
• Select Edit.
• Delete the outdated or unwanted address.
• Select Save.
• The contact no longer appears in the Outlook.com autocomplete list.

FAQ

How do I remove an address from Outlook AutoComplete?

Click New Email on the Home tab. Type the first three letters of the cached name in the To: field to make AutoComplete work. You can make the name or email address stand out by moving your mouse over it or using the Down Arrow key. Press Delete to get rid of the entry from AutoComplete.

Can you edit Outlook AutoComplete list?

If you want to change an existing record, just choose the record you want to change in the table edit mode and then double-click on it or press F9. The window to change the record will open. The “Display Name” field is just the recipient’s name, such as “Nir Sofer.”