OL2002: The Send Option Does Not Work for Contacts in the Contacts Folder (292849)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Outlook 2002

This article was previously published under Q292849
This article discusses a Beta test product that is not yet announced or released publicly by Microsoft. Please feel free to familiarize yourself with this product, test it, and report problems to Microsoft.

SYMPTOMS

When you add a contact from the Contacts folder in a new message, right-click the contact in the To field, and then click Send Options, you may receive the following error message:
Cannot perform the requested operation. The command selected is not valid for the recipient. To set options for this message, click Options on the toolbar.
If you click the To button, add a contact from the Contacts folder to the To box, right-click the contact, and then click Send Options in a new message, you may receive the following error message:
Per-recipient send options could not be set. This recipient has no options specified.

WORKAROUND

Use the following steps to work around this problem:
  1. Open the Contacts folder.
  2. Right-click a contact.
  3. Click New Message to Contact.
  4. Right-click the recipient in the To field.
  5. Click Send Options.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in the Microsoft products that are listed at the beginning of this article.

Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:5/14/2001
Keywords:kbbug kberrmsg KB292849