Format of contacts in OUTLOOK 2007

[ATK31]

When I add a new contact in OUTLOOK 2007, I select in CONTACTS:
--- File As: LAST, FIRST
--- Display As: LAST, FIRST

In TOOLS > OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > CONTACT OPTIONS > DEFAULT “FILE AS†ORDER
I set: LAST, FIRST.

However, when I click on the “To...†button in a new message, the new
contact is listed in the alphabetical list as “FIRST LAST†and subsequently
the contact cannot be found by entering LAST in the search window.

Is there a way to overcome this evident bug and have all contacts listed in
alphabetical order as “LAST, FIRST�

Thank you for your help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No question has been answered more often. Set the Sort order for your
address book view correctly:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book >
Change... > Set sort order there

 

[ATK31]

Russ,

Thank you for you response.

I followed you instructions.

I set: Show Names By > File As (Smith, John).

This DID NOT solve the problem.

No question has been answered more often. Set the Sort order for your
address book view correctly:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book >
Change... > Set sort order there
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I add a new contact in OUTLOOK 2007, I select in CONTACTS:
--- File As: LAST, FIRST
--- Display As: LAST, FIRST

In TOOLS > OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > CONTACT OPTIONS > DEFAULT “FILE ASâ€
ORDER
I set: LAST, FIRST.

However, when I click on the “To...†button in a new message, the new
contact is listed in the alphabetical list as “FIRST LAST†and
subsequently
the contact cannot be found by entering LAST in the search window.

Is there a way to overcome this evident bug and have all contacts listed
in
alphabetical order as “LAST, FIRST�

Thank you for your help.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

I followed you instructions.

I set: Show Names By > File As (Smith, John).

This DID NOT solve the problem.

Did you stop and restart Outlook afterward?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

I bet it did. Did you forget to restart Outlook? You must for changes to
take effect.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Thank you for you response.

I followed you instructions.

I set: Show Names By > File As (Smith, John).

This DID NOT solve the problem.

No question has been answered more often. Set the Sort order for your
address book view correctly:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address BookChange... > Set sort order there
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

When I add a new contact in OUTLOOK 2007, I select in CONTACTS:
--- File As: LAST, FIRST
--- Display As: LAST, FIRST

In TOOLS > OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > CONTACT OPTIONS > DEFAULT “FILE ASâ€
ORDER
I set: LAST, FIRST.

However, when I click on the “To...†button in a new message, the new
contact is listed in the alphabetical list as “FIRST LAST†and
subsequently
the contact cannot be found by entering LAST in the search window.

Is there a way to overcome this evident bug and have all contacts
listed
in
alphabetical order as “LAST, FIRST�

Thank you for your help.

 

[ATK31]

Thank you, Brian and Russ.

Restarting OUTLOOK indeed solved THIS particular problem of OUTLOOK 2007.

There were various problems with the listing of contacts in all previous
versions of OUTLOOK.

Is there any chance that MICROSOFT manages to provide an errorless version
by, say, OUTLOOK 2037...?

--------.

I bet it did. Did you forget to restart Outlook? You must for changes to
take effect.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Thank you for you response.

I followed you instructions.

I set: Show Names By > File As (Smith, John).

This DID NOT solve the problem.

No question has been answered more often. Set the Sort order for your
address book view correctly:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book

Change... > Set sort order there
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I add a new contact in OUTLOOK 2007, I select in CONTACTS:
--- File As: LAST, FIRST
--- Display As: LAST, FIRST

In TOOLS > OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > CONTACT OPTIONS > DEFAULT “FILE ASâ€
ORDER
I set: LAST, FIRST.

However, when I click on the “To...†button in a new message, the new
contact is listed in the alphabetical list as “FIRST LAST†and
subsequently
the contact cannot be found by entering LAST in the search window.

Is there a way to overcome this evident bug and have all contacts
listed
in
alphabetical order as “LAST, FIRST�

Thank you for your help.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

No. No chance at all.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Thank you, Brian and Russ.

Restarting OUTLOOK indeed solved THIS particular problem of OUTLOOK 2007.

There were various problems with the listing of contacts in all previous
versions of OUTLOOK.

Is there any chance that MICROSOFT manages to provide an errorless version
by, say, OUTLOOK 2037...?

--------.

I bet it did. Did you forget to restart Outlook? You must for changes to
take effect.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

Russ,

Thank you for you response.

I followed you instructions.

I set: Show Names By > File As (Smith, John).

This DID NOT solve the problem.



:

No question has been answered more often. Set the Sort order for your
address book view correctly:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address
Book

Change... > Set sort order there
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
When I add a new contact in OUTLOOK 2007, I select in CONTACTS:
--- File As: LAST, FIRST
--- Display As: LAST, FIRST

In TOOLS > OPTIONS > PREFERENCES > CONTACT OPTIONS > DEFAULT “FILE
ASâ€
ORDER
I set: LAST, FIRST.

However, when I click on the “To...†button in a new message, the
new
contact is listed in the alphabetical list as “FIRST LAST†and
subsequently
the contact cannot be found by entering LAST in the search window.

Is there a way to overcome this evident bug and have all contacts
listed
in
alphabetical order as “LAST, FIRST�

Thank you for your help.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

Is there any chance that MICROSOFT manages to provide an errorless version
by, say, OUTLOOK 2037...?

It is axiomatic in the field of software engineering that any significantly
complex program will have bugs. I believe there's no way to produce a
bug-free, non-trivial program.