# Quickie dumb Outlook 2k question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickie-dumb-outlook-2k-question/97263>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [December 6, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickie-dumb-outlook-2k-question/97263 "2001-12-06T17:50:13Z")\
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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickie-dumb-outlook-2k-question/97263/1 "2001-12-06T17:50:13Z")

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Is there a way to have a new contact not be added to my Contacts?

Every time someone emails me, it adds them to my Contacts, which in turn results in a bunch of crap on my phone when I synchronize.

TIA.

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 7:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickie-dumb-outlook-2k-question/97263/2 "2001-12-06T19:31:45Z")

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Yes. It’s one of the options on your menu (on top). I have an ME and I’m also at work oon an NT, so I can’t tell you which tab to punch. Try options on your Outlook and select the tabs until you find the right one.

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**Author:** ![barbitu8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/839c29/32.png) [@barbitu8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/barbitu8)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 9:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickie-dumb-outlook-2k-question/97263/3 "2001-12-06T21:19:19Z")

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OK, I’m home at my ME now. On ME,go to Tools - Options - Send. It’s probably the same on yours.

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**Author:** ![sethdallob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@sethdallob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sethdallob)\
**Post date:** [December 6, 2001, 11:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/quickie-dumb-outlook-2k-question/97263/4 "2001-12-06T23:36:38Z")

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I’m win2k with office2k and that check box ‘add ppl. i reply to Contacts’ is alreaddy unchecked, yet it does it anyway…for every email i receive.