Contact sorting - minor glitch ... or not?

[Dave Horne]

I'm using Outlook 2007 and the very first entry in my Contact list starts
with the @ character. The 'last name' for the Contact in question is ...
@backup.

If I click on 'a' on the right list of the alphabet tabs to quickly go to
that contact, it never displays. I am always forced to scroll up. If I
click on '123' it does not display.

What don't I understand? Thanks, Dave Horne

 

[Dave Horne]

I should add that the contact in question always appears when I _first_ open
Contacts. It just never apears if I use the alphabet tabs on the right.

Thanks, DH

 

[Roady [MVP]]

It's because the "@" and other non-alphabetical or non-numerical characters
don't have their own index tab but will be displayed at the top as
exceptions. Pressing the Home key on your keyboard will also bring up this
name.

 

[Dave Horne]

Roady,

Thanks for the info and the tip re the Home key ... and thanks for the very
fast reply!

Dave Horne

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I should add that the contact in question always appears when I _first_ open
Contacts. It just never apears if I use the alphabet tabs on the right.

In the ASCII character set, "@" comes after digits and before upper case
letters, but Outlook subverts that order, showing contacts whose File As
starts with a digit prior to those starting with letters. Moreover, it
provides no symbol button on the right, perhaps because the designers didn't
anticipate anyone ever starting contacts with symbols. If you know you have a
contact whose File As starts with the symbol, just press that symbol on the
keyboard and you'll jump to it.

 

[Roady [MVP]]

You're welcome!

Roady,

Thanks for the info and the tip re the Home key ... and thanks for the
very fast reply!

Dave Horne

 

[Dave Horne]

Brian, thanks for the additional information!

DH