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YJ - 03 Dec 2005 22:58 GMT

Win XP, Office/Outlook 2003:

Re. How do I change the sorting order so that the Select Name box displays
names
by *last* name (when in creating new e-mail, after pressing "To" and a list
appears) "Select Name" box.

Russ - thanks for your instructions. I applied the solution provided for
the previous problem, and it worked. Now, I have a subsequent problem...

What I really wanted was the *sorting* of the names to be by last name, so I
can find them more quickly. Now, the Display Name column shows names as
Last, First -- even though, for each of the individual conact entries, I had
specifically entered (a while back) the names to be displayed, when emailing,
as First Last (by typing the first and last name when I entered email data
for each new contact).

What do I do to organize the Select Names window (Name cloumn) by Last,
First while keeping the Display Name as First Last?

THANKS!
YJ

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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook] - 04 Dec 2005 05:22 GMT

Examine the options for sorting the Outlook Address Book. They are:
1. First, Last
2. File As...

Clearly the option you request is not included.

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> Win XP, Office/Outlook 2003:
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> THANKS!
> YJ

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JohnM - 08 Aug 2006 23:12 GMT

Doesn't it make sense to look up names as they are listed in any published
phone book? Is MS redefining how phone books should be produced?

It makes no sense at all to have the dispaly name reversed.

All previous versions had the capability to select names for an email based
on a SENSIBLE sort order.

I will also post this to the beta feedback.

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Regards,
John

> Examine the options for sorting the Outlook Address Book. They are:
> 1. First, Last
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> > THANKS!
> > YJ

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Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook] - 11 Aug 2006 01:53 GMT

Then File As would be the option you want to use, and you'll want to have File As set to use Last, First.

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> Doesn't it make sense to look up names as they are listed in any published
> phone book? Is MS redefining how phone books should be produced?
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>> > THANKS!
>> > YJ

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Lyle Beck - 23 Aug 2006 14:43 GMT

I use Outlook 2003 and have the same reversed name issues. I tried the
listed means to reverse the names as shown several times but cannot seem to
get it to take effect. Once agina from the start: Howdo I get the NAMES (not
"display names") to sort by last name using outlook 2003's address book?

> Then File As would be the option you want to use, and you'll want to have File As set to use Last, First.
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> >> > THANKS!
> >> > YJ

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Brian Tillman - 23 Aug 2006 15:53 GMT

> I use Outlook 2003 and have the same reversed name issues. I tried
> the listed means to reverse the names as shown several times but
> cannot seem to get it to take effect. Once agina from the start:
> Howdo I get the NAMES (not "display names") to sort by last name
> using outlook 2003's address book?

Tools>E-mail accounts>View or change existing directories or address
books>Next. Select Outlook Address Book. Click Change. Select the sort
order there.

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Lyle Beck - 23 Aug 2006 16:21 GMT

Apparantly, after four unsucessful attempts, the Outlook gnomes figured that
i was serious and let the change take hold. Thanks for the info.

LTB
PS Go Jaguars!

> > I use Outlook 2003 and have the same reversed name issues. I tried
> > the listed means to reverse the names as shown several times but
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> books>Next. Select Outlook Address Book. Click Change. Select the sort
> order there.

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