Adressbook under "To:/Cc:" is not the same as under the button "Contacts".

[Philippe - Swiss]

Hello,

Having just upgraded to Vista, I found it very "disturbing" to work
with my original Addressbook from Outlook Express which I just
imported into Windows Mail.

Indeed, unlike its absolute identical listing under "To:/Cc:/Bcc:", the
list popping up under the button "Contacts" is...not in its alphabetical
order; resp. listed only under first names instead of last names; etc.

But at OE, the button "Addressbook" was showing the SAME listing
(configuration) as when opened up under "To:/Cc:/Bcc:"...

So any help to a currently still "Newbie" would be highly appreciated...

Regards, Philippe.

 

[Philippe - Swiss]

Sorry Shawn, but I think you misunderstood now "my complain"...

You see, I've no problem at all with the contacts as listed under
"To:/Cc:/Bcc:", whenever I wish to establish a new email.

But the prob I have is when I click at the "fully independent" button
"Contacts"; okay. That's were I'm missing the correct alphabetical
order (according to the last name of each address!), as it is correctly
being displayed under Windows Mail, upon clicking at "To:/Cc:/Bcc:".

Regards, Philippe.
_______________________________________________________________________

 

[Philippe - Swiss]

Sorry Shawn, but I think you misunderstood now "my complain"...

You see, I've no problem at all with all my contacts as listed under
"To:/Cc:/Bcc:" (ie. whenever I wish to establish a new email).

But the prob I have is when I click at the "fully independent" button
"Contacts"; okay. That's were I'm missing the correct alphabetical
order (according to the last name of each address!), as it is correctly
being displayed under Windows Mail, upon clicking at "To:/Cc:/Bcc:".

Regards, Philippe.
_______________________________________________________________________

 

[mac]

Sorry Shawn, but I think you misunderstood now "my complain"...

You see, I've no problem at all with all my contacts as listed under
"To:/Cc:/Bcc:" (ie. whenever I wish to establish a new email).

But the prob I have is when I click at the "fully independent" button
"Contacts"; okay. That's were I'm missing the correct alphabetical
order (according to the last name of each address!), as it is correctly
being displayed under Windows Mail, upon clicking at "To:/Cc:/Bcc:".

Regards, Philippe.

Open Contacts folder>click on the header of the column that you wish to sort
by, if that column does not exist, then add it by rt click on the column
header and select it.

 

[Philippe - Swiss]

Dear Shawn,

Thanks very much for your renewed and detailed reply.

Look, I really tried it now "very hard" but still...

Well you see, I simply would like to have the absolute identical listing as
it appears currently under Windows Mail when I click at "To:/Cc:/Bcc:";
ie. in alphabetical order by last name, plus first name and mail address.
Or in other word: Like when one used to click at button "Addressbook"
under the good ol' Outlook Express...

Hmm, so do you think you could perhaps "guide me" on that??
(Would be really highly appreciated...).

Philippe

 

[Philippe - Swiss]

Hi Shawn,

Well, if that's "the only way" of doing it, I'll have of course no choice
now...but with over 1000 single entries...damn it!!
So Microsoft surely did not do a good job on "this"; that's for sure!!

Philippe