Outlook Address Book Sort Order

[Mark]

I'm using Outlook 2002 and I'm trying to set the sort
order to be lastname, firstname when I click on the To,
CC, or BCC buttons in a new message. It brings up the
Outlook Address Book with firstname, lastname. I've
already set the order to be lastname, firstname from the
Tools, E-mail accts, View or change existing address
books, etc. It displays the correct order when I browse
the Contacts, but when creating a message or displaying
the Address Book, it still has firstname, lastname.

Any help would be appreciated. Thanks!

Mark

 

[Patrick Reed [MVP - Outlook]]

Previously, the order the contacts are displayed in the Address Book was
determined by the Subject field in the Contact item. With 2002 and 2003, I
believe just the File As field determines the display order. If you open a
Contact item and change the value for the File As field, is that reflected
in the address book?

If you go back into the Address Book properties, I assume you selected File
As for the "Show names by:" option. If you check Tools | Options | General |
Contact Options, to what is the File As value set?