"To" list sorts differently from "Contact" list

[Guest]

In outlook 2003, my contact list is sorted by last name. when i send a new
msg and click the "to" button the list always comes up sorted by first name.
How do I change so it uses a last name sort also?

 

[Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]]

The most frequent question asked about the Outlook Address Book is "why
won't it sort the way I want it to?" Simple answer. Even though we all know
that our Outlook Address Book is simply a view of our Contacts, Microsoft
did not configure it to abide by the settings we chose for our Contacts.
Instead, they hid the sort settings for the Outlook Address Book where no
one could ever find them.
Go to Tools > E-mail accounts > View or change existing directories or
address books > Outlook Address Book > Change… > Set your 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.