Contacts name not being displayed correctly.

[Alexis]

I have outlook 2003 and recently when I enter a new contact it is being
displayed in reverse order.
example : I enter "Scott Smith" - outlook is set to save/display as last
name, first name. Once saved it displays as "Scott, Smith".
Can someone please help?
This is only for new contacts, previous contacts are fine.

 

[christinethreadck]

Alexis,
when you are entering the new contact...the 4th line is 'file as'. That is
where you can choose on how the name will be saved.
hope that helped u a little.

christine

 

[Alexis]

Actually that is not showing up correctly either. It is in reverse order as
well. Thanks though.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

You provided no information here. State the field to which you are referring
and the settings you specified for that field.

 

[Alexis]

when I enter the person's name in the full name area, I type "Scott Smith".
In the setting I have selected as "last name, first name" however it reverses
them - it should file "Smith, Scott" instead it files as "Scott, Smith".
It only happens in my contacts, not on any other computer - we are networked.

You provided no information here. State the field to which you are referring
and the settings you specified for that field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have outlook 2003 and recently when I enter a new contact it is being
displayed in reverse order.
example : I enter "Scott Smith" - outlook is set to save/display as last
name, first name. Once saved it displays as "Scott, Smith".
Can someone please help?
This is only for new contacts, previous contacts are fine.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

When both first and last name are of the same length, parse the name
elements yourself. It is always better to enter name elements directly
rather than into a derived field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

when I enter the person's name in the full name area, I type "Scott
Smith".
In the setting I have selected as "last name, first name" however it
reverses
them - it should file "Smith, Scott" instead it files as "Scott, Smith".
It only happens in my contacts, not on any other computer - we are
networked.

You provided no information here. State the field to which you are
referring
and the settings you specified for that field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I have outlook 2003 and recently when I enter a new contact it is being
displayed in reverse order.
example : I enter "Scott Smith" - outlook is set to save/display as
last
name, first name. Once saved it displays as "Scott, Smith".
Can someone please help?
This is only for new contacts, previous contacts are fine.

 

[Rick]

Alexis,

I'm getting the same error. It's really frustrating since no amount
of changing the Outlook settings fixes it. Seems like it started
happening when I made some global changes with Plaxo. Did you get the
errors after downloading contacts to Outlook from Plaxo?

 

[Brian Tillman]

I'm getting the same error. It's really frustrating since no amount
of changing the Outlook settings fixes it. Seems like it started
happening when I made some global changes with Plaxo. Did you get the
errors after downloading contacts to Outlook from Plaxo?

Plaxo has a history of not playing well with Outlook. I'd never mix the
two.

 

[Alexis]

I don't use Plaxo, but this issue is extemely frustrating.

 

[Alexis]

This happens no matter what the length of the person's first or last name. It
only happens with my Outlook when entering a new contact, everyone else in
the office does not have this problem.

When both first and last name are of the same length, parse the name
elements yourself. It is always better to enter name elements directly
rather than into a derived field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

when I enter the person's name in the full name area, I type "Scott
Smith".
In the setting I have selected as "last name, first name" however it
reverses
them - it should file "Smith, Scott" instead it files as "Scott, Smith".
It only happens in my contacts, not on any other computer - we are
networked.

You provided no information here. State the field to which you are
referring
and the settings you specified for that field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have outlook 2003 and recently when I enter a new contact it is being
displayed in reverse order.
example : I enter "Scott Smith" - outlook is set to save/display as
last
name, first name. Once saved it displays as "Scott, Smith".
Can someone please help?
This is only for new contacts, previous contacts are fine.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I don't use Plaxo, but this issue is extemely frustrating.

As Russ already told you, click the Full Name button and enter the first
name in the "First" field, and the last name in the "Last" field..

 

[Ken Flyboy]

Hi,

I think the answer you are looking for is contained here and is pretty
simple compared to what these folks have been suggesting:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/outlook/HA010565141033.aspx

Good luck.

This happens no matter what the length of the person's first or last name. It
only happens with my Outlook when entering a new contact, everyone else in
the office does not have this problem.

When both first and last name are of the same length, parse the name
elements yourself. It is always better to enter name elements directly
rather than into a derived field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

when I enter the person's name in the full name area, I type "Scott
Smith".
In the setting I have selected as "last name, first name" however it
reverses
them - it should file "Smith, Scott" instead it files as "Scott, Smith".
It only happens in my contacts, not on any other computer - we are
networked.

:

You provided no information here. State the field to which you are
referring
and the settings you specified for that field.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
I have outlook 2003 and recently when I enter a new contact it is being
displayed in reverse order.
example : I enter "Scott Smith" - outlook is set to save/display as
last
name, first name. Once saved it displays as "Scott, Smith".
Can someone please help?
This is only for new contacts, previous contacts are fine.

 

[Brian Tillman]

I think the answer you are looking for is contained here and is pretty
simple compared to what these folks have been suggesting:

http://office.microsoft.com/en-gb/outlook/HA010565141033.aspx

I think you're wrong because the OP explicitly said that she's looking in
her Contacts folder. What the article you cite describes is the Address
Book view, which is unrelated to any Contacts folder view.