Hi Ana,

If you start typing the name and then hit the down arrow, you should
see the option for the person you want to email.  Then just press
enter on that name.  I use JAWS though, so I can't speak to how
Narrator handles these dropdowns.  Hope that helps.
Catherine

On 4/8/20, Ana G <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi All,
>
>
> Basically, I think I'm asking how autocomplete works in the recipient
> field for Outlook.
>
>
> We use Outlook at work. In most cases, someone's email address is the
> first letter of the first name followed by the complete last name:
> Charley Brown would be [log in to unmask] When my sighted colleagues
> want to email a person, they type all or part of the last name, then
> choose from a dropdown of some sort.
>
>
> How does that work when you're using a screen reader, specifically
> Narrator?
>
>
> The version of Windows 10 that is used at work is a couple of years old,
> 2017 or 2018. I use it with Narrator. Caps+tab is the command you use to
> know where focus is. I point this out because the command is now caps+i
> and because the version of Narrator on the system is buggy enough for me
> to wonder if the problem I'm having is related to the screen reader or not.
>
>
> When I type text into the To field, I don't get spoken feedback with the
> say-line command, but I do get spoken feedback with the left/right-arrow
> keys. So I type the email address. Then when I'm done, I left-arrow to
> make sure I typed it correctly. If I tab to something else (e.g., the
> Subject field), then shift+tab back to the To field, I find the email
> address I typed as  a button with the recipient's first and last name.
> What I'm thinking is that I entered an address that is in the
> directory/contacts.
>
>
> How do I access the dropdown my colleagues are using? Do I just
> down-arrow? Is there any spoken feedback with say-line, or do I need to
> left/right-arrow?
>
>
> Any wisdom would be appreciated.
>
>
> Ciao
>
>
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