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Does smart tags work properly in Office XP?
I am using Office XP SP3 on Windows XPSP2. In Word 2002, if I enter
some of the names from my Outlook Contacts, not all of the names are recognized by smart tags. Is this smart tag feature supposed to detect all names in my Word document that match the names in my Outlook contacts or is it a buggy feature? |
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Does smart tags work properly in Office XP?
Hi hwxyz
First, you must turn on Smart Tags in two different places. 1. Tools Options. Choose the View tab, and tick the Smart Tags box. 2. Tools Autocorrect Options. Choose the Smart Tags tab. Tick the box "Label text with smart tags", choose the Smart Tags you want to use, and tick the box "Show Smart Tag Action buttons". However, bear in mind that the SmartTags that come with Word only recognize valid US addresses. For the remaining 95% of the population on the planet, they don't work. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP. http://www.shaunakelly.com/word wrote in message ups.com... I am using Office XP SP3 on Windows XPSP2. In Word 2002, if I enter some of the names from my Outlook Contacts, not all of the names are recognized by smart tags. Is this smart tag feature supposed to detect all names in my Word document that match the names in my Outlook contacts or is it a buggy feature? |
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Does smart tags work properly in Office XP?
I just realized that I did not understand how this smart tag feature
works. Evidently, Word "tries" to determine if a name is being used before the "name" is tagged. Word does not determine if the name is already in the Outlook contact folder. This was the cause of my confusion as I thought that Word would always check if there is a match between the "name" I was entering and the contacts in Outlook. Still, my name was tagged but my sister's name, Jenet, was not, even though we have the same last name. Another feature that works some of the time. Unfortunately, learning a feature that only works some of the time is an exercise in frustration. On Feb 20, 5:31 am, "Shauna Kelly" wrote: Hi hwxyz First, you must turn on Smart Tags in two different places. 1. Tools Options. Choose the View tab, and tick the Smart Tags box. 2. Tools Autocorrect Options. Choose the Smart Tags tab. Tick the box "Label text with smart tags", choose the Smart Tags you want to use, and tick the box "Show Smart Tag Action buttons". However, bear in mind that the SmartTags that come with Word only recognize valid US addresses. For the remaining 95% of the population on the planet, they don't work. Hope this helps. Shauna Kelly. Microsoft MVP.http://www.shaunakelly.com/word wrote in message ups.com... I am using Office XP SP3 on Windows XPSP2. In Word 2002, if I enter some of the names from my Outlook Contacts, not all of the names are recognized by smart tags. Is this smart tag feature supposed to detect all names in my Word document that match the names in my Outlook contacts or is it a buggy feature? |
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