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[OL2003] unable to sort contacts in address book
Hello there.
The main trouble I'm facing is that I can't get it to have my contacts sorted by "Last name". I do following steps to create a new contact: in the "New contact" window, I click on the "Name..." Button and write "NAME LASTNAME", then press OK; in the field "Email Address" I type the email address. Now I'm seeing at "Name...": "NAME LASTNAME" and at "File As" I have: "LASTNAME, NAME" (yes, there *is* a comma!). At "Display as" I see "NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS)", whereas on some clients I just see "NAME LASTNAME" without email address. I then "Save and close" this contact window. Then I open the Address Book and see NAME LASTNAME - NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS) - EMAILADDRESS - SMTP (these are the four displayed fields). Now, HOW may I sort the records with "LASTNAME, NAME" (as defined in "File As")? Many thanks in advance... |
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[OL2003] unable to sort contacts in address book
OxygeN wrote:
I do following steps to create a new contact: in the "New contact" window, I click on the "Name..." Button and write "NAME LASTNAME", then press OK; in the field "Email Address" I type the email address. Now I'm seeing at "Name...": "NAME LASTNAME" and at "File As" I have: "LASTNAME, NAME" (yes, there *is* a comma!). At "Display as" I see "NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS)", whereas on some clients I just see "NAME LASTNAME" without email address. I then "Save and close" this contact window. Then I open the Address Book and see NAME LASTNAME - NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS) - EMAILADDRESS - SMTP (these are the four displayed fields). Now, HOW may I sort the records with "LASTNAME, NAME" (as defined in "File As")? Click ToolsE-mail AccountsView or change existing directories or address booksNext. Select the Outlook Address Book and click Change. Select the sort order there. Stop and restart Outlook. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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[OL2003] unable to sort contacts in address book
Brian Tillman ha scritto:
Click ToolsE-mail AccountsView or change existing directories or address booksNext. Select the Outlook Address Book and click Change. Select the sort order there. Stop and restart Outlook. Thank you, seems to work! Is it also possible to have another "template" for the "Display as" column? I'm asking this because as I now sorted the first column (LASTNAME, NAME), I'm still getting the default "NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS)" display in the second column... Regards, OxygeN |
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unable to sort contacts in address book
On 13 Sep., 08:12, OxygeN wrote:
Is it also possible to have another "template" for the "Display as" column? I'm asking this because as I now sorted the first column (LASTNAME, NAME), I'm still getting the default "NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS)" display in the second column... No, it is not possible by Outlook. The field "Display As" will be always created by FIRSTNAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS). With the tool ChangeNames you can modify all existing fields and set the automatically change for new or changed contacts to have always the desired format: http://www.outlook-stuff.com/compone...id,1/Itemid,2/ Peter -- Infos, workshops & soft- ware for your Outlook®: www.outlook-stuff.com |
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unable to sort contacts in address book
Peter Marchert ha scritto:
With the tool ChangeNames you can modify all existing fields and set the automatically change for new or changed contacts to have always the desired format: http://www.outlook-stuff.com/compone...id,1/Itemid,2/ Many thanks. ;-) |
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[OL2003] unable to sort contacts in address book
OxygeN wrote:
Thank you, seems to work! Good. Is it also possible to have another "template" for the "Display as" column? I'm asking this because as I now sorted the first column (LASTNAME, NAME), I'm still getting the default "NAME LASTNAME (EMAILADDRESS)" display in the second column... The Address Book interface will always show the Display As field in the "Display Name" column. There are third-party apps (like ChangeNames from http://www.outlook-stuff.com/component/option,com_docman/task,doc_details/gid,1/Itemid,2/) that can be used to modify the DIsplay As field en masse. -- Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook] |
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