How to Enable or Disable Suggested People in Outlook
Suggested People in Outlook shows you contact names as you type an email address, making it faster to send messages.
This handy feature suggests contacts from your organization’s directory, your personal contacts, and even people you’ve recently emailed.
You can choose to show just basic suggestions or expanded suggestions, which include recent contacts. Turning off expanded suggestions cleans up your list to show only your main contacts.
Open Outlook settings, navigate to General, then Privacy and data. Under “Suggested people,” click “Clear data and turn off” to disable, or “Activate expanded contacts suggestions” to enable.
Enable or disable suggested people in Outlook
The “Suggested people” feature in Outlook helps you find contacts faster. You can turn the “Suggested people” feature on or off within the Outlook app’s settings. If you prefer not to use the “Suggested people” feature, you can disable suggested people in Outlook. Follow these steps to adjust this setting in your Outlook app.
Here’s how to adjust this setting.
First, open the Outlook app by clicking on its icon in the Start menu or searching for it in the taskbar search box.
Once Outlook is open, click on the Settings gear icon at the top right of the menu bar.
In the Settings sidebar, click “General” to open a sub-menu, then select “Privacy and data” to open the settings.
The “Suggested people” feature uses your past email contacts to recommend people for new emails. To turn off the “Suggested people” feature in Outlook, click the “Clear data and turn off” button within the “Suggested people” section.
Save your changes and exit.
If this feature is off, click the “Activate expanded contacts suggestions” to enable it.
That’s it!
Conclusion:
- The new Outlook app for Windows 11 enhances user experience with features like suggested people.
- Users can easily enable or disable the suggested people feature to customize their interaction.
- Accessing the settings is straightforward, ensuring a user-friendly approach to managing privacy.
- The ability to clear data and activate suggestions provides flexibility in how users handle their contacts.
- The Outlook app offers robust functionalities for efficient email and calendar management.
How do I turn on suggested recipients in Outlook?
If you’re using a Microsoft account, follow these steps: Go to the Privacy page for your Microsoft account, and if prompted sign in with your Microsoft account. Scroll down to Improve your productivity and select People suggestions.
How to activate suggested replies in Outlook?
Check or uncheck this box according to your preference. Then, select OK to save the change.
Why did Outlook stop suggesting email addresses?
Open MS Outlook and navigate to the File menu. Choose Options, then head to the Mail tab. Locate the Send Messages section by scrolling down. Ensure the box labeled ‘Use Auto-Complete List to suggest names when typing in the To, Bcc, and Cc lines’ is checked.
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