Address book name display order

[John]

Both my address book (accessed in Outlook via Tools >> Address Book) and the
New Email Message >> To... Select Names dialog show the contacts lists in
first-last name order and sort by the the first name.

What setting do I change to display & sort names in last, first order?

Thank you for your help, John

 

[Vince Averello]

In OL2007, change the order here: Tools menu > Account Settings > Address
Book tab > Highlight Outlook Address Book > Click Change

 

[John]

THIS WORK! I did have to close and reopen Outlook for the setting to take.
Thx so much for your help, John

 

[nopaisan]

Perhaps you can help with my problem, related to this. My Outlook Address
Book has no entries. In the same dialog box you refer to it says I need to
designate my Contacts as an Outlook Address Book in Properties. But that
check is grayed out as unavailable. It seems I can't apply the Address Book
sorting rules until I can get my Contacts designated as an Outlook Address
Book, and it won't let me do that.

Thanks for any help.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Perhaps you can help with my problem, related to this. My Outlook Address
Book has no entries. In the same dialog box you refer to it says I need to
designate my Contacts as an Outlook Address Book in Properties. But that
check is grayed out as unavailable. It seems I can't apply the Address Book
sorting rules until I can get my Contacts designated as an Outlook Address
Book, and it won't let me do that.

Outlook version, please.

 

[nopaisan]

It is Outlook 2007. Thanks.

Outlook version, please.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

It is Outlook 2007. Thanks.

Did you migrate data from another Outlook instance? What you see is
indicative of that.

Unfortunately, Outlook 2007's mail profile handler contains a bug that makes
it impossible to repair the Outlook Address Book service in a mail profile.
The only way to fix it is to create a new mail profile and add your existing
Outlook data file correctly to that new profile. See if this helps:
http://www.howto-outlook.com/howto/newprofile.htm