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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / February 2007maintaining contact group/sort order
generally i like to have contacts displayed grouped in categories, sorted by first name. i can go into customize and set this up. occasionally i want to sort the whole folder by first name and then i click on the full name column. the problem is that when i want to go back to the category grouping, i right click on column headings>arrange by> categories. then i have to go back to customize to get the first name sort order. how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first name sort?  Signaturejeffrey You did not post your Outlook version. It matters. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > generally i like to have contacts displayed grouped in categories, sorted > by first name. i can go into customize and set this up. [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first name > sort? whoops. sorry about that. Ol03 Signaturejeffrey > You did not post your Outlook version. It matters. >> generally i like to have contacts displayed grouped in categories, sorted [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] >> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first name >> sort? Hello? What kind of answer is that? SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > whoops. sorry about that. Ol03 > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first name >>> sort? i was indicating that i am using outlook 2003, ol03 Signaturejeffrey > Hello? What kind of answer is that? >> whoops. sorry about that. Ol03 [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] >>>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first name >>>> sort? I see. Outlook 2003 did change the way it sorts within categories. Use the Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see (field chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN use the group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as well as the grouping. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] >i was indicating that i am using outlook 2003, ol03 > [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >>>>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first name >>>>> sort? that is essentially what i was doing. viewing list view, click on full name to see alphabetical listing. if i then right click on column headings>arrange by >categories, the alpha listing is lost within the categories. i have to use view>arrange by>custom>group by>categories>ok>ok, to maintain alpha within categories. too cumbersome. is there an easier way to maintain alpha within categories? does Ol2007 handle this any better? Signaturejeffrey >I see. Outlook 2003 did change the way it sorts within categories. Use the >Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see (field [quoted text clipped - 19 lines] >>>>>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first >>>>>> name sort? That's the only way in Outlook 2003. As I recall, Outlook 2007 returns to the more familiar way to sort within Categories. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > that is essentially what i was doing. viewing list view, click on full > name to see alphabetical listing. if i then right click on column [quoted text clipped - 28 lines] >>>>>>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first >>>>>>> name sort? ok. i don't remember what the pre 2003 method was, but i will be looking at OL07. perhaps it will be better for me. thanks for you help. Signaturejeffrey > That's the only way in Outlook 2003. As I recall, Outlook 2007 returns to > the more familiar way to sort within Categories. [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] >>>>>>>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first >>>>>>>> name sort? i just installed OL07, as far as i can tell the contact sort order works the same as in 2003. dissapointing. so far i don't see anything in 2007 that works better for me. and a few things i don't like, such as having to view a search pane over every list of contacts, emails, etc. adn a yellow pane telling me to install instant search. the usual microsoft arrongance. > ok. i don't remember what the pre 2003 method was, but i will be looking > at OL07. perhaps it will be better for me. [quoted text clipped - 37 lines] >>>>>>>>> how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first >>>>>>>>> name sort?
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