why can't i sort contacts by category?

[Guest]

Hi! I finaly got myself to sort my contact and noticed after introducing a
category to each contact (what a hassle) that I couldnt sort them by
category!!!!!!!! When I click on the top of the category list outlook says:
"you cannot sort by this field" and if i try to do it via the navigation pane
they dont get sorted at all...

Does anybody know if this is a bug, virus, etc.. or Am I just a hack?

Thanks for any help.

 

[Sue Mosher [MVP-Outlook]]

Why? Because the Categories field can have multiple values, which makes sorting meaningless. Use grouping instead.

--
Sue Mosher, Outlook MVP
Author of Configuring Microsoft Outlook 2003

and Microsoft Outlook Programming - Jumpstart for
Administrators, Power Users, and Developers

 

[Guest]

Hi,

Go to :
View / Reoganized by / Actual View / By Category

 

[Paul]

Thank you for your question.
It helped me too

 

[Judy Gleeson \(MVP Outlook\)]

Try this for information: www.judygleeson.com/articles.aspx

Regards

Judy Gleeson
MVP Outlook
Trainer and Consultant


Canberra, Australia

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