Displaying All Contact Names In The Same Format

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Nathan Sokalski - 01 Apr 2006 07:28 GMT

When displaying contact names in Outlook 2003 you are given the option of
either First Last or Last, First. I want mine to always be displayed the
same. I don't care which one, as long as they are all the same, but since my
contacts are enter by synchronizing with 2 different sources, Hotmail and
PocketPC 2003, some of my contacts are displayed as Last, First and some are
displayed as First Last. Does Outlook 2003 have a place where I can tell it
to always display all contacts as one or the other? Thanks.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook] - 01 Apr 2006 08:17 GMT

If you don't mind doing a little dirty work and using code, you can change
it using the information here:
OL2000: How to Change the File As Field for All Contacts
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/269172/en-us

The information works for all currently released versions of Outlook so
don't mind the KB article title.

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After furious head scratching, Nathan Sokalski asked:

| When displaying contact names in Outlook 2003 you are given the
| option of either First Last or Last, First. I want mine to always be
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| Outlook 2003 have a place where I can tell it to always display all
| contacts as one or the other? Thanks.

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