No wonder. There is no such option. Care to try again with an accurate
description of what you did? The only other option you could have chosen is
"File As..," which would only work if every single one of your Contacts had
their "File As..." fields configured to "Last, First."
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
"Aggieguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:F1C271B0-7498-4A6C-851B-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Russ...
> The only address book is my contacts in my mail box and the "Show names
> by"
> radio button selected is "First Last". I recall trying to fix this by
> changing it to last name, first name, but it didn't change every contact,
> so
> I changed it back.
>
> Aggieguy
>
> "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>
>> That's not what I asked. I asked what sort order you set for the Outlook
>> Address Book. If you don't know, look here:
>> Tools > Account Settings > Address Books > Outlook Address Book >
>> Change...
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> [MVP-Outlook]
>> "Aggieguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:0FF0C59E-9623-431B-9787-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> > Sorry...I guess I left that out. In my Contact Options, the Default
>> > "Full
>> > Name" order is First(Middle)Last and theDefault "File As" order is
>> > Last,First. A while back I remember changing one of these to try and
>> > fix
>> > the
>> > problem, but it still remains. That is, some of the contacts are
>> > searchable
>> > by last mane ansd some by first name.
>> >
>> > Aggieguy
>> >
>> > "Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Might want to start by telling us what sort order you set for the
>> >> Outlook
>> >> Address Book.
>> >> --
>> >> Russ Valentine
>> >> [MVP-Outlook]
>> >> "Aggieguy" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> >> news:954EBF1E-82AD-44E7-84E9-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> >> > I'm using an ASP Exchange server for Outlook 2007. When I start a
>> >> > new
>> >> > e-mail
>> >> > and click on the To: button to bring up my Contacts address book,
>> >> > some
>> >> > of
>> >> > the
>> >> > names are searchable only by first name and some by last name.
>> >> > However,
>> >> > if
>> >> > I
>> >> > open them with Contacts, all show the correct "last, first" format
>> >> > under
>> >> > the
>> >> > "File as:" field.
>> >> >
>> >> > What have I done wrong?
>> >> >
>> >> > Aggieguy
>> >>
>>
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