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Outlook contact is displayed as phone number when you add it to the contact list in Skype for Business 2016


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Symptoms

Consider the following scenario:

  • You create a contact in Microsoft Outlook with only a name and a phone number.
  • You search this contact in Skype for Business 2016 and add it to the contact list.
  • You restart the Skype for Business 2016 client.
After you restart the client, you may find the contact name is displayed as the phone number instead of the contact's name.

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Resolution

To fix this issue, install the December 4, 2018, update (KB4461545) for Skype for Business 2016.

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Article Info
Article ID : 4477232
Revision : 9
Created on : 11/29/2018
Published on : 12/4/2018
Exists online : False
Views : 197