Address book in LastName, FirstName format?

[Guest]

My contacts are in alphabetical order according to their last names, but my
Addess Book is in alphabetical order according to first names. How do I
switch the Address Book to dispay in the LastName, FirstName format?

 

[Guest]

Open the PAB, click on Properties on File drop down menu (you can also
directly click on Properties icon) and move dot under Show Names to by Last
Name, First Name.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Outlook hasn't used a PAB in years.
The correct answer depends on your Outlook version which you failed to post.
Depending on your version and mail support mode of Outlook, you can sort the
Outlook Address Book this way:

98/2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode:
Tools menu > Services > Highlight the Outlook Address Book service > Click
Properties > Set sort order

98/2000 Internet Mail Only:
Tools menu > Address Book > View menu > Sort by

Outlook 2002/2003:
Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or
address books > Outlook Address Book > Change. > Set your sort order there

Note that your options are only to sort by "First, Last" or by "File As." So
if you want your Outlook Address Book to sort by "Last, First," or by
"Company" you must have your Contacts' File As fields configured that way.