contacts list in Windows Mail

[Barbara Gabioud]

Two questions about Windows Mail: 1) How do I get my contacts list to sort
by last name rather than first name? 2) How do I add a new contact? Both
things were simple in Outlook Express but I can't figure them out in Mail.
Thanks

 

[Deb or Dave]

In Win Mail, click on Contacts
Click on Views, and change to Details
right-click on the Name heading, and check the Last Name box
click on the Last Name heading to sort by last name

click on New Contact to add a new one.

 

[Keith Miller MVP]

In addition to the advice you were already given:

If you're talking about the 'Select Recipients' dialog that is shown when
you click 'To:' in a new e-mail, click on the sort arrow that appears when
you mouseover the 'Name' header. It toggles through FOUR display states:

FullName ascending
FullName descending
Last, First ascending
Last, First descending

If you're talking about viewing the Contacts folder, the name of the contact
is based on the 'Full Name' field. If you edit a contact, it's found on the
'Name & E-mail' tab. It has a drop list that allows you to
select 'First Last', 'Last, First' or 'Last First'. You can also type any
text you like as the Full Name -- it won't change the First and Last fields.