How to delete old email IDs from auto-complete list in Outlook
Some of you may not know it, but Perspective in Office 365 comes with autocomplete functionality, but not everyone knows how to remove unwanted email from the list, or even how to completely disable this functionality. This can be quite annoying since several users of the app have recently complained about the need to remove certain addresses from the list, or from everything as a whole. Now we have been considering this issue for some time, and luckily we have been able to find a way to resolve the problem.
It was not that long ago that we managed to find something that seemed to work fairly well. In fact, it worked for us, so we hope the same procedures will also work wonders for you.
Remove old email IDs from the AutoComplete list in Outlook
The autocomplete function in the Office 365 Outlook The app is important because you can see the old email addresses you used from the drop-down menu – but it can sometimes be a little annoying.
- Delete individual addresses
- Disable autocomplete list
- Delete all entries from the autocomplete list
1) Delete individual addresses
OK, now let's talk about how to delete individual email addresses from autocomplete. Please launch the Outlook application from the Start menu, then click New Mail from the application, then type the first letter of the address in the AT section.
You should now see a list, right? Hover your mouse over one of the options in the list and click the X to the right to delete the address.
2) Disable the autocomplete list
If you are tired of having to handle the autocomplete feature, don't worry as the option is there to disable it completely. To do this, click File, Options, then Mail. Under the section that says Send messages, Delete the Use the autocomplete list to suggest names when entering the To, Cc and Bcc lines check box.
3) Delete all entries from the autocomplete list
Erasing everything from the AutoComplete list is possible in the Outlook app, but not in the Mail app at the time of writing. Delete all entries by accessing File > The options > Mail. Now under Send messages, choose Empty semi-automatic list.
If you are looking to do it in the Mail app, we are sorry to say that Microsoft has not yet provided an official way to do it. However, you must subscribe to us, and no doubt whenever possible, you will get an update.