"Display As" has Gotten Messed up - Question

M

Marathon

Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name last name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong names!

TIA
 
M

Marathon

Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and state in
detailed address cards?


Diane Poremsky said:
the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

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Marathon said:
Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name last
name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong names!

TIA
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every seen
extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
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Marathon said:
Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and state
in detailed address cards?


Diane Poremsky said:
the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Marathon said:
Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name last
name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 
M

Marathon

Tried that and no effect.

Any other thoughts?


Diane Poremsky said:
Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every
seen extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Marathon said:
Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and state
in detailed address cards?


Diane Poremsky said:
the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name last
name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 
M

Marathon

So Now I Know why..
The zip code is in the country region field and the country region field
has the zip code in it.
Weird. Don't know how this happened.
Any way to fix this and swap the data in the fields?
Diane Poremsky said:
Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every
seen extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Marathon said:
Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and state
in detailed address cards?


Diane Poremsky said:
the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name last
name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 
D

Diane Poremsky [MVP]

I don't know of any macros ready to run. Things like this are usually
easiest ot change in Excel - export, swap columns and import.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



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Marathon said:
So Now I Know why..
The zip code is in the country region field and the country region field
has the zip code in it.
Weird. Don't know how this happened.
Any way to fix this and swap the data in the fields?
Diane Poremsky said:
Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every
seen extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Marathon said:
Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and state
in detailed address cards?


the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name last
name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 
M

Marathon

That's a good idea.

Strange happenings though.

Thanks again!!

Diane Poremsky said:
I don't know of any macros ready to run. Things like this are usually
easiest ot change in Excel - export, swap columns and import.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
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Marathon said:
So Now I Know why..
The zip code is in the country region field and the country region field
has the zip code in it.
Weird. Don't know how this happened.
Any way to fix this and swap the data in the fields?
Diane Poremsky said:
Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every
seen extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
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Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and
state in detailed address cards?


the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name
last name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 
M

Marathon

OK all those steps seem to have worked!

Thanks
again and again!!.

Marathon said:
That's a good idea.

Strange happenings though.

Thanks again!!

Diane Poremsky said:
I don't know of any macros ready to run. Things like this are usually
easiest ot change in Excel - export, swap columns and import.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
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Marathon said:
So Now I Know why..
The zip code is in the country region field and the country region field
has the zip code in it.
Weird. Don't know how this happened.
Any way to fix this and swap the data in the fields?
Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every
seen extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
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your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and
state in detailed address cards?


the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name
last name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 
T

Thatch

Do you know, there is a product called Data Fields Manager for Outlook
(http://www.datafieldsmanager.com) that does a lot of these repetitive tasks?

T

Marathon said:
OK all those steps seem to have worked!

Thanks
again and again!!.

Marathon said:
That's a good idea.

Strange happenings though.

Thanks again!!

Diane Poremsky said:
I don't know of any macros ready to run. Things like this are usually
easiest ot change in Excel - export, swap columns and import.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


So Now I Know why..
The zip code is in the country region field and the country region field
has the zip code in it.
Weird. Don't know how this happened.
Any way to fix this and swap the data in the fields?
Did you try resetting the view to see if they go away? I've only every
seen extra lines like that when I customized the view.

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
http://www.microsoft.com/office/community/en-us/default.mspx or point
your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Thanks

Had found this and it worked.

Distribution lists messed up but I will just rebuild them manually I
guess.

One more question please Diane?

Why did it insert a blank line in the address field under city and
state in detailed address cards?


the email display name?
http://www.slipstick.com/contacts/emaildisplayname.htm
first last format would use strFileAs = .FullName

--
Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]



Outlook Tips by email:
mailto:[email protected]

EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
mailto:[email protected]

You can access this newsgroup by visiting
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your newsreader to msnews.microsoft.com.


Is there a script to make all "Display as" fields just First name
last name?

I do not know why but some display as fields show completely wrong
names!

TIA
 

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