Name Display

[Guest]

I've forgotten where you go to change the way a name is displayed (e.g.
'Last, First') in the Select Names dialog box.

IOW, Create new email; click on "To:" button.

I'm seeing First Name, Last Name here. (Not this way in the contacts list
BTW).

Thank you.

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. Few answers are
posted more often than this one, so a search of the group should have turned
one up.

98/2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode:
Tools menu > Services > Highlight the Outlook Address Book service > Click
Properties > Set sort order

98/2000 Internet Mail Only:
Tools menu > Address Book > View menu > Sort by

Outlook 2002/2003:
Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or
address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your sort order there

Outlook 2007:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book >
Change... > Set sort order there

Note that your options are only to sort by "First, Last" or by "File As." So
if you want your Outlook Address Book to sort by "Last, First," or by
"Company" you must have your Contacts' File As fields configured that way.

 

[Guest]

Thank you, Russ!

Apologies for omitting the version number.

Depends on your Outlook version, which you did not post. Few answers are
posted more often than this one, so a search of the group should have turned
one up.

98/2000 in Corporate/Workgroup mode:
Tools menu > Services > Highlight the Outlook Address Book service > Click
Properties > Set sort order

98/2000 Internet Mail Only:
Tools menu > Address Book > View menu > Sort by

Outlook 2002/2003:
Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or
address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your sort order there

Outlook 2007:
Go to Tools > Account Settings > Address Book Tab > Outlook Address Book >
Change... > Set sort order there

Note that your options are only to sort by "First, Last" or by "File As." So
if you want your Outlook Address Book to sort by "Last, First," or by
"Company" you must have your Contacts' File As fields configured that way.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]

I've forgotten where you go to change the way a name is displayed (e.g.
'Last, First') in the Select Names dialog box.

IOW, Create new email; click on "To:" button.

I'm seeing First Name, Last Name here. (Not this way in the contacts list
BTW).

Thank you.