Names order in Windows Mail dictionary

[BAD]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways. First
name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an easy way to
do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change each one.

Am I missing something??

 

[Puppy Breath]

This may not be relevant, because it's not about any dictionary. But as far
as contacts in the Windows Contacts folder, you could click the Last Name
column heading to order them by last name. If you don't see a Last Name
column heading, right-click any column heading and choose Last Name from the
drop-down menu that opens. Or, if there's no Last Name on the menu, click
More Options at the bottom of the menu and choose Last Name in the Choose
Details dialog box that opens.

 

[DGuess]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways. First
name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an easy way
to do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change each one.

Am I missing something??

No, not that I've seen.

Getting it to display the Lastname, Firstname just isn't there that I've
seen. It seems that Firstname will always be displayed first. You can get it
to display that way in the Preview pane by editing the contact and clicking
on the Full Name.

There are all sorts of sorts but, not matter what you do that I have seen
will change the way it's displayed.

 

[Puppy Breath]

You don't have to change the First Name, Last Name order of the field names
to list them on the screen or alpabetical order. Try this:

Open Windows Contacts.
Choose the Details View.
Click the Last Name column.
They're in alphabetical order by last name
Switch to any other view.
They're still in alphabetical order by last name.

You just have to click the Last Name column heading in any view to
alphabeize them by last name.

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Yes, I see what you are suggesting, but I have a couple of problems. When
I
export from OE, the program does not populate the first name and last name
fields in all the Mail Contacts. Don't know why, because I checked
several of
them and those fields are there in my OE address book. The result is that
my list shows about 3/4 of the contacts with those fields blank and sorts
on
the full name field alphabetically by first name. At the bottom, where
those fields are populated, the list works as you suggest it should.
There
is no obvious difference to me between those that come across with all
fields populated and those that are missing first and last names. Another
issue is that
the export program seems to combine addresses from different identities
into a single
file, sometimes duplicating entries in the Contacts file, but this is
minor.

Add First Name and Last Name to the column headers (right click the
header
and select them). Then drag the new columns in whatever order you want.

If I understand this correctly, I have to go into each and every contact
I have (200 or so) and edit the name field. I can do that, but it would
be a lot better if there were a way to make a global change (like there
is in the OE address book). And since OE is still my primary email on
my
desktop, that means I have to repeat this process every time I update my
contacts by exporting from OE to Vista Mail. Surely this is not
considered an improvement! Are there plans to fix this mess?

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown
when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears
when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display
states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the
contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found
on
the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type
any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last
fields.


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Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways.
First name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an
easy way to do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change
each one.

Am I missing something??

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found on the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last fields.

 

[Bob]

If I understand this correctly, I have to go into each and every contact I
have (200 or so) and edit the name field. I can do that, but it would be a
lot better if there were a way to make a global change (like there is in the
OE address book). And since OE is still my primary email on my desktop,
that means I have to repeat this process every time I update my contacts by
exporting from OE to Vista Mail. Surely this is not considered an
improvement! Are there plans to fix this mess?

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the
contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found on
the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last
fields.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways. First
name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an easy way
to do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change each one.

Am I missing something??

 

[Guest]

Add First Name and Last Name to the column headers (right click the header
and select them). Then drag the new columns in whatever order you want.

If I understand this correctly, I have to go into each and every contact I
have (200 or so) and edit the name field. I can do that, but it would be
a lot better if there were a way to make a global change (like there is in
the OE address book). And since OE is still my primary email on my
desktop, that means I have to repeat this process every time I update my
contacts by exporting from OE to Vista Mail. Surely this is not
considered an improvement! Are there plans to fix this mess?

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears
when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the
contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found on
the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type
any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last
fields.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways. First
name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an easy way
to do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change each one.

Am I missing something??

 

[Bob]

Yes, I see what you are suggesting, but I have a couple of problems. When I
export from OE, the program does not populate the first name and last name
fields in all the Mail Contacts. Don't know why, because I checked several
of
them and those fields are there in my OE address book. The result is that
my list shows about 3/4 of the contacts with those fields blank and sorts on
the full name field alphabetically by first name. At the bottom, where
those fields are populated, the list works as you suggest it should. There
is no obvious difference to me between those that come across with all
fields populated and those that are missing first and last names. Another
issue is that
the export program seems to combine addresses from different identities into
a single
file, sometimes duplicating entries in the Contacts file, but this is minor.

Add First Name and Last Name to the column headers (right click the header
and select them). Then drag the new columns in whatever order you want.

If I understand this correctly, I have to go into each and every contact
I have (200 or so) and edit the name field. I can do that, but it would
be a lot better if there were a way to make a global change (like there
is in the OE address book). And since OE is still my primary email on my
desktop, that means I have to repeat this process every time I update my
contacts by exporting from OE to Vista Mail. Surely this is not
considered an improvement! Are there plans to fix this mess?

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown
when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears
when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display
states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the
contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found on
the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type
any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last
fields.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways.
First name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an
easy way to do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change
each one.

Am I missing something??

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

I'm pretty sure that when you export an OE address book,
it gives you a choice over which details will be included.
My export brought all the details over.

Gary VanderMolen

Yes, I see what you are suggesting, but I have a couple of problems. When I
export from OE, the program does not populate the first name and last name
fields in all the Mail Contacts. Don't know why, because I checked several
of
them and those fields are there in my OE address book. The result is that
my list shows about 3/4 of the contacts with those fields blank and sorts on
the full name field alphabetically by first name. At the bottom, where
those fields are populated, the list works as you suggest it should. There
is no obvious difference to me between those that come across with all
fields populated and those that are missing first and last names. Another
issue is that
the export program seems to combine addresses from different identities into
a single
file, sometimes duplicating entries in the Contacts file, but this is minor.

Add First Name and Last Name to the column headers (right click the header
and select them). Then drag the new columns in whatever order you want.

If I understand this correctly, I have to go into each and every contact
I have (200 or so) and edit the name field. I can do that, but it would
be a lot better if there were a way to make a global change (like there
is in the OE address book). And since OE is still my primary email on my
desktop, that means I have to repeat this process every time I update my
contacts by exporting from OE to Vista Mail. Surely this is not
considered an improvement! Are there plans to fix this mess?

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown
when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears
when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display
states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the
contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found on
the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type
any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last
fields.


--
Good Luck,

Keith
Microsoft MVP [Windows XP Shell/User]

In OE I could display the names in my dictionary in several ways.
First name first or last name first. In Windows Email I don't see an
easy way to do this. I had to go through all the contacts and change
each one.

Am I missing something??