how do I convert email addresses to only names under Owner field ?

Steven Morris

The Owner field in my Smartsheet I inherited from another user contains a mix of names and emails. When I execute the drop-down under Owner, the names entered in my Smartsheet Contact list are not visible, only the associated email. My preference is to list only the names, not the email addresses, in the Owner field. Thanks Steve

Genevieve P.

Hi @Steven Morris

Contact Columns will remember what values have been selected previously and show that in a dropdown menu. This means if there's a cell with the email address only, this email will appear as an option.

To change this, you can add your users with Names to the Contact Column Properties to make sure they're the ones seen in the dropdown list, first. See: Manage which contacts appear when you type in a cell

Cheers,

Genevieve

Genevieve P.

Hi @Steven Morris

Contact Columns will remember what values have been selected previously and show that in a dropdown menu. This means if there's a cell with the email address only, this email will appear as an option.

To change this, you can add your users with Names to the Contact Column Properties to make sure they're the ones seen in the dropdown list, first. See: Manage which contacts appear when you type in a cell

Cheers,

Genevieve

Steven Morris

Thank you Genevieve - problem solved !