that is essentially what i was doing. viewing list view, click on full name
to see alphabetical listing. if i then right click on column
headingsarrange by categories, the alpha listing is lost within the
categories. i have to use viewarrange bycustomgroup bycategoriesokok,
to maintain alpha within categories. too cumbersome.

is there an easier way to maintain alpha within categories? does Ol2007
handle this any better?

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jeffrey
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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I see. Outlook 2003 did change the way it sorts within categories. Use the
Detailed or Simple List view, show the columns you want to see (field
chooser), click the column (eg Last Name) you want to sort by, THEN use the
group by box to group by Category. That should have alphabetical as well
as the grouping.

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Russ Valentine
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"jeffrey" wrote in message
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i was indicating that i am using outlook 2003, ol03

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jeffrey
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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Hello? What kind of answer is that?
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Russ Valentine
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"jeffrey" wrote in message
news whoops. sorry about that. Ol03

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jeffrey
"Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]" wrote in message
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You did not post your Outlook version. It matters.
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Russ Valentine
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"jeffrey" wrote in message
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generally i like to have contacts displayed grouped in categories,
sorted by first name. i can go into customize and set this up.
occasionally i want to sort the whole folder by first name and then i
click on the full name column.

the problem is that when i want to go back to the category grouping,
i right click on column headingsarrange by categories. then i have
to go back to customize to get the first name sort order.

how can i switch back to category grouping and maintain the first
name sort?

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jeffrey