Tag: Outlook field names
Understanding Outlook FullName Parsing, FileAs and Sync’ing
This further expands the impact of the Outlook FullName and FileAs settings on how a contact’s individual “name” fields would get populated when entering a contact’s complete name into the FullName field instead of into the individual component parts (see FullName pitfalls to avoid). It can also have an impact on how this information is […]
List of Import Contact Field Names for Outlook.com Using CSV
When importing a file into Outlook.com via the Outlook.com web interface, you do not have the option to select which fields to import or map fields contained in the CSV file against corresponding fields in an Outlook.com contact item. The field names used in the CSV file are required to be labeled according to what […]
Understanding Outlook FullName field pitfalls to avoid
A recurring issue when it comes to a contact’s name is “missing information” in one or more of the individual fields that comprise a contact’s name (i.e. no “LastName” etc). In the vast majority of cases this is directly related to how the contact’s name was entered when the contact item was initially created. The […]
Understanding the Outlook FileAs field construct
When the FileAs field is set to be comprised of its two different components (Name and CompanyName) it is presented in different ways depending on where the field is actually being used/viewed. For the purpose of this article each of the two components will be referenced as Part1 and Part2. The value of each of […]
List of Outlook Standard Contact Field Names
There are two sets of field names used by Outlook for standard fields – internal names and Display Names (used by the Field Chooser during custom form design and shown in the All Fields List when displaying detailed contact information). The Display Names are based on the Microsoft Office language setting in use and change […]
