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MS Office Forum / Outlook / Contacts / January 2004Default File as Order
I have set FrstName LastName as the Default "File as" order. However when I click on my contacts, the form displays Lastname, FirstName in the File As box This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be appreciated I can't repro that. Are you clicking on a new Contact Form? Those settings will not affect existing Contacts.  SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I have set FrstName LastName as the Default "File as" order. However when I > click on my contacts, the form displays Lastname, FirstName in the File As > box > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be appreciated I have an existing Contact Folder with over 3000 contacts. If I bring up the form for any individual existing contact I see in File as box: Last name, first name, even after I go to Tools, Options, Contact Options and set Default File As to First Last I am using XP Professional and Outlook 2002 > I can't repro that. > Are you clicking on a new Contact Form? [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be appreciated Correct. Did you read my post? SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I have an existing Contact Folder with over 3000 contacts. If I bring up > the form for any individual existing contact I see in File as box: Last [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be appreciated I read it. I am not clicking on a new form > Correct. > Did you read my post? [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > > > > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be appreciated Then that is why you do not see the File As order in your new default. Your new default will only apply to new Contacts, not existing ones. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > I read it. I am not clicking on a new form > [quoted text clipped - 22 lines] > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be > appreciated thanks > Then that is why you do not see the File As order in your new default. Your > new default will only apply to new Contacts, not existing ones. [quoted text clipped - 26 lines] > > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be > > appreciated Nick, you will find that people's answers in NGs tend to be terse. Short and to the point. One does well to read *very* carefully. The answer is not always spelled out and you have to read between the lines or compensate for sloppy grammar and people who are in a hurry. Is this case, Russ had already said "Those settings will not affect existing Contacts." But, I can see where that was not terribly clear. I had to read it twice to grasp the relevance, myself. And it was easier for me to make it click since I have previously learned of the behavior. That said, what Russ did not mention is that there are a couple of solutions for this 'out there.' I'm thinking it was slipstick.com (and the fabulous Sue Mosher and crowd) where I learned of a short Outlook VBA(?) app that would go through *existing* contact records and reset them to a new "FileAs" format. Sorry, but I don't have a handy link or more info, but I'm pretty sure it can be found. Bear > thanks > [quoted text clipped - 31 lines] > > > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be > > > appreciated Actually, that code resides in the KB. Take a look at this MS KB article, it may help: http://support.microsoft.com/support/kb/articles/q291/1/44.asp SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Nick, > you will find that people's answers in NGs tend to be terse. Short and [quoted text clipped - 59 lines] > > > > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be > > > > appreciated Great reference Russ. Thanks! I do note however that the article lists ONLY OL2002 as applicable. Hmmmm Judging by the KB number, which I gather are/were assigned in sequence, I surmise that this article appeared after this solution, or a close variant, was 'discovered' and created by a independent third party. I attempted to attribute it to Slipstick, but again, I am not sure who did it 'first'. Heck, I don't even know how much this particular code resembles that to which I am referring. May be rather different. Still, looks like Microsoft did a very good job of 'assimilating' other people's technology solutions with the obstensibly noble purpose of helping their customers. Something they have spent a lot of money on to date. You know, how they buy up little software concerns so as to be able to add features that previously were part of a shareware or freeware application that millions of users downloaded and installed themselves because the feature is so great and useful that it becomes obvious someone in development at MS should have thought of it a long time ago?!?! :) Bear > Actually, that code resides in the KB. Take a look at this MS KB article, it > may help: [quoted text clipped - 63 lines] > > > > > > > > > This is a nagging problem for me. Any assistance will be > > > > > appreciated I'm not so sure about that. If you search, you'll see that this same code has been placed in the KB for every version of Outlook, starting with Outlook 97. SignatureRuss Valentine [MVP-Outlook] > Great reference Russ. Thanks! > [quoted text clipped - 104 lines] > be > > > > > > appreciated |
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